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AUS v WI 1st Test Adelaide Day 1 Close
AUS elected to field
WI 188 (62.1 overs) McKenzie 50 Shamar Josephs 36 Cummins 4-41 Hazlewood 4-44
AUS 59-2 (21 overs) Khawaja 30 no Shamar Joseph 2-18

There's an article on ESPN in which the WI CEO Johnny Grave calls for Australia, India & England to work with the ICC to change the economics of Test cricket.
As I've said, you are looking in the wrong place if you are just going to blame South Africa & West Indies for fielding under-strength sides. They have good reasons to do so.
The explosion of domestic T20 comps around the World is a runaway train. What started out as a way of protecting cricket as a whole, has all but killed Test Cricket.
The latest match is a Test Match in made only, it is not a test of the best, which it should be.

Shamar Joseph from Guyana had a dream debut, with the bat he made 36, which is the highest score by a West Indies No.11 on debut. The best was yet to come as he became the 2nd West Indies bowler to take a wicket with their first ball on debut, & the 23rd player in Test history. Later in his spell he dismissed Labuschagne who was caught in the deep hooking a short ball.
At 24 years of age, Joseph has played only 5 first class matches, 2 list A, & 2 T20's.

(17-01-2024 10:34 )Boomerangutangangbang Wrote:  AUS v WI 1st Test Adelaide Day 2 Close
AUS elected to field
WI 188 (62.1 overs) McKenzie 50 Shamar Josephs 36 Cummins 4-41 Hazlewood 4-44
AUS 283 (81.1 overs) Head 119 Khawaja 45 Shamar Joseph 5-94 Greaves 2-36 Roach 2-48
WI 73-6 (22.5 overs) McKenzie 26 Greaves 24 Hazlewood 4-18
West Indies trail by 22 runs

(18-01-2024 10:34 )Boomerangutangangbang Wrote:  [quote='Boomerangutangangbang' pid='2839662' dateline='1705484045']
AUS v WI 1st Test Adelaide Day 2 Close
AUS elected to field
WI 188 (62.1 overs) McKenzie 50 Shamar Josephs 36 Cummins 4-41 Hazlewood 4-44
AUS 283 (81.1 overs) Head 119 Khawaja 45 Shamar Joseph 5-94 Greaves 2-36 Roach 2-48
WI 120 (35.2 overs) McKenzie 26 Greaves 24 Hazlewood 5-35 Lyon 2-4 Starc 2-46
AUS 26-0 (6.4 overs)
Australia won by 10 wickets

The reign of Perth Scorchers in the Big Bash League is over after a defeat to the Adelaide Strikers in the knockout stages in Perth.

Very poor efforts Perth have thrown up the last two games credit Adelaide for sticking with it despite there batting wasn't 110%

The T20 bandwagon keeps rolling along, with 4 domestic tournaments in progress at the same time.
Big Bash - Australia, SAT20, BPL - Bangladesh, & ILT20 - UAE.

Brisbane Heat are the Big Bash League champions after defeating the Sydney Sixers by 54 runs at The SCG.

AUS v West Indies 2nd Test Brisbane
West Indies elected to bat
WI 311 (108 overs) Da Silva 79 Hodge 71 Sinclair 50 Alzarri Joseph 32 Starc 4-82 Hazelewood 2-38 Lyon 2-81
AUS 289 (53 overs) Khawaja 75 Carey 65 Cummins 64 no Alzarri Joseph 4-84 Roach 3-47
WI 193-9 dec (72.3 overs) McKenzie 42 Athanaze 35 Greaves 33 Hodge 29 Hazlewood 2-23 Lyon 2-42
AUS 207 50.5 overs) Smith 91 no Green 42 Starc 21 Shamar Joseph 7-86 Alzarri Joseph 2-62
West Indies won by 8 runs