From: Vasanthan.Dasan@Central.Sun.COM (Vasanthan S. Dasan)
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Subject: West Indies vs Australia (2T3D - Melbourne, Australia, Dec 28)
Date: 28 Dec 92 14:59:51 GMT
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   Australia's pace bowlers Craig McDermott and Merv Hughes ripped
through the West Indies batting line-up to reinforce their side's
command of the second Test on Monday.  At stumps on the third day,
Australia were 26 for one in their second innings, an overall lead of
188 with nine wickets in hand and two days' play remaining.  Opener
Mark Taylor was on nine and nightwatchman Shane Warne had one, after
David Boon was bowled for 11 by a delivery which failed to bounce from
part-time medium pacer Phil Simmons.

   The West Indies had been dismissed for 233 in their first innings,
succumbing to the pace combination of McDermott (4-66) and Hughes
(3-51).  The tourists resumed on 62 for three, with left-handers Keith
Arthurton and Brian Lara aggressively taking on the Australian
bowlers.  But the 106-run stand was broken when Lara was dismissed for
52, trapped lbw by a delivery which kept low from paceman Mike
Whitney.

   Then in the last over before lunch, Carl Hooper was caught
and bowled by medium-pacer Steve Waugh for three.  Arthurton and Adams
put on 48 runs for the sixth wicket before McDermott produced a superb
seaming delivery to find the edge of Arthurton's bat on the way
through to wicket-keeper Ian Healy.  But Arthurton's gritty 71, as
with his maiden test century in the first test in Brisbane, again
ensured a respectable total for his side.  Next ball, McDermott
combined again with Healy to dismiss David Williams for a duck.

   Ian Bishop foiled the hat-trick and survived a barrage of
short-pitched deliveries from both McDermott and Hughes to help the
West Indies negotiate the follow-on target of 196 with three wickets
in hand.  But not long after, McDermott shattered his stumps for nine
and rookie leg spinner Shane Warne chipped in with the scalp of
Ambrose.  By the time McDermott ended a determined innings of 47 from
Jimmy Adams, playing in his second Test, the West Indies last five
wickets had crumbled for just 41 runs.  Their woes worsened when
strike bowler Curtly Ambrose left the field late in the day suffering
a sore back after bowling just six overs.

   With clear signs that the Melbourne Cricket Ground pitch is
deteriorating, any target in excess of 250 set by the Australians
could be a winning one over the final two days.


Australia First Innings 395
   (M.E. Waugh 112, Border 110, Boon 46; Walsh 4-91, Ambrose 3-70, Bishop 3-84)

West Indies First Innings (overnight 62 for three)

   D.L. Haynes b Hughes ...............   7
   P.V. Simmons c Boon b Hughes .......   6
   R.B. Richardson c Healy b Hughes ...  15
   B.C. Lara lbw b Whitney ............  52
   K.L. Arthurton c Healy b McDermott .  71
   C.L. Hooper c and b S. Waugh .......   3
   J.C. Adams c Boon b McDermott ......  47
   D. Williams c Healy b McDermott ....   0
   I.R. Bishop b McDermott ............   9
   C.E. Ambrose c McDermott b Warne ...   7
   C.A. Walsh not out .................   0
   Extras (lb10, nb6) .................  16
   Total .............................. 233

   Fall of wickets: 1-11, 2-28, 3-33, 4-139, 5-144, 6-192, 7-192, 8-206, 9-233

   Bowling: McDermott 25.1-8-66-4, Hughes 19-5-51-3, Whitney 14-4-27-1,
            Warne 24-7-65-1, S. Waugh 4-1-14-1

   Overs: 85.1


Australia Second Innings

   M.A. Taylor not out ............  9
   D.C. Boon b Simmons ............ 11
   S.K. Warne not out .............  1
   Extras (b1, lb3, nb1) ..........  5
   Total (1 wkt) .................. 26

   Fall of wickets: 1-22

   Bowling: Ambrose 6-3-7-0, Bishop 6-2-8-0, Walsh 6-3-5-0, Simmons 6-5-2-1

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