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(Reuters) -Amid the back slaps and banter in a victorious Australian dressing room, teen opener Sam Konstas's celebrations may feel bittersweet at the end of his forgettable test series in the West Indies.
A young fast bowler called Mitchell Starc was one of the most vocal critics when a pink-ball Test match was first added to the Australian summer 10 years ago.“Whether you have to start a whole new set of stats for the pink ball,
Cameron Green has produced a defiant innings as Australia struggled to 99 for 6 and an overall lead of 181 in the face of hostile fast bowling from the West Indies in the last session on Day 2 of the third cricket test.
The 35-year-old joined Glenn McGrath (563 wickets from 124 Tests) as the only Aussie quicks to notch both 100 Tests and 400 wickets, with Louis the fourth scalp in Starc's 16th five-wicket haul of his Test career.
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ESPNcricinfo on MSNStats - WI post second-lowest Test total; Starc takes five in 15 ballsThe Kingston Test was a nightmare for the batters as Starc set a new record for the fastest five-wicket haul in Test history