Australia begin day four with a 344-run advantage and nine wickets in the bank after a day that swung momentum the way of the home side. Follow all the action live
Former Australian captain Ricky Ponting was taken to hospital yesterday after feeling dizzy. Ponting is back in the commentary box for Channel Seven and addressed the situation to begin the network’s coverage on day four.I probably scared a lot of people yesterday and had a little scary moment for myself,” Ponting said. “I was sitting in the comms box halfway through the stint and then got a couple of really short, sharp pains to my chest.
“I had a couple of those incidents, got through the stint and went to walk to the back of the commentary box and got a bit lightheaded and dizzy and grabbed the bench. I mentioned to JL [Justin Langer] on the way out, who was commentating with me, that I had had these pains in my chest and Chris Jones heard me as well and just reacted straight away and got me out of there.“I feel great this morning, I am all shiny and new this morning.
It’s Tom Decent here in the Coogee bureau. The sun is out and what a day we have in store as Australia look to ram home their advantage against the West Indies at Optus Stadium. David Warner and Marnus Labuschagne will look to up the tempo with an eye on a declaration at some stage.David Warner bats on day three.
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