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Recent Match Report – Australia vs West Indies 2nd Test 2023/24
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Recent Match Report – Australia vs West Indies 2nd Test 2023/24

Published January 27, 2024
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West Indies 266 for 8 (Da Silva 79, Hodge 71, Starc 4-68) vs Australia

West Indies threatened to waste a golden opportunity after winning the toss on a good batting pitch when they lost 5 for 64 in the opening session with Starc claiming three and Josh Hazlewood and Pat Cummins picking up one apiece. Unlike in Adelaide, where prodigious sideways movement caused trouble, West Indies’ top order failed to adjust to the extra bounce with five of the top six nicking deliveries they possibly could have left.

But Hodge and Da Silva adjusted after the first dinner interval and were immovable for nearly 52 overs through the twilight and evening sessions. Hodge made his highest Test score of 71 off 194 balls in just his second Test match while Da Silva made an excellent 79. Their partnership of 149 is the highest-ever against Australia in 11 day-night Tests, and it was the second-highest stand by any duo across five Tests on sporting pitches in Australia this summer.

Both men were resolute with their defence and made excellent decisions outside their off stump as the pink ball softened and the pitch flattened out. Da Silva was tested with the short ball, having been out hooking twice in Adelaide, but was judicious and controlled. Hodge played Nathan Lyon impressively and was compact against the quicks. Any time Australia’s bowlers overpitched they capitalised with controlled drives through cover and down the ground. Hodge also pulled Starc for six over fine leg. Cummins cycled through seven bowlers in the second session, including Marnus Labuschagne, but could not break the duo.

The pair reached their half-centuries after tea, Hodge doing so for the first time in Test cricket while it was Da Silva’s fourth to go with his lone Test century. Hodge then enjoyed some luck as he nicked Cummins at a catchable height through second slip but there was only one slip in place. He then edged Starc to Cameron Green’s left in the gully and he got a hand to it at full stretch but it didn’t stick. No other gully fielder in the world would have touched it.

Da Silva’s concentration finally broke three overs before the new ball with Lyon pinning him lbw from around the wicket. Hodge was undone by the new ball. Starc returned to deliver an inswinging pink comet under lights at 139kph only for it to straighten off the seam. Hodge closed the face trying to work through the leg side and the edge flew to the safe hands of Steven Smith at second slip. He got warm applause from the Gabba crowd as he departed.

Guyana off-spinning allrounder Kevin Sinclair faced one of the tougher tasks on Test debut facing Starc, Hazlewood and Cummins with a brand-new pink ball under lights. But after receiving his debut Test cap before play from former West Indies and Guyana allrounder Carl Hooper, he batted some of Hooper’s class to finish unbeaten alongside Alzarri Joseph. The pair added 41 in 32 balls to frustrate Australia with thick edges interspersed with some wonderful drives. An edge finally went to hand in the final over of the night with Hazlewood claiming Alzarri Joseph for 32 off 22.

Earlier, the top order failed to play with the same discipline as Hodge and Da Silva. Kraigg Brathwaite was the first to fall, lured into a half-hearted drive by Hazlewood who found the edge with a ball that just swung away a touch.

Tagenarine Chanderpaul and Kirk McKenzie then steadied the innings briefly with both players looking in good touch. Chanderpaul unfurled two cut shots and a sweet on-drive while McKenzie launched Lyon for six over long-on and thrashed Cummins through cover. But his aggression brought about his downfall as he nicked to slip trying to cut Cummins off the front foot.

Starc returned to bag three in quick succession before the first break. Chanderpaul needlessly tried to defend a ball well wide of his off stump and some extra bounce found the outside edge with Smith pouching the catch at second slip.

Alick Athanaze then nicked a full wide ball trying to drive to hand Starc his 350th Test wicket, becoming the fifth Australian to reach that milestone. Justin Greaves nicked the last ball before the break with Starc getting a good-length delivery to angle across and catch the edge. Starc finished with four wickets for the day and is just three behind Dennis Lillee on Australia’s all-time list.

Australia got through the day unscathed despite some Covid-19 infections running through the camp. Green and coach Andrew McDonald both tested positive on Wednesday after Travis Head had tested positive earlier the week. Head has since tested negative. Green had to stand away from his team-mates during the anthems and while they celebrated the wickets, but fielded at gully throughout the first session. He also bowled in the second session. Khawaja was also declared fit to play having recovered from a blow to the head late in the Adelaide Test and took two good catches at first slip.

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