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West Australian
12 hours ago
- Sport
- West Australian
Josh Hazlewood destroys West Indies as Australia win first Test in Bridgetown
Australian quick Josh Hazlewood has ripped through the West Indies' batting line-up to set up a 1-0 lead in the Frank Worrell Trophy series . It was a day of pure dominance from the Aussies with Hazlewood leading the way in Bridgetown and unlucky not to have more wickets. WATCH THE VIDEO ABOVE: Hazlewood fires Aussies to West Indies wipeout. Hazlewood finished the day with five wickets but a dropped catch by Sam Konstas late in the day robbed him of a sixth. At one stage he took 4-4 in a blistering three-over period. Even dumped veteran Marnus Labuschagne got in on the action, with a superb direct hit — while he was on the ground as a substitute fielder — to inflict the run-out of Alzarri Joseph for a duck. Nathan Lyon chipped in late with two wickets from two balls to close out the innings with Australia winning by 159 runs. Hazlewood finished the day with the figures of 5-43, while Lyon mopped up the tail with 2-20. After the match, Hazlewood — who completed his 13th Test 'five-fer' when Jomel Warrican (3) edged to Carey the ball after surviving an lbw review — was able to have a laugh. 'I didn't think it was going to happen that fast,' he said. Australia dominated on Friday (Saturday morning AEDT), turning the match on its head after a hotly contested first two days. The Windies were thwarted by a collapse of 6-26 in pursuit of the unlikely 301 they needed for victory. Shamar Joseph offered some resistance, cracking 44 runs off 22 balls — including four sixes — in a furious cameo at No.10, but otherwise it was a dim day for the hosts.. Former Aussie star Greg Blewett had nothing but praise for Australia's famed bowling line-up. 'They are playing good as always. It's like a broken record these days watching the Australian bowling attack,' he said in commentary. 'They're so experienced and so clinical. 'They also share it around really well. This time it's Josh Hazlewood. Good figures.' Earlier, Australia set the West Indies a target of 301 after Travis Head led the morning fightback with his second half-century of the Test. Beau Webster and Alex Carey then built on his good work to push Australia into the ascendancy. Having resumed on Day 3 on a perilous-looking 4-92, and a lead of just 82, the tourists dug deep to put themselves in a strong position. Head made 61 before falling to a straight one from Shamar Joseph that kept low and thundered into his pads. There was no doubting that and Head departed with a rueful smile without considering a review. Despite a reputation built on aggressive batting, here he went about his work with great patience, testament to his quality and character. Head had earlier had a moment of good fortune when dropped at second slip by Justin Greaves when on 21. He took full advantage of that reprieve to put on a crucial 102-run partnership with Webster That was Australia's only loss before lunch and with Webster going on to make 63 and Carey adding 65, the visitors piled on the frustration for the home attack. Webster fell to an unfortunate tickle down the leg side as Shamar Joseph picked up his third wicket. Carey, displaying some exciting stroke-making, fell when trying a shot over cover from Roston Chase, the West Indies captain, and was caught in the deep by Greaves. When Hazlewood, at No.11, swung at one outside the off-stump and got a massive edge, the ball fizzed back on to the stumps and Australia were finally all out for 310. The tourists are now likely to regain the injured Steve Smith for the second Test that begins in Grenada next week after his absence was glaring on a tough batting deck earlier in the match. - With AAP
Perth Now
12 hours ago
- Sport
- Perth Now
Dumped veteran joins rampage as Aussies destroy West Indies
Australian quick Josh Hazlewood has ripped through the West Indies' batting line-up to set up a 1-0 lead in the Frank Worrell Trophy series. It was a day of pure dominance from the Aussies with Hazlewood leading the way in Bridgetown and unlucky not to have more wickets. WATCH THE VIDEO ABOVE: Hazlewood fires Aussies to West Indies wipeout. Hazlewood finished the day with five wickets but a dropped catch by Sam Konstas late in the day robbed him of a sixth. At one stage he took 4-4 in a blistering three-over period. Even dumped veteran Marnus Labuschagne got in on the action, with a superb direct hit — while he was on the ground as a substitute fielder — to inflict the run-out of Alzarri Joseph for a duck. Josh Hazlewood celebrates his five-wicket haul at Bridgetown. Credit: AAP Nathan Lyon chipped in late with two wickets from two balls to close out the innings with Australia winning by 159 runs. Hazlewood finished the day with the figures of 5-43, while Lyon mopped up the tail with 2-20. After the match, Hazlewood — who completed his 13th Test 'five-fer' when Jomel Warrican (3) edged to Carey the ball after surviving an lbw review — was able to have a laugh. 'I didn't think it was going to happen that fast,' he said. Australia dominated on Friday (Saturday morning AEDT), turning the match on its head after a hotly contested first two days. The Windies were thwarted by a collapse of 6-26 in pursuit of the unlikely 301 they needed for victory. Shamar Joseph offered some resistance, cracking 44 runs off 22 balls — including four sixes — in a furious cameo at No.10, but otherwise it was a dim day for the hosts.. Former Aussie star Greg Blewett had nothing but praise for Australia's famed bowling line-up. Pat Cummins celebrates with teammates after defeating the West Indies on Day 3. Credit: AAP 'They are playing good as always. It's like a broken record these days watching the Australian bowling attack,' he said in commentary. 'They're so experienced and so clinical. 'They also share it around really well. This time it's Josh Hazlewood. Good figures.' Earlier, Australia set the West Indies a target of 301 after Travis Head led the morning fightback with his second half-century of the Test. Beau Webster and Alex Carey then built on his good work to push Australia into the ascendancy. Having resumed on Day 3 on a perilous-looking 4-92, and a lead of just 82, the tourists dug deep to put themselves in a strong position. Head made 61 before falling to a straight one from Shamar Joseph that kept low and thundered into his pads. There was no doubting that and Head departed with a rueful smile without considering a review. Despite a reputation built on aggressive batting, here he went about his work with great patience, testament to his quality and character. Head had earlier had a moment of good fortune when dropped at second slip by Justin Greaves when on 21. He took full advantage of that reprieve to put on a crucial 102-run partnership with Webster That was Australia's only loss before lunch and with Webster going on to make 63 and Carey adding 65, the visitors piled on the frustration for the home attack. Webster fell to an unfortunate tickle down the leg side as Shamar Joseph picked up his third wicket. Carey, displaying some exciting stroke-making, fell when trying a shot over cover from Roston Chase, the West Indies captain, and was caught in the deep by Greaves. When Hazlewood, at No.11, swung at one outside the off-stump and got a massive edge, the ball fizzed back on to the stumps and Australia were finally all out for 310. The tourists are now likely to regain the injured Steve Smith for the second Test that begins in Grenada next week after his absence was glaring on a tough batting deck earlier in the match. - With AAP
7NEWS
15 hours ago
- Sport
- 7NEWS
Josh Hazlewood destroys West Indies as Australia win first Test in Bridgetown
Australian quick Josh Hazlewood has ripped through the West Indies' batting line-up to set up a 1-0 lead in the Frank Worrell Trophy series. It was a day of pure dominance from the Aussies with Hazlewood leading the way in Bridgetown and unlucky not to have more wickets. Hazlewood finished the day with five wickets but a dropped catch by Sam Konstas late in the game robbed him of a sixth. Even dumped veteran Marnus Labuschagne got in on the action, with a superb direct hit — while he was on the ground as a substitute fielder — to inflict the run-out of Alzarri Joseph for a duck. Nathan Lyon chipped in late with two wickets to close out the innings with Australia winning by 159 runs. Earlier, Australia set the West Indies a target of 301 to win the first Test after a second-innings of defiance frustrated the hosts. Having resumed on Day 3 on a perilous-looking 4-92, and a lead of just 82, the tourists dug deep to put themselves in a strong position. After Travis Head led the morning fightback with his second half-century of the Test, Beau Webster and Alex Carey built on his good work to push Australia into the ascendancy. Head made 61 before falling to a straight one from Shamar Joseph that kept low and thundered into his pads. There was no doubting that and Head departed with a rueful smile without considering a review. Despite a reputation built on aggressive batting, here he went about his work with great patience, testament to his quality and character. Head had earlier had a moment of good fortune when dropped at second slip by Justin Greaves when on 21. He took full advantage of that reprieve to put on a crucial 102-run partnership with Webster That was Australia's only loss before lunch and with Webster going on to make 63 and Carey adding 65, the visitors piled on the frustration for the home attack. Webster fell to an unfortunate tickle down the leg side as Shamar Joseph picked up his third wicket. Carey, displaying some exciting stroke-making, fell when trying a shot over cover from Roston Chase, the West Indies captain, and was caught in the deep by Greaves. When Australia No.11 Hazlewood swung at one outside the off-stump and got a massive edge, the ball fizzed back on to the stumps and Australia were finally all out for 310. Perhaps most telling was the sight of Shamar Joseph who, rather than celebrating his fifth wicket, was crouching down and beating the pitch with his hand as the players headed off for tea.
India.com
a day ago
- Sport
- India.com
Pat Cummins scripts HISTORY, breaks 62-year-old record, becomes only Australian captain to...
Pat Cummins. New Delhi: On Day 2 of the first Test match of the Frank Worrell Trophy against the West Indies on Thursday (June 26), at Kensington Oval in Bridgetown, Barbados, Pat Cummins etched his name in the record books again after he broke a long-standing record that had stood since 62 years, the longest in Test cricket history. Eliminating Keacy Carty during the fifth session of Day 3, Pat Cummins made another successful strike to dismiss Roston Chase during the second session of Day 4. The West Indies skipper had just balanced the batting with a steady 44 and seemed set to place his side in the lead when Cummins bowled him LBW to stem the tide. Pat Cummins scripts history Upon the removal of Keacy Carty, Pat Cummins matched the records of the most number of Test wickets by an Australian captain by Richie Benaud. He would then overtake Benaud by dismissing Roston Chase to be second in the all-time list of captains with test wickets. Cummins becomes the second in line after the great Pakistan former captain Imran Khan in this prestigious list. Pat Cummins' magical numbers as a skipper Cummins is also the joint-second-highest five-wicket bagging Test captain with nine to his credit–one less than the current record of 10 by Imran Khan. Richie Benaud nonetheless remains on the top of the list of most wickets captured by a spin bowler as a captain. Pat Cummins replaced Tim Paine as the Test captain of Australia in 2021 and has captained his country in 28 matches to date. By comparison, Richie Benaud led Australia in 35 Tests, and Imran Khan in 48 red-ball tests at the helm. As the Test captain, Pat Cummins has led Australia to great victories where they won the ICC World Test Championship (WTC) title in 2023 and qualified as finalists again in 2025.
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Business Standard
2 days ago
- Sport
- Business Standard
14 wickets fell on Day 1 in Barbados: Check WI vs AUS 1st Test highlights
It was supposed to be a statement of strength from the world's No.1 Test team. But on a sun-baked Kensington Oval in Barbados, the script flipped — and how. Shamar Joseph, the young Guyanese pacer who tormented Australia at the Gabba last year, returned with fire in his boots and revenge in his heart, sending the tourists crashing to 180 all out on Day 1 of the Frank Worrell Trophy. Australia, playing their first Test in the Caribbean in a decade, were left stunned as 14 wickets tumbled in a single day — the most on an opening day at the venue since 2011. The hosts, however, did not escape unscathed. West Indies stumbled to 4 for 57 by stumps, their own top order wobbling under the weight of Mitchell Starc's new-ball assault. Joseph unleashes again If any Aussie batter had forgotten what Shamar Joseph did in Brisbane, they were reminded quickly. With pace, bounce and unrelenting aggression, the right-arm tearaway ripped through the top order to leave the visitors reeling at 3 for 22. Sam Konstas and Cameron Green were both dismissed for three, while the recalled Josh Inglis couldn't last long either. Joseph's final figures — 4 for 46 from 16 overs — told only part of the story. His opening spell was electric, pinning Konstas lbw with a ball that nipped back sharply before having Green caught at slip. He should've had even more; debutant Brandon King dropped Khawaja at six and later reprieved Nathan Lyon and Khawaja again. Support from Seales and sloppy slips Jayden Seales, returning to the attack from the Joel Garner End, joined the party with a five-wicket haul of his own. The right-armer mopped up the lower order, picking four of the final five wickets and celebrating his third career five-for. Justin Greaves, too, made an impact, taking a sharp catch to remove Green after an earlier missed chance. But not all went to plan for the West Indies. The fielders behind the wicket were generous — King alone dropped three, including two sitters in the gully. Those misses allowed Khawaja (47) and Travis Head (59) to briefly resurrect the innings with a counterattacking 43-run stand before the breaks came again. Head, Khawaja resist, but not for long Head played the aggressor, punching Seales through cover for the day's first boundary and reaching his 19th Test half-century off just 57 balls. Khawaja lifted Alzarri Joseph for a six over square leg and looked set before Shamar returned to knock him over with a top edge to keeper Shai Hope. There were slices of fortune, too. Khawaja narrowly avoided dragging one onto his stumps via his heel, while Head survived a disputed catch when the third umpire ruled there was no conclusive evidence the edge had carried to the keeper. But the resistance was fleeting. A brief flourish, then a collapse Australia's middle and lower order offered little. Inglis skied a pull, Carey edged to slip, Head nicked behind, and Lyon fell after his reprieve. Only Pat Cummins briefly lit up the afternoon with a 28-run cameo off 18 balls, including a glorious six over cover. But Seales had the last laugh, dismissing the Aussie captain to finish the innings with a flourish. West Indies stumble in reply As shadows lengthened, the West Indies top order folded under Australia's experienced pace battery. Starc, armed with the new Dukes ball, removed openers Kraigg Brathwaite (4) and John Campbell (7) in classic style. Cummins and Hazlewood chipped in, and the hosts ended the day at 57 for 4 — their early dominance somewhat undone. New skipper Roston Chase remained unbeaten on 1, joined by debutant Brandon King (23*), who shrugged off his slip-fielding woes to score at a run-a-ball clip, offering a glimpse of his limited-overs flair in whites. A day to remember — and reset It was a day that had everything: searing pace, dropped chances, counterattacks, and collapses. For the West Indies, it was a reminder of their potency when their pacers fire in tandem. For Australia, it was a familiar tale of early season rust and a search for batting cohesion. As Day 2 looms, the match hangs delicately — and dramatically — in the balance.
