Australia 289-9 and 60-2; West Indies 311 and 193Hosts chasing down target of 216 with two days left
Australia require a further 156 runs to win the Gabba pink-ball Test with Steve Smith still at the crease after West Indies lost strike bowler Shamar Joseph to a crushed big right toe.
The hosts were 60 for two at stumps on the third day of the second Test, with Smith 33 not out and looking as assured as he has been since moving to opener. Australia have their nose in front but West Indies will still give themselves some hope of making the run chase of 216 interesting. Rain is forecast for Brisbane on Sunday and Monday. Marnus Labuschagne (five) failed for the second time in the Test, out once again to a diving Kevin Sinclair catch in the slips.