3rd Test: West Indies v South Africa at Barbados, 29 Mar

3rd Test: West Indies v South Africa at Barbados, 29 Mar - 2 Apr 2001
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West Indies 1st innings: Lunch - Day 3, Tea - Day 3,
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WEST INDIES STILL UNDER THE WHIP IN BARBADOS

The West Indies continued to struggle against some fine South African bowling as they reached 120-4 at tea in reply to the tourists' 454 all out in the third test at the Kensington Oval.

Only sixty runs were scored in the session as Shaun Pollock's bowlers maintained a disciplined line and length, but with Brian Lara (35 not out) and captain Carl Hooper (11 not out) at the crease, the crowd are still very involved in proceedings.

The one wicket to fall since lunch was that of Ramnaresh Sarwan, the youngster throwing away a patient start with a loose drive at Makhaya Ntini's first delivery of a new spell, slashing the ball straight to Herschelle Gibbs at backward point to be on his way for 16.

Earlier, he survived a hugely confident appeal on 10 when Jacques Kallis and most of his team-mates thought he had nicked one through to the 'keeper, but Steve Bucknor was unmoved.

The very next delivery, Brian Lara edged Shaun Pollock to Boucher and again the South Africans went up. This time there was no doubt about the edge, but far more as to whether the ball had carried to the 'keeper on the full. Umpire Darryl Hair called for a decision from third umpire Halley More and television replays indicated he made the right decision in ruling 'not out'.

The West Indians got off to a steady start in the morning, Wavell Hinds blocking Allan Donald away at one end while Gayle attacked at the other. Gayle scored three centuries in the domestic Busta Cup this year and looked in supreme touch, one back-foot drive off a near perfect delivery from South African captain Shaun Pollock rocketing to the mid-off fence.

As Gayle hit out, Hinds dug in to see of Donald. It took only two balls from Kallis to undo him, though, as one angled across the left-hander took a faint edge through to Mark Boucher. Hinds gone for just two made off 46 balls.

Ntini struck next, a very quick delivery forcing a grope from Gayle outside the off stump and a much thicker edge which flew to Daryll Cullinan at first slip. Gayle made 40 off 70 balls and struck eight thunderous boundaries. Marlon Samuels fell to a sucker punch thrown by Kallis and taken on a glass chin. After a slower bouncer had been hooked to the square-leg boundary to raucous applause, Kallis followed up with a quicker one two balls later, Samuels tried the same shot, but this time it took the splice and looped to Neil McKenzie at mid-on. The West Indies 57-3 and in trouble - they will need something special from Lara on day three.

WEST INDIES SLIP TO 60-3 AS MORNING BELONGS TO SOUTH AFRICA

South Africa continued to dominate on day three of the third Test against the West Indies at the Kensington Oval, taking three top-order wickets as the home side slumped to 60-3 at lunch on Saturday. At the crease are Brian Lara on 6 and Ramnaresh Sarwan, 1 not out.

Despite an exhilarating display of strokemaking from opener Chris Gayle, the morning belonged very much to South Africa and in particular their two change bowlers, Jacques Kallis and Makhaya Ntini, who have shared the three wickets to fall.

The West Indians got off to a steady start, Wavell Hinds blocking Allan Donald away at one end while Gayle attacked at the other. Gayle scored three centuries in the domestic Busta Cup this year and looked in supreme touch, one back-foot drive off a near perfect delivery from South African captain Shaun Pollock rocketing to the mid-off fence.

As Gayle hit out, Hinds dug in to see off Donald. It took only two balls from Kallis to undo him, though, as one angled across the left-hander took a faint edge through to Mark Boucher. Hinds gone for just two made off 46 balls.

With Brian Lara now at the crease alongside Marlon Samuels, the emphasis was very much on consolidation. That they failed to do so was largely down to sucker punch thrown by Kallis and taken on a glass chin by Samuels. After a slower bouncer had been hooked to the square-leg boundary to raucous applause, Kallis followed up with a quicker one two balls later, Samuels tried the same shot, but this time it took the splice and looped to Neil McKenzie at mid-on.

The West Indies were 57-3 and in trouble - they will need something special from Lara on day three.