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West Indies vs Australia: First Test, day three live from Barbados
Australia’s middle order helped turn the first Test in Australia’s favour - before Josh Hazlewood tore the West Indies’ top order to shreds. Follow their chase live inside.
Travis Head, Beau Webster and Alex Carey have helped Australia set a competitive target for the West Indies to chase late on day three in the first Test in Barbados.
Starting the day with a lead of just 82 runs, Australia - with a trio of half-centuries from Carey, Webster and Head - pushed their way to 310 all out, setting the hosts a target of 301.
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