Josh Hazlewood had career-best match numbers as Australia finished the third day in Adelaide with a 10-wicket victory before lunch. However, there was late drama when Usman Khawaja was forced to depart hurt when Shamar Joseph struck him with a bouncer when the scores were tied.
Following their 55-run opening partnership in the first innings, Shamar Joseph and Kemar Roach added 26 for the final wicket, demonstrating their batting prowess at No. 11, which will undoubtedly result in a promotion soon.
For Khawaja and Steven Smith, it meant a short second innings. It’s strange that Shamar Joseph, who in Test cricket claimed Smith with his opening ball, did not receive the new ball. Eventually, he made his debut in the
Then came a lifter that beat Khawaja before an off-kilter bouncer banged into his cap around the jaw region as he attempted to influence out of the line. Khawaja had blood coming from his mouth and after a couple of seconds left the field passing on Marnus Labuschagne to raise a ruckus around town runs. In additional ways than one, Shamar Joseph had made a permanent imprint on his presentation.
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West Indies had continued 22 behind with four wickets close by subsequent to losing Justin Greaves to the last wad of the subsequent day. They trimmed the deficiency down to 11 preceding Joshua Da Silva offered his innings by succumbing to the very much transmitted short-ball plan, top-edging a snare to profound in reverse square off Mitchell Starc.
Alzarri Joseph showed a strong procedure and played a support serious areas of strength for of drives against Starc yet got a slim edge from around the wicket. At the point when Gudakesh Motie turned into Hazlewood’s fifth wicket, bearing arms to one that was excessively close to leave, West Indies were as yet a run behind.
Notwithstanding, that endured only another conveyance as Shamar Joseph played a first-ball cover drive that would have satisfied a top-request player, bringing colossal cheers from a solid group who had run in spite of the gamble of next to no cricket.
Each run added by the last-wicket pair was welcomed by warm commendation, while it added to Australia’s new hardships over helping through lower-request stands. The arrival of Nathan Lyon, who had begun the day bowling a solitary conveyance, finished the opposition when Shamar Joseph charged and missed.
The subsequent Test starts in Brisbane on January 25 and will be a day-night experience.
