Scott Boland Strikes On Australia Return As West Indies Suffer Dramatic Collapse

Australia’s apical bid are group to look a reliable last introspection successful nan West Indies, aft nan hosts were bowled retired for 143 astatine meal connected time 2 of nan 3rd Test successful Jamaica.

Scott Boland justified his telephone up ahead of Nathan Lyon pinch 3 wickets, while Pat Cummins and Josh Hazlewood claimed 2 each arsenic Australia took an 82-run lead.

While it intends Australia are successful nan container spot to declare a 3-0 bid expanse successful nan Frank Worrell Trophy, it isn’t each bully news for the tourists’ under-fire apical order.

Batting nether lights appears nan astir difficult task astatine Sabina Park, pinch nan pink shot speeding up disconnected nan pitch astatine nighttime and moving around.

The Jamaica Test is Australia’s past earlier this summer’s location Ashes, and neither of nan openers, Sam Konstas and Usman Khawaja, has posted a half-century successful this series.

This bid is already 1 of nan astir difficult for batters successful immoderate time, pinch nary batter from either broadside having scored a period successful nan first two-and-a-half Tests.

West Indies batter Shai Hope is bowled by Australia accelerated bowler Scott Boland connected time 2 of nan 3rd Test astatine Sabina Park. Photograph: Ricardo Mazalán/AP

Having for nan first clip successful 12 years near retired offspinner Lyon erstwhile fit, Australia’s four-strong gait onslaught still sewage plentifulness of seam activity connected time two.

Boland made astir usage of it successful his 3 for 34, removing nan Windies’ 2 apical scorers successful John Campbell (36) and Shai Hope (23).

The Victorian first had Campbell lbw leaving a shot that angled into nan left-hander, earlier nipping a shot backmost betwixt Hope’s bat and pad to vessel him.

Boland past vanished nan occupation by bowling Shamar Joseph, wrapping up nan 36-year-old’s champion Test figures extracurricular of Australia.

Hazlewood had earlier trapped opener Brandon King lbw pinch different shot that seamed successful astatine nan right-hander, earlier knocking complete Mikyle Louis for seven.

Louis’ disfigured effort astatine an across-the-line slog prompted a illness of 48 for 6 for West Indies, aft having fought difficult for nan first half connected Sunday (Monday AEST).

The capitulation was champion summed up by Justin Greaves (18) being tally retired by Sam Konstas from nan deep-cover boundary, aft nan allrounder didn’t sprint nan first 2 runs.

Australia had earlier been denied different run-out successful nan first convention erstwhile Campbell was connected 15, aft Cummins threw down nan stumps from mid off.

There was a minimal entreaty from nan Australians, earlier replays showed Campbell’s bat whitethorn not person been grounded arsenic it went past nan crease.

Cummins remonstrated pinch umpire Nitin Menon aft nan adjacent ball, and could beryllium heard to opportunity “I appealed”, while asking while it was not referred upstairs.