Australia Vs West Indies 1st Day 3 LIVE Score: AUS Reach 181/5 At Lunch, Lead By 171 Runs
Australia vs West Indies 1st Test Day 3 LIVE Score: Windies' pace attack again exposed the vulnerability of the Aussie top order batting as the tourists stuttered to 92/4 in their second innings at stumps on Day 2 of the first Test at the Kensington Oval on Thursday.
Travis Head and Beau Webster are trying to build a partnership and Australia's lead is currently at 82, where they would like to add 100-110 runs more, at a minimum.
Can Head and Webster get Australia to safety or do the Windies bowlers have something special up their sleeves? Stay tuned for all updates:
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