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Josh Hazlewood featured in his 74th Test match for Australia.
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
Josh Hazlewood’s five-wicket haul propelled Australia to a commanding 159-run victory over the West Indies in the first Test in Barbados.
The West Indies surrendered all 10 second-innings wickets in the evening session of the third day, as Australia demonstrated their clinical edge to wrap up the match with two days to spare.
Chasing a target of 301, the hosts initially responded with promise, recovering from the early dismissal of Kraigg Brathwaite to reach 47-1 with John Campbell and Keacy Carty at the crease.
However, Hazlewood shifted the momentum decisively in Australia’s favour, dismantling the West Indies top order with a characteristically accurate spell that yielded four wickets for a mere nine runs.
At 56-5, the West Indies faced an uphill battle, despite a spirited late effort from Justin Greaves (38 not out) and Shamar Joseph (44).
Hazlewood completed his five-wicket haul by dismissing Jomel Warrican, finishing with figures of 5-43. Nathan Lyon then claimed two wickets in the final over of the day, after play was extended by 30 minutes, to secure the win.
Earlier, Australia had battled to 310 in their second innings, with Alex Carey top-scoring with a brisk 65.
The tourists resumed the day on a precarious 92-4, but resilient scores from Travis Head and Beau Webster, 61 and 63 respectively, were followed by a composed innings from Carey, who marshalled the lower order effectively as Joseph took 5-87.
West Indies coach Daren Sammy met with match referee Javagal Srinath following the second day’s play to address concerns regarding several decisions made by TV umpire Adrian Holdstock during the match.
Sammy expressed his dissatisfaction with some of the dismissals, external conferred by the Englishman using technology, after play on Thursday.
However, Sammy could have few complaints about the West Indies’ second innings performance.
Instead, a challenging pitch, astute bowling from a seasoned Australian attack, and occasional rash shots ultimately led to the West Indies’ downfall.
Mitchell Starc made an early breakthrough, removing Kraigg Brathwaite in his first over, before Carty and Campbell briefly steadied the innings.
Campbell initiated the collapse, mistiming an attempted lap sweep against Hazlewood, resulting in a straightforward catch for Carey.
Shortly thereafter, Hazlewood dismissed Brandon King for a golden duck, as an inside edge onto his pad was caught by Cameron Green at gully.
Another inside edge, this time off the bat of West Indies captain Roston Chase, looped into the grateful hands of Sam Konstas at short leg.
Hazlewood then uprooted Carty’s middle stump with a full delivery before returning to have Warrican caught at slip.
Despite a spirited display from Joseph, who struck four sixes in a Test-best 44 off 22 balls, it looked as though West Indies might just scrape through to the fourth day, but Lyon ultimately sealed the victory 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.”
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