Australia captain wiped clean up his West Indies counterpart with a peach of supply on Day 3 of the primary Check at Perth to say his two hundredth Check wicket.
Cummins’ speedy upward push to 200 Check wickets is bettered most effective by way of Dennis Lillee (38 Assessments) amongst Australian quicks.
And his reasonable of 21.67 is marginally 2nd to simply Glenn McGrath’s 21.64 for the most productive of any Australian bowler who has taken 200 Check wickets or extra.
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In accordance with Australia’s 598-4 declared, the West Indies, resuming the day on 74-0, complex to lunch on 150-1, nonetheless desiring 249 runs to make Australia bat once more. Brathwaite was once unbeaten on 62 and Jermaine Blackwood was once 9 no longer out on the destroy.
Australia’s innings was once constructed on double centuries from Marnus Labuschagne (204) and Steve Smith, 200 no longer out, after the house facet received the toss and batted.
Bonner, felled by way of a Cameron Inexperienced bouncer after being hit at the again of the pinnacle, was once tested at the box however carried on batting to attain 16 runs. After some other half-hour on the crease, he retired, and is being tested by way of group medics at Perth Stadium.
If Bonner is asserted not worthy to proceed, the West Indies can exchange him below the concussion rule.
Brathwaite stood tall in opposition to the four-pronged Australian tempo assault on a monitor that has livened as the sport progresses. He batted much more freely in opposition to offspinner Nathan Lyon, who he swept two times for obstacles, and in addition danced down the pitch and hit him over lengthy on for a six.
The veteran batsman confronted 166 balls, hitting a six and 5 fours, prior to Cummins ripped thru his defence.