- Australia dismissed West Indies for 333 runs in the second session of the fifth day.
- The way the batsmen set up the game was relentless: Cummins.
- The series concludes with a day-night Test in Adelaide on Thursday.
Australia bowled. West Indies They were bowled out for 333 in the second session of the fifth day on Sunday to take an emphatic 164-run win in the first Test at the Perth Stadium and take a 1-0 lead in the two-match series.
Resuming on 192-3 with a deficit of 306 runs, West Indies’ hopes of batting on the final day ended when off-spinner Nathan Lyon (6-128) drew early blood.
The visitors, after reaching 283 in their first innings, were comprehensively outplayed by the Aussies, who dominated the match with 4-598 and 182-2 declared, led by run machine Marence Labushgin’s 204. and 104 not out attempts.
He said that the way the batsmen set up the game was relentless. Australia Captain Pat Cummins. “Isn’t he amazing, he’s just hungry for runs,” Mearns said.
There were fewer bowlers in the top-ranked Test team as Cummins, who toiled in the field, opted not to bowl due to quad pain.
“I was going for a bowl, but luckily it didn’t come too close,” he said.
Lyon bore the brunt of the workload and had Kyle Mears caught in the early 10th over before cutting Craig Brathwaite’s off-stump, sending the skipper to a score of 110.
Stiff and sore from an unbeaten 200 in the first innings, Steve Smith was made to catch Jason Holder (3) at slip, who caught part-time spinner Travis Head (2-25).
Delighted with Lyon, Ruston Chase (55) and Alzarri Joseph (43) put on an entertaining 82-run partnership, but once Head’s resistance was broken, the hosts had no time to clear the tail. Not wasted.
“Obviously I’m disappointed we lost but I have to give credit to the batsmen for the fight they showed,” Brathwaite said.
A modest crowd plagued the opening match of the red-ball season. Cricket Australia Wednesday is set to begin, as weary fans leave after three months of limited-overs matches.
The series concludes with a day-night Test in Adelaide on Thursday.