Michael Hussey’s growing reputation as a partnership-breaking bowler for Australia has been enhanced in the second Test against the West Indies in Trinidad.

At lunch on day three, the Windies were 4-132 in reply to Australia’s first innings 311 with Hussey (1-19) the only Australian bowler to claim a wicket in the morning session.

The 36-year-old, thrown the ball midway through the first session on Tuesday, took just 11 deliveries to break a 64-run stand between Darren Bravo and Shivnarine Chanderpaul.

Bravo was given out lbw for 38 after being rapped on his back pad to become just Hussey’s seventh Test wicket but his fifth since Australia’s tour of Sri Lanka last year.

Chanderpaul himself, who reached the break unbeaten on 45, had a life on eight when a Nathan Lyon (0-35) delivery caught his outside edge.

The chance went past wicketkeeper Matthew Wade’s gloves and deflected off his left knee, with Michael Clarke unable to adjust in time for the deviation as the ball eluded his grasp and went to ground.

Narsingh Deonarine (12no) was alongside Chanderpaul at the break, although he did have to survive a close run-out call on the last delivery before lunch before the session ended.

The day itself began in farcical fashion as players were called off the field by match referee Jeff Crowe before a ball could be bowled.

A power failure meant the television cameras were down and Crowe informed the umpires to take the players off the field over concerns playing without television footage would violate the West Indies Cricket Board’s commercial obligations.