PERTH, Australia, (Reuters) – Australia bowled the West Indies out for 333 today to claim a thumping 164-run win in the first test at Perth Stadium and take a 1-0 lead in the two-match series.
Resuming on 192-3 with a 306-run deficit on day five, the West Indies hopes of batting out the final day were dashed when off-spinner Nathan Lyon (6-128) struck early.
The visitors, who made 283 in their first innings, were comprehensively outplayed by Australia, who controlled the match with declarations of 598-4 and 182-2 driven by run machine Marnus Labuschagne’s innings of 204 and 104 not out.
“The way that the batters set up the game was relentless,” said Australia captain Pat Cummins, who was also full of praise for Lyon’s performance.
“He can bowl 25 to 30 quality overs in a day, which there aren’t a heap of bowlers around the world who can do that.”
The top-ranked test team were short a bowler as Cummins, who laboured in the field, elected not to bowl due to quad soreness.
“I was going to have a bowl, but lucky it didn’t get too close,” he said.
“I felt pretty comfortable out there… The physio might be less optimistic but I think I’ll be fine.”
Lyon shouldered a heavy workload and had Kyle Mayers caught for 10 before clipping Kraigg Brathwaite’s off stump, sending the skipper packing for a defiant 110.
Stiff and sore from an unbeaten 200 in the first innings, Steve Smith dived in the slips to catch Jason Holder (3), who edged part-time spinner Travis Head (2-25).
Happy to take Lyon on, Roston Chase (55) and Alzarri Joseph (43) compiled an entertaining 82-run partnership, but once the resistance was broken by Head the hosts wasted no time in cleaning up the tail.
“Obviously, I’m disappointed we lost but I must commend the batters for the fight they showed,” said Brathwaite, who has led from the front this calendar year, scoring 665 runs at an average of 74.
Meagre crowds plagued the red-ball season opener, which Cricket Australia scheduled to start on a Wednesday, as fatigued fans tuned out after three months of limited-overs matches.
The series concludes in Adelaide on Thursday with a day-night test.
Scoreboard
Australia win by 164 runs
Australia 1st innings
David Warner b Jayden Seales 5
Usman Khawaja c Joshua Da Silva b Kyle Mayers 65
Marnus Labuschagne c Joshua Da Silva b Kraigg Brathwaite 204
Steven Smith Not Out 200
Travis Head b Kraigg Brathwaite 99
Extras 13b 2lb 5nb 0pen 5w 25
Total (152.4 overs) 598 decl
Fall of Wickets : 1-9 Warner, 2-151 Khawaja, 3-402 Labuschagne, 4-598 Head
Did Not Bat : Green, Carey, Cummins, Starc, Lyon, Hazlewood
Bowling Ov Md Rn Wk Econ Ex
Kemar Roach 26 3 91 0 3.50 2nb
Jayden Seales 21 3 95 1 4.52 1w
Alzarri Joseph 24 4 83 0 3.46 2w 1nb
Kyle Mayers 15 2 39 1 2.60 2w
Jason Holder 23 6 70 0 3.04 1nb
Roston Chase 31 2 140 0 4.52
Kraigg Brathwaite 12.4 0 65 2 5.13 1nb
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West Indies 1st innings
Kraigg Brathwaite b Pat Cummins 64
Tagenarine Chanderpaul c David Warner b Josh Hazlewood 51
Nkrumah Bonner Retired Hurt 16
Jermaine Blackwood lbw Mitchell Starc 36
Kyle Mayers b Mitchell Starc 1
Jason Holder c David Warner b Nathan Lyon 27
Shamarh Brooks c Alex Carey b Cameron Green 33
Joshua Da Silva b Mitchell Starc 0
Roston Chase lbw Pat Cummins 13
Alzarri Joseph c David Warner b Pat Cummins 4
Kemar Roach c Steven Smith b Nathan Lyon 0
Jayden Seales Not Out 0
Extras 4b 27lb 7nb 0pen 0w 38
Total (98.2 overs) 283 all out
Fall of Wickets : 1-78 Chanderpaul, 2-159 Brathwaite, 3-166 Mayers, 4-209 Holder, 5-245 Blackwood, 6-245 Da Silva, 7-266 Brooks, 8-282 Chase, 9-283 Roach, 10-283 Joseph
Bowling Ov Md Rn Wk Econ Ex
Mitchell Starc 22 7 51 3 2.32
Josh Hazlewood 21 5 53 1 2.52 2nb
Pat Cummins 20.2 7 34 3 1.67
Nathan Lyon 22 3 61 2 2.77
Cameron Green 10 0 35 1 3.50 4nb
Marnus Labuschagne 2 0 14 0 7.00 1nb
Travis Head 1 0 4 0 4.00
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Australia 2nd innings
Usman Khawaja c Joshua Da Silva b Kemar Roach 6
David Warner c Shamarh Brooks b Roston Chase 48
Marnus Labuschagne Not Out 104
Steven Smith Not Out 20
Extras 0b 2lb 1nb 0pen 1w 4
Total (37.0 overs) 182 decl
Fall of Wickets : 1-20 Khawaja, 2-101 Warner
Did Not Bat : Head, Green, Carey, Cummins, Starc, Lyon, Hazlewood
Bowling Ov Md Rn Wk Econ Ex
Kemar Roach 7 2 30 1 4.29
Alzarri Joseph 10 1 42 0 4.20 1nb
Jason Holder 8 1 39 0 4.88 1w
Roston Chase 6 0 31 1 5.17
Jayden Seales 3 0 18 0 6.00
Kraigg Brathwaite 3 0 20 0 6.67
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West Indies 2nd innings
Kraigg Brathwaite b Nathan Lyon 110
Tagenarine Chanderpaul b Mitchell Starc 45
Shamarh Brooks c Steven Smith b Nathan Lyon 11
Jermaine Blackwood c Marnus Labuschagne b Nathan Lyon 24
Kyle Mayers c Steven Smith b Nathan Lyon 10
Jason Holder c Steven Smith b Travis Head 3
Joshua Da Silva c Usman Khawaja b Josh Hazlewood 12
Roston Chase c Mitchell Starc b Nathan Lyon 55
Alzarri Joseph b Travis Head 43
Jayden Seales Not Out 5
Kemar Roach b Nathan Lyon 0
Extras 2b 7lb 6nb 0pen 0w 15
Total (110.5 overs) 333 all out
Fall of Wickets : 1-116 Chanderpaul, 2-133 Brooks, 3-191 Blackwood, 4-207 Mayers, 5-212 Brathwaite, 6-216 Holder, 7-233 Da Silva, 8-315 Joseph, 9-333 Chase, 10-333 Roach
Did Not Bat : Bonner
Bowling Ov Md Rn Wk Econ Ex
Mitchell Starc 23 4 65 1 2.83
Josh Hazlewood 22 8 52 1 2.36 1nb
Nathan Lyon 42.5 10 128 6 2.99
Cameron Green 13 2 45 0 3.46 2nb
Marnus Labuschagne 2 0 9 0 4.50 3nb
Travis Head 8 1 25 2 3.12
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Umpire Richard Illingworth
Umpire Rodney Tucker
Video Handunnettige Dharmasena
Match Referee Chris Broad
