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 Australia have a lead of 95. The ball is still doing plenty. There will be 27 overs left today. Time to make plenty of inroads. What can West Indies offer with the bat? Shamar Joseph gets another ovation as he walks off, gives the crowd a bow. The visitors have done well to restrict the lead to under 100, but the true test comes now.

JayDT: "Debutants and taking 5fa this summer. Fantastic from both touring sides. Jamal and now Joseph."

Simon: "I must say Kookaburra have really nailed the cricket balls this summer. We have had good swing in all tests. In other years there has been hardly any swing for either side."

Here's a list of five-fors on debut for West Indies

81.1
W
Roach to Cummins, OUT, and that's the end of the innings. Nice delivery, full with late swing back at Cummins who goes for a drive and is beaten by a long way

PJ Cummins b Roach 12 (56m 35b 1x4 0x6) SR: 34.28

Kemar Roach shares the new ball

END OF OVER:
81 | 8 Runs 1 Wkt | AUS: 283/9

  • Pat Cummins12 (34b)
  • Shamar Joseph20-2-94-5
  • Justin Greaves15-3-36-2

All his team-mates around him. Crowd on their feet. He raises the ball. Tenth West Indian to take five on debut. Whatever the result here, one of the moments of the summer

80.6
W
S Joseph to Lyon, OUT, through him! He's got five. What a moment. Goes full, Lyon plays across it and loses leg stump. Terrific performance from Shamar Joseph

NM Lyon b S Joseph 24 (30m 34b 2x4 1x6) SR: 70.58

80.5
6
S Joseph to Lyon, SIX, just over! Takes on the short ball, top edges a pull, it hangs in the air towards Roach at deep square but clears him on the rope
80.4
2
S Joseph to Lyon, 2 runs, touch straight, worked off the pads through square leg
80.3
0
S Joseph to Lyon, no run, full at off stump, 133kph, nicely driven but Joseph saves it
80.2
0
S Joseph to Lyon, no run, full outside off, 129kph, left alone

Three slips, gully and a short leg

80.1
0
S Joseph to Lyon, no run, wide outside off, Lyon chases it and doesn't connect

New ball is taken. It's handed to Shamar Joseph

END OF OVER:
80 | 3 Runs | AUS: 275/8

  • Nathan Lyon16 (28b)
  • Pat Cummins12 (34b)
  • Justin Greaves15-3-36-2
  • Gudakesh Motie12-1-42-0
79.6
1
Greaves to Lyon, 1 run, on the pads, flicked to long leg
79.5
1
Greaves to Cummins, 1 run, shorter, angling in, worked off the hip to deep square leg
79.4
0
Greaves to Cummins, no run, full and straight, 126kph, defended
79.3
0
Greaves to Cummins, no run, swipes over this one, back of a length outside off, perhaps didn't quite bounce as expected

Jack: "West indies are slowly letting this innings get away from them. Fantastic Century from Travis Head has definitely put Australia in commanding position. The tail wagging a bit now." Big lead in these conditions

79.2
1
Greaves to Lyon, 1 run, back of a length, pushed into the covers
79.1
0
Greaves to Lyon, no run, full outside off, sweetly driven but Greaves is able to get his right hand down to it

END OF OVER:
79 | 2 Runs | AUS: 272/8

  • Nathan Lyon14 (25b)
  • Pat Cummins11 (31b)
  • Gudakesh Motie12-1-42-0
  • Justin Greaves14-3-33-2
78.6
1lb
Motie to Lyon, 1 leg bye, full at the pads, sweeps and it runs behind square off the pad
78.5
0
Motie to Lyon, no run, gets forward and defends
78.4
0
Motie to Lyon, no run, this one skids through a touch, Lyon caught on the back foot
78.3
0
Motie to Lyon, no run, played with an open face towards point
78.2
1
Motie to Cummins, 1 run, worked down to long on
78.1
0
Motie to Cummins, no run, driven off the back foot into the covers

END OF OVER:
78 | (maiden) | AUS: 270/8

  • Nathan Lyon14 (21b)
  • Pat Cummins10 (29b)
  • Justin Greaves14-3-33-2
  • Gudakesh Motie11-1-41-0

Steve: "In Australia's total, only 2 have scores higher than "Extras". Has it been bad batting, very good bowling or a problem pitch?" Good bowling and a tricky pitch for the most part. Perhaps a couple of players not quite on top form, but it's not been easy

77.6
0
Greaves to Lyon, no run, full and straight, given! Lyon reviews. Angling in towards middle and leg, he plays across it. This looks leg side. Can clearly see middle and off stumps. Comfortably missing
77.5
0
Greaves to Lyon, no run, short and down the leg side, goes for a pull and can't catch up with it

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