Australia is in a strong position on day two of the second Test against West Indies in Adelaide, reducing the tourists to 4-102 after declaring on 7-511.
Marnus Labuschagne (163) and Travis Head (175) made 297 together for the fourth wicket to set up Australia's declaration shortly before the tea break, just as the lights began to take affect at Adelaide Oval.
With the new pink ball moving off the seam, West Indies toiled through the final session under lights, ending the day 409 runs behind and with any hope of salvaging something from the series rapidly evaporating.
Australia has won all 10 of its day-night pink-ball Test matches and showed why thanks to another potent display of bowling under lights.
Where West Indies struggled to make inroads, Australia's battery of seam options tortured their opponents with probing lengths and lines.
Michael Neser claimed the wickets of Kraigg Brathwaite (19) and Shamarh Brooks (8), both caught behind by Alex Carey after tea.
Neser was superb and fully deserved making the double breakthrough, but Scott Boland was equally impressive as Australia's stand-in seamers proved they were up to the task, just as they were 12 months earlier when injury forced their call-ups to the Ashes squad.
Mitchell Starc — with 56 — has more wickets in pink-ball Tests than anyone else, but was unable to prise an opening in either of his two spells.
However, Nathan Lyon — second on the list with 34 heading into this match — was.
Lyon claimed his 57th Test wicket at Adelaide Oval — passing Shane Warne for the most prolific wicket-taker at the storied venue — with a sharp caught and bowled chance to dismiss Jermaine Blackwood (3).
Devon Thomas and Tagenarine Chanderpaul regrouped with a 40-run fourth wicket partnership until Cameron Green claimed the crucial wicket of Thomas for 19 as part of an eight-ball first over that had gone for a whopping 17 runs.
Anderson Phillip was sent in as night watchman with 15 minutes to play and did his job, absorbing 17 balls under serious pressure.
Chanderpaul, who had started to play his shots as the close approached, ended the day just three runs shy of a second Test half-century in his second Test.
Earlier in the day, Labuschagne and Head continued to plunder the ineffective West Indies attack throughout the opening session.
Neither man looked troubled as both made their way past 150 in consecutive overs.
Labuschagne made another piece of history by passing 3,000 Test runs inside his 30th Test. The only person to have reached that milestone in fewer matches was Sir Don Bradman.
Thomas, in the touring squad as a back-up wicketkeeper, finally made the breakthrough just before the tea break, getting Labuschagne to feather into the gloves of Joshua da Silva, who took a good catch standing up to the medium pacer.
Thomas could have had another in the very next ball, but Green's edge fell just short of substitute fielder Kyle Mayers at first slip.
Green never looked comfortable in the middle, labouring to 9 from 42 balls before playing onto his own stumps off Alzarri Joseph.
Before that though, he was party to a calamitous run out of Head for 175.
Head had turned and advanced down the pitch when looking for a quick two, when Green only wanted one, his despairing dive not enough to save him.
He was furious as he stalked off the field, after such a disappointing ending to an otherwise sensational innings on his home turf.
Neser (18), averaging 42.66 in the Shield for Queensland this season, looked comfortable in playing some attractive shots before being dismissed LBW by Brathwaite by the barest of margins, DRS showing the ball just hitting his off stump.
Carey (41) and Starc (5) motored on before Steve Smith hauled his team in, declaring on 7-511 just before the lights came on.
West Indies openers Brathwaite and Chanderpaul survived five tense overs before the dinner break with seven runs each to their names, but the wickets tumbled following the 20-minute break to leave the visitors teetering heading into day three.
Look back on how all the action unfolded in our blog.
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That's where we will leave it
By Andrew McGarry
That's the end of our coverage for day two at Adelaide Oval. We will be back tomorrow for all the action as Australia's bowlers look to cut through the lower order.
From me, Andrew McGarry and from Simon Smale, thanks for joining us today and have a good night!
West Indies in strife
By Andrew McGarry
Bit far off, but did Mindley ever return? Any idea whether he'll be batting?
- Tosh
Tosh,
Mindley did not return to bowl in the first innings. We're not sure whether he will bat, but if he does I don't think he will be able to have a runner given his hamstring injury was in the previous innings.
Will he stand and deliver, or are the tourists effectively five down? We will find out tomorrow.
Big day for Australia
By Andrew McGarry
West Indies have spent most of this match under the pump, apart from a couple of brief spells where they took a couple of wickets.
Australia played the game perfectly, scoring 7-511 and then sending West Indies in for a sharp spell before tea.
No wickets there, but four fell in the night session - some great bowling by Mitch Starc and Scott Boland, but the star of the evening was Michael Neser. Great work.
The lone hope for West Indies is Tagenarine Chanderpaul, who is unbeaten on 47 overnight. They still trail by 409 runs. Yikes.
If there is an early breakthrough tomorrow, the Australians could wrap things up pretty quickly.
37th over - Cam Green to finish?
By Andrew McGarry
We have three minutes or less left. Will this be the last over?
There are replacement gloves for Chanderpaul.
Another sword-stroke whip to leg through the close-in fielder's legs. he gets off strike with a single.
Five balls left. There are four slips in.
Phillip blocks the next. It's another no-ball! That's four so far.
Phillip leaves another one - hits him flush in the chest!. No run.
Labuschagne in with the helmet at silly mid-off. Fielders everywhere!
Another dot - good defence from Phillip, who was down to be number 10.
Phillip clips one, it runs past the fielder on the leg-side but there is no thought of a run,
Two left. He digs one in short - Phillip ducks.
last ball of the day coming up!
it jumps up and Phillip deflects into the turf. That is stumps!
West Indies are 4-102.
36th over - neser in again
By Andrew McGarry
Seven minutes to (delayed) stumps. Two or three overs left.
Neser to Chanderpaul - he cuts away for a single, and that's the 100 up for West Indies.
A block from Phillip. Will the nightwatchman protect the senior batsman?
A leave down leg. A good delivery next that just gets the bat ahead of the pad. No run.
beats the bat? It's a dot ball anyway, and Australia want another one of those so they can face Chanderpaul for the next over.
Solid block by Phillip. Over.
35th over - Cam Green again
By Andrew McGarry
A dot ball to start, although Chanderpaul is still trying to whack fours here.
He ducks under a short ball second-up, the umpire signals it's the one over the shoulder for the over.
HE SKIES ONE! It flies behind the keeper to where a backstop would be - three fielders converge but the ball drops between them. Chanderpaul survives, they take a single.
That was lucky.
Next ball cuts back late to Thomas. It's another no-ball!
Phillip flicks one round the corner for a single - and Chanderpaul is back on strike. Watch out!
That shot was like a sword stroke, cutting across the ball. No run, straight to the fielder - at least it wasn't in the air.
Was that a catch? Don't think so. Another single off the last.
34th over - Neser back in
By Andrew McGarry
Chanderpaul blocks the first one to the offside.
There are 15 minutes to go here - can the West Indies survive this last bit of the day?
No surviving there! Chanderpaul launches into a ball outside off, lofting it over cover for four.
He goes again to the same spot, along the ground for a single.
Phillip on strike - he gets it out on the off along the ground to point, no run.
Another dot - and one more as Phillip sees out the over.
Six overs to come, but we won't get near that tonight.
One to come for Green
By Andrew McGarry
That was a good leave from Phillip outside off.
A long over with two no balls, three boundaries - and a wicket.
Cam Green strikes! Devon Thomas chops on!
By Andrew McGarry
Wow - that over had everything!
After getting whacked around, Cam Green gets one to cramp Thomas, who chops down into the turf and lights up the zing bails!
West indies are 4-90, and they send out nightwatchman Anderson Phillip.
33rd over - Cam Green into the attack
By Andrew McGarry
West Indies had seven bowlers, Australia is now onto number five.
And Cam Green is greeted by a big lofted shot on the offside for four! Take that.
And another big shot square for a single. Will the West Indies take on Green here, or will Thomas play the quiet role.
That was a reasonable ball there - but it's a no-ball plus one run!
FOUR! What a shot from Chanderpaul - he takes on the short ball again and crushes it out on the leg-side. That's another overstep from Green.
Another big hit square on the legside. A single.
Thomas on strike now with three balls left in the over.
And he squirts that through the cordon for four!
17 runs so far, two to come! Tough start here for Cam Green.
Nine overs left in the day - Michael Neser returns
By Andrew McGarry
We are into overtime now, there are nine more to be bowled but they won't get through them.
An edge! Michael Neser gets the edge off Devon Thomas, but it was dying as soon as it hit the bat, and fell short of slip.
Another dot, then Thomas comes forward to block, the ball bounces off the turf and hits him in the grill!
Oh - it might have just hit the pad first, but it was outside anyway. Good decision not to review.
Neser beats the bat! The cordon goes up, the umpire says no - and they review this time!
Will they strike late? It might have just missed, but the bat may have hit the pad.
Hotspot will tell us. Looks like no edge. And no spike.
Good decision. No wicket. Thomas stays.
Another great line and length there to finish. Still 3-73.
31st over - Boland again
By Andrew McGarry
Scott Boland has nine overs , 0-13. He has been very good.
And that's another seed! That went across Chanderpaul and just missed.
Defensive shot there, with one hand coming off the bat. No run.
A block on the off side, Chanderpaul stutter-steps forward then thinks better of it. No run.
The West Indies really need him to be in at stumps tonight.
Another dot. And another.
he comes over the wicket for the last ball - and Chanderpaul defends again. 3-73.
30th over - Starc in again
By Andrew McGarry
Crowd figure for day two - 27,490.
That's 51,939 for two days. Well done, Adelaide that is more than the 42,517 in the whole Perth Test.
EDGE! Thomas threw the bat at that and it looped over the cordon - but not by much! Four.
Next ball squares Thomas up, the ball flies off square on the off side. No run.
Thomas is not going to die wondering here - he tried to drive outside off and missed. No edge, no run.
Dot ball to finish. Starc didn't get a wicket there, but there were definite signs.
29th over - Scott Boland comes back on
By Andrew McGarry
There are a maximum 12 overs left in the day, and just over 40 minutes to bowl them, including extra time.
Boland comes in for his ninth over of the innings. he is STRAIGHT onto the line just outside off, Chanderpaul does the swinging leave and there is no run.
The batsman blocks down the pitch for the next ball ...
Boland is right on line, but Chanderpaul is handling it so far. Maybe could do with a slightly fuller length. Quick single there, and Thomas is on strike.
And another quick single off the last delivery - good rotation of the strike there.
28th over - Starc tries again
By Andrew McGarry
The paceman sends one down legside to start.
Chanderpaul gets a single off the second ball, but it's tough going out there for batsmen. Three more dots, and then the last ball arrows across Thomas and through to the keeper for no run. Over.
27th over - One more for Lyon
By Andrew McGarry
There are 20,000 or so fans in at Adelaide Oval on day two, and they are enjoying the entertainment on a Friday night.
Devon Thomas starts by whipping Lyon out on the leg-side under the diving fielder, they run three.
Another good defensive prod from Chanderpaul.
Solid turn there away from the lefthander! And another couple of dot balls to follow.
Pressure is right on.
What was that? They take a single off the last ball - no, it's a bye. That jumped off something and flew behind the stumps. Could have gone ANYWHERE.
26th over - The umpires change the ball for Starc
By Andrew McGarry
That 65m six from Chanderpaul hit the LED sign on the fence - the umpires have decided that the chunk taken out of the ball requires a change.
Starc runs in with a wide one outside off to start. Good pace, but not on target.
Devon Thomas faces again - and that one WHIZZED past the edge. Good leave, or near edge? You pick.
That is a great ball! Pitched up, Thomas had a nudge at it and it flew through to the keeper. No edge, no run.
Another dot, then he opens the face and runs it down for three. He'll be glad to get off strike! Good defence from Chanderpaul to finish.
The tourists are 3-62.
25th over - Lyon again
By Andrew McGarry
Lyon is here for his third over.
A dot ball to start ... and then a huge SIX from Chanderpaul!!!
He took aim and sent that delivery well over midwicket. The ball has a chunk out of it ...
That's some runs at least, but Lyon won't be too unhappy with the choice of shot. They do have another 452 runs to play with here.
A good stop by Labuschagne on the offside there. No run.
And the last ball brings Chanderpaul forward to drop bat on ball.
