Run machine Marnus Labuschagne belted a 3rd successive Take a look at century and Travis Head additionally made a ton on Thursday as Australia seized management on day one of many pink-ball second Take a look at in opposition to an injury-hit West Indies.
Constant quantity three Labuschagne smacked 204 then 104 not out on the first Take a look at in Perth to overhaul England’s Joe Root this week because the world’s top-ranked Take a look at batter.
And he carried that kind to Adelaide with a affected person unbeaten 120 to once more torment the Caribbean staff, because the host amassed 330 for 3 by Stumps.
The chanceless Head was not out 114, relieved at changing to a few figures after he was out for 99 within the first Take a look at.
The customer, which is lacking three first-choice bowlers, loved some success on a flat observe that supplied little for the quick bowlers, eradicating David Warner (21), Usman Khawaja (62), and captain Steve Smith for a duck.
Khawaja surpassed 1,000 Take a look at runs for the yr in his knock, changing into solely the third man in 2022 to hit the landmark after Root and fellow Englishman Jonny Bairstow, who’ve each performed extra matches.
He departed lbw to debutant Devon Thomas, who earned his first Take a look at wicket.
Like Labuschagne, Smith smacked 200 in Perth however he solely lasted eight balls, caught and bowled by Jason Holder, whereas Warner nicked Alzarri Joseph to wicketkeeper Joshua Da Silva.
The house facet, which has gained each day-night Take a look at it have contested, together with six-from-six in Adelaide, is seeking to wrap up the two-match sequence after successful the opener by 164 runs.
Either side had been with out key gamers.
Australian tempo spearheads Pat Cummins and Josh Hazlewood had been dominated out, with Scott Boland and Michael Neser changing them.
Three West Indian mainstays had been additionally omitted injured, with all-rounder Kyle Mayers becoming a member of quick bowlers Kemar Roach and Jayden Seales on the sidelines.
Anderson Phillip, Marquino Mindley and Thomas began as an alternative, with the latter two on debut.
However in one other setback, Mindley, who solely arrived in Adelaide on Tuesday after a touch from Jamaica, lasted simply two overs earlier than limping off to have a scan for a hamstring drawback.
Their state of affairs is so dire that former Take a look at participant Omar Phillips, who was enjoying membership cricket in Australia, was rushed to Adelaide to function an emergency fielder.
On a advantageous however cool day, Smith gained the toss and batted, seeking to construct a giant rating.
Warner initially bided his time, however then unleashed within the ninth over with three luxurious fours off Joseph.
However, like within the first Take a look at, the left-hander’s want for fast runs value him. He was caught behind by Da Silva after slashing at one other vast Joseph supply and getting a nick.
Khawaja was simply getting in his stride when Thomas pounced, with the Australian late to react because the ball rocketed into his pads.
Smith was undone by good reflexes from the lanky Holder, who obtained down low to gather a catch off his personal bowling.
As they departed, Labuschagne remained defiant, choosing off boundaries and working nicely between the wickets to convey up a tenth Take a look at century, crunching a 4 by the covers off Thomas because the bowlers ran out of concepts.
Head, on his residence floor, was equally composed in making a fifth century, additionally changing with a boundary off Joseph.
