Redbacks collapse against Tigers

Updated October 10, 2012 22:05:53

Ricky Ponting hammered South Australia before Tasmanian paceman Luke Butterworth turned the screws on Wednesday's second day of the Sheffield Shield match in Adelaide.

Ponting cracked seven sixes in an unbeaten 85 as the Tigers amassed 3 (declared) for 403.

Butterworth then sliced through wafer-thin batting resistance from the Redbacks, who crashed to 7 for 93 at stumps.

Butterworth claimed 5 for 29 and South Australia, winless in its past 17 Shield matches, lost 5 for 10 in a spectacular collapse.

Strokeplayer Callum Ferguson (48) and second-gamer Sam Miller (23) were the only batsmen to reach double-figures.

They came together after Butterworth took two wickets in four balls to leave the home side 2 for 9.

Butterworth's first victim was South Australia recruit Phil Hughes, who made 3 before being caught at third slip in identical fashion to the dismissals which curtailed his Test career last summer - an angled fend across his body producing a nick to the cordon.

Butterworth then trapped Tom Cooper lbw for a third-ball duck before Ferguson and Miller steadied with a 63-run stand.

But Butterworth returned for a second spell to have Miller caught behind - the first of five wickets in a seven-over span.

All-rounder James Faulkner took the other two wickets as Tasmania seized complete control, despite almost three hours of play being lost to rain on the second day.

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First posted October 10, 2012 19:39:02

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Hilfy triggers Windies collapse

Updated April 11, 2012 11:48:12

Ben Hilfenhaus put Australia on top with the ball after Ryan Harris sparked a remarkable comeback with the bat in the first Test against the West Indies in Barbados.

At stumps on day four, the Windies were 5 for 71, leading by 114 runs with five wickets remaining in its second innings.

Peter Siddle (1 for 11) claimed the vital wicket of Darren Bravo (32) in the closing overs of the day after a 50-run stand between the left-hander and Narsingh Deonarine (20 not out) to ensure Australia go into the last day's play chasing a win to go 1-0 up in the three-Test series.

The tourists could have reached stumps on even more of a high but Carlton Baugh (2 not out) survived an lbw appeal which was reviewed by Australia when he padded up to Siddle in the last over of the day.

Australia's position of strength hardly seemed likely midway through Tuesday's opening session, as three quick wickets left the tourists 8 for 258 in their first innings and staring down the barrel of a 150-run plus deficit.

But Harris engineered a remarkable turnaround, scoring his maiden Test half-century and adding 121 runs with tail-enders Ben Hilfenhaus (24) and Nathan Lyon.

The Queenslander ended with an unbeaten 68 when Michael Clarke called time on Australia's innings a half-hour before tea, the tourists ending on 9 for 406 declared to be behind by 43 runs.

"We've done it pretty much all summer so it was just very important for us to get out there and make runs today and get as close as we could to the total," Harris said.

"And that's what we did. Everyone, Hilfenhaus and even Lyon, we all worked together and got us close.

"To declare and put them in straight away, it probably didn't give them a chance to get their head around batting.

"I think it showed, obviously, taking three or four quick wickets. I think it was a good declaration. We want to win the Test match."

Harris shared an unbroken stand of 77 with last man Lyon, who also hit a career-best 40 not out to guide Australia from danger.

That position then turned to one of potential victory as Hilfenhaus (3 for 17) ran through the Windies' top order in the 25-minute session before the tea break.

The Tasmanian removed openers Adrian Barath (2) and Kraigg Brathwaite (0) as well as vice-captain Kirk Edwards (1) with just six deliveries to leave the stunned Windies 3 for 4 at the break.

Harris (1 for 14) then came in to bowl after tea and took just five deliveries to do what had proven impossible in the first innings, luring Windies linchpin Shivnarine Chanderpaul (12) to edge a catch to delighted wicketkeeper Matthew Wade as the hosts slumped to 4 for 17.

"To get him out second innings for not many was a huge wicket because I think they batted around him a fair bit," said Harris.

"Whatever's given to us, providing we've got enough time, we'll definitely chase - we want to win this."

West Indies coach Otis Gibson thought that the 145 overs in the field had an impact on the top order.

"Hilfenhaus came out and bowled a great spell, some tired legs, batsmen didn't move their feet and so on and he got a couple of wickets," he said.

"This is why it's called Test cricket. It's tough. It's tough on you mentally, it's tough on you physically. That three hour session this morning was tough on the guys but they hung in."

However; Gibson still believed his side could win.

"We believe if we get 200 on the board it'll be a very interesting run chase tomorrow (Wednesday)"

The final day's play begins at 11.50pm (AEST) on Wednesday.

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First posted April 11, 2012 05:47:52

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Lyon triggers Windies' collapse

Updated April 18, 2012 13:48:48

Shivnarine Chanderpaul fell agonisingly short of a century before Australian spinner Nathan Lyon destroyed the West Indian lower order to hand the momentum back to the visitors on the third day of the second Test at Queen's Park in Port of Spain.

Chanderpaul was dismissed for 94 but his gritty performance counted for little at stumps after the fragile West Indian batting crumbled and the home side was reduced to 9 for 252, still 59 runs behind Australia's first innings of 311.

Lyon (5 for 68) triggered the collapse when he captured five wickets in a devastating spell late in the final session on an increasingly difficult pitch.

Chanderpaul, who scored an unbeaten century in last week's first Test defeat in Barbados, shared a 130-run partnership with Narsingh Deonarine (55) to give West Indies hope of a first innings lead when the wheels suddenly fell off and it lost five wickets for just 19 runs.

Deonarine was stumped by Matthew Wade shortly after completing his third half-century in his 10th Test then Lyon trapped Chanderpaul LBW with a ball that turned just enough to beat the inside edge.

Darren Sammy (1), Shane Shillingford (4) and Kemar Roach (duck) then followed in quick succession, leaving Carlton Baugh (17 not out) and Fidel Edwards (duck) to battle through to stumps.

Lyon says his performance meant as much to him as his five-wicket haul on debut against Sri Lanka last year.

"Obviously different playing my first Test match and being able to grab five wickets, but here today's been a hard toil for the whole Australian side," he said.

"I'm still over the moon even though I didn't run around like I did in Galle. Just really happy with the way things panned out, but saying that we've still got a lot of work to do to win this Test match."

Lyon says claiming the wicket of Chanderpaul added to the significance of his dismissals.

"He's one of the best batsman going around in world cricket," he said.

"You look at all the other best batters in the world, they're not easy to get out. It's Test match cricket for a reason and full credit to Chanderpaul.

"He's a great player and it's definitely a challenge for all our players and we're looking forward to every challenge when we walk out to the crease. It's difficult to bowl to him but it's a great challenge and we're definitely up for it."

Chanderpaul, a thorn in Australian sides for years, had been given a life on 8 when the Australian skipper Michael Clarke failed to grasp a difficult chance at slip that deflected off Wade.

The unorthodox left-hander then made the Australians pay for the missed opportunity with a watchful 217-ball innings that featured 10 boundaries and a six, off left-arm spinner Michael Beer.

Deonarine also had a close shave early in his innings, scrambling home by a whisker to avoid being run out on the last ball before lunch.

The day began in bizarre circumstances when play was delayed for 20 minutes because of a power outage.

The two teams walked on to the field as scheduled but were told by match referee Jeff Crowe to retreat back to the dressing room before a ball was bowled because there was no live television footage.

Australia's frontline bowlers failed to make any inroads in the morning session and it was left to part-time seamer Mike Hussey to make the initial breakthrough, removing Darren Bravo for 38.

Australia did not get another wicket until after tea when the second session was interrupted for around 90 minutes because of a passing rain shower.

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First posted April 18, 2012 07:39:29

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Aussies collapse as Windies level series

Updated March 31, 2012 10:58:04

Australia slumped to a 14-run defeat in the second Twenty20 international against the West Indies in Barbados, levelling the two-match series at 1-1.

With the tourists chasing 161 for victory, a brilliant run-out by Dwayne Bravo to dismiss David Warner sparked the home team into action as Australia ended on 9 for 146 in reply.

The result ensures Australia's seven-year wait for a T20 series win overseas continues.

"I thought 160 was about par and even batting I thought we were on track to knock it off as well," Australian captain George Bailey said.

"It would have been nice to get one big partnership at the top, which we missed.

"We lost a bit of composure at the end and there was some good bowling as well."

Warner, on the end of constant chatter by the West Indies fielders after giving Kieron Pollard a send-off during the Windies' innings, scored 58 off 43 balls and appeared to have Australia in control of its chase.

But his innings was ended in dramatic fashion by Bravo, who threw down the stumps at the striker's end from mid-on to catch Warner short, stalling Australia's innings and helping the Windies snatch victory.

"I think that was the game-changer right there. Warner was batting really, really well," West Indies captain Darren Sammy said.

"That's something Bravo is used to doing. He's an impact player and today he had a big impact with that run-out and from there the momentum just shifted."

Bailey said Warner looked as if he would steer Australia all the way to the total.

"That's Twenty20," he said.

"That's the crux of it. It's one run-out, one ball. It's an over or an innings that turns the game.

"For us to be a good team, you've got to be winning the majority of those. Particularly when you get into a situation where, even with Davey's run out, we had a platform to go on and win the game."

The two sides also shared the one-day series 2-2, with the three-Test series beginning next weekend.

"Today was a bit disappointing," man-of-the-series Shane Watson, who was dismissed for a second-ball duck, added.

"It's been an up and down series for us so far. We're continuing to learn and grow as a group and today has been another learning experience."

Fast-bowler Fidel Edwards finished with 3 for 23 off his four overs as did Marlon Samuels, while Bravo took two wickets in the final over to finish with 2 for 27.

Samuels' off-breaks took the three crucial wickets of Bailey (24), Mike Hussey (14) and Matthew Wade (17).

Edwards then picked up two wickets in two balls, Dan Christian and Brett Lee, in the penultimate over which brought Australia's late charge to a standstill.

"The work we've been doing in the camp and throughout the series has been paying off and I want to ask the boys to keep doing that," added Sammy.

"We want to keep doing well in the Tests and hopefully continue the good results."

Earlier, opener Dwayne Smith belted his maiden T20 international half-century as the Windies made 160 batting first.

Smith scored 63 off just 35 deliveries, including six fours and four sixes, to lift the Windies to 2 for 100 inside 10 overs.

But the former New South Wales player's demise sparked a collapse as the Windies lost their last eight wickets for 50 runs.

Johnson Charles (37), who shared a 72-run opening stand with Smith, and Dwayne Bravo (23) were the only other Windies batsman to reach double figures.

Brett Lee took 3 for 23 to lead Australia's bowling effort while Clint McKay (2 for 24) and Watson (2 for 26) supported with two wickets each.

Youngster James Pattinson had a day to forget, conceding 0 for 34 off his two overs including three sixes to Smith in one over.

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First posted March 31, 2012 08:59:26

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