Player of the Match
Player of the Match
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    7.2 caught behind! A tame dismissal. Lovely delivery though. 133kph, fuller length, angled into a fourth stump line, tempting the drive, he drives half-committed, hint of shape away and it catches the edge. Easy catch for Carey 9/1
    19.2 Edged, and this time it's gone to the fielder! Back of length delivery seams away after pitching on a fourth stump line. Chanderpaul was looking to defend and is squared up. The ball goes off the shoulder of the bat to second slip and Steven Smith gobbles it up 54/3
    14.5 McKenzie slashes again and this time it brings his doom! Back of length outside off and he cuts hard. Gets a thick outside edge and Khawaja takes a good catch moving to his right from first slip. The captain does it again, ending the counter-attack 42/2
    21.4 Test wicket No. 350 for Mitchell Starc! He was wicketless in his first spell, but has struck in back-to-back overs here. This is full and wide, draws Athanaze into the drive, but he only manages a thick outside edge. Carey makes no mistake to hand Starc the milestone wicket 57/4
    84.2 Starc gets the big wicket of Kavem Hodge! This is pitched up on middle and going on with the angle. Hodge was playing for the inward movement and looking to work it leg side. He ends up getting an outside edge that carries to Steven Smith at second slip and he makes no mistake there. Hodge walks off to loud applause 225/7
    25.2 Starc does have his third! Another outside edge and this time Khawaja takes it low. The umpire has sent it up for a check, though. This was a length all on off that was leaving Greaves. He had his bat up as he looked to defend, but it went off the edge. Goes low to Khawaja, but that went to his hands and Greaves has to go. Starc stamps Australia's authority on the session 64/5
    77.1 Has Lyon got the big breakthrough here? The umpire thinks so! Bowls a length ball on middle and leg and Da Silva misses his flick as he plays back to it. He is hit above the knee roll on the back foot. Da Silva reviews it. But that's hitting top of off. Three reds. So West Indies lose the resolute Da Silva and a review, and Lyon finally gets a reward 213/6
    107.6 And Lyon strikes back! Tosses it up wide again. Sinclair moved leg side and forward to try and work it on the off side but loses his balance. Carey does the rest and a fighting innings from Sinclair, and West Indies, comes to an end 311/10
    89.4 Hazlewood ends Joseph's cameo! Edged to second slip! Length ball around off and Joseph was looking to defend. That took the outside edge and flew to Smith at around head height. He makes no mistake and Australia finish the day with eight West Indies batters back in the hut! 266/8
    104.5 Oh no, West Indies what have you done? Cummins pitches it up on the stumps. Roach taps it to his right and takes off for a single, but Sinclair is not interested. Roach slips as he stops and looks to turn and ends up on his haunches. Labuschagne runs in and throws it to the striker's end. Sinclair can't believe it. Roach must be fuming. But Australia will be happy with the breakthrough! 297/9
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    9
    14
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    33.33
    Extras
    8 (b 4, nb 2, w 2)
    TOTAL
    311 all out (108 Overs, RR: 2.87, 474 minutes)
    Fall of wickets: 1-9 (Kraigg Brathwaite, 7.2 ov), 2-42 (Kirk McKenzie, 14.5 ov), 3-54 (Tagenarine Chanderpaul, 19.2 ov), 4-57 (Alick Athanaze, 21.4 ov), 5-64 (Justin Greaves, 25.2 ov), 6-213 (Joshua Da Silva, 77.1 ov), 7-225 (Kavem Hodge, 84.2 ov), 8-266 (Alzarri Joseph, 89.4 ov), 9-297 (Kemar Roach, 104.5 ov), 10-311 (Kevin Sinclair, 107.6 ov)
    BowlingOMRWEconWDNB
    MA Starc2438243.4100
    JR Hazlewood2063821.9001
    PJ Cummins2317613.3010
    NM Lyon2838122.8900
    MR Marsh20301.5001
    C Green721201.7110
    M Labuschagne10101.0000
    TM Head301404.6600
  • BATSMEN
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    0.6 That's a big appeal as Smith is hit on the pads with a length ball angling in from outside off. Umpire says no and West Indies review! Smith had moved across but missed his flick and is hit on the back pad. Impact in front of off and that's crashing into the stumps. Roach has Smith in the first over! That was a very good ball, seaming in sharply. Smith had moved across too much. And with no inside edge, that was always going to be out! 6/1
    47.4 edged to slip! Sinclair celebrates with a cartwheel! A wicket out of nowhere. Flighted full outside off, lures the drive, this one spins though and catches the edge, Athanaze takes the catch nicely at slip. Sinclair charged away and did a cartwheel and a flick to get a roar from the crowd 242/8
    1.5 What a screamer by Kevin Sinclair! Joseph gets Labuschagne. Smith and Labuschagne gone in the first two overs. This is a length ball outside off and Labuschagne just pokes at it. Goes off the shoulder of the blade and Sinclair dives to his right from fourth slip and grabs it well. Oh my my! 11/2
    4.5 That's straight to mid-off! Green can't believe it! It's full outside off and Green again gets forward and pushes at it, but this time it's in the air and straight to Brathwaite! No power there, just gently gave him some catching practice. Brathwaite is rightly pumped! 24/3
    4.6 Head is gone first ball! It's all happening at the Gabba! Strangled down leg! Head is walking. It's full and going down leg and Head looks to tickle it fine but doesn't get enough bat on it. Great take by Joshua Da Silva and Australia are in a mess! And that will be dinner 24/4
    11.2 spooned to mid-on! Follow up 140kph back of a length ball, Marsh tries to pull but is hurried for pace, he spoons it off the sticker of the bat it floated to the safe hands of Roach at mid-on. That was on to him so much quicker than he expected 54/5
    27.3 Gone! Picks out deep square! Shamar Joseph finally has his man. It's dug in short around off and Carey looks for the pull but miscues it straight to Tagenarine Chanderpaul! Australia don't get the 100-run stand! Well bowled by Shamar Joseph there, cramping him for room and rushing him with pace. Fantastic knock comes to an end 150/6
    30.1 Got him! Starc has nicked off! Length ball on off, just going away. Starc with a nothing poke gets an outside edge and Joshua Da Silva does the rest. And West Indies will go to tea a happy team 161/7
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    52.6 Lyon looks to pull and gets a thin edge. It's given. Barely any celebrations. And Australia declare! 289/9
    Extras
    26 (b 9, lb 9, nb 6, w 2)
    TOTAL
    289/9d (53 Overs, RR: 5.45, 254 minutes)
    Did not bat: JR Hazlewood
    Fall of wickets: 1-6 (Steven Smith, 0.6 ov), 2-11 (Marnus Labuschagne, 1.5 ov), 3-24 (Cameron Green, 4.5 ov), 4-24 (Travis Head, 4.6 ov), 5-54 (Mitchell Marsh, 11.2 ov), 6-150 (Alex Carey, 27.3 ov), 7-161 (Mitchell Starc, 30.1 ov), 8-242 (Usman Khawaja, 47.4 ov), 9-289 (Nathan Lyon, 52.6 ov)
    BowlingOMRWEconWDNB
    KAJ Roach1104734.2710
    AS Joseph1408446.0015
    S Joseph1115615.0900
    JP Greaves933103.4400
    K Sinclair815316.6201
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    19.4 chipped to cover! Soft dismissal! Full outside off, he drives without great commitment and just chips a simple catch to Labuschagne at cover. A lot of hard work down the drain there 63/2
    7.3 Oh beauty! They go up in appeal but the umpire isn't interested. Australia review! That was pitched up fuller outside off and straightened after pitching. Australia think there was an edge. Did it kiss the outside edge as Chanderpaul pressed forward to defend? There is a small spike on UltraEdge. Hazlewood strikes in the last over of the day to give Australia some reward for the early declaration. It's a feather of a touch but enough to give Hazlewood a wicket 13/1
    25.2 Misses his sweep and McKenzie is hit in front. Lyon goes up in appeal and the umpire says it's out! McKenzie chooses very late to review that. But that looked plumb to me. This was tossed up on off and hit McKenzie on the back leg as he knelt to sweep. And ball-tracking shows that to be clipping the off bail, so it's umpire's call and McKenzie falls nine runs short of a second Test fifty. Lyon has struck with his second ball! 86/3
    41.2 Lyon strikes! Caught at slip. Flighted high outside off, enticing the drive, some spin as well, he drives hard and nicks it to slip, Smith clings on this time. Lyon has been very good in this innings. Lovely bit of baiting outside off there. Textbook offspin bowling 123/4
    49.6 Australia think they have Hodge run out! He came forward to work this full ball to the leg side and it goes straight to Travis Head at forward short leg. Head is quick to flick it onto the stumps while Hodge turns and dives back. His bat is over the crease when the stumps are hit but is it grounded? No! An unfortunate dismissal for Hodge, but that was excellent work from Head! Quick reactions and he got a direct hit. And that's an important wicket for Australia, with Hodge having made them toil in the first innings 148/5
    62.4 caught behind! Just! Carey fumbled a sitter but he held on. Good length, fifth stump line, Greaves pushes at it on the front foot, some extra bounce catches a thin edge, it flies through to Carey and hurries onto him, it went through the gloves initially, bobbled off his chest, he parried the rebound and up and then caught it falling to the ground. Nearly made a meal of it 184/7
    52.2 Got 'im! Cam Green takes a stunner on second attempt and Mitchell Starc adds to his impressive tally. It's pitched up outside off, but not full enough to drive. Drive is exactly what Da Silva wants to do and he gets a thick edge that flies to Cam Green at gully who is quick to get his hands up above his head. He doesn't grab it at first go, despite his fast reaction, and only manages to parry it up in the air, but he makes no mistake at his second go 157/6
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    64.2 brilliant grab from Smith at second slip! Full stretch above his head to pluck it! Fuller length outside off, Alzarri Joseph thrashes a full blooded drive, the nick flies fast and high above Smith and he jumps and stretches at full extension to take the catch. Amazing catch 184/8
    69.1 given lbw! Roach reviews straight away. He played back to one that spins sharply from outside off and hits the pad in front of middle. He's on the crease. Did it spin too far? No. It was clipping the outside of leg. Umpire's call on hitting and he stays out. It looked plumb live. Nitin Menon had no hesitation. It was hitting a decent chunk of leg but it was umpire's call. 185/9
    72.3 given lbw! Searing inswinging yorker! Shamar reviews and then checks his toes. But it is a no-ball! Not out. But Shamar Joseph is in a lot of pain. He might have broken a toe or his foot here! He took the shoe and sock off. Travis Head asked him if he was OK and he shook his head 193/9
    Extras
    10 (b 4, lb 3, nb 3)
    TOTAL
    193 all out (72.3 Overs, RR: 2.66, 327 minutes)
    Fall of wickets: 1-13 (Tagenarine Chanderpaul, 7.3 ov), 2-63 (Kraigg Brathwaite, 19.4 ov), 3-86 (Kirk McKenzie, 25.2 ov), 4-123 (Alick Athanaze, 41.2 ov), 5-148 (Kavem Hodge, 49.6 ov), 6-157 (Joshua Da Silva, 52.2 ov), 7-184 (Justin Greaves, 62.4 ov), 8-184 (Alzarri Joseph, 64.2 ov), 9-185 (Kemar Roach, 69.1 ov), 9-193* (Shamar Joseph, retired not out )
    BowlingOMRWEconWDNB
    MA Starc14.334513.1003
    JR Hazlewood1452331.6400
    PJ Cummins1213903.2500
    C Green1023713.7000
    NM Lyon2264231.9000
  • BATSMEN
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    5.6 Tickled down leg and Khawaja has to go! This was full down leg and Khawaja was just looking to glance it. Manages a feint touch and Da Silva grabs it up. Muted celebrations. That's a soft dismissal after the openers did so well to be seeing off the new ball so far. But West Indies won't mind how they come! 24/1
    10.2 Persisting with Greaves pays off! It's another stunner from Sinclair to send Labuschagne packing! Back of length delivery on off stump straightens to square him up a little. It come off high on the bat to Sinclair's right and he takes it low falling over. A little easier take than the one in the first innings. Another cheeky celebration from Sinclair, getting up immediately and standing with his arms crossed. No lack of swag in this lad. 42/2
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    30.5 bowled him! Through the gate off the elbow! This leapt from a length, gets through the gate, hit the back elbow and dropped onto the stumps! Extra bounce from nowhere. What a delivery. Wobble seam as well and some nip in. Ball tracking says it bounced 12cm more than the average length in this game 113/3
    30.6 King pair! 141kph yorker thunders into the base of off! What a yorker! Around the wicket, 141kph, missile at the base of off, Head couldn't get his bat down and West Indies are alive thanks to the wonderkid! 113/4
    34.3 Edged and taken! Shamar Joseph gets Mitch Marsh! That's a peach of a delivery. Dug in back of length on a fourth-stump line at 144kph, the ball straightens. Marsh has to play at that. He looks to defend and the extra bounce means it comes off high on the bat and straight to Athanaze at second slip who can't hold on. The ball pops out to third slip where Greaves holds on to complete the catch 132/5
    36.2 Knocks him over! He nails the yorker again and Australia go six down! Alright, this wasn't quite on yorker length, but it was fired in full at 145kph. Goes off the pad and knocks the off stump back. 136/6
    40.5 In the air again and this time, Starc is gone! Shamar Joseph has two five-wicket hauls in two Tests! What a spell this is. Coming back after that toe injury yesterday. And he gets his revenge on Starc as well. Starc again swings at a back of length delivery going across him. Comes off the toe end and goes high in the air and Sinclair has to just move a little to his left from backward point to grab it. Shamar Joseph kneels with his head on the ground in celebration. This match is very much alive! 171/7
    42.3 Edged to the keeper and Shamar wheels away in celebration! Length ball outside off at 141.6kph kicks up and takes the outside edge. Goes wide of the keeper and Da Silva throws himself at it for a diving catch. Shamar Joseph is kicking up a storm here! 175/8
    47.6 caught behind! Lyon walks! Short ball, outside off, it stays a touch low and nips in at chest high, Lyon swivels trying to pull, gets a thin under edge and Da Silva celebrates! The drop cost nothing! West Indies on the brink! 191/9
    50.5 West Indies win! Shamar Joseph flattens off stump! They charge off in celebration. Shamar Joseph takes seven! The West Indies huddle together. Brian Lara is nearly in tears in the commentary box! Perfect length, angled into middle and off, it straightens past the edge and flattens off! That is so good. 207/10
    Extras
    15 (lb 3, nb 9, w 3)
    TOTAL
    207 all out (50.5 Overs, RR: 4.07, 251 minutes)
    Fall of wickets: 1-24 (Usman Khawaja, 5.6 ov), 2-42 (Marnus Labuschagne, 10.2 ov), 3-113 (Cameron Green, 30.5 ov), 4-113 (Travis Head, 30.6 ov), 5-132 (Mitchell Marsh, 34.3 ov), 6-136 (Alex Carey, 36.2 ov), 7-171 (Mitchell Starc, 40.5 ov), 8-175 (Pat Cummins, 42.3 ov), 9-191 (Nathan Lyon, 47.6 ov), 10-207 (Josh Hazlewood, 50.5 ov)
    BowlingOMRWEconWDNB
    KAJ Roach1012802.8000
    AS Joseph1716223.6415
    JP Greaves1204613.8321
    S Joseph11.506875.7403

Match Details

Toss

West Indies , elected to bat first

Player Of The Match

Player Of The Series

Series result

2-match series drawn 1-1

Match number

Season

Hours of play (local time)

14.00 start, Lunch 16.00-16.40, Tea 18.40-19.00, Close 21.00

Match days

25,26,27,28 January 2024 - day/night match (5-day match)

Test debut

Reserve Umpire

Match Referee

Points

West Indies 12, Australia 0

Close of Play

  • Thu, 25 Jan - day 1 - West Indies 1st innings 266/8 (K Sinclair 16*, 89.4 ov)
  • Fri, 26 Jan - day 2 - West Indies 2nd innings 13/1 (KC Brathwaite 3*, 7.3 ov)
  • Sat, 27 Jan - day 3 - Australia 2nd innings 60/2 (SPD Smith 33*, C Green 9*, 19 ov)
  • Sun, 28 Jan - day 4 - Australia 2nd innings 207 (50.5 ov) - end of match

Match Notes

Australia 4th innings Partnerships

WktRunsPlayers
1st24UT KhawajaSPD Smith
2nd18SPD SmithM Labuschagne
3rd71SPD SmithC Green
4th0SPD SmithTM Head
5th19SPD SmithMR Marsh
6th4SPD SmithAT Carey
7th35SPD SmithMA Starc
8th4SPD SmithPJ Cummins
9th16SPD SmithNM Lyon
10th16SPD SmithJR Hazlewood