Another Great Day In Store On Day Three In Barbados
Author: Tom Penn
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The wickets continued to tumble in Bridgetown on day two and all four results will very much still be in play when West Indies and Australia resume battle on Friday morning!
The Game Situation
Australia will begin day three on 92/4 with first innings top scorer Travis Head (13) and Beau Webster (19) at the crease. With six second innings wickets in hand, the tourists have a lead of 82 runs and they will be keen to add at least another 100 to their total before the hosts begin their chase.
| Day | Runs | Wickets |
| 1 | 237 | 14 |
| 2 | 225 | 10 |
According to the bookies, it is Australia who are the favourites at this stage and they can be backed at 1.44 with West Indies the outsiders at 2.75.
What to expect on day three
Whereas on day one, it was the West Indian opening pair of Jayden Seales and Shamar Joseph who dominated with the ball, taking nine of the ten Australia wickets, there has been a more even distribution of dismissals in the third innings of the game with Alzarri Joseph and Justin Greaves also in the action.
Travis Head was key for Australia in the first innings of the Test and remains the only player to have hit a half-century so far! He will be critical once again, particularly as after wicket-keeper Alex Carey, the next man in, Australia only have their four-man bowling attack to come.
Recommended Bets
Australia may be the favourites at this stage but it would seem foolish to rule out West Indies who carried a ten run first innings lead into the second half of the game.
- West Indies won the last Test head to head between the sides and at 2.75 are well worth backing.
Quick runs in low-scoring contests are crucial and at this stage in this innings no Australian batter has reached 20!
- Pat Cummins and Mitchell Starc both tend to back themselves and score runs quickly in the lower order. Captain Cummins, who has hit three Test half-centuries, is 12.00 to be Australia's top batter in this innings while Starc, with a top Test score of 99, is even more tempting at 17.00.
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