Australia lost its last four wickets for just 14 runs to be all out for 311 in its first innings at tea on day two of the second Test against West Indies Monday. The tourists were poised for a bigger total after Mike Hussey scored a resilient 73 and James Pattinson chipped in with 32 but their departures triggered a late batting collapse. West Indies paceman Kemar Roach captured the last two wickets in three balls to finish with 5-105 while Shane Shillingford (3-92) and his fellow spinner Narsingh Deonarine (2-32) split the other five wickets. Australia resumed on 208-5 and did well to add another 103 to its total on a slow pitch at Queen's Park Oval in Trinidad that the spinners were able to extract plenty of turn from. West Indies made an early breakthrough when it dismissed Australian wicketkeeper Matthew Wade in the second over of the day but was unable to make any further inroads until just before tea after the match was interrupted by a two-hour rain delay. The hosts took the second new ball at the start of the day and got an instant reward when Wade departed without adding to his overnight score of 11 when he edged Roach to Darren Bravo at first slip. West Indies might have had another quick wicket when Hussey advanced down the pitch and was beaten by Shillingford, playing his first Test since 2010. But wicketkeeper Carlton Baugh, who dropped Hussey when he was on five on day one, fumbled the ball, allowing the lefthander to scramble back inside his crease before the bails were removed. Hussey was on 47 at the time and made the most of his let off to reach his 28th Test half century off 147 balls. He raised the tempo after the resumption, lofting Shillingford over the fence for six, but threw his wicket away on 73 when he tamely pushed a ball from Deonarine straight to Kraigg Braithwaite at extra cover. Pattinson, who had shared an 89-run partnership with Hussey, departed in the next over when he got a leading edge to Shillingford and Bravo moved in from cover to take the catch above the outstretched arms of Adrian Barath at silly point. Roach then polished off the tail, bowling Ben Hilfenhaus for five then trapping Michael Beer lbw for two. Australia and West Indies shared the honors on a slow opening day Sunday. When stumps were drawn, both teams retreated to the dressing room satisfied but not elated after a tough day in the Caribbean sun. Last week's first Test in Barbados was a thriller which Australia won by three wickets and already the second Test looks like being another close encounter. The revival of West Indies cricket has been slowly gathering momentum in the past two years and on Sunday it was their slow bowlers who did most of the damage.
