For the first time after 1997, West Indies managed to win a Test match in Australia. In the five-match series at that point, the Caribbeans were trailing by 1-3 and needed to win the last one in Perth to salvage some pride. In the last Test of the series, the then-Courtney Walsh-led side won by 10 wickets. Apart from this, the last time the West Indies played against Australia was in 2003.
In the historic game in Guyana, the Northern American side chased down 418 runs, the highest chase in the history of Test cricket. Since then, whether in the Americas or Australia, the Maroon Brigade didn’t win before Sunday in the longest format of the game. In the recently concluded Test in Brisbane, the visitors have won by eight runs.
Notably, three years back, India won a close game by three wickets to breach the Aussie fortress. Meanwhile, in this listicle, we will discuss three talking points from the Australia vs West Indies second Test.
Top 3 talking from the second Test between Australia vs West Indies
1. Pat Cummins declaring despite trailing by 22 runs
In reply to Australia’s 311, the home team lost their ninth wicket for 289 runs when skipper Pat Cummins decided to declare the innings. One can say that he wanted to make the most of the conditions in the night with the new Pink Ball. Even though the team ended up losing by eight runs, one can say that what if they had taken a chance at taking a lead, even a small one?
2. West Indies batting well in the first innings
In the first innings, for the first time in the series, the Northern American side managed to get past 300 runs. Given the inexperienced bowling attack they have, it was good enough to produce a fight. Even though they fumbled in the second innings, their bowlers made sure that the first innings total had some impact on the game.
3. West Indies keeping their calm despite Australia’s counterattack
In the first innings, the visitors were doing well with five wickets for 54 runs. Even though the lower order counter-attacked, the West Indies made sure that they were in the game. While defending, the home team was sitting comfortably at 113/2, needing 103 runs to win. Despite not having enough runs in the bank, the visitors managed to win the game by eight runs, bowling out the World Test Championship winners for 207 runs