Like the opening day, Australia saved their management on Day 2 of the continued second Test towards West Indies at Adelaide Oval.
The hosts declared their first innings at a mammoth complete of 511/7 due to huge centuries from Travis Head and Marnus Labuschagne. The duo shaped a scintillating partnership of 297 runs for the fourth wicket to make sure their batting domination. Labuschagne smashed 163, and Head top-scored with 175.
In response to Australia’s large complete, West Indies limped to stumps at 102/4 with their hopes of a series-levelling victory trying uncertain. Aussie fast Michael Neser, who had a memorable debut 12 months in the past within the Adelaide Ashes Test, was ruthless with his accuracy outdoors the off stump and was rewarded with the wickets of captain Kraigg Brathwaite and Shamarh Brooks.
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Neser’s wicket of Brathwaite gained most consideration because the right-armer delivered an absolute jaffa to get rid of the Windies skipper. It all occurred on the fourth ball of the thirteenth over when Neser hit the deck on a good size, and the ball formed away barely to go previous the skin edge, and Alex Carey took a easy catch.
Here is the video:
Michael Neser doing what Michael Neser does finest! #OhWhatAFeeling#AUSvWI | @Toyota_Aus pic.twitter.com/HPG4m3nmZa
— cricket.com.au (@cricketcomau) December 9, 2022
“Our batters did a good job to put such a massive total, set it up in the first two days, and today we took advantage of the third session. It was a great feeling (to take two wickets), I just bowled in the right areas and let the wicket do the work for me. To get the edge was a lot of relief (after the dropped catch of Brooks). He (Lyon) has been performing well in recent years, a great athlete, and he has many more years left in him,” stated Neser after the tip of the day’s play.
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