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Welcome to news.com.au’s live coverage of the second Test between Australia and West Indies at The Gabba.
After a one sided opening Test, the visitors bounced back and took control of the second Test after falling into an early hole.
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Australia were on track to wipe the West Indies out for a shallow total only for Joshua Da Silva and Kavem Hodge to flip the script.
The 149-run stand stunned the Ausie bowling contingent as the day finished up with the score sitting at 8/266.
The Aussies will be looking to clean up the tail early on day two and pile on the runs.
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1.45pm – Cricket Australia backflip on Australia Day
Australia Day will be recognised at the Gabba on Friday after a backflip from Cricket Australia.
CA chief executive Nick Hockley confirmed no mentions of Australia Day would take place at the stadium on Friday.
Those plans were reversed following widespread backlash with announcements set to acknowledge the day to take place.
According to News Corps Robert Craddock, the governing body will continue its policy of remaining low key over the day out of respect.
1.30pm – Uzzy burns Gilchrist with five-word reply
Usman Khawaja has delivered a brutal burn to legend Aussie Adam Gilchrist during an on ground interview following the opening day’s play.
The Australian opener was named as the 2023 Men’s Test Player of the Year after a stunning season with the willow.
Gilchrist thought he was about to be the one to break the news to Khawaja and looked excited to deliver it.
“I have the newly crowned and I’m not sure if you’ve been made aware, Usman Khawaja the ICC Men’s Test Player of the Year congratulations,” Gilchrist said.
But in cold-blooded fashion, as Khawaja shook the icon’s hand he delivered the brutal truth bomb.
“I’ve known for a week,” he replied.
1pm – Aussie bowlers fume over state of pitch
Mitchell Starc and Nathan Lyon have claimed the Gabba pitch produced for the second Test is not fit for purpose.
Starc – who took four wickets on day one to go past 350 in Test cricket – said the pitch, which had just 3mm of grass covering, was not optimal for a day-night clash.
“We knew it was gonna be a little bit in with a hard new ball. It’s a pretty good wicket. We know the pink balls get soft at some point and I think that the firmness of this wicket, it started to go soft about the 11th over,” Starc said.
“The ball is what it is. I think it now comes down to the wicket which I think Adelaide’s got right because of the ball and we know it goes soft at certain stages depending on the wicket I think there’s a certain cushion to what they make in Adelaide and just why it’s been such a good Test match, the pink ball Test in Adelaide.
“So I think this week is pretty similar to the game we played Pakistan here with the pink ball (in 2016). In that game as well it went soft very early.
“There was a lot of dead patches where because it was so soft. It was hard to score, there wasn’t much in it for the bowlers and I think Pakistan got about 450 chasing 490 in the fourth innings so it feels a bit like a similar wicket where it’s probably a bit too firm for the pink ball. I think it’d be a fantastic red ball wicket but probably too firm for the pink ball.”
Off-spinner Lyon offered similar sentiments when speaking after play on the ABC.
“I’ll try not to get in trouble,” Lyon said.
“This is just my opinion. The right venue for pink ball Tests is Adelaide Oval and that’s because (of) the contest between bat and ball and the grass left on the wicket. This wicket, I think it would be a brilliant red-ball wicket.”
Originally published as Australia vs West Indies second Test live: Cricket Australia backflip on Australia Day stance
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