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Windies crumble after Wade ton

NewsDay Staff ·

ROSEAU, Dominica — Spinner Nathan Lyon bagged three wickets as West Indies slumped to 165 for eight to leave Australia with a lead of 163 at the close of the second day of the third cricket Test on Tuesday.

Matthew Wade’s maiden Test century had led Australia, who lead the series 1-0, to a first-innings total of 328 after they had been 169 for seven during the first day.

After West Indies off-spinner Shane Shillingford had done the damage with a six-wicket haul, his best ever Test performance, it was the turn of Australia’s main spinner Lyon to make the breakthroughs.

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