australia tour of west indies, 2025

Jayden Seales to Hazlewood, out Caught by Shai Hope!! Jayden Seales finishes with a 5-fer! It has been an outstanding display of bowling from him. A sharp bouncer angling in and cramping Hazlewood for room. He tries to sway away from the line but is too late to do so. A deflection of the gloves and Shai Hope takes it safely. The umpire was late to raise his finger but the right decision has been made. Hazlewood c Shai Hope b Jayden Seales 4(7)

Jayden Seales to Cummins, out Caught by Brathwaite!! Jayden Seales gets his fourth wicket! End of a breezy cameo from Cummins! A good length ball outside off, Cummins stays leg-side of it and the idea is to launch it over the infield. But, he doesn't quite get underneath it and doesn't get the elevation. He gets it off the bottom half of the bat in fact. An easy catch for Brathwaite at mid-on. Jayden Seales points to Cummins towards the dressing room. Cummins c Brathwaite b Jayden Seales 28(18) [4s-3 6s-1]

Jayden Seales to Mitchell Starc, out Caught by Justin Greaves!! Jayden Seales gets a 3-fer! He has bowled his heart out! Bowling in good channels always trouble batters and he has bowled with pinpoint accuracy today. A back of a length ball shaping in from around off, Mitchell Starc is drawn into pushing at it with hard hands and an outside edge is induced. It flies low to the left of Greaves at second slip and he crouches to take a sharp catch. Jayden Seales is pumped up. quite an animated grunt and fist pump from him. Mitchell Starc c Justin Greaves b Jayden Seales 0(5)

Justin Greaves to Head, out Caught by Shai Hope!! Justin Greaves gets the big fish and he is elated! A back of a length ball angling in from outside off, Head tries to cut it hard behind square on the off-side against the angle but only manages to get an outside edge. Shai Hope behind the stumps does the rest. An entertaining knock from Head comes to an end. Australia would have wanted him to stay out there for longer though. Head c Shai Hope b Justin Greaves 59(78) [4s-9]

Jayden Seales to Carey, out Caught by Roston Chase!! Edged and caught! Chase put down a sitter in the first session, but he's held onto a screamer now. On a good length and well wide of off, Carey's eyes lit up as he saw the width, went with hard hands on the back-foot drive, gets a thick edge and the ball was flying to the right of first slip. He hardly had any reaction time, but Chase threw himself with both hands and clings onto a beauty. That's tea on Day 1 with the hosts pushing themselves ahead of the contest. Carey c Roston Chase b Jayden Seales 8(15) [4s-1]

Shamar Joseph to Webster, out Bowled!! That's an absolute cracker and Joseph is off in delirious joy. An absolute peach, nothing much that Webster could've possibly done, angled into him from wide of the crease, draws him across and then wickedly straightens like a fast leg-break. Webster is completely opened up like a can of beans, gets beaten on the outside edge and the ball clips the top of off-stump. Another magical moment from Joseph and Australia have lost half their side now. They check for a possible front-foot no-ball, but Joseph did have something behind the popping crease. Webster b Shamar Joseph 11(24) [4s-1]

Shamar Joseph to Khawaja, out Caught by Shai Hope!! There's an edge and West Indies have finally got rid of Khawaja - it's that man again - Shamar Joseph - not the greatest delivery but he'll not care one bit. Was a short delivery that held its line outside off, Khawaja was shaping for the pull and there's an audible under-edge through to the keeper. Everyone heard the noise and the left-hander walks away as soon as umpire Nitin Menon raised the dreaded finger, ends a superb 4th wicket partnership as well. Khawaja c Shai Hope b Shamar Joseph 47(128) [4s-4 6s-1]

Jayden Seales to Josh Inglis, out Caught by Shai Hope!! A top-edge, Shai Hope calls for the catch, moves across to his left, waits under the skier and holds onto an easy catch. Another batter trying to break free and Inglis falls in his comeback innings - wasn't short enough for the pull and he's undone by Seales's extra bounce. Australia in some trouble after opting to bat first. Josh Inglis c Shai Hope b Jayden Seales 5(15)

Shamar Joseph to Green, out Caught by Justin Greaves!! Shamar Joseph has been rewarded for his consistency! He roars in delight! Was in the corridor of uncertainty, angled in initially and then straightened a bit. Green pushed at it with minimal foot movement and an outside edge was induced. Greaves at second slip got low and took it inches above the ground. Seemed like a clean catch. The third umpire has a look and rules that Greaves' fingers are underneath the ball. Green was dismissed the same way in both innings in the WTC final against South Africa. Looks like a definite chink in his armour. Credit to Shamar Joseph for setting Green up with back of a length deliveries and then pushing it up to make him fall in the trap. Green c Justin Greaves b Shamar Joseph 3(21)

Shamar Joseph to Sam Konstas, out Lbw!! A chirpy appeal for lbw turned down! Roston Chase has a chat with Shamar Joseph and Shai Hope and sends it upstairs. Height might be a factor. Was a good length ball that seamed in sharply from around off, Sam Konstas was caught in the crease as he tried to keep it out but missed to get struck on the pads. Time for the replays. UltraEdge shows a gap between bat and ball. Over to ball-tracking and it reveals three reds - hitting the top of leg-stump. That's a good review by Chase & Co. and they have reaped the reward for it. Shamar Joseph is pumped up and why not! A bright start for the Windies. Sam Konstas lbw b Shamar Joseph 3(14)

Lyon to Jayden Seales, out Caught by Webster!! That's a sharp catch and Webster has grabbed it with ease at long-on. West Indies are bowled out for 190. Was a well tossed up delivery outside off and Seales's eyes lit up as he went for the slog-sweep - he did strike it with power, but he ended up dragging it off the thick inside edge, went flat and hard, straight down long-on's throat where Webster completes a fine reverse cupped catch in front of his face. Jayden Seales c Webster b Lyon 2(13)

Mitchell Starc to Shamar Joseph, out Bowled!! That's unlucky for Joseph, but Australia have nine now. Was a full-toss angling down leg, Joseph was shuffling across on the flick and the ball might've grazed the inside edge, onto the front-pad and it then ricochets onto the off-stump. The off-bail falls and the visitors are in sight of a small first innings lead. Shamar Joseph b Mitchell Starc 8(8) [4s-2]

Webster to Shai Hope, out Caught by Carey!! A terrific one-handed catch from Carey! The Windies camp will especially draw comparisons though as a similar catch of Head was ruled out but this one has been given in favour of the bowling team. A fuller length ball seaming in sharply from outside off, Shai Hope tries to block it from the crease but gets a thick inside edge past the leg-stump. Carey dives to his left and shows razor sharp reflexes to grab it one-handed. The umpires refer it upstairs to check whether it has been taken cleanly or not. Well, well, the slow motion replays suggest that a part of the ball might have grazed the ground after Carey took it. It's difficult to judge from the naked eye whether Carey has his gloves underneath the ball or not. Third umpire Adrian Holdstock has a look at it a few times and mentions that the fingers are underneath the ball. Daren Sammy in the dressing room looks perplexed. Shai Hope c Carey b Webster 48(91) [4s-5]

Webster to Justin Greaves, out Caught by Carey!! A failure for Justin Greaves! The part-time seam bowling option of Webster has worked in favour of Australia. It was a good delivery actually. Back of a length ball outside off, seemed to come in with the natural over the wicket angle but deviated away enough after pitching. Justin Greaves pokes at it and gets an outside edge behind. It's dying on Carey but he does well to get low to his right and takes it inches above the ground. Justin Greaves c Carey b Webster 4(18)

Cummins to Roston Chase, out Lbw!! Roston Chase has been trapped in front but he reviews straightaway! Umpire Richard Kettleborough had no hesitation to rule it out. Was a back of a length delivery outside off and it shaped in sharply and also kept a bit low, Roston Chase was caught in the crease as he tried to keep it out but seemed to have been beaten on the inside edge as the ball rapped him on the back pad. Is there an inside edge though? The third umpire is having a look at a few replays as the ball is close to the bat. He is asking to take it frame by frame. UltraEdge shows a little spike when the ball is next to the bat and there also seems to be a slight deflection. But, the third umpire thinks otherwise and opines that there's a gap between bat and ball. Over to ball-tracking and it reveals three reds - it would have crashed into the top of middle. A gritty knock from the Windies skipper comes to an end. Australia have broken through. Roston Chase lbw b Cummins 44(108) [4s-1 6s-1]

Hazlewood to Brandon King, out Bowled!! Oh dear! That's a bad misjudgement and King falls early on Day 2. Relentless bowling from Hazlewood, but that's a poor leave from the debutant. On a good length and angling back with the seam, King didn't account for the inward movement, doesn't cover the off-stump as he shouldered arms. Turns back in horror as he hears the sound of the death rattle, the ball crashing into the stumps and ending a promising knock. Brandon King b Hazlewood 26(44) [4s-4]

Hazlewood to Warrican, out Bowled!! The nightwatchman doesn't last much. The ball shaped in, hit the top of off for the fourth wicket to go down. Windies losing the plot a little. Australia fighting back late in the day. Warrican tried to cover the line of the delivery but the ball traversed the gap between bat and pad to hit the sticks. Fourth one down. First wicket for Hazlewood. The front foot didn't move forward and that allowed the gap to be created. Warrican b Hazlewood 0(2)

Cummins to Keacy Carty, out Caught by Carey!! How do you play that? The previous one was a grubber. This one climbed up, took the edge and was an easy catch for the keeper. Was a back of a length delivery, 136.7 kph and Keacy Carty failed to bail out to hand the visitors their third wicket. Massive blow for the hosts as less than 20 minutes were remaining for stumps. But Carty just had no answers to that brutal delivery. He could have maybe left the ball alone on length but the line forced him to play at it I guess. Keacy Carty c Carey b Cummins 20(40) [4s-2]

Mitchell Starc to John Campbell, out Caught by Carey!! John Campbell's nervy stay at the crease comes to an end! A soft dismissal for him. Mitchell Starc picks up his second wicket. Pitched up outside off, swinging away, John Campbell could have left it alone but he pushes at it half-heartedly with minimal foot movement. Ends up getting an outside edge. Carey moves to his left and takes a regulation catch. Good start for Australia. John Campbell c Carey b Mitchell Starc 7(22) [4s-1]

Mitchell Starc to Brathwaite, out Caught by Webster!! There's the breakthrough! Good piece of bowling from Mitchell Starc! He bowls in the corridor of uncertainty and gets it to seam away slightly. Brathwaite is caught on the crease and has a poke at it only to get a thick outside edge towards second slip. It's dying on Webster but he does well to crouch and takes it with both hands in front of him. Brathwaite c Webster b Mitchell Starc 4(15)