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RNZ News
4 hours ago
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- RNZ News
Cricket: Australia crush West Indies in Barbados
The Australian cricket team celebrate a win in the first test against the West Indies at Kensington Oval, Bridgetown, Barbados, on June 27 2025. Photo: RANDY BROOKS Australia ruthlessly completed a 159-run victory over West Indies in the first test, with Nathan Lyon sweeping up the tail after Josh Hazlewood's five-wicket masterclass broke the hosts' resistance on a pitch that deteriorated into a bowler's paradise. Lyon claimed the final two wickets in consecutive deliveries, ending Shamar Joseph's entertaining knock at 44 from just 22 balls, as West Indies were dismissed for 141 chasing an improbable 301 to hand Australia a 1-0 series lead. "There was enough in the wicket, up-and-down from a length," said Hazlewood, who finished with figures of five for 43. "It's just about hitting that area time and time again and being patient. I'm just enjoying cricket, tests at the moment. Good team, atmosphere. "I think once we saw West Indies take the second new ball today, we thought things could happen, but not that fast. There's a few cracks on a length from one end, some went low and we got a few bowled and lbws." Hazlewood's victims included John Campbell (caught behind attempting a scoop), Brandon King (edging to gully first ball), Roston Chase (popping to short leg) and Keacy Carty (bowled by vicious seam movement), before completing his 13th test five-wicket haul by having Warrican caught at slip. Pat Cummins added Shai Hope's wicket with another delivery that kept fatally low, while substitute fielder Marnus Labuschagne's direct hit ran out Alzarri Joseph to underline Australia's superiority in all departments. Earlier, Australia had methodically constructed their match-winning position through intelligent batting across three sessions. Beau Webster (63) and Travis Head (61) forged the match's first century partnership before Head was left sprawled face-down by a Shamar Joseph delivery that scuttled beneath his bat. Alex Carey's enterprising 65, featuring a spectacular six onto the stadium roof, effectively sealed the contest despite Joseph claiming his own five-wicket haul with a tireless display of seam bowling. The day's dramatic shifts perfectly encapsulated test cricket's unpredictability, from morning resistance to afternoon collapse, with Australia demonstrating precisely why they remain the format's benchmark team. - Reuters
Yahoo
6 hours ago
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- Yahoo
Hazlewood takes five as Australia beat WI in first Test
Josh Hazlewood is playing in his 74th Test match for Australia [Getty Images] First Test, Bridgetown (day three of five) Australia 180 (Head 59; Seales 5-60) & 310 (Carey 65; Joseph 5-87) West Indies 190 (Hope 48; Starc 3-65) & 141 (Joseph 44; Hazlewood 5-43) Australia won by 159 runs, lead series 1-0 Advertisement Scorecard Josh Hazlewood claimed five wickets as Australia wrapped up an emphatic 159-run victory against West Indies in the first Test in Barbados. West Indies lost all 10 of their second-innings wickets in the evening session on day three of the contest as Australia showed their ruthlessness to close out the match with two days to spare. Set 301 for victory, the hosts' response had started promisingly as they overcame the early loss of Kraigg Brathwaite to reach 47-1 with John Campbell and Keacy Carty at the crease. However, Hazlewood swung the momentum Australia's way as he ran through the West Indies top order during a characteristically controlled spell which saw four wickets fall for just nine runs. Advertisement From 56-5 it was always going to be an uphill struggle for West Indies, even though Justin Greaves (38 not out) and Shamar Joseph (44) provided some late entertainment. Hazlewood removed Jomel Warrican to finish with 5-43 before Nathan Lyon bagged two wickets in the final over of the day, after play had been extended by 30 minutes, to seal the win. Earlier, Australia had made a battling 310 in their second innings after Alex Carey had top scored with a punchy 65. The tourists had resumed the day on a precarious 92-4 but Travis Head and Beau Webster made gritty scores of 61 and 63 before Carey batted smartly with the lower order as Joseph took 5-87. Hazlewood leaves Sammy with no complaints West Indies coach Daren Sammy met with match referee Javagal Srinath after play on day two to discuss concerns about some of the decisions made by TV umpire Adrian Holdstock during the match. Advertisement Sammy said after play on Thursday that he was unhappy with some of the dismissals given by the South African using the technology. In West Indies' second innings, though, Sammy could have few complaints. Instead a tricky pitch, smart bowling from an Australian attack long in the tooth, and the odd daft shot proved to be West Indies' undoing. Mitchell Starc struck in his first over to remove Kraigg Brathwaite before Carty and Campbell steadied the ship. The latter started the rot for West Indies when he bungled an attempted lap scoop against Hazlewood and left Carey with a simple catch. Shortly after Hazlewood dismissed Brandon King for a first-ball duck when he inside edged on to his pad and Cameron Green claimed the catch at gully. Advertisement Another inside edge off the bat of West Indies skipper Roston Chase then popped up into the grateful hands of Sam Konstas at short leg. Hazlewood knocked back Carty's off stump with a full delivery and then returned to have Warrican caught at slip. West Indies looked like they might scrape into the fourth day as Joseph walloped four sixes in a Test-best 44 off 22 balls but Lyon got the job done in the final over of the day. "I think once we saw West Indies take the second new ball today, we thought things could happen, but not that fast," Hazlewood said. "There's a few cracks on a length from one end, some went low and got a few bowleds and lbws. We just kept hitting the right lengths time and again."
Reuters
7 hours ago
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- Reuters
Australia crush West Indies to win opening Test in Barbados
June 27 (Reuters) - Australia ruthlessly completed a 159-run victory over West Indies in the first test on Friday as Nathan Lyon swept up the tail after Josh Hazlewood's five-wicket masterclass broke the hosts' resistance on a pitch that deteriorated into a bowler's paradise. Lyon claimed the final two wickets in consecutive deliveries, ending Shamar Joseph's entertaining knock at 44 from just 22 balls, as West Indies were dismissed for 141 chasing an improbable 301 to hand Australia a 1-0 series lead. "There was enough in the wicket, up-and-down from a length," said Hazlewood, who finished with figures of five for 43. "It's just about hitting that area time and time again and being patient. I'm just enjoying cricket, tests at the moment. Good team, atmosphere. "I think once we saw West Indies take the second new ball today, we thought things could happen, but not that fast. There's a few cracks on a length from one end, some went low and we got a few bowled and lbws." Hazlewood's victims included John Campbell (caught behind attempting a scoop), Brandon King (edging to gully first ball), Roston Chase (popping to short leg) and Keacy Carty (bowled by vicious seam movement), before completing his 13th test five-wicket haul by having Warrican caught at slip. Pat Cummins added Shai Hope's wicket with another delivery that kept fatally low, while substitute fielder Marnus Labuschagne's direct hit ran out Alzarri Joseph to underline Australia's superiority in all departments. Earlier, Australia had methodically constructed their match-winning position through intelligent batting across three sessions. Beau Webster (63) and Travis Head (61) forged the match's first century partnership before Head was left sprawled face-down by a Shamar Joseph delivery that scuttled beneath his bat. Alex Carey's enterprising 65, featuring a spectacular six onto the stadium roof, effectively sealed the contest despite Joseph claiming his own five-wicket haul with a tireless display of seam bowling. The day's dramatic shifts perfectly encapsulated test cricket's unpredictability – from morning resistance to afternoon collapse – with Australia demonstrating precisely why they remain the format's benchmark team.
BBC News
7 hours ago
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- BBC News
Hazlewood takes five as Australia beat WI in first Test
First Test, Bridgetown (day three of five)Australia 180 (Head 59; Seales 5-60) & 310 (Carey 65; Joseph 5-87) West Indies 190 (Hope 48; Starc 3-65) & 141 (Joseph 44; Hazlewood 5-43)Australia won by 159 runs, lead series 1-0Scorecard Josh Hazlewood claimed five wickets as Australia wrapped up an emphatic 159-run victory against West Indies in the first Test in Indies lost all 10 of their second-innings wickets in the evening session on day three of the contest as Australia showed their ruthlessness to close out the match with two days to 301 for victory, the hosts' response had started promisingly as they overcame the early loss of Kraigg Brathwaite to reach 47-1 with John Campbell and Keacy Carty at the Hazlewood swung the momentum Australia's way as he ran through the West Indies top order during a characteristically controlled spell which saw four wickets fall for just nine 56-5 it was always going to be an uphill struggle for West Indies, even though Justin Greaves (38 not out) and Shamar Joseph (44) provided some late entertainment. Hazlewood removed Jomel Warrican to finish with 5-43 before Nathan Lyon bagged two wickets in the final over of the day, after play had been extended by 30 minutes, to seal the Australia had made a battling 310 in their second innings after Alex Carey had top scored with a punchy tourists had resumed the day on a precarious 92-4 but Travis Head and Beau Webster made gritty scores of 61 and 63 before Carey batted smartly with the lower to follow.
The Independent
4 days ago
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- The Independent
Rishabh Pant conjures maverick magic to cap remarkable comeback to Test cricket
'Stupid, stupid, stupid,' echoed the words of Indian legend Sunil Gavaskar. The first player to ever reach 10,000 Test runs, he is known as 'Sunny' to his mates, Mr. Gavaskar to you or I, and as a demi-god to the 1.5 billion people of India. 'He should not be going into the Indian dressing room,' Gavaskar continued, live on air for ABC Radio in Australia. His fit of rage continuing as his co-commentator, the experienced Harsha Bhogle, himself a veteran of over 30 years of broadcasting, looked and listened on in cowed disbelief. 'He should be going into the other dressing room,' concluded Gavaskar. The player responsible for the outburst was Rishabh Pant. The maverick's maverick, Pant is one of few athletes in the world capable of eliciting such strength of emotion from onlookers. The cricket you dream of is his reality. When it works, it's wonderful; but when it doesn't, it can look woeful. Gavaskar's dressing down was the result of the latter. With the match in the balance, Pant had gone for a scoop off Aussie bowler Scott Boland and succeeded only in finding the fielder in the deep. Pant plays these shots while falling over. And so as the ball settled in the hands of Nathan Lyon, he found himself on his backside both figuratively and literally. The thing with mavericks is just as strongly as the emotion burns in you when they fail, equally it glows when they succeed. And as Pant soaked in the celebrations that accompanied him bringing up his second century of the match at Headingley, he looked towards the media balcony where a beaming Gavaskar was standing in applause, imploring Pant to recreate his celebration of day one where he debuted a front flip upon reaching three figures. Pant acknowledged the legend's request, smiled, and waved it away. 'You just stand there and admire and sometimes scratch your head,' Pant's batting partner KL Rahul said of his teammate after play. Rahul, himself, made 137. 'He's a unique player and you just leave them be.' Pant is well en route to becoming arguably the greatest wicketkeeper batter to ever live. An average of 44.44 speaks to his consistency; the 82 sixes he has hit in only 77 innings speaks to his chaos. In ten matches in England he has made four centuries, the joint most of any wicketkeeper in history along with Alec Stewart and Matt Prior, two of England's longest ever serving wicketkeepers. MS Dhoni, India's most-loved wicketkeeper in history, made six Test centuries in total. Pant already has eight. Not to mention the seven times he has been dismissed in the nineties. Pant's achievements are all the more remarkable given the near fatal car accident he suffered in 2022. Driving along a motorway in the northern Indian state of Uttarakhand, Pant's car struck the central reservation after he fell asleep at the wheel. It was a miracle he survived. 'It's a remarkable comeback, honestly,' said Aussie great Ricky Ponting, who is close with Pant after working together in the Indian Premier League. 'If you can even see his leg now, and if you listen to the stories he tells about what he confronted when he woke up on the side of the road having been thrown out of his car 40 metres up the road at 200kph, I mean…' Pant's return to the Test arena took just under two years, a stage where, despite his legend in the shorter formats, he describes as the one 'where I belong most'. Pant's twin centuries showcase how fast cricket and life moves on. India are a new-look side. Pant, himself, a newly appointed vice-captain. The question was what shape would India take after losing the father figures of the side in Virat Kohli, Ravichandran Ashwin and Rohit Sharma all in one go. Within the space of three days, the answer is already clear: Rishabh's. Greater responsibility brings the expectation of greater maturity. But it also gives the chance for greater mischief. After all, an 18-year-old is allowed in both the voting booth and the pub. Pant said ahead of the series that he relished the chance for greater responsibility and confirmed he'd be batting at number five. But that extra responsibility hasn't quelled his eccentricities. 'He has a method to his batting which none of us in this room understand,' Rahul continued when describing Pant. 'But it works for him and he's gotten hundreds all over the world.' When facing seam, he still runs down the wicket and charges the seamers. When faced with spin, he still wallops the ball for sixes at will and takes risks others wouldn't consider. All while providing a commentary soundtrack for the world to listen to. 'No twos between these two,' joked Harry Brook at Pant and KL Rahul's expense, inferring the duo don't fancy running that much against the spin of Shoaib Bashir. 'If he bowls a full toss, no twos,' came Pant's reply with one eye on Brook and the other on the stand he planned on hitting the ball into. Pant spent 26 balls in the nineties. An uncharacteristic show of nerves, but not a surprising one for a player who has been dismissed within ten runs of a century on seven occasions. Pant's blase attitude to the 'nervous nineties' is his personality in a nutshell. He's not here for personal accolades. But his nudges and nurdles as the three figures approached suggested that it wasn't a habit he wished to turn into a tradition. A cut into the offside brought up the century and saw the entirety of Headingley rise to their feet. Pant is a rare player that entertains those who are new to the sport, and wows those who are old to it. At Headingley this afternoon, a player who will go down in history, made today his.
