Michael Beer celebrates Adrian Barath's dismissal

Hussey (73) and Pattinson (32) stitched up 89 runs for the seventh wicket to inspire Australia to a competitive 311 on the lifeless track of Queen’s Park Oval.

West Indies, who are legging the series 0-1 after a three-wicket loss in the series-opener at Barbados, finished the day on 49 for three and are still trailing by 262 runs.

Darren Bravo (16 not out) and Shivnarain Chanderpaul (1 not out) will resume the West Indies innings on Tuesday.

West Indies VS Australia: Clarke introduced Beer in first over

Making a surprise move skipper Michael Clarke handed the ball to left-arm spinner Michael Beer to open the bowling for West Indies innings, and he vindicated the decision by snaring opener Adrian Barath (7) in the 13th over.

Earlier seamer Ben Hilfenhaus had scalped opener Kraigg Brathwaite for a duck in the similar fashion.

West Indies had not recovered from the double-blow yet before Pattinson claimed Kieran Powell in front of stumps, making the third leg-before decision of the day. But the TV replays showed that the ball had pitched just outside the line of leg stump.

Earlier, resuming the innings at 208-5, Australia lost wicketkeeper batsman Matthew Wade (11) in the second over in the morning session.

West Indies VS Australia: Roach claimed five wickets

Seamer Kemar Roach, who produced his third five-wicket haul in Tests, struck with the new ball to edge Wade to Darren Bravo in slips.

Early dismissal dented the Australia but Hussey, whose overnight score was 26, shouldered the obligation alongside Pattinson and continued to guide tourists towards competitiveness.

The pair drove Australia to 267-6 on lunch but their progress was stalled by a rain delay of close to two hours.

The pair continued to build Australia after resumption but off-spinner Narsingh Deonarine eventually scaloped Hussey to a driven catch to extra cover. The left-hander struck four fours and a six in 208 balls.

In the subsequent over spinner Shane Shillingford ended the resistance of Pattinson, who skied the ball on to the off-side for a leading edge
Roach dismissed Hilfenhaus (5) and Beer (2) within three balls to wrap up Australia innings.

The West Indies’ quick wickets bolstered Australia’s position but Roach insisted the West Indies were still very much in the match.

“We’re big boys. We’re big men,” he said.

“So we’re a bit behind, but so it goes in cricket. We can come back. We will come back tomorrow and play cricket the way we want to play cricket.”

West Indies VS Australia 1st Test Scorecard