The Australia skipper cleaned up his West Indies counterpart with a peach of a supply on the third day of the primary Test in Perth to assert his 2 hundredth Test wicket.
Cummins’ fast run to 200 Test wickets is bettered solely by Dennis Lillee (38 Tests) amongst Australian quick bowlers.
And his common of 21.67 is simply marginally second solely to Glenn McGrath’s 21.64 amongst those that have taken 200 Test wickets or extra.
Over the off stump!
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In reply to Australia’s 598–4 declared, the West Indies resumed the day on 74–0, progressing to lunch on 150–1, with Australia nonetheless needing 249 runs to bat once more. Brathwaite was unbeaten on 62 and Jermaine Blackwood was unbeaten on 9 on the break.
Australia’s innings was constructed on double centuries from Marnus Labuschagne (204) and Steve Smith’s 200 not out after the house facet received the toss and elected to bat.
Bonner, who fell after being hit on the again of the top by a Cameron Green bouncer, was examined on the sector however made 16 with the bat. After half-hour on the crease, he was retired, and is being examined by crew medics at Perth Stadium.
If Bonner is asserted unfit to proceed, the West Indies can substitute him below the concussion rule.
Brathwaite stood tall on a observe in opposition to the quadrangular Australian tempo assault, which got here alive as the sport progressed. He batted rather more freely in opposition to off-spinner Nathan Lyon, whom he swept twice for boundaries, and likewise danced down the pitch and hit him for a six over long-on.
The veteran batsman hit one six and 5 fours in his 166-ball knock earlier than Cummins got here to his rescue.
With inputs from TheIndianEXPRESS
