It is the only change that the Australians have made to the Boxing Day Test XI that beat the West Indies by 177 runs in Melbourne.
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To compound Samuels’ and his team’s woes, rain immediately forced the players from the field and kept them off until tea was taken.
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Never, and I have been in this profession for 25 years. “So it’s unusual and they’re angry and want to change the situation”. The hosts did not register a shot on target until the 33rd minute and only two more weak efforts followed before the break.
One of the two sixes he hit in one over off Australia paceman James Pattinson was a spectacular heave over the covers and deep into the crowd.
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The spotlight of the day belonged to Kraigg Brathwaite who displayed an extraordinary amount of patience for his 174-ball 85, hitting 10 boundaries in the process.
Brathwaite has been one of the few bright spots for West Indies on what has otherwise been a miserable tour and his 71-ball innings, which included seven fours and four sixes, gave him his second half century in his second test.
Left-arm orthodox spinner O’Keefe (1-42) then pitched in to have West Indies captain Jason Holder caught superbly at short leg by Joe Burns and claim his first test wicket on Australian soil.
Brathwaite, who gave the 14,266 bedraggled fans some entertainment on a frustrating stop-start day, said he was disappointed to get out. “Not on the dismissal because I think it was a good (delivery), even though I didn’t think I handled it as well as I could have”.
But the breaks in play seemed to have a similar impact on the powers of concentration for the touring batsmen as three of the first four wickets to fall were the result of ill-judgement or – in the case of the West Indies oldest player – inattention prompting incredulity.
Marlon Samuels came to the crease looking to break a worrying trend of low scores – he had reached double figures only three times in his last eight Test innings, without reaching 20 – but instead threw his wicket away with a needless run out, departing for just four.
At close, after 75 overs were bowled around two rain interruptions, West Indies was 207 for 6 with Denesh Ramdin on 23 and Carlos Brathwaite on 35 after it had won the toss and chosen to bat.
He said: “It’s a good challenge, [Lyon] is bowling quite well and you just have to keep believing in your ability”.
“I was very, very upset”, Brathwaite said.
“The way he puts bowlers under pressure, the way he stamps his authority on the game”, the burly allrounder said.
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But he is likely to play a key role as the game progresses amid the forecast rain, as a replacement for seamer Peter Siddle who was today ruled out of further involvement in the BBL and won’t return to top-level cricket until the Sheffield Shield resumes next month.
