Kraigg Brathwaite's West Indies won the toss and decided to bat first against Pat Cummins' Australia in the second Test match at The Gabba in Brisbane on Thursday.
Following the West Indies' 10-wicket loss against Australia in the first Test match on Friday in Adelaide, Caribbean skipper Kraigg Brathwaite accepted that the visitors "didn't get going" in both innings.
West Indies skipper Kraigg Brathwaite showed confidence in pacer Shamar Joseph and batter Kirk McKenzie stating that both players can give confidence to the rest to perform against Australia after the conclusion of the first Test on Thursday.
The West Indies fought their way back into the contest in the 2nd Test at Port of Spain on Friday by first restricting India to 438 runs in the 1st innings, and then closing the day at 86/1. Skipper Kraigg Brathwaite (37 batting) and Kirk McKenzie (14 batting) will be resuming proceedings on
History will be made on Thursday, when India and West Indies take the field for the second Test at Port of Spain, as both sides will be playing their 100th Test against each other.
Ashwin utilised every bit of the extra bounce and spin that was on offer, making it difficult for the entire middle-order batters to read his variations, as well as line and length, and really a hard task to stay on the crease.