Seales and Joseph take 9 wickets earlier than Australia stage mini restoration by proscribing West Indies to 57-4 at stumps.
In a efficiency paying homage to West Indies’ fearsome bowling assaults of previous, Jayden Seales and Shamar Joseph tore by way of the Australia batting lineup, toppling them for a meagre 180 on day one of many first Check on the Kensington Oval in Barbados.
Mitchell Starc, skipper Pat Cummins, and Josh Hazlewood saved Australia’s blushes, taking 4 wickets between them to ship the West Indies in at stumps at 57 for 4, trailing the vacationers by 123 runs to go away the match delicately poised on Wednesday.
With Seales claiming a powerful five-wicket haul and Joseph unleashing thunderbolts that left Australia’s batsmen floundering, the guests by no means recovered from a catastrophic begin that noticed them reeling at 22 for 3 on a energetic pitch.
“This one was fairly particular for me,” Seales stated.
“I’ve performed towards [Australia] as soon as, and was injured. To play towards them and get 5 on the primary day was fairly particular.
“With the brand new ball, the plan was to bowl fuller. We knew the batters would come exhausting if we gave them width, and the plan was to bowl full and as a lot on the stumps as potential.
“Somewhat slower than what the Australians would have anticipated, and that made them play much more.
“Shamar was particular in the present day … He has a love for Australia. He obtained by way of the highest order and made it simple for us within the center and on the finish.”
Australia, already susceptible with Steve Smith sidelined by damage and Marnus Labuschagne axed, watched in dismay as their re-jigged prime order wilted beneath relentless strain from the Caribbean quicks.
Joseph obtained the Bridgetown carnival began within the fourth over when he trapped teenage debutant Sam Konstas leg earlier than wicket after a evaluate.
The 25-year-old then delivered a scorching supply that all-rounder Cameron Inexperienced may solely edge to Justin Greaves at second slip.
Seales then joined the occasion, coaxing a thick prime edge from Josh Inglis that despatched him trudging again to the pavilion for 5, finishing Australia’s horror begin.
Veteran Usman Khawaja and Travis Head briefly stemmed the tide with an 89-run partnership, however Joseph struck once more on the good second, eradicating Khawaja for 47 – agonisingly in need of his half-century – and extinguishing Australian hopes of a restoration.
The center order provided little resistance, with Beau Webster (11) and Alex Carey (8) falling cheaply earlier than Greaves claimed the prize scalp of Head for 59, caught behind.
Captain Pat Cummins (28) offered the one lower-order resistance earlier than Seales returned to brush by way of the tail, finishing his five-wicket masterclass and leaving Australia to ponder the wreckage of their innings.
West Indies would have fancied their possibilities at that time, however Starc had different plans, snapping up the wickets of Kraigg Brathwaite and John Campbell in an action-packed opening spell.
Cummins then had Keacy Carty caught behind on 20 earlier than Hazlewood bowled nightwatchman Jomel Warrican out for a duck, because the Barbadian solar set on an exhilarating day of Check cricket dominated by tempo.
