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Bravo century lifts Windies in Adelaide
09:45, Dec 4 2009
A superb century from Dwayne Bravo and the ongoing interest in the video referral system were the highlights of a competitive opening day of the second Test between Australia and the West Indies at the Adelaide Oval.
The West Indies won the toss, elected to bat and had progressed to 336 for six at stumps.
Darren Sammy replaced the injured Jerome Taylor in the line-up and did not disappoint with a hard-hitting 44 off 56 balls, while Brendan Nash - who retired hurt after being struck on the forearm by a Mitchell Johnson delivery before lunch - returned to the crease and also reached 44 to be the other not-out batsman.
Shane Watson took two wickets in the final session, Doug Bollinger was the early destroyer with a couple of scalps, while Johnson and Nathan Hauritz were the other successful bowlers.
Bravo came to the crease with the Windies on 119 for three - and Nash in the pavilion icing his injury - and immediately added some life to the innings with his clean hitting and busy approach.
He joined forces with Shivnarine Chanderpaul (62 from 151 deliveries) for a critical 116-run stand and brought up his third Test century with a lofted straight drive off Hauritz.
Bravo was eventually bowled for 104 by the off-spinner, his innings featuring 12 boundaries and a six.
It was an eventful final session with Bravo scoring quickly but living life on the edge, while Chanderpaul was dismissed caught behind after a successful video referral system challenge by the Australians. The left-hander, who had survived a challenge earlier in the day, trudged off the oval after television replays of the dismissal were not conclusive.
To make matters worse Denesh Ramdin edged a Watson delivery back into his middle stump in the same over to put the visitors on the back foot. However, following Bravo's dismissal, Sammy and Nash steadied the ship with an impressive partnership during the final session.
In the first session, the West Indies lost three wickets - Adrian Barath (three), Chris Gayle (26) and Ramnaresh Sarwan (28).
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