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India.com
2 days ago
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- India.com
WATCH: Mitchell Starc wrecks havoc in 100th Test, bundles out West Indies for lowest-ever score of 27
Mitchell Starc celebrates after claiming a five-wicket haul vs West Indies in 3rd Test at Kingston. (Photo: AP) Australia completed a Test match series whitewash against the West Indies with a massive 176-run in the third and final Test at Kingston in Jamaica on Monday. Chasing a modest target of 204 to win, Roston Chase's Windies were bundled out for their lowest-ever score 27 all out in just over 14 overs. The architect of Australia's comprehensive win was Mitchell Starc, in his landmark 100th Test match. Starc claimed incredible figures of 6 wickets for just 9 runs in 7.3 overs to dismantle the home sides's top order. The Delhi Capitals left-arm pacer created a new record in Test cricket, claiming the fastest-ever five-wicket haul in Test cricket – off only 15 balls. The Australian left-armer dismissed opener John Campbell off the first ball of the innings and added the wickets of Kevlon Anderson (0) and Brandon Kings (0) in the first over for a triple-wicket maiden. 'It worked out very well for the week, it has been a fantastic series for us, difficult conditions for the batters, will go back home with a smile on my face. We saw last night that the conditions with the hard new pink ball was pretty difficult for the batters. It was pretty blistery today but our bowling has been on the money throughout,' Starc said after the match. WATCH Mitchell Starc claim six wickets against West Indies in the Pink ball Test HERE… First ball – wicket. Next two – absolute jaffas. Three wickets. Six balls. Zero runs. Mitchell Starc turns up the heat in his 100th Test as WI crash to 0/3 chasing 204.#WIvAUS #Starc — FanCode (@FanCode) July 14, 2025 'Today again just felt like everything was in sync. Everyone who had the ball in hand today was on the mark straight away. I don't think we imagined it was going to happen as quickly as it did but when you've got an attack like ours, some things can happen like that,' Starc added. Mitchell Starc become 4th Australian to claim 400 wickets The 35-year-old Australian fast bowler also became only the 4th Australian bowler after Shane Warne, Glenn McGrath and Nathan Lyon to complete 400 wickets in Test cricket. Starc now has 402 wickets in 100 Test matches at an average of 27.02. The bowlers from both sides dominated the series with Australia hammering the home side by 159 runs in Barbados in the first Test and by 133 runs in Grenada in the second one to once again complete a clean sweep in the Frank Worrell Trophy. Scott Boland picks up a hat-trick Pat Cummins-led side dropped Nathan Lyon for the Pink Ball Test and brought back Scott Boland. The decision was justified as the pacer claimed a hat-trick to complete Windies rout. Starc missed taking his hat-trick after dismissing Anderson and King off successive ball in the first over the innings. But Boland was on the mark, dismissing Justin Greaves, Shamar Joseph and Jomel Warrican in the 14th over of the match. It was the Australia's 10th hat-trick in Test cricket and first in the last 15 years. 'It was a special one, was nervous bowling that last one. Starc set us up there. I just tried putting balls in the right areas, glad it worked out. I wanted to bowl a bit quicker, felt I was a bit slow yesterday,' Boland said. The West Indies was out for their lowest-ever Test score, eclipsing the 47 against England at the same ground in 2004. At 11 for 6 in the sixth over it was in danger of inheriting the lowest score in Test history. However, a misfield by Sam Konstas in the 14th over allowed the West Indies to take a single and reach 27, narrowly avoiding New Zealand's 70-year-old record of 26 set against England at Auckland in 1955. Earlier, Alzarri Joseph had taken 5/27 as the West Indies bowled out Australia for 121 in their second innings, leaving a chase of 204 runs for victory. Australia began Day 3 at 99 for 6 but lasted only eight more overs.
News.com.au
3 days ago
- Sport
- News.com.au
Australia vs West Indies Day 2 live updates as wickets fall
The West Indies resumed their first innings at 1/16 on Day 2 of the third Test in Jamaica, but it didn't take long for the Aussies to snare wickets. There was plenty of drama on the opening day of play in the first pink ball Test at Sabina Park as verbal send-offs from West Indies speedster Jayden Seales caused controversy. West Indies vs. Australia Test & T20I Series | Watch every ball LIVE with ESPN, available on Kayo Sports | New to Kayo? Get your first month for just $1. Limited time offer. Australia was wiped out in the final session under the lights to be rolled for 225. Mitchell Starc struck early in the final overs of Day 1 and the Aussie pace battery continued to fire on Day 2 with Josh Hazlewood and Pat Cummins both picking up wickets to leave the home side 3/62. While the Aussie bowlers keep getting the job done this series, the Aussie batsmen largely failed again. Shamar Joseph again led the West Indies bowling effort with four for 33, lifting his tally to a series-leading 18 wickets. Seales and Justin Greaves claimed three wickets each on a pitch offering considerable seam movement but still with enough in the surface to encourage the spinners, raising questions about the visitors' decision to omit veteran off-spinner Nathan Lyon in preference for an additional fast-medium bowler in Scott Boland. Seven of the visitors' top eight — all-rounder Beau Webster was the exception — got past 15 although none could carry on to the really big innings to put their side in a dominant position. Turgid, almost tedious cricket defined the first two sessions with Australia advancing to 138 for three by the dinner break. However, a comparatively frenetic passage of play followed, triggered by the demise of Steve Smith for a topscore of 48, as Australia lost their last seven wickets for 68 runs in 15 overs. Wickets fall early on Day 2 Josh Hazlewood has taken the early wicket of West Indies makeshift opener Brandon King. King was trapped on the pads in front of the wicket, ending his nervous innings on 14. The West Indies batter called for a review, with the ball just kissing the top of leg stump. It didn't take too long before captain Pat Cummins took his first wicket of the innings with the West Indies in trouble at 3/58. Cummins got the prized wicket of Windies captain Rostone Chase with a ball that climbed high and took an edge through to Usman Khawaja at first slip. Big twist in send off drama Jayden Seales has denied his finger-pointing gesture made following the dismissal of Mitchell Starc was a send-off, with the West Indies paceman claiming he was signalling to a teammate rather than in the direction of the pavilion. Seales was also given a caution by the on-field umpires after he screamed at Steve Smith after the vice-captain edged a Shamar Joseph delivery to second-slip. Seales was handed a fine earlier this series after giving Pat Cummins an almighty send-off on the opening day of the first Test. Speaking after stumps, Seales said he didn't direct his celebrations at opposition players. 'No send-off, that was pointed directly towards Alzarri. We had a conversation before the delivery. No send-offs,' Seales said. 'I'm not planning to get any fines or push the limits with the umpires anymore, so definitely not crossing that line.' Steve Smith the hero as Aussies fell apart Smith and Cameron Green (46) put on 61 for the third wicket in the one passage of play during the daylight hours when the bat threatened to dominate the ball. 'It was almost like he was batting on a different wicket,' Green said at the end of play in an appreciation of Smith's positive innings. 'I was really struggling out there but clearly he is a class above.' Despite the batting collapse in the final session, Green, who is still unable to bowl for at least another three months, was happy with his team's position after day one. 'We just wanted to give them a tricky last 45 minutes at the end and to get them one down is really crucial,' he added. An almost T20-style attitude to batting, typified by captain Pat Cummins' consecutive sixes off Seales, was also a reflection of Australia's eagerness to get as many runs as they could quickly in that final session to allow the bowlers a decent shot at the West Indies' depleted top order under the lights. That helter-skelter tempo at the end contrasted sharply with the pedestrian opening session, made exciting only by the antics of opener Sam Konstas. He was almost run out by Campbell and then dropped at third slip by Anderson off successive balls from Seales before being trapped leg-before for 17 off the first ball bowled by Greaves. Anderson, who replaced Keacy Carty, is one of three changes to the West Indies team from the second Test. That match was Kraigg Brathwaite's 100th in Test cricket and possibly his last, as he was dropped in favour of Louis for the series finale while left-arm spinner Jomel Warrican returned at the expense of fast-medium bowler Anderson Phillip. — with AFP
Hindustan Times
4 days ago
- Sport
- Hindustan Times
Australia end silence on shock Nathan Lyon axe for 3rd West Indies Test as historic milestone put on hold
In a shocking move, Australia dropped veteran spinner Nathan Lyon, who stood on the brink of history, from the playing XI for the third Test match against the West Indies in Kingston, as the tourists opted for a rare all-pace attack. Breaking the silence on the selection call that raised many eyebrows, national selector Tony Dodemaide explained that it was merely a data-driven decision. Nathan Lyon (R) of Australia walks off the field during the 2nd day of the 2nd Test between West Indies and Australia(AFP) On Friday, captain Pat Cummins hinted that Australia had yet to narrow in on their playing XI, which strongly suggested that team management was contemplating dropping Lyon for the Pink Ball Test. The speculations turned true on Saturday, when Cummins confirmed the line-up at the toss, with Scott Boland replacing Lyon. "Pink ball, so it's a little bit different to a normal Test," Cummins explained at the toss. This was Boland's first appearance in the format since the New Year's Test this year against India in Sydney. And for Lyon, this was the first time he was dropped from the playing XI since the 2023 Ashes for a reason other than injury. Nathan Lyon was 'disappointed' Speaking to the reporters in Kingston, Dodemaide explained that the stat-based call was a 'one-off', before confessing that Lyon, who stands just two wickets away from surpassing Glenn McGrath's career tally of 563 scalps and becoming the highest Test wicket-taker in Australian history, was "disappointed" by the decision. "He wants to play every game," Dodemaide said. "He's a great competitor, and he believes he can be effective in any conditions, but he's a team man as well. Understands the right thing for the team, and he'll do his best to support the guys. But I said it's a one-off. It's no reflection on performance for Nathan, it's simply the best way we think we can win this game. It's not something we generally want to do, and, fair to say, certainly wasn't front of mind when we first got here." Lyon boasts of an incredible record in Pink Ball Tests, taking 43 wickets at 25.62, with only teammate Mitchell Starc having more wickets than him in this variety of the format. But all those matches came at home, in Australia, with the Kookaburra pink. In the West Indies, it is the pink Duke's ball that is used. And the country hosted just one Day/Night Test match before, back in 2018, against Sri Lanka, where 32 of 34 wickets were picked up by the fast bowlers. "(The) limited data that we have on particularly the pink Duke's ball, we know that from the data that it actually behaves a little differently to the Kookaburra one, it doesn't go as soft," Dodemaide continued. "The history tells us that, and that's been our lived experience when we've been here for the past couple of days in terms of the practice sessions that we've had. "Based on all of that, we thought that spin would not really have a significant part in the game." Talking about the match, opting to bat first, Australia lost seven wickets for 68 runs in a dramatic collapse on Day 1 of the match as they got bundled for 225 runs at Sabina Park. West Indies finished the day on 16 for one — 209 runs behind — after Australia's Mitchell Starc bowled Kevlon Anderson off the inside edge in the pacer's 100th test.
News.com.au
4 days ago
- Sport
- News.com.au
Cricket reacts to Australia's ‘unprecedented' axing for West Indies Test
Australia has made an 'unprecedented' selection in dropping Nathan Lyon for the Third Test against the West Indies. Australia is 1/50 after the first session of play in Jamaica after losing opener Sam Konstas early. Seeking a clean sweep of the three-match series, Aussie captain Pat Cummins confirmed after winning the toss and electing to bat that Lyon had been dropped for seamer Scott Boland for this pink ball Test at Sabina Park in Kingston. This is the first time in 12 years that Lyon has been dropped from an Australian Test side. He missed three Tests of the 2023 Ashes series in England due to a calf injury. West Indies vs Australia Test & T20I Series | Watch every ball LIVE with ESPN, available on Kayo Sports | New to Kayo? Get your first month for just $1. Limited time offer > One of the established members of the tourists' bowling attack, Mitchell Starc, is playing his 100th Test and is five away from reaching 400 Test wickets. Former West Indies captain Kraigg Brathwaite, who played his 100th Test in Grenada last week, has been dropped with Mikyle Louis taking his place at the top of the order alongside John Campbell. Kevlon Anderson gets a Test debut in place of batsman Keacy Carty, while left-arm spinner and vice-captain Jomel Warrican returns to the team at the expense of seamer Anderson Phillip. It was Lyon's axing that had the cricket world talking on Sunday morning. It was the first time since 2013 Lyon was overlooked when available and healthy. Leading cricket reporter Bharat Sundaresan called it 'unprecedented'. 'Really does feel odd to be here with Nathan Lyon walking around the ground & not warming up in the lead-up to a Test,' he posted on X. 'Unprecedented call from the Aussie selectors to leave him out for a fourth fast bowler.' Cricket commentator Adam Collins wrote: 'First time this has happened to Lyon (specifically, missing out to find room for an extra quick) since Perth in Jan 2012'. Cummins defended the decision after winning the toss. 'Pink ball, so it's a little bit different to a normal Test,' Cummins said. Since the start of 2020, pace bowlers have averaged 19.66 at the Jamaican venue compared to 36.36 for spinners. Australia's fragile top order exposed again Australia is 1/50 at the tea break after losing opener Sam Konstas early. Konstas was dismissed for 17 from 53 balls after earlier being given two lifelines. Justin Greaves made an immediate impact coming into the attack and trapped Konstas plum LBW. To compound the blow, Konstas also blew a review. It has been a nightmare tour for Konstas' whose position in the team must be on life support. His scores of the tour have been 60, 8, 23, 22, 3, 5, 25, 0. Konstas found himself in trouble as he came forward to defend a delivery that cut back towards his body. The DRS ans ball tracking showed the ball was going to hit Konstas' leg stump. Starc given high praise before 100th Test Pakistan fast bowling legend Wasim Akram hailed Australia's Mitchell Starc as a 'modern-day great' for reaching 100 Test appearances. Starc, who draws comparisons with fellow left-arm quick Akram, reached the milestone on Sunday morning. 'It is a big deal in this day and age to reach 100 Tests, congratulations to Starc,' Akram told AFP. 'That shows the quality and resolve of the man.' The 35-year-old becomes the 83rd player and 16th Australian to play 100 Tests, and only the second Australian fast bowler after Glenn McGrath. 'To play 100 Tests shows how consistent Starc has been and also shows where his priorities lie — that is to play red-ball cricket,' said Akram. 'He has also played Twenty20 and league cricket but his career in Test cricket is way ahead and to me he is a modern-day great.' Starc stands on 395 Test wickets, so has the tantalising prospect of taking his landmark 400th wicket during his 100th Test. His strike rate is remarkably similar to Akram, who retired in 2002 after taking 414 wickets in 104 Tests. Both players, said Akram, had suffered injuries to 'every joint, every part of the body' during their careers. 'People often compare us but we have played in different eras,' said Akram. 'He's got the pace, he's got the swing and he's bowling very intelligently to the new batsman, especially with the new ball.'
Yahoo
5 days ago
- Sport
- Yahoo
Pat Cummins drops surprise Nathan Lyon hint as Aussies weigh-up Scott Boland move
Aussie captain Pat Cummins hasn't ruled out Nathan Lyon being left out of the Pink-ball Test against the West Indies with the wicket set to favour the quicks. The Test series between the West Indies and Australia has seen some low totals so far in Barbados and Grenada. The first match of the series saw only Australia surpass the 200 mark across the four innings. In the second Test match, no team surpassed a total of 300. Australia won by 133 runs having dismissed the West Indies cheaply to win the match. And Lyon was sparsely used in the first Test match. While he did become more involved in the second having taken six wickets, most of the wickets were helping clean up the tail. But with knowledge the pink ball often favours the quicks, and how the pitches have been playing, Cummins admitted the make-up of the team hasn't been finalised. "[There are] a few more unknowns…I think mainly [the] pink ball and trying to get our heads around exactly what it's going to do," Cummins said ahead of the clash. "That last session [under lights] might be a little bit longer than Adelaide." When asked about whether Lyon will line-up in the XI, Cummins remained coy. "I think everything's an option. We honestly haven't settled on it. We all left yesterday and thought we'd just sleep on it, come back and have a look and make up our mind today," he said. Lyon has an impressive record with the pink ball in Australia having taken 43 wickets at 25.62 throughout his career. Although last year against India, Lyon was hardly used having bowled just one over. And he didn't bowl at all against England in the 2021-22 Ashes. If coach Andrew McDonald and Australia opt to go with an extra quick, Scott Boland will come into the side. Boland has taken 12 wickets at 16.75 in three day-night Tests. This would allow Beau Webster to bowl off-spin if the team required, while Travis Head could also chip-in. Sam Konstas has struggled so far this series having returned to the side with Marnus Labuschagne dropping out. Konstas will get another chance to prove himself, but he has not been able to get going having scored 33 runs across four innings. Konstas appeared shattered after his duck in Grenada, but Cummins has admitted the team is rallying around the youngster as he was welcomed back into the fold. "Don't get too caught up in it," Cummins said of his advice for Konstas after the duck. "Every innings feels like the biggest thing in the world. "The stat is that the best batters in the world don't hit their average three out of four times, so you're going to fail more often than you're going to succeed. As long as you're a quick learner, as long as you're moving well and giving yourself the best chance, keep doubling down on that and judge yourself after a series, not innings by innings."
