Marnus takes 'sensational' catch as Windies fight

1 year ago 91

Marnus Labuschagne continued to portion unneurotic a sublime Perth Test quality connected time four, backing up his 204 successful the archetypal innings with an unbeaten 104 and a terrific drawback adjacent to the bat.

But Australia's triumph propulsion successful the archetypal Test of the summertime was halted by a Pat Cummins wounded and a tremendous period by West Indies skipper Kraigg Brathwaite.

After Australia declared connected 2-182 to acceptable the West Indies a world-record 498 runs to win, the tourists reached stumps connected Saturday astatine 3-192.

AS IT HAPPENED: First Test, time four

Brathwaite and Kyle Mayers volition resume their innings connected time 4 arsenic the West Indies look the highly improbable ngo of scoring different 306 runs to win.

The highest palmy fourth-innings pursuit remains the 7-418 posted by the West Indies against Australia successful St John's successful 2003.

Just arsenic they had successful the West Indies' archetypal dig, the Australians struggled to find breakthroughs with the shot connected time four, going wicketless until the 37th over.

But Mitchell Starc finished the time with 1 wicket and Nathan Lyon two, the off-spinner's 2nd scalp courtesy of a apical Labuschagne drawback astatine abbreviated leg.

Jermaine Blackwood shuffled onto his backmost ft and tried to crook the shot down quadrate connected the limb side, but helium failed to support it down and Labuschagne pounced, lunging debased to his close and snaffling a one-handed catch.

"Oh, my goodness, that's a bully catch!" Ian Smith said connected the Fox Cricket broadcast.

"Nathan Lyon has does it again and Marnus backs up the words (sledging) with deeds."

Marnus takes a ripper

Labuschagne drew praise from possibly Australia's greatest-ever close-in fielder.

"Geez, that is simply a bully catch," Mark Waugh said.

"Late connected the 4th day, shadows connected the ground, he's been successful determination chirping distant and helium follows the chirp up with a sensational reflex catch."

Labuschagne had go conscionable the 3rd Australian to people a treble period and a period successful the aforesaid Test, matching the heroics of Doug Walters (1969) and Greg Chappell (1974).

Cricket Australia released a connection astatine luncheon confirming vice-captain Steve Smith would instrumentality implicit from Cummins connected the tract owed to the skipper's injury.

"Pat Cummins is experiencing immoderate mild right-sided quadricep soreness," the connection said.

"He volition proceed to beryllium monitored by squad aesculapian unit and his availability to vessel successful the 2nd innings volition beryllium assessed connected an ongoing basis."

The Australian bowling connected time 4 was near up to Lyon (22 overs), Starc (13), Josh Hazlewood (13), Cameron Green (10), Labuschagne (two) and Travis Head (two).

For a regular dose of the champion of the breaking quality and exclusive contented from Wide World of Sports, subscribe to our newsletter by clicking here!