West Indies were 16-1 in reply to Australia’s 225 at the close of play on Saturday in the historic day/night at Sabina Park.
 
Brandon King, promoted to open because regular openers Mikyle Louis and John Campbell suffered injuries in the field, is unbeaten on eight, while captain Roston Chase is on three.
 
Australia’s left-arm pacer Mitchell Starc bowled debutant Kevlon Anderson, who was also asked to stand in as opener, for three.
 
Earlier, Steven Smith (48) and Cameron Green (46) led the way for Australia after they won the toss and opted to bat first in conditions which favoured the quicker bowlers.
 
West Indies pacers Shamar Joseph (4-33), Jayden Seales (3-59) and Justin Greaves (3-56) made good use of the significant sideways movement — which was amplified under the floodlights — off the surface.
 
The West Indies make-shift openers predictably found the going tough for the nine overs remaining in the evening against the high-quality bowling attack.
 
West Indies trail 0-2 in the three-Test series after losing the previous matches in Barbados and Grenada.
 
 
– Sanjay Myers