Garth Wattley
Kingston
As he left the field yesterday afternoon, captain Ricky Ponting looked pleased with the state of play at Sabina Park.
His century on the first day of this First Digicel Test match, gave Australia the chance to dictate the match.
And notwithstanding, the outstanding work of Fidel Edwards on Day Two, the West Indies batsmen will have a big job to do when they resume this morning with their first innings total on 115 for three.
Ramnaresh Sarwan’s side are still 316 runs in arrears of Australia’s first innings total of 431.
But their main remaining hope, Shivnarine Chanderpaul (25), is currently in partnership with Runako Morton (23). Together they have already added 47 for the fourth wicket.
The effort restored calm after Stuart Clark, Australia’s studious fast medium pacer (8-1-18-3), had removed Devon Smith, Brenton Parchment and Sarwan.
The Chanderpaul/Morton stand was launched in the same resolute spirit in which the West Indies approached their work all of yesterday.
