But his hard toil was undone yesterday after attempting an unorthodox dab cut shot to Lyon (2-68), the extra bounce surprising Brathwaite who gloved the ball to Steve Smith at first slip.
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Shai Hope, recalled for injured opener Rajendra Chandrika, began positively with some crisp drives for threes but fell in the fifth over. “I’m not sure what to say about that”, Brathwaite said.
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Samuels has made only 35 runs, at an average of seven, in his five innings this tour.
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After all, Superman is not supposed to bleed, much less get knocked out in front of a sold-out crowd that was maybe 30% Canadian. Just when Team Canada thought they had one up, the goal was reviewed and it seemed inconclusive so it was waved off.
Unfortunately for the West Indies, Darren Bravo failed to convert the start he got, falling for 33, with Marlon Samuels continuing his disappointing run.
Australia’s bowlers emerged from the break re-energised, however, and James Pattinson got the breakthrough when Bravo’s miscued pull sent the ball flying to Usman Khawaja running in from the deep.
Which, in turn, saw Samuels stranded metres from anywhere as the schoolyard dismissal was completed by ‘keeper Peter Nevill and prompted him to throw back his head, cast an admonishing look at his bewildered partner and saunter off with yet another failure to add to his burgeoning collection.
He bowled Jermaine Blackwood (10) after the rain delay.
Australia also made one change, which they had announced on the eve of the match, with left-arm spinner Steve O’Keefe include to play his second Test at the expense of the injured Peter Siddle. It’s good fun to bowl on for spinners but it’s challenging.
“I’m pretty proud of that”.
O’Keefe (1-42), playing his first test since his debut against Pakistan in 2014, had Jason Holder (1) caught smartly by Joe Burns at short leg for his first test wicket in Australia.
O’Keefe was overlooked for much of the first two sessions of the day before bowling a lengthy stint in the elongated final one, was brought into the XI because of the spinning nature of the SCG pitch which is dry and hard in contrast to the outfield that soaked up today’s showers.
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“(The wicket) was well deserved, because I know what he’s feeling like and it takes a lot of pressure off you”.
