no sense , might as well enjoy weekend with family . Would love to see them bat hard once 300 is crossed & wrap this up on day 3 . sedate start btw 41/1 in in 14 overs & keeper gave a life to Khwaja early .
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Warner's replacement failed in the very first assignment. Still 2nd innings remaining for him to make a point.
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AUS 59/2 (21) CRR: 2.81
Day 1: Stumps - Australia trail by 129 runs
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Steve Smith's initial stint as a Test opener was billed as the headline act, but it was outshone by an even more grandiose introduction as West Indies speedster Shamar Joseph kept his underdog team in the game on a compelling first day at Adelaide Oval.
Joseph's breezy 36 with the bat was a mere warm-up for his bowling that brought the wicket of Smith from his first ball then another vital strike as Australia went to stumps 2-59 and 129 runs adrift, with new number four Cameron Green 6no and veteran opener Usman Khawaja unbeaten on 30.
On a well-grassed Adelaide Oval pitch that head curator Damian Hough had foreshadowed might be a touch slow on day one before picking up pace, the West Indies' last batting pair salvaged pride to lift their score to an almost passable 188.
But after contributing a lion's share of those invaluable runs with the bat, Joseph delivered an even more stunning introductory note with the ball by removing freshly minted opener Smith (12) and Australia number three Marnus Labuschagne in a memorable maiden spell.
The lithe right-armer from the isolated village in Guyana's densely vegetated interior became the first West Indies bowler after Trinidad's Tyrell Johnson at The Oval in 1939 to claim a wicket with his first delivery in Test cricket.
And while Johnson's victim was little-known England opener Walter Keeton who played just two Tests, Joseph can claim one of the greatest batters the game has witnessed occupying the same role at the top of the order.
The quick from nowhere revives memories of Windies greats
Smith had moved confidently to 12 with a couple of sweetly struck boundaries off namesake (though no relation) Alzarri Joseph to suggest his shift to opening would become a seamless success.
But after aborting his run up which created the impression the moment might have got to him, Shamar Joseph proved that a false premise by landing his opening offering on a perfect length to take the edge of Smith's usually flawless defence, with the catch neatly pouched by another debutant (Justin Greaves) diving low at third slip.
The celebratory sprint the bowler embarked upon was twice as long as his run-up, and he repeated that ritual three overs later when he induced Marnus Labuschagne into a hook shot that landed in the hands of Gudakesh Motie just inside the fine leg boundary.
It completed an uplifting day for the West Indies no-name brigade, with number three batter Kirk McKenzie (in his second Test) top-scoring with 50 while better-known and more experienced teammates failed to convert their starts.
Australia can be satisfied with their day against a spirited opponent, but will doubtless consider they let their quarry off the hook after ripping through the middle and lower order to reduce the visitors to 9-133 before Kemar Roach and Shamar Joseph counter-punched.
Josh Hazlewood seemed set to replicate the carnage he unleashed upon India at the same ground three summers ago when he began with his 250th Test wicket and soon after had 4-14 before finishing with 4-44.
And skipper Pat Cummins, who set his team on the way with the day's first wicket in his opening over, also snared four wickets but couldn't find a way through the last pair.
An audible groan had echoed through Adelaide Oval's expansive member's stands when Cummins announced his intention to bowl first at the coin toss, the crowd seemingly disappointed at being denied an early look at Smith as opener or even home-town hero Travis Head.
And it seemed their consolation hopes for a quick kill by Australia's seamers on a green-tinged pitch, and a subsequent appearance by the hosts' top-order, would also be dashed when West Indies opening pair Kraigg Brathwaite and Tagenarine Chanderpaul proved tough to dislodge.
It's not that the first-wicket duo – the only members of their team's top six to boast more than three Test appearances – didn't flirt with danger during a tepid first hour rendered cooler by a gusty sou-westerly breeze.
Chanderpaul's attempt to drop his hands and let a ball from Mitchell Starc pass harmlessly instead yielded a thick edge that flew through a vacant fourth slip, and next over Brathwaite inside-edged Hazlewood past leg stump with both mis-strokes bringing boundaries.
But for the most part the West Indies pair were watchful, eschewing the flair for which previous incarnations of Caribbean openers were known and instead offering no stroke when opportunity presented while waiting for Australia's bowlers to stray into their respective hitting zones.
What loomed as a war of attrition was ultimately won by Cummins in his first over after Chanderpaul, perhaps feeling some scoreboard pressure after playing out 16 consecutive dot balls, flashed at a ball pitched fuller and wider than many others.
The resultant edge screamed above Cameron Green's head at gully where the all-rounder was positioned closer than normal given the sluggish pitch, but justified his recall at first attempt with a stunning catch.
It was the third time in as many innings this tour Chanderpaul has fallen to catches behind the wicket off deliveries he might have easily left alone, and his departure meant Brathwaite remained as the only recognised Test batter in his team's radically reshaped top six.
But when he also succumbed to Cummins, defeated by a peach than angled into the right-hander but held its line sufficiently off the thatchy surface to beat the bat and clip the top of off stump, the Australians were into the unknown an hour into the day.
McKenzie and senior partner Alick Athanaze (playing his third Test) held the line put down by the openers and pushed the total past 50 before Athanaze's horrible misjudgement gave Hazlewood his first.
The stubborn refusal to be tempted saw the left-hander shoulder arms to a ball delivered from around the wicket and angled so unerringly towards the stumps that it thudded into off about two-thirds of the way up to ensure Hazlewood reach 250 Test scalps in the most emphatic manner.
The Australians thought they had McKenzie on 37 when he fended at Cummins and a review was used to challenge the not out call for a catch behind, only for closer inspection to show the left-hander was nowhere near close to edging the ball.
But Kavem Hodge, returning in triumph to make his Test debut in the city where he lived as a 17-year-old member of the Darren Lehmann Cricket Academy in 2010, fell for the same temptation as Chanderpaul and paid the same price by slicing a hot chance to Green.
That brought the middle-order implosion Australia had anticipated when they opted to bowl this morning, becoming the first team to do so in a Test at Adelaide since England six years ago when they slumped to a 120-run defeat.
Immediately after McKenzie notched his maiden Test half-century from 91 balls faced (with seven boundaries), he edged to Alex Carey pushing forward to another ball from Hazlewood that held its line.
It triggered a spectacular, if not altogether unexpected collapse in which the West Indies lost 5-26 from 53 balls with most of those dismissals coming through poor shot selection which was at odds with the disciplined defence shown by batters higher up.
Greaves' maiden innings ended in circumstances as forgettable as his fellow debutant's bowling was memorable when he slapped a chest-high catch to mid-off, followed soon after by Da Silva's miscued pull shot that left his solid century in last week's tour game a mere memory.
The ugliest capitulation came from left-arm spinner Motie who, with his team 7-133 and facing a seriously under-par first innings total, stepped away to leg and tried to flay Starc over cover only to sky a catch limply to point.
When Alzarri Joseph pushed hard at Cummins and presented Smith with catching practice in the slips, it seemed it was a generous sighter given the new opener was destined to be at the crease within minutes.
However, Roach and his new-ball partner showed the discipline of which their skipper repeatedly spoke pre-match, and a determination to tough it out that other more credentialled teammates might want to study, in defying Australia's frustrated attack for an hour.
Joseph displayed his appetite for the fight when, with just six to his name, he was pinned by a searing Starc bouncer that he didn't come close to defending or evading as it smashed into the grille of his protective batting helmet thereby saving him from a smashed jaw.
After a change of equipment and a thumbs up to the concerned bowler to show he was good to continue, Joseph played the innings of his life before producing the ball he'll never forget.
The 24-year-old clubbed the first six of his six-match first-class career to date, a memorable strike over mid-wicket that landed Hazlewood in the first level of the famous ground's Sir Donald Bradman Pavilion.
That blow came en route to his highest first-class score (previously 20) as he contributed the second-best score of his team's innings with 36 from just 41 balls before being trapped lbw by Nathan Lyon.
The pair's last-wicket stand of 55 from 83 balls was the best for West Indies against Australia since Brendan Nash and Ravi Rampaul's 68 at the same venue 14 years ago, and lifted them to a total that seemed unthinkable at 9-133.
But as events transpired, it was only the second-most notable contribution Shamar Joseph made on his first day as a Test cricketer.
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AUS 59/2 (21) CRR: 2.81
Day 1: Stumps - Australia trail by 129 runs
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Steve Smith's initial stint as a Test opener was billed as the headline act, but it was outshone by an even more grandiose introduction as West Indies speedster Shamar Joseph kept his underdog team in the game on a compelling first day at Adelaide Oval.
Joseph's breezy 36 with the bat was a mere warm-up for his bowling that brought the wicket of Smith from his first ball then another vital strike as Australia went to stumps 2-59 and 129 runs adrift, with new number four Cameron Green 6no and veteran opener Usman Khawaja unbeaten on 30.
On a well-grassed Adelaide Oval pitch that head curator Damian Hough had foreshadowed might be a touch slow on day one before picking up pace, the West Indies' last batting pair salvaged pride to lift their score to an almost passable 188.
But after contributing a lion's share of those invaluable runs with the bat, Joseph delivered an even more stunning introductory note with the ball by removing freshly minted opener Smith (12) and Australia number three Marnus Labuschagne in a memorable maiden spell.
The lithe right-armer from the isolated village in Guyana's densely vegetated interior became the first West Indies bowler after Trinidad's Tyrell Johnson at The Oval in 1939 to claim a wicket with his first delivery in Test cricket.
And while Johnson's victim was little-known England opener Walter Keeton who played just two Tests, Joseph can claim one of the greatest batters the game has witnessed occupying the same role at the top of the order.
The quick from nowhere revives memories of Windies greats
Smith had moved confidently to 12 with a couple of sweetly struck boundaries off namesake (though no relation) Alzarri Joseph to suggest his shift to opening would become a seamless success.
But after aborting his run up which created the impression the moment might have got to him, Shamar Joseph proved that a false premise by landing his opening offering on a perfect length to take the edge of Smith's usually flawless defence, with the catch neatly pouched by another debutant (Justin Greaves) diving low at third slip.
The celebratory sprint the bowler embarked upon was twice as long as his run-up, and he repeated that ritual three overs later when he induced Marnus Labuschagne into a hook shot that landed in the hands of Gudakesh Motie just inside the fine leg boundary.
It completed an uplifting day for the West Indies no-name brigade, with number three batter Kirk McKenzie (in his second Test) top-scoring with 50 while better-known and more experienced teammates failed to convert their starts.
Australia can be satisfied with their day against a spirited opponent, but will doubtless consider they let their quarry off the hook after ripping through the middle and lower order to reduce the visitors to 9-133 before Kemar Roach and Shamar Joseph counter-punched.
Josh Hazlewood seemed set to replicate the carnage he unleashed upon India at the same ground three summers ago when he began with his 250th Test wicket and soon after had 4-14 before finishing with 4-44.
And skipper Pat Cummins, who set his team on the way with the day's first wicket in his opening over, also snared four wickets but couldn't find a way through the last pair.
An audible groan had echoed through Adelaide Oval's expansive member's stands when Cummins announced his intention to bowl first at the coin toss, the crowd seemingly disappointed at being denied an early look at Smith as opener or even home-town hero Travis Head.
And it seemed their consolation hopes for a quick kill by Australia's seamers on a green-tinged pitch, and a subsequent appearance by the hosts' top-order, would also be dashed when West Indies opening pair Kraigg Brathwaite and Tagenarine Chanderpaul proved tough to dislodge.
It's not that the first-wicket duo – the only members of their team's top six to boast more than three Test appearances – didn't flirt with danger during a tepid first hour rendered cooler by a gusty sou-westerly breeze.
Chanderpaul's attempt to drop his hands and let a ball from Mitchell Starc pass harmlessly instead yielded a thick edge that flew through a vacant fourth slip, and next over Brathwaite inside-edged Hazlewood past leg stump with both mis-strokes bringing boundaries.
But for the most part the West Indies pair were watchful, eschewing the flair for which previous incarnations of Caribbean openers were known and instead offering no stroke when opportunity presented while waiting for Australia's bowlers to stray into their respective hitting zones.
What loomed as a war of attrition was ultimately won by Cummins in his first over after Chanderpaul, perhaps feeling some scoreboard pressure after playing out 16 consecutive dot balls, flashed at a ball pitched fuller and wider than many others.
The resultant edge screamed above Cameron Green's head at gully where the all-rounder was positioned closer than normal given the sluggish pitch, but justified his recall at first attempt with a stunning catch.
It was the third time in as many innings this tour Chanderpaul has fallen to catches behind the wicket off deliveries he might have easily left alone, and his departure meant Brathwaite remained as the only recognised Test batter in his team's radically reshaped top six.
But when he also succumbed to Cummins, defeated by a peach than angled into the right-hander but held its line sufficiently off the thatchy surface to beat the bat and clip the top of off stump, the Australians were into the unknown an hour into the day.
McKenzie and senior partner Alick Athanaze (playing his third Test) held the line put down by the openers and pushed the total past 50 before Athanaze's horrible misjudgement gave Hazlewood his first.
The stubborn refusal to be tempted saw the left-hander shoulder arms to a ball delivered from around the wicket and angled so unerringly towards the stumps that it thudded into off about two-thirds of the way up to ensure Hazlewood reach 250 Test scalps in the most emphatic manner.
The Australians thought they had McKenzie on 37 when he fended at Cummins and a review was used to challenge the not out call for a catch behind, only for closer inspection to show the left-hander was nowhere near close to edging the ball.
But Kavem Hodge, returning in triumph to make his Test debut in the city where he lived as a 17-year-old member of the Darren Lehmann Cricket Academy in 2010, fell for the same temptation as Chanderpaul and paid the same price by slicing a hot chance to Green.
That brought the middle-order implosion Australia had anticipated when they opted to bowl this morning, becoming the first team to do so in a Test at Adelaide since England six years ago when they slumped to a 120-run defeat.
Immediately after McKenzie notched his maiden Test half-century from 91 balls faced (with seven boundaries), he edged to Alex Carey pushing forward to another ball from Hazlewood that held its line.
It triggered a spectacular, if not altogether unexpected collapse in which the West Indies lost 5-26 from 53 balls with most of those dismissals coming through poor shot selection which was at odds with the disciplined defence shown by batters higher up.
Greaves' maiden innings ended in circumstances as forgettable as his fellow debutant's bowling was memorable when he slapped a chest-high catch to mid-off, followed soon after by Da Silva's miscued pull shot that left his solid century in last week's tour game a mere memory.
The ugliest capitulation came from left-arm spinner Motie who, with his team 7-133 and facing a seriously under-par first innings total, stepped away to leg and tried to flay Starc over cover only to sky a catch limply to point.
When Alzarri Joseph pushed hard at Cummins and presented Smith with catching practice in the slips, it seemed it was a generous sighter given the new opener was destined to be at the crease within minutes.
However, Roach and his new-ball partner showed the discipline of which their skipper repeatedly spoke pre-match, and a determination to tough it out that other more credentialled teammates might want to study, in defying Australia's frustrated attack for an hour.
Joseph displayed his appetite for the fight when, with just six to his name, he was pinned by a searing Starc bouncer that he didn't come close to defending or evading as it smashed into the grille of his protective batting helmet thereby saving him from a smashed jaw.
After a change of equipment and a thumbs up to the concerned bowler to show he was good to continue, Joseph played the innings of his life before producing the ball he'll never forget.
The 24-year-old clubbed the first six of his six-match first-class career to date, a memorable strike over mid-wicket that landed Hazlewood in the first level of the famous ground's Sir Donald Bradman Pavilion.
That blow came en route to his highest first-class score (previously 20) as he contributed the second-best score of his team's innings with 36 from just 41 balls before being trapped lbw by Nathan Lyon.
The pair's last-wicket stand of 55 from 83 balls was the best for West Indies against Australia since Brendan Nash and Ravi Rampaul's 68 at the same venue 14 years ago, and lifted them to a total that seemed unthinkable at 9-133.
But as events transpired, it was only the second-most notable contribution Shamar Joseph made on his first day as a Test cricketer.
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Seems to be debutants firing against Australia lately. First Jamal and now Shamar Joseph.
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it seems difficult for Australia to get any lead in the first inning, pitch is very tricky!
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Big fish by a youngster, what a start!
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Form player Marsh goes now, Windies competing far far better than I thought they would
got up just now & surprised to see the score , yesterday EOD interview Hazelwood said pitch will be good for batting day 2 & 3 . 163/5 atm & they can still get 300 . What is the pitch doing ?
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West Indian bowlers are perfect for these pitches. Their batting keeps letting them down.
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Type of field set to get rid of Marsh was brilliant from windies.
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Yep, that catch was some fielding effort. Superb innings though from Head
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Tea on day 2 of the first test match.
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This dude Travis Head is an absolute monster.
Australia's WC campaign went to another level after he came back to the side
Till then, they could only beat teams they always bully - PAK/SL etc.
Singlehandedly proving to be the difference between WI and OZ in this Test so far.
Australia's WC campaign went to another level after he came back to the side
Till then, they could only beat teams they always bully - PAK/SL etc.
Singlehandedly proving to be the difference between WI and OZ in this Test so far.
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Five-wicket haul for Shamar Joseph
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Shamar has done his job on his debut. Brilliant bowling by this guy.
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Australia have been bowled out for 283, leading by 95 runs in the first innings. This is a huge task for windies to get hold of and reach some respectable total to defend. Chances are slim for the visitors here.
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I didn't know Kemar Roach still plays. Good to see an OG still around. Nice to see him again
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Junior Chanderpaul has not impressed at all.
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This inning is going to wrap up quick
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West Indies batting letting them down badly here.
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Windies are in deep trouble. 2/2 now
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Hazlewood 3 overs, 3 maidens, 3 for 0.
Windies 3-7
Windies 3-7
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Hazlewood is just schooling the West Indian batsmen right now.
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What a catch this is by Travis Head.
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It was not a good review TBH. batter must have felt the ball on his gloves.
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Hazlewood is unplayable till now. All 4 wickets that fell, to his name.
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Out.
Windies lose their 5th wicket.
40/5.
Windies lose their 5th wicket.
40/5.
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Green with a wicket now. Windies are 5 down for 54 atm. This is going to end soon/
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Seems like there will be no innings defeat for the windies but hopes are still not high for them to make it favourable for themselves.
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6 down now for the visitors. This is not going to last too long now. Australia would have loved to win it today but it is stumps for today.
Stumps on day 2:
Stumps on day 2:
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West Indies - 73/6.
Still trailing by 22 runs.
This Test should be over before Day 3 Tea (much earlier probably). Another short Test.
Still trailing by 22 runs.
This Test should be over before Day 3 Tea (much earlier probably). Another short Test.
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6th and the final wicket to fall today before the stumps. Lyon has his 1st of the 2nd innings.
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Head, Hazlewood star as Australia close in on victory
Shamar Joseph's dream debut continued but Aussies on top thanks to Travis Head's rapid ton and Josh Hazlewood's new-ball brilliance
It took a day and half and virtuoso performances from local hero Travis Head and Adealide Oval specialist Josh Hazlewood, but Australia's weight of experience crushed the West Indies as they took control of the first NRMA Insurance Test.
The unrelenting pressure applied to what is effectively a talented but untried provincial team cracked the West Indies during a defining final session in which they crashed to 4-19 before finishing 6-73 and still 22 runs in arrears at the close of day two.
Their position was made more dire after last recognised batter Justin Greaves was adjudged lbw to Nathan Lyon on the evening's final delivery, a decision originally given not out but overturned on review.
It's just over 12 months since they were knocked over for 77 in their second innings at the same ground to complete a 419-run loss early on day three, and that was with a team that claimed considerably greater Test expertise than the current iteration.
Initially, it was Head's second century in as many Tests on his home turf where he now averages more than 70 at the elite level that gave Australia the advantage on a pitch where no other batter has looked comfortable let alone productive.
Then it was Hazlewood's immaculate new-ball spell that netted four wickets in the blink of an eye for barely the addition of a run that ensured only a bottom-order miracle and some equally inspired day three bowling can push the game past lunch tomorrow.
Hazlewood's record at Adelaide Oval is remarkable, with 40 wickets at 16.8, which is the best of any Test bowler to have played more than three matches and taken multiple wickets at the historic venue.Shamar Joseph's dream debut continued but Aussies on top thanks to Travis Head's rapid ton and Josh Hazlewood's new-ball brilliance
It took a day and half and virtuoso performances from local hero Travis Head and Adealide Oval specialist Josh Hazlewood, but Australia's weight of experience crushed the West Indies as they took control of the first NRMA Insurance Test.
The unrelenting pressure applied to what is effectively a talented but untried provincial team cracked the West Indies during a defining final session in which they crashed to 4-19 before finishing 6-73 and still 22 runs in arrears at the close of day two.
Their position was made more dire after last recognised batter Justin Greaves was adjudged lbw to Nathan Lyon on the evening's final delivery, a decision originally given not out but overturned on review.
It's just over 12 months since they were knocked over for 77 in their second innings at the same ground to complete a 419-run loss early on day three, and that was with a team that claimed considerably greater Test expertise than the current iteration.
Initially, it was Head's second century in as many Tests on his home turf where he now averages more than 70 at the elite level that gave Australia the advantage on a pitch where no other batter has looked comfortable let alone productive.
Then it was Hazlewood's immaculate new-ball spell that netted four wickets in the blink of an eye for barely the addition of a run that ensured only a bottom-order miracle and some equally inspired day three bowling can push the game past lunch tomorrow.
Up until today's tea break, the Windies held brave hopes their disciplined bowling and often dazzling catching might allow them to push the reigning World Test champions despite the reality most of their team boasts no pedigree in the five-day game.
The scale of the fairytale was encapsulated by 24-year-old fast bowler Shamar Joseph who, after posting his highest first-class score and hitting his maiden six in his team's first innings, etched his name on the Adelaide Oval honours board today.
Joseph's dream debut became even more fabled, as he claimed Cameron Green's wicket in his first over on his second day as a Test cricketer and finished with 5-94, making him the first West Indies bowler since Fidel Edwards in 2003 to take a five-for in his maiden innings.
But with Australia eight wickets down and just 72 runs ahead at today's final adjournment, the lead was extended to 95 before history repeated with a second innings implosion of epic proportions.
Rather like Joseph's freshly minted five-for, the writing was on the wall when opening pair Kraigg Brathwaite and Tagenarine Chanderpaul – the only specialist batters in the line-up to have experienced at least four Test matches – fell inside the first four overs.
Chanderpaul's first Test duck was of the gold variety, forced to push forward at Hazlewood's opening offering that landed with pinpoint accuracy to the left-hander who was compelled to play and almost as likely to nick it.
In Hazlewood's next over, skipper Brathwaite – whose hundred at Perth last summer resembled an ancient relic – defended a delivery from Hazlewood that seamed sufficiently to take the bat's inner edge and squirt to short square leg where Head held a neat catch to complete a red-letter day.
From there it seemed Hazlewood, who confessed his liking for the Adelaide pitch and its "thatch" grass cover after scything through the West Indies middle-order yesterday, might wrap up the match in his opening spell.
After Alick Athanaze was caught off his glove the ball after Australia's unsuccessful review for a nick behind, debutant Kavem Hodge drove into the hands of Steve Smith at slip and Hazlewood boasted a scarcely believable 4-2 from four and a half overs.
Some brave defiance from first-innings top scorer Kirk McKenzie saw the Hazlewood threat rested, but he was replaced by Green who with his second ball had the aggressive left-hander slap a catch to cover.
With their top five batters back in the shed for 40 runs, and still 55 behind with almost an hour to play on day two, the West Indies were forced to dig deep to delay, if not totally avoid, an abject disaster.
Australia had been squirming uneasily at 3-67 and still 121 runs adrift of West Indies' first innings when Head went to the wicket following Green's departure in the day's second over.
Against a disciplined bowling outfit that was aided by the healthy grass cover that has aided seam movement across the first two days, Head found runs tough to come by as wickets fell regularly at the other end.
He aimed a couple of his favoured square cuts early but failed to make contact, and the ever-present movement from the surface brought just as many inside edges that might have jagged back on to his stumps.
The left-hander also survived a prolonged lbw shout when on 37, that was shown to be shaving leg stump and thereby remained not out as 'umpire's call', and almost popped a catch to short mid-wicket off a leading edge immediately after lunch.
But the 30-year-old refused to be bowed by the challenging conditions, and on those rare occasions the West Indies bowlers erred in length or line he pounced before exploding in an array of expansive shots having reached his century shortly before tea.
His seventh Test ton snapped a streak of nine innings in which he failed to reach 50, although he had plundered a couple of blazing hundreds in the recent World Cup including his match-winning knock in the final.
Upon reaching 15 today, Head notched 3,000 Test runs but it was shortly after his innings truly got going when he latched on to a short ball from another debutant, Justin Greaves, and heaved it into the euphoric members' enclosure at his home ground.
It was one of three sixes he belted along with 12 boundaries in an innings made more remarkable by the fact no other batter across the first two days has got past 50.
He reached his milestone moment, which followed the 175 he piled on against the same opponent on the same patch last summer, with suitable flourish via a wristy drive to the cover point boundary off left-arm spinner Gudakesh Motie.
With only the Australia bowlers to lend batting support by that stage, Head then launched a series of hefty swings that brought consecutive sixes off Shamar Joseph and almost a catch to long-on attempting a third before he finally holed out to deep mid-wicket for 119.
By that stage, Australia's lead – which was no guarantee at 5-128 when Mitchell Marsh was brilliantly caught out by a well-executed fielding strategy – had grown to 67 and eventually reached 95 thanks to a breezy 24 (from 34 balls) by Lyon.
But Australia's ascendancy had been hard-earned, and their batting early on day four betrayed a team that was feeling the pressure of being squeezed by a rival given no chance coming into this game but which stubbornly refused to conform to expectations.
After Green's first stint as a number four batter brought consecutive boundaries from the day's second over – one squeezed past gully, and the next a sweet punch through mid-wicket – he feathered the next to send Shamar Joseph on his now familiar celebratory sprint.
Usman Khawaja loomed as the mainstay of a wobbling Australia batting effort, but found runs near impossible having been granted a reprieve on three the previous evening when keeper Joshua Da Silva put down a low chance to his left off Alzarri Joseph.
But the veteran opener could not capitalise on the gift, and after Greaves sent down seven balls from which the normally fluent left-hander could find only a single he reached for a full delivery and squeezed a chance to second slip where Athanaze completed a catch as difficult as Da Silva's was easy.
It was Greaves' turn to celebrate a maiden Test wicket, and when an inspired plan for Marsh brought an instant result, the jubilation among the visitors was palpable.
Noting Marsh was jamming down hard as Kemar Roach targeted his front pad, Brathwaite moved a catcher to third slip but so close to the bat he was forced to don a protective helmet, but the intuition that any edge would not carry to a regulation position was proved unerring straight away.
Home-town heroes Head and Carey forged an invaluable 24-run stand during which the former posted a half-century to a rapturous response from the Adelaide crowd before Carey became the latest to edge a delivery that nipped late from the surface.
The resulting catch somehow stuck in the fingertips of rival keeper Da Silva's gloves which took the Trinidadian to 100 career dismissals in Tests, but that was about the last moment of West Indian joy before the grisly reality of the final two hours.
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Head, Hazlewood star as Australia close in on victoryHazlewood's record at Adelaide Oval is remarkable, with 40 wickets at 16.8, which is the best of any Test bowler to have played more than three matches and taken multiple wickets at the historic venue.
Shamar Joseph's dream debut continued but Aussies on top thanks to Travis Head's rapid ton and Josh Hazlewood's new-ball brilliance
It took a day and half and virtuoso performances from local hero Travis Head and Adealide Oval specialist Josh Hazlewood, but Australia's weight of experience crushed the West Indies as they took control of the first NRMA Insurance Test.
The unrelenting pressure applied to what is effectively a talented but untried provincial team cracked the West Indies during a defining final session in which they crashed to 4-19 before finishing 6-73 and still 22 runs in arrears at the close of day two.
Their position was made more dire after last recognised batter Justin Greaves was adjudged lbw to Nathan Lyon on the evening's final delivery, a decision originally given not out but overturned on review.
It's just over 12 months since they were knocked over for 77 in their second innings at the same ground to complete a 419-run loss early on day three, and that was with a team that claimed considerably greater Test expertise than the current iteration.
Initially, it was Head's second century in as many Tests on his home turf where he now averages more than 70 at the elite level that gave Australia the advantage on a pitch where no other batter has looked comfortable let alone productive.
Then it was Hazlewood's immaculate new-ball spell that netted four wickets in the blink of an eye for barely the addition of a run that ensured only a bottom-order miracle and some equally inspired day three bowling can push the game past lunch tomorrow.
Up until today's tea break, the Windies held brave hopes their disciplined bowling and often dazzling catching might allow them to push the reigning World Test champions despite the reality most of their team boasts no pedigree in the five-day game.
The scale of the fairytale was encapsulated by 24-year-old fast bowler Shamar Joseph who, after posting his highest first-class score and hitting his maiden six in his team's first innings, etched his name on the Adelaide Oval honours board today.
Joseph's dream debut became even more fabled, as he claimed Cameron Green's wicket in his first over on his second day as a Test cricketer and finished with 5-94, making him the first West Indies bowler since Fidel Edwards in 2003 to take a five-for in his maiden innings.
But with Australia eight wickets down and just 72 runs ahead at today's final adjournment, the lead was extended to 95 before history repeated with a second innings implosion of epic proportions.
Rather like Joseph's freshly minted five-for, the writing was on the wall when opening pair Kraigg Brathwaite and Tagenarine Chanderpaul – the only specialist batters in the line-up to have experienced at least four Test matches – fell inside the first four overs.
Chanderpaul's first Test duck was of the gold variety, forced to push forward at Hazlewood's opening offering that landed with pinpoint accuracy to the left-hander who was compelled to play and almost as likely to nick it.
In Hazlewood's next over, skipper Brathwaite – whose hundred at Perth last summer resembled an ancient relic – defended a delivery from Hazlewood that seamed sufficiently to take the bat's inner edge and squirt to short square leg where Head held a neat catch to complete a red-letter day.
From there it seemed Hazlewood, who confessed his liking for the Adelaide pitch and its "thatch" grass cover after scything through the West Indies middle-order yesterday, might wrap up the match in his opening spell.
After Alick Athanaze was caught off his glove the ball after Australia's unsuccessful review for a nick behind, debutant Kavem Hodge drove into the hands of Steve Smith at slip and Hazlewood boasted a scarcely believable 4-2 from four and a half overs.
Some brave defiance from first-innings top scorer Kirk McKenzie saw the Hazlewood threat rested, but he was replaced by Green who with his second ball had the aggressive left-hander slap a catch to cover.
With their top five batters back in the shed for 40 runs, and still 55 behind with almost an hour to play on day two, the West Indies were forced to dig deep to delay, if not totally avoid, an abject disaster.
Australia had been squirming uneasily at 3-67 and still 121 runs adrift of West Indies' first innings when Head went to the wicket following Green's departure in the day's second over.
Against a disciplined bowling outfit that was aided by the healthy grass cover that has aided seam movement across the first two days, Head found runs tough to come by as wickets fell regularly at the other end.
He aimed a couple of his favoured square cuts early but failed to make contact, and the ever-present movement from the surface brought just as many inside edges that might have jagged back on to his stumps.
The left-hander also survived a prolonged lbw shout when on 37, that was shown to be shaving leg stump and thereby remained not out as 'umpire's call', and almost popped a catch to short mid-wicket off a leading edge immediately after lunch.
But the 30-year-old refused to be bowed by the challenging conditions, and on those rare occasions the West Indies bowlers erred in length or line he pounced before exploding in an array of expansive shots having reached his century shortly before tea.
His seventh Test ton snapped a streak of nine innings in which he failed to reach 50, although he had plundered a couple of blazing hundreds in the recent World Cup including his match-winning knock in the final.
Upon reaching 15 today, Head notched 3,000 Test runs but it was shortly after his innings truly got going when he latched on to a short ball from another debutant, Justin Greaves, and heaved it into the euphoric members' enclosure at his home ground.
It was one of three sixes he belted along with 12 boundaries in an innings made more remarkable by the fact no other batter across the first two days has got past 50.
He reached his milestone moment, which followed the 175 he piled on against the same opponent on the same patch last summer, with suitable flourish via a wristy drive to the cover point boundary off left-arm spinner Gudakesh Motie.
With only the Australia bowlers to lend batting support by that stage, Head then launched a series of hefty swings that brought consecutive sixes off Shamar Joseph and almost a catch to long-on attempting a third before he finally holed out to deep mid-wicket for 119.
By that stage, Australia's lead – which was no guarantee at 5-128 when Mitchell Marsh was brilliantly caught out by a well-executed fielding strategy – had grown to 67 and eventually reached 95 thanks to a breezy 24 (from 34 balls) by Lyon.
But Australia's ascendancy had been hard-earned, and their batting early on day four betrayed a team that was feeling the pressure of being squeezed by a rival given no chance coming into this game but which stubbornly refused to conform to expectations.
After Green's first stint as a number four batter brought consecutive boundaries from the day's second over – one squeezed past gully, and the next a sweet punch through mid-wicket – he feathered the next to send Shamar Joseph on his now familiar celebratory sprint.
Usman Khawaja loomed as the mainstay of a wobbling Australia batting effort, but found runs near impossible having been granted a reprieve on three the previous evening when keeper Joshua Da Silva put down a low chance to his left off Alzarri Joseph.
But the veteran opener could not capitalise on the gift, and after Greaves sent down seven balls from which the normally fluent left-hander could find only a single he reached for a full delivery and squeezed a chance to second slip where Athanaze completed a catch as difficult as Da Silva's was easy.
It was Greaves' turn to celebrate a maiden Test wicket, and when an inspired plan for Marsh brought an instant result, the jubilation among the visitors was palpable.
Noting Marsh was jamming down hard as Kemar Roach targeted his front pad, Brathwaite moved a catcher to third slip but so close to the bat he was forced to don a protective helmet, but the intuition that any edge would not carry to a regulation position was proved unerring straight away.
Home-town heroes Head and Carey forged an invaluable 24-run stand during which the former posted a half-century to a rapturous response from the Adelaide crowd before Carey became the latest to edge a delivery that nipped late from the surface.
The resulting catch somehow stuck in the fingertips of rival keeper Da Silva's gloves which took the Trinidadian to 100 career dismissals in Tests, but that was about the last moment of West Indian joy before the grisly reality of the final two hours.
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Even though Windies are probably losing this, their bowling was pretty good.
The debutant who took a 5-fer was very impressive.
The debutant who took a 5-fer was very impressive.
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What a victory this is for the Aussie. 10 wickets defeat. Was expected anyways.
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Aussies' 10-wicket win over Windies soured by Khawaja blow
Josh Hazlewood claimed career-best figures but Usman Khawaja had to retire hurt
Australia's otherwise comfortable Test win over West Indies might have come at a cost after opener Usman Khawaja was forced to retire hurt with one run required to win, having been struck a blow to the chin by rookie West Indies quick Shamar Joseph.
Khawaja was surprised by a 138kph bouncer that skidded through from around the wicket and drew blood from the left-hander as he attempted to turn his head from the line of the ball and was struck on the chin.
He appeared to take the blow on the jaw line as the ball clipped his right shoulder and evaded the grille of his protective helmet.
As concerned West Indian rivals and his new opening partner Steve Smith checked on Khawaja's welfare, Australia's team doctor examined the 37-year-old and after several minutes escorted him from the field as Marnus Labuschagne took his place at the crease.
Labuschagne scored the winning runs two balls later, but the broader issue is whether Khawaja's injury will keep him out of the next Test that starts in his home city of Brisbane next week.
It was also the sole hiccup in Australia's 10-wicket win that came as they chased down the token target of 26 in barely half an hour's batting to take a 1-0 lead in the two-Test NRMA Insurance Series and thereby retain the Frank Worrell Trophy.
And while West Indies can point to the unearthing of a new find in rookie fast bowler Shamr Joseph, who backed up his five wickets on debut by contributing valuable runs at number 11 in both innings, the brutal reality is they face an uphill task to be competitive in the second Test starting at the Gabba next Thursday.
Australia's victory push, which looked slightly shaky at 5-128 in their first innings early yesterday, was headed by seamer Josh Hazlewood who followed his 4-44 on day one with second-innings figures of 5-35 today.
Since the start of Pakistan's second innings of the SCG Pink Test earlier this month, Hazlewood has snared 13 batters at an extraordinary average of 7.3 runs per wicket, and become the 11th Australia men's player to reach 250 Test scalps in the process.
He also completed his 11th five-wicket bag and led his team from the field in front of almost 17,000 fans before new opening pair Smith and Khawaja began their pursuit of the nominal 26-run victory target at 11.15am local time.
West Indies last won a Test in Australia 27 years ago, when they recorded a 10-wicket victory at the WACA Ground in the last match of a series Mark Taylor's team had already secured.
Since then, the once-feared outfit have drawn two Tests and lost 14 with the closest they've come to success being the 35-run defeat also in Perth during the 2008-09 when their current opening bowler Kemar Roach forced then-Australia skipper Ricky Ponting to retire hurt for the only time in his storied career.
But amid those 14 losses on Australia turf have been four by an innings, three by five wickets or more and a further three by at least 300 runs.
It explains West Indies captain Kraigg Brathwaite, in the lead-up to this match, exhorted his men to show strong discipline, fight and "make West Indians proud".
And for the first day and a half, that characterised the visitors' efforts in a game they were always going to find a challenge given the vast disparity in the respective line-ups.
"To be honest, the learning curve has been pretty steep for some of them," West Indies coach Andre Coley assessed after his team ended yesterday's disastrous final session 6-73.
"The pitches here have been very different to back home, so our intent to score has always been evident.
"What that has to be matched with is decision-making.
"Here there's a lot more bounce potentially, the ability to leave the ball more consistently has to be part of your repertoire and approach.
"But generally I thought our intent was pretty good, our decision-making was questionable on occasions."
To provide some context, the least experienced member of Australia's XI is 24-year-old allrounder Cameron Green who was playing his 25th Test, which is the same number as West Indies keeper Joshua Da Silva who is the fourth-most experienced member of his team.
With seven players boasting an aggregate of 15 prior Tests heading into this game, Da Silva and his fellow veterans – Brathwaite, Roach and vice-captain Alzarri Joseph – were expected to carry a lion's share of the responsibility.
And yet it was debutant Shamar Joseph (five wickets) and third-gamer Kirk McKenzie (50 and 26) who shone brightest in this game while the older hands struggled to make an impact.
Da Silva had spoken after stumps yesterday when he was unbeaten on 17 and indicated he would fight doggedly to help carry West Indies into surplus and extend their lead as far as possible, yet he was first to fall today when he was caught on the leg side boundary for the second time in the match.
That was 16 minutes into the third morning with his team still 11 runs short of making Australia bat again, and with only the bowlers remaining to try and ensure that happened.
Alzarri Joseph and spinner Gudakesh Motie narrowed the gap to a solitary run but, the ball after Joesph slashed Starc over the slips cordon for a boundary, he wafted at a length ball and was caught behind.
In Hazlewood's next over, Motie's watchful 24-minute stay ended when he watched a delivery sent down from around the wicket cannon into his off stump without any attempt to obstruct its progress.
It was therefore left to Shamar Joseph to take the game into a fourth innings, which the debutant duly did when he slapped the first ball he faced from Hazlewood to the cover boundary.
The West Indies' final pair added a further three boundaries as they stretched the lead past 20 and even the day's first drinks break, but their resistance ended immediately after that interval when Joseph charged down the pitch at Nathan Lyon and was comprehensively stumped.
SOURCE: https://www.cricket.com.au/news/386...port-highlights-head-shamar-hazlewood-cumminsJosh Hazlewood claimed career-best figures but Usman Khawaja had to retire hurt
Australia's otherwise comfortable Test win over West Indies might have come at a cost after opener Usman Khawaja was forced to retire hurt with one run required to win, having been struck a blow to the chin by rookie West Indies quick Shamar Joseph.
Khawaja was surprised by a 138kph bouncer that skidded through from around the wicket and drew blood from the left-hander as he attempted to turn his head from the line of the ball and was struck on the chin.
He appeared to take the blow on the jaw line as the ball clipped his right shoulder and evaded the grille of his protective helmet.
As concerned West Indian rivals and his new opening partner Steve Smith checked on Khawaja's welfare, Australia's team doctor examined the 37-year-old and after several minutes escorted him from the field as Marnus Labuschagne took his place at the crease.
Labuschagne scored the winning runs two balls later, but the broader issue is whether Khawaja's injury will keep him out of the next Test that starts in his home city of Brisbane next week.
It was also the sole hiccup in Australia's 10-wicket win that came as they chased down the token target of 26 in barely half an hour's batting to take a 1-0 lead in the two-Test NRMA Insurance Series and thereby retain the Frank Worrell Trophy.
And while West Indies can point to the unearthing of a new find in rookie fast bowler Shamr Joseph, who backed up his five wickets on debut by contributing valuable runs at number 11 in both innings, the brutal reality is they face an uphill task to be competitive in the second Test starting at the Gabba next Thursday.
Australia's victory push, which looked slightly shaky at 5-128 in their first innings early yesterday, was headed by seamer Josh Hazlewood who followed his 4-44 on day one with second-innings figures of 5-35 today.
Since the start of Pakistan's second innings of the SCG Pink Test earlier this month, Hazlewood has snared 13 batters at an extraordinary average of 7.3 runs per wicket, and become the 11th Australia men's player to reach 250 Test scalps in the process.
He also completed his 11th five-wicket bag and led his team from the field in front of almost 17,000 fans before new opening pair Smith and Khawaja began their pursuit of the nominal 26-run victory target at 11.15am local time.
West Indies last won a Test in Australia 27 years ago, when they recorded a 10-wicket victory at the WACA Ground in the last match of a series Mark Taylor's team had already secured.
Since then, the once-feared outfit have drawn two Tests and lost 14 with the closest they've come to success being the 35-run defeat also in Perth during the 2008-09 when their current opening bowler Kemar Roach forced then-Australia skipper Ricky Ponting to retire hurt for the only time in his storied career.
But amid those 14 losses on Australia turf have been four by an innings, three by five wickets or more and a further three by at least 300 runs.
It explains West Indies captain Kraigg Brathwaite, in the lead-up to this match, exhorted his men to show strong discipline, fight and "make West Indians proud".
And for the first day and a half, that characterised the visitors' efforts in a game they were always going to find a challenge given the vast disparity in the respective line-ups.
"To be honest, the learning curve has been pretty steep for some of them," West Indies coach Andre Coley assessed after his team ended yesterday's disastrous final session 6-73.
"The pitches here have been very different to back home, so our intent to score has always been evident.
"What that has to be matched with is decision-making.
"Here there's a lot more bounce potentially, the ability to leave the ball more consistently has to be part of your repertoire and approach.
"But generally I thought our intent was pretty good, our decision-making was questionable on occasions."
To provide some context, the least experienced member of Australia's XI is 24-year-old allrounder Cameron Green who was playing his 25th Test, which is the same number as West Indies keeper Joshua Da Silva who is the fourth-most experienced member of his team.
With seven players boasting an aggregate of 15 prior Tests heading into this game, Da Silva and his fellow veterans – Brathwaite, Roach and vice-captain Alzarri Joseph – were expected to carry a lion's share of the responsibility.
And yet it was debutant Shamar Joseph (five wickets) and third-gamer Kirk McKenzie (50 and 26) who shone brightest in this game while the older hands struggled to make an impact.
Da Silva had spoken after stumps yesterday when he was unbeaten on 17 and indicated he would fight doggedly to help carry West Indies into surplus and extend their lead as far as possible, yet he was first to fall today when he was caught on the leg side boundary for the second time in the match.
That was 16 minutes into the third morning with his team still 11 runs short of making Australia bat again, and with only the bowlers remaining to try and ensure that happened.
Alzarri Joseph and spinner Gudakesh Motie narrowed the gap to a solitary run but, the ball after Joesph slashed Starc over the slips cordon for a boundary, he wafted at a length ball and was caught behind.
In Hazlewood's next over, Motie's watchful 24-minute stay ended when he watched a delivery sent down from around the wicket cannon into his off stump without any attempt to obstruct its progress.
It was therefore left to Shamar Joseph to take the game into a fourth innings, which the debutant duly did when he slapped the first ball he faced from Hazlewood to the cover boundary.
The West Indies' final pair added a further three boundaries as they stretched the lead past 20 and even the day's first drinks break, but their resistance ended immediately after that interval when Joseph charged down the pitch at Nathan Lyon and was comprehensively stumped.
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Pretty comfortable win in the end for Australia.
Windies bowling was alright but batting let them down.
Windies bowling was alright but batting let them down.
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Khawaja needs to follow Warner into retirement. He's 37 and it's the right time to go.
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I expect him to hang around till WTC final maybe (assuming Aussies will reach the final).
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Would be a mistake. They should play Renshaw or Bancroft in his place.
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That was a nasty blow to his head. Hope he is fine/
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UPDATE on injury:
Usman Khawaja has been cleared of a fractured jaw but continues to be monitored for concussion symptoms.
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He got injured right at the very end of the match (2nd last over).
Glad it is not a fractured jaw. He should be available for 2nd Test.
Watching the highlights. WI like PAK competed better with the ball than I expected - probably as the pitches this season have offered more for seamers than previously.
However like PAK, WI couldn't exploit good positions. They were 98-3 in their 1st inns and should've made 250 at least.
They then reduced AUS to 168-6 in the 1st inns but let them score nearly 300. It seemed like they overdid it with the short stuff to Travis Head who after a quiet series vs PAK returned to form.
AUS are a top side wirh an outstanding attack but far from invincible. IND and ENG should fancy their chances on their next tours.
However like PAK, WI couldn't exploit good positions. They were 98-3 in their 1st inns and should've made 250 at least.
They then reduced AUS to 168-6 in the 1st inns but let them score nearly 300. It seemed like they overdid it with the short stuff to Travis Head who after a quiet series vs PAK returned to form.
AUS are a top side wirh an outstanding attack but far from invincible. IND and ENG should fancy their chances on their next tours.
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WI batting unit is a sorry unit. No matter how well their bowlers bowl, their basmen will always let them down.
