Adelaide: Travis Head smashed a rapid 119 and Josh Hazlewood blew away the West Indies top order to put Australia on course for a comprehensive victory on Day 2 of the opening Test. Head’s seventh Test hundred, the second at his home ground, helped Australia post 283 all out for a handy lead of 95 in the low-scoring contest. Hazlewood then produced a four-wicket burst to rock West Indies, who finished Day 2 on a precarious 73/6, still 22 behind and with a defeat inside three days looming large.

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Branch wins 11th stage of Dakar Rally premier class

Hero MotoSports Team Rally rider Ross Branch won the 11th and penultimate stage of Dakar in the bike ‘Rally GP’ category. This is the second ‘stage’ victory for Hero MotoSports at this edition of the Dakar, having won the first earlier. In overall classifications, the Botswanian held on to the second position but behind Honda’s Ricky Brabec by around 10 minutes. Agencies