Meanwhile, Denesh Ramdin and Carlos Brathwaite remained unbeaten on their respective scores of 23 and 35 at the close of play after 75 overs.
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Lyon brought up 100 Test wickets in Australia with the wicket of Kraigg Brathwaite for 85 in the final session. Opening batsman Kraigg Brathwaite smashed a fluent 85 and Carlos Brathwaite scored a maiden half-century as the West Indies tried to fight against Australia.
Off-spinner Nathan Lyon has been the most successful bowler with two for 68. “Not on the dismissal because I think it was a good nut (ball), but I was upset that once again I got a start and couldn’t carry on and one of the main mantras in cricket is that when things are going good you maximise”, he said.
But Pattinson had the last laugh, bowling the hulking all-rounder in his next over.
Cricket Australia CEO James Sutherland told cricket.com.au awarding Sydney two Tests would be a “break from recent tradition”.
Pattinson dug one in and Bravo top-edged to Usman Khawaja at backward square leg in the third over after lunch.
West Indies then threatened to implode.
To compound Samuels’ woes, rain immediately forced the players from the field and kept them off until tea was taken.
Samuels pushed a Lyon delivery to point and set off for a run. He then hesitated, stopped, and as partner Kraigg Braithwaite dropped his bat, turned and ran forlornly back to the strikers’ end, keeper Peter Nevill having long whipped off the bails after taking Josh Hazlewood’s return.
Trailing 2-0 in the three-match series after thumping defeats in Hobart and Melbourne, West Indies had started the day by building on their improved batting performance in the second test.
An error in judgement caused his downfall, however, offering no stroke to one from Lyon that ripped back to hit off stump with West Indies on 131 for four.
Brathwaite was deceived by Lyon’s extra bounce and attempted to steer the ball past slip, but instead lobbed a catch off his gloves to Steven Smith at slip.
Captain Jason Holder was brilliantly by Joe Burns at forward short leg for one, off a firm leg-side push off left-arm spinner Steve O’Keefe.
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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.
