16/01Result
1st Test, West Indies tour of Australia at Adelaide, Jan 17-19 2024
Australia won by 10 wkts
Player of the Match
Travis Head
Travis HeadAustralia
16/01Result
1st Test, West Indies tour of Australia at Adelaide, Jan 17-19 2024
Australia won by 10 wkts
Player of the Match
Travis Head
Travis HeadAustralia

So the final-wicket fun is over. And Steven Smith runs off the pad up. That partnership was frustrating for Australia, but overall it's a good performance to keep West Indies to 188 on what looks a good batting surface. Can Shamar Joseph take the confidence from his innings into the bowling, and will Kraigg Brathwaite be tempted to hand him the new ball? I'll be back in a few minutes to find out

62.1
W
Lyon to S Joseph, OUT, big appeal, and given! Lyon does the job. Although it's been reviewed, they may as well. Slides on from round the wicket, into the front pad. Umpire's call on the top of leg stump

S Joseph lbw b Lyon 36 (59m 41b 3x4 1x6) SR: 87.80

END OF OVER:
62 | 1 Run | WI: 188/9

  • Kemar Roach17 (42b)
  • Shamar Joseph36 (40b)
  • Pat Cummins17-5-41-4
  • Nathan Lyon12-2-36-0
61.6
0
Cummins to Roach, no run, defended with a closed face into the on side
61.5
0
Cummins to Roach, no run, a bouncer, 134kph, ducks
61.4
0
Cummins to Roach, no run, beaten...back of a length, nips and and goes past the inside edge. Also close to off stump
61.3
0
Cummins to Roach, no run, full and straight, worked to mid-on

sanju: "Brathwaite wanted his bowlers to imitate the line and lengths of Aamer Jamal, looks like their bowlers started following his batting and last wicket partnership techniques as well!"

61.2
0
Cummins to Roach, no run, full outside off, 135kph, onto the front foot and defends
61.1
1
Cummins to S Joseph, 1 run, pushes a lengthy ball calmly into the covers

Donnybrook: "is it just me or do we have a problem in bowling to tail enders. We do such good work to contain the top order and then seem to serve up more pies than a bakery to the tail. With the shorter form experience we have am struggling to understand why this has been so expensive recently..."

END OF OVER:
61 | 6 Runs | WI: 187/9

  • Kemar Roach17 (37b)
  • Shamar Joseph35 (39b)
  • Nathan Lyon12-2-36-0
  • Pat Cummins16-5-40-4
60.6
0
Lyon to Roach, no run, full at off stump, firmly driven to cover
60.5
0
Lyon to Roach, no run, tapped off the pads to short leg
60.4
0
Lyon to Roach, no run, round the wicket, on the stumps, defended
60.3
0
Lyon to Roach, no run, a touch flatter, defended

Stazza: "In the blockhole, in the blockhole!"

60.2
6
Lyon to Roach, SIX, all the way! Cracks a powerful slog sweep miles back over deep midwicket. Brings up the fifty stand
60.1
0
Lyon to Roach, no run, full outside off, forward and defends

END OF OVER:
60 | 4 Runs | WI: 181/9

  • Shamar Joseph35 (39b)
  • Kemar Roach11 (31b)
  • Pat Cummins16-5-40-4
  • Nathan Lyon11-2-30-0

Cameron: "So is there no day-night test for Australia this summer?" Next week in Brisbane

59.6
0
Cummins to S Joseph, no run, full and wide outside off, backs away and then can't reach it
59.5
0
Cummins to S Joseph, no run, follows him with a short one outside leg, misses a pull
59.4
2
Cummins to S Joseph, 2 runs, down the ground! Lofts through the line of a length delivery, very high in the air over mid-on, plugs in the outfield

Ahan: "This is where Pat Cummins and Australia's brain turns into a tiny puddle of cat food. When the tail starts going beserk."

59.3
0
Cummins to S Joseph, no run, ducks underneath a bouncer
59.2
2
Cummins to S Joseph, 2 runs, lovely shot! Drives on the up over the covers. Not quite out of the middle

The captain takes it upon himself to finish things off

59.1
0
Cummins to S Joseph, no run, round the wicket, length outside off, drives and misses

Hello again, everyone. That was a rather unexpected twist. How many more can this last pair add?

Ian: "Is that really 59 overs bowled in 2 sessions with 5 quicks and nine wickets falling? Why can we do it today and not other times?" We have already had an extra half an hour!

END OF OVER:
59 | 3 Runs | WI: 177/9

  • Kemar Roach11 (31b)
  • Shamar Joseph31 (33b)
  • Nathan Lyon11-2-30-0
  • Josh Hazlewood15-6-44-4

3:10pm Australia's session again but West Indies have survived it! Six wickets lost, 113 runs scored. Hazlewood and Cummins struck regular blows throughout the session, before the last pair got stuck. They have batted 64 balls so far and have added 44, with Joseph providing the runs as well as the entertainment. What this ensues is that Steven Smith will have to rush - after whenever West Indies get bowled out - to pad up and open the batting for the first time in Test cricket. How long before that sight? We shall find out shortly with Gnasher.

Craig: "Given the Windies 10th wicket is having lots of fun, I don't imagine it's really an all-out-under-200 kind of pitch? " It never was. Australia are just too good for West Indies.

raffi-paul: "excellent bit of tail-wagging...jolly good show"

58.6
0
Lyon to Roach, no run, Floated full outside off, 87.2kph, he lunges and bunts it

Last ball before tea... Lyon taking his time

58.5
0
Lyon to Roach, no run, Tossed up fuller outside off, he lunges and defends with bat and front pad close to each other
58.4
3
Lyon to S Joseph, 3 runs, Makes room to go over the off side but gets a thick inside edge past leg stump. Hands on head for Lyon and Carey. Shamar will get three
58.3
0
Lyon to S Joseph, no run, Fuller on leg, he defends with his bat in front of the front pad
58.2
0
Lyon to S Joseph, no run, Quicker and wider outside off, he goes back to cut but makes no contact
58.1
0
Lyon to S Joseph, no run, Sees the tossed up ball and charges down, misses the slog across the line

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