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Australia well on top of West Indies after day three of first Test in Perth, leading by 344 runs

Australia's bowlers have taken a huge stride towards winning the first Test against West Indies in Perth, dismissing the tourists for 283, then reaching 1-29 at the close of the third day, a lead of 344.

Against a West Indies team desperately knuckling down in an attempt to save the match, a brilliant burst of 6-39 in 18.2 overs with the second new ball did the damage, with Mitch Starc the ringleader with a devastating spell.

Usman Khawaja (6) fell to Alzarri Joseph before the close, but David Warner (17) and Marnus Labuschagne (3) comfortably survived, set to pile on more runs on day four. 

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