Jayden Seales claimed a five-wicket haul, his third in 19 Test appearances.
First Test, Bridgetown (day one of five)
Australia 180 (Head 59, Khawaja 47; Seales 5-60, S Joseph 4-46)
West Indies 57-4 (King 23*; Starc 2-35)
West Indies trail Australia by 123 runs
Australia were dismissed for a mere 180 against the West Indies, but responded effectively with the ball as 14 wickets fell on a dramatic opening day of the first Test in Bridgetown.
The seamers Jayden Seales and Shamar Joseph accounted for nine wickets as Australia were bowled out in under 57 overs after winning the toss.
Travis Head led Australia with 59 runs, while opener Usman Khawaja contributed 47. Captain Pat Cummins (28) and Beau Webster (11) were the only other batsmen to reach double figures.
The tourists fought back, with the experienced pace trio of Mitchell Starc, Josh Hazlewood, and Cummins combining to leave West Indies at 57-4 at the close of play.
In their first Test match in the Caribbean in a decade, Australia fielded a revamped top order, with Steve Smith sidelined due to injury and Marnus Labuschagne dropped following their World Test Championship defeat to South Africa.
Teenage opener Sam Konstas and Josh Inglis were recalled in their place, but scored just three and five respectively as the tourists slumped to 22-3.
Head and Khawaja added 89 runs for the fourth wicket, with Khawaja dropped twice before becoming Joseph’s third victim of the day.
Joseph, instrumental in West Indies’ notable victory in Brisbane 18 months ago, delivered a superb ball to clean bowl Webster, concluding with figures of 4-46.
Head’s resistance ended when he was caught behind off Justin Greaves, before Seales dismissed the tail to end with 5-60.
West Indies, aiming for their first home Test win against Australia in 22 years, had a poor start to their innings as Starc removed openers Kraigg Brathwaite and John Campbell in successive overs.
Cummins then had Keacy Carty caught behind, before Hazlewood bowled nightwatchman Jomel Warrican shortly before the close of play.
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