West Indies showed more fight with the bat on day three of the Boxing Day Test but Australia remains well on its way to a series-sealing second win.
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Wickets fell regularly but Denesh Ramdin (59) and Jason Holder (68), who came together at 150-5, hit half centuries in a 100-run partnership.
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Jason Holder’s disappointment was clearly evident as he slowly walked from the field after being dismissed late Tuesday in the second test against Australia.
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Australia has made the visiting side look even worse than their Test ranking of eighth this summer, calling into question how long the West Indies will remain a unified cricket state.
Holder identified Darren Bravo’s innings of 81 in the first innings as one of the highlights of the second test, form he hopes will be carry on into the third test in Sydney starting Sunday.
“It’s been documented I bowl quite slow, which is true, so if the revs aren’t on the ball from my hand then I need to have something inside to try to get myself up, try to show some aggression”.
Australia chose not to enforce the follow-on when play resumed after tea and reached 179 for three at the close, a lead of 459 runs.
“A better effort in this game”.
But Marsh grabbed career-best figures of 4-61, including the final wicket of Jerome Taylor, as the hosts secured victory by rolling West Indies for 282 at 6.01pm local time.
The result also means that Australia have officially retained the Frank Worrell Trophy.
It is the first time they have batted more than 80 overs in both innings of a Test since 2012.
Australia’s no-ball wicket curse had earlier continued when Bravo survived on 12 after he was given out caught behind only to be saved by a front-foot no-ball by Josh Hazlewood.
“We have been criticised from all different angles but I’ve just stressed to the team to keep faith”, Holder said.
Pattinson finished the Windies when he took Bravo’s well defended wicket, as West Indies’ top-scorer sliced the ball to Australian captain Steven Smith.
Wicketkeeper Peter Nevill celebrates after taking a catch to dismiss Marlon Samuels.
Replying to Australia’s mammoth first innings declaration at 551-3, West Indies were bowled out for 271 on the stroke of tea, but not without frustrating the Australian bowlers for the first two sessions.
Already 1-0 down in the three-match series after losing the Hobart opener, West Indies started their daunting task positively, with Brathwaite scoring at almost a run a ball.
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Only Joe Root (1,372) was in a position in England’s current Test match against South Africa in Durban to overtake him in the final Test of the year.
