Usman Khawaja and Joe Burns hammered centuries as Australia again put the West Indies to the sword on the opening day of the second Test in Melbourne on Saturday.
Usman Khawaja and Joe Burns hammered centuries as Australia again put the West Indies to the sword on the opening day of the second Test in Melbourne on Saturday. Fit-again Khawaja hit 144 for his third ton in four Test innings and opener Burns cracked 128 for his second Test hundred of the season as the Australians reached 345/3 at stumps after being sent into bat.
Skipper Steve Smith was unbeaten on 32 with Hobart Test double centurion Adam Voges on 10. Before the lowest Boxing Day crowd of 53,389 at the Melbourne Cricket Ground in 16 years, Australia made Windies skipper Jason Holder pay dearly for sending the home side into bat after winning the toss.
Khawaja continued his rousing form this season after scoring 174 and 121 in the first two Tests against the Kiwis last month. He shared in a stand of 258 runs with Burns in the third-highest partnership for the second wicket at the famous ground. Joe Burns celebrates his ton on Saturday. Scorecard
Australia (1st innings): J. Burns st Ramdin b Brathwaite 128, D. Warner c Samuels b Taylor 23, U. Khawaja c Ramdin b Taylor 144, S. Smith (batting) 32, A. Voges (batting) 10. Extras: (lb3, w3, nb2) 8. Total: (for 3 wkts, in 90 overs) 345
FoW: 1-29, 2-287, 3-328.
Bowling: Taylor 18-2-83-2, Roach 10-1-53-0, Holder 17-6-33-0, Brathwaite 20-1-71-0, Warrican 16-1-71-0, K. Brathwaite 9-1-31-1
