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West Indies vs Australia: Rain halts 2nd test
Australia, who won last week’s first test in Barbados and only need to draw one of the last two tests to retain the Frank Worrell Trophy, made a bright start to their second innings despite batting on a pitch that has proved hard to score freely on.
They put on 26 runs in the first 10 overs after West Indies opened the bowling with Fidel Edwards and spinner Shane Shillingford.
Ed Cowan was given a life before he had got off the mark when West Indies captain Darren Sammy dropped a regulation catch at first slip off Edwards but the introduction of Roach into the attack quickly turned things around.
In his first over, Roach angled the ball in and found the outside edge of David Warner’s bat and Darren Bravo safely held a low catch at second slip to send the left-hander on his way for 17.
Three balls later, Roach knocked out Shane Watson’s off stump for a duck with a good length ball that kept low, forcing the Australians to adopt a more cautious approach.
Roach got rid of Cowan for 20 after lunch when he trapped him lbw plumb in front but was unable to make any more inroads before the foul weather settled in.
