MELBOURNE, Nov 12: The West Indies continued to struggle Saturday against Victoria, desperately needing to rediscover some kind of form ahead of next week’s second Australia Test in Hobart.

Victoria plundered the tourists’ lame bowling to amass an ominous total of 571 off 122.4 overs and the West Indies were left labouring at 144 for four off 34 overs at stumps on the the second day.

Marlon Samuels (50) and Devon Smith (34) were the only batsmen to get a start, as Chris Gayle (17) and Ramnaresh Sarwan (10) missed their chance for valuable time in the middle on a good batting wicket.

Scoreboard

Victoria (1st innings) (441 for 4 overnight)

L. Mash b Samuels 44

M. Klinger run out (Best) 2

B. Hodge c sub (Powell) b Samuels 177

N. Jewell c Ramdin b Samuels 59

D. Hussey run out 104

C. White c Ramdin b Bravo 63

J. Moss c Ramdin b Bravo 15

A. Crosthwaite c sub (Powell) b Smith 36

M. Lewis c Chanderpaul b Smith 1

P. Siddle c and b Smith 12

A. Wise not out 2

Extras (b7, lb8, w12, nb29) 56

Total (all out, 122.4 overs) 571

Fall of wkts: 1-19, 2-127, 3-286, 4-351, 5-482, 6-499, 7-512, 8-517, 9-564, 10-571

Bowling: Edwards 18-0-87-0 (2w 8nb), Best 26-1-132-0 (10w 12nb), Lawson 12-2-52-0 (4nb), Bravo 22-2-86-2 (4nb), Samuels 29-3-149-3 Dwayne Smith 15.4-3-50-3 (1nb)

West Indies (1st innings)

Devon Smith c Klinger b Siddle 34

C. Gayle c Crosthwaite b Wise 17

R. Sarwan c Klinger b Lewis 10

M. Samuels c Lewis b White 50

S. Chanderpaul not out 15

Dwayne Smith not out 12

Extras (lb1, nb5) 6

Total (4 wkts, 34 overs) 144

Fall of wkts: 1-36, 2-53, 3-68, 4-131

Bowling: Lewis 8-1-37-1 (4nb), Wise 13-3-30-1, Siddle 6-0-45-1 (1nb), White 4-0-24-1, Moss 3-1-7-0.—AFP