Barbados, June 27 -- In a gripping contest dominated by pace and controversy, the opening Test between Australia and West Indies at Kensington Oval has hurtled ahead with 24 wickets falling in just two days. At stumps on Day 2, Australia were 92 for 4 in their second innings, holding a slender 82-run lead in a low-scoring thriller.
Earlier, West Indies managed to eke out a 10-run first-innings lead, thanks to a fighting partnership between returning batsman Shai Hope (48) and skipper Roston Chase (44), after resuming the day at 72 for 5. However, both were dismissed in contentious fashion after lunch, with third umpire Adrian Holdstock ruling close calls in Australia's favour.
Hope's edge and Chase's LBW dismissal, both challenged by the ...