Steve Smith joins Sir Don Bradman in esteemed Australian Cricket Firm

Marnus Labuschagne (204) fell on the final ball earlier than lunch on the second day as Australia went into the break at 402-3, sharing a 251-run stand for the third wicket.

Labuschagne, who smashed pacer Jayden Seales for his twentieth boundary to carry up the milestone when he dismissed offspinner Roston Chase as wicket-keeper Joshua da Silva lastly acquired Labuschagne twice on 132 and 194. Caught to catch.

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Australia started the second day on 293–2 with Labuschagne on 154 and Smith on 59, and West Indies had been determined for achievement in overcast circumstances that favored swing bowling.

Instead, Labuschagne and Smith continued from the place that they had left off in a single day and heaped distress on the vacationers, taking the sport away with each run.

Smith batted fearlessly in his 88th Test match to equal former Australian nice Bradman. Only Ricky Ponting (41), Steve Waugh (32) and Matthew Hayden (30) have scored extra centuries for Australia.

Smith was extra circumspect and hit simply 9 fours in his century off 179 balls. This was Smith’s second century in three innings after his 145 not out in opposition to Sri Lanka in Galle in July this yr.

Labuschagne’s double century is his second after his 215 in opposition to New Zealand in Sydney in January 2020. He batted for 483 minutes and hit one six and 20 fours in 350 balls.

After dropping opener David Warner cheaply on the primary morning, Labuschagne placed on 142 for the second wicket with opener Usman Khawaja (65).

In the primary two Tests, Australia gained the toss and determined to bat first. The second Test day-night match shall be performed in Adelaide from 8 December.