Australia, West Indies and Test Cricket
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The souped-up pink Dukes ball, a desperately poor West Indian top order and a fired-up Mitchell Starc made for a perfect storm.
Monday at Sabina Park felt like a particularly bad one for West Indies.At 11 for 6, New Zealand's 70-year record of 26 all out was under threat. When Scott Boland took his hat-trick, there was a realistic chance they would at least have someone to share it with.
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Daily Times on MSNWest Indies humiliated for 27 runs by ruthless AustraliaIn a shocking turn of events, the West Indies cricket team was bowled out for just 27 runs in a single innings against Australia at Kingston. This score marks the second lowest team total in Test cricket history over the last 70 years.
Cameron Green has produced a defiant innings as Australia struggled to 99 for 6 and an overall lead of 181 in the face of hostile fast bowling from the West Indies in the last session on Day 2 of the third cricket test.
(Reuters) -Amid the back slaps and banter in a victorious Australian dressing room, teen opener Sam Konstas's celebrations may feel bittersweet at the end of his forgettable test series in the West Indies.
Australia's top-order Test hopefuls will have four rounds of Sheffield Shield cricket to make their case before the first Ashes Test, with the summer's domestic schedule confirmed today.