Dowrich and Samuels steady West Indies
Shane Dowrich and Marlon Samuels provided a steadying partnership for West Indies after Darren Bravo fell early on the third day against Australia in Dominica. But plenty of hard work still remained for West Indies, who were 97 for 3 at lunch and still trailed by 73 runs, with Dowrich on 31 and Samuels on 26.West Indies added 72 runs in the session for the loss of Bravo, who on 5 drove Josh Hazlewood uppishly and was well caught by David Warner, hurling himself to his right at mid-off. It left West Indies at 37 for 3, but by the lunch break the partnership between Dowrich and Samuels had reached 60 runs, with both men moving slowly as survival was their major goal. There were a couple of nervy moments, though, including in the last over before lunch, when Samuels was on 26 and left a ball outside off to Shane Watson. Brad Haddin, standing up to the stumps, whipped the bails off a fraction of a second before Samuels lifted his back foot off the ground, a case of perfect timing for the batsman.
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