A superb spell by Josh Hazlewood and an attacking ton from Travis Head put Australia in a commanding position in the first Test against the West Indies in Adelaide on Thursday.
After Head scored 119 from 134 balls to help Australia post 283 and take a first-innings lead of 95, Hazlewood bagged four quick wickets for just two runs at the start of the West Indies second innings to push the visitors on the backfoot.
At the close of play on the second day, the West Indies were 73-6, still 22 runs behind Australia.
Joshua Da Silva was unbeaten on 17, with Justin Greaves sent packing on the last ball of the day´s play.
Hazlewood dismissed the top four West Indies batters in a superb spell of seam bowling.
He dismissed Tagenarine Chanderpaul for a first ball duck, then in his next over he had captain Kraigg Brathwaite caught by Head at a deepish short leg.
The West Indies were 7-3 when Alick Athanaze gloved a bouncer to keeper Alex Carey, then 19-4 when Kavem Hodge edged to Steve Smith at second slip
Kirk McKenzie and Greaves tried to rebuild the innings and took the score to 40 before McKenzie tried an expansive drive off Cameron Green, only to spoon the ball to Marnus Labuschagne at short cover.
Greaves and Da Silva batted sensibly and looked certain to take the West Indies safely to stumps, only for off-spinner Nathan Lyon to trap Greaves lbw for 24.
On a pitch that troubled every other batter, Head seemed to be playing on a different surface when he batted, bringing up his seventh Test century with a glorious cover drive to the boundary.
He eventually fell after making a brisk century, caught brilliantly on the boundary by Kavem Hodge off the bowling of Alzarri Joseph, but by then the damage had been done and Australia were firmly in control.
- Josh Hazlewood