West Indies 266-8 after hard-fought comeback against Australia – as it happened

Kavem Hodge and Joshua Da Silva were key as the tourists shocked the hosts in the second Test at the Gabba

3rd over: West Indies 4-0 (Brathwaite 4, Chanderpaul 0) Brathwaite plays and misses at another full ball and then squirts an edge from a back of length ball that doesn’t carry to third slip. Starc stitches together a maiden – his pink ball record is exemplary: 61 wickets @ a lick over 18s. When those floodlights come on later he’ll be licking his lips once more.

2nd over: West Indies 4-0 (Brathwaite 4, Chanderpaul 0) Cripes! The first ball from Josh Hazlewood thuds into Brathwaite’s front pad and is given out by the on field umpire but the decision is overturned. There was a sizeable inside edge. Jittery start for the visitors and the officials. My oh my. Next ball Brathwaite aims a booming drive but connects only with the Brisbane breeze. Settle down now. A clip to leg brings a couple to the Windies skipper and he pokes to mid-on for a single to keep the strike. The ball is zipping through off the surface, don’t go anywhere.

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