AUS vs WI: At the Perth Stadium, the ongoing first Test between Australia and the West Indies has already shown signs of extra bounce, which is causing some concern for the batters. Nkrumah Bonner, a West Indian batter, took a brutal short ball to the head from Cameron Green, as the right-hander was unable to avoid the bouncer.
Bonner leaves for pavillion after playing few balls
Green hit the batter hard on the helmet. West Indies physiotherapist immediately went to have a look to him. He did continue to bat for a few more balls before deciding to leave for the pavillion, just as the replacement batter Jermaine Blackwood was arriving.
Shamarh Brooks took over as the replacement for Bonner’s concussion for the remainder of the Test match after he injured himself while batting on 16 off 47 deliveries. The concussion replacement change proved to be a blessing in disguise for the visitors as Brooks looked solid from the moment he arrived at the crease and scored 33 runs off 58 deliveries.
Australia in a dominant lead
While this was happening, Australia made a strong third-day comeback and was able to bowl out the West Indies for just 283 runs in their first innings.
Day 2 began with the first wicket falling of Tagenarine Chanderpaul, who was dismissed for a well-made 51. Meanwhile, captain Kraigg Braithwaite’s valiant 64 came to an end in the 55th over. Mitchell Starc’s pace stunned the West Indies batters, and he added three wickets to his total. Pat Cummins too started out strong and finished with impressive stats of 3/34. Following the end of their first innings, West Indies are trailing by 315 runs.
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