Welcome to news.com.au’s live coverage of Day 3 of the Second Test in Adelaide.
Australia continued to heap misery on the West Indies on the second day of play and had the tourists in peril at 4/102 heading into the first ball on Saturday.
Having piled on 511 in their first innings, the Australian team’s biggest problem is expected to be the heat with the mercury expected to go past 35C.
It means Australia will want to get off the field and into their dressing room as early as possible.
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Australia declared shortly before tea and unleashed their pace battery on the top order. Scott Boland looked exceptional and kept the runs to a minimum, but it was Queenslander Michael Neser who did the early damage.
He picked up 2/14 in his first spell, before skipper Steve Smith tried some spin.
Nathan Lyon made a serious statement in just his second ball with a ball turning as if it was a day five pitch. He struck with the first ball of his second over — dismissing Jermaine Blackwood caught-and-bowled for three.
The wicket put him past Shane Warne’s all-time tally of 56 wickets at the Adelaide Oval, making the former groundsman officially the most successful bowler at the iconic ground.
Neser over the covers for four.
1pm – Lyon joins the action, overtakes Warne
It didn’t take long for Nathan Lyon to make a statement at the Adelaide Oval on Day 2. The veteran spinner produced a huge amount of spin on his second delivery, sending a worrying message to the Windies order early in the match.
He had new batsman Jermaine Blackwood in all sorts the next over, prompting the No. 4 to pop the ball up into diving reach for the bowler.
It was the second caught-and-bowled of the innings.
Lyon arrived at the second Test equal with Shane Warne for wickets at the Adelaide Oval, meaning the GOAT has now overtaken the recently passed away icon.
Lyon continued his dangerous line immediately after, narrowly missing Devon Thomas’ stumps after scraping the inside edge.
