That’ll all for tonight. We’ll be back tomorrow for the completion of a comfortable/nervous runchase. Look, it’s okay: it’ll never be as scary as Adelaide 1993. But you might want to have a stress ball handy just in case.
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That was a pretty solid day for Australia in the circumstances. West Indies were well set at 123 for three and 148 for four, but only Kirk McKenzie – who top scored with 41 from 50 balls – was able to score freely. The innings ground to a halt after tea, when West Indies seemed to have both eyes on the clock rather than the scoreboard.
Josh Hazlewood and Nathan Lyon took three wickets apiece, while Travis Head turned the innings with a brilliant run-out of Kavem Hodge. Mitchell Starc also put Shamar Joseph out of action with a toe-crushing yorker.
That was significant because it meant West Indies were down to three seamers. Australia lost Usman Khawaja and Marnus Labuschagne early on, but Steve Smith batted serenely and Cameron Green enjoyed fifty shades of fortune. He was still there at the close; the rest is gossip.
STUMPS: We are set up beautifully for tomorrow! Australia need 156 more runs, West Indies eight wickets #AUSvWI
— cricket.com.au (@cricketcomau) January 27, 2024
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