Windies collapse to 35-5 in follow-on

Windies collapse to 35-5 in follow-on
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Summary West Indies were 35-5 in their second innings after Australia forced the follow-on.

HOBART (AFP) - Another catastrophic West Indies batting collapse had the tourists lurching to a heavy defeat against Australia on the third day of the first Test in Hobart on Saturday.

The hapless Caribbean tourists were sent back in by Australia skipper Steve Smith after being dismissed for 223 in the first innings to trail the home side by 360 runs.

It went all downhill for the West Indies as they capitulated to the Australian pace attack, led by recalled fast bowler James Pattinson with four for 19 from five overs.

At lunch with the innings in ruins, the West Indies were 35 for five and trailing by 325 runs with opening batsman Kraigg Brathwaite on 21 and skipper Jason Holder not out one.

Pattinson triggered the rot having Rajendra Chandrika caught by Smith in the slips for a duck.

First-innings centurion Darren Bravo fell for just four when his middle stump was uprooted by Pattinson.

Marlon Samuels came and went for three, caught off the bat s handle by David Warner, and Jermaine Blackwood completed a pair of ducks when he was out the next ball, bowled by Pattinson.

Wicketkeeper Denesh Ramdin gave Warner his second catch of the innings off Mitchell Marsh for four.

The tourists were earlier dismissed for 223 with Josh Hazlewood missing a hat-trick after dismissing Kemar Roach and Jerome Taylor with successive balls to finish with four for 45.

Bravo, on 94 overnight, was the last man out for 108 after raising his seventh Test century.

The West Indies innings finished on the ninth wicket down with injured fast bowler Shannon Gabriel unable to bat because of a stressed left ankle injury.

Roach was caught behind off Hazlewood on the 11th ball of the day and was congratulated by Bravo for helping him reach his century with a determined knock of 31 off 94 balls.

Jerome Taylor followed with the next ball, chopping a Hazlewood delivery on to his stumps for a duck to put the Australian on a hat-trick.

Hazlewood, bowling with great shape, was unlucky not to snare Jomel Warrican who gloved just over Joe Burns  head at short leg to see off the hat-trick attempt.

Bravo s defiant innings came to an anti-climactic finish when he dollied a catch off Peter Siddle to Nathan Lyon at point.

Bravo faced 177 balls for his hundred with 20 fours.

With Gabriel unable to come out to bat, Smith quickly enforced the follow on as the Australians pressed for a quick-fire victory.
 

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