Cricket: Australia in control against West Indies - Otago Daily Times
Australia bowled out the West Indies for 148 on the opening day of the first test in Dominica, but the home team struck back by taking three wickets in the final session. Australia were 85 for three at stumps, 63 runs behind, with test debutant Adam Voges on 20 and Steve Smith, who batted for over two hours without hitting a boundary, on 17. Voges, 35, survived when he offered a sharp chance which Jerome Taylor... A combination of good bowling by the three-pronged Australian pace attack and injudicious shot-making led to the home team being dismissed inside 54 overs, losing their last nine wickets for 85 runs. Josh Hazlewood with figures of three for 33 was the pick of the Australian pacemen, dismissing three top-order batsmen in 15 consistent overs during which he relentlessly attacked the off stump. Left-armers Mitchell Johnson (3-34) and Mitchell Starc (2-48) bowled well and spinners Nathan Lyon and Steve Smith took one wicket each -- Smith with his second delivery. The West Indies have not beaten Australia in a test for 12 years or in a series since 1992-93, but they dismissed Warner cheaply, looping a catch to backward point off pace bowler Taylor. Source: www.odt.co.nz
