Stay updates: West Indies vs Australia, first Check day one
thirty sixth ove r- Greaves continues
Stable defence from Travis Head, no width there so he did not danger something.
There’s a kite within the sky someplace behind the bowlers arm – Head is not a fan.
Head pulls exhausting via midwicket and it is good fielding that denies him a boundary. He nonetheless will get two although out to the rope.
thirty fifth over – Seales continues
A single first up brings up the 100 for the Aussies.
It is taken 205 balls – highlighting how exhausting it has been for the Aussies at the moment.
Two slips and a gully, Khawaja fends to backward level and gully races round to save lots of the only.
Wristy flick across the nook from Khawaja for a single to backward sq. leg.
Head cuts, there is a fielder at deep level so it is only a single.
And Khawaja defends the final.
thirty fourth over – Greaves will get one other
FOUR! By means of the covers, smashed with aplomb by Head. What a stunning shot that was.
He strikes to 42 from 47 balls.
A single strikes him degree with Khawaja on 43, however Khawaja has batted for 55 extra balls than Head…
Outdoors off, left alone by Khawaja.
Stable defence from Khawaja now – he is had his troubles has Usman, however he is began to rediscover himself.
One other strong defensive stroke there from Khawaja.
BEATEN! Good ball, only a trace of motion and Khawaja was squared up and crushed all finally ends up.
It is not -2 in Barbados
Morning Simon & Henry. Simply woken from a self-induced coma to a -2 diploma early morning. I see that the selectors’ experiment with Konstas & Inexperienced hasn’t labored. Actually questioning Bailey’s logic there.
– Outdated timer
Good morning Outdated timer.
We’re simply being proven one other azure blue shot of the ocean, golden sands and extra solar than you may wave a stick at.
It is sickening.
thirty third over – Seales comes into the assault
Late lower from Travis Head however a pleasant cease at deep level makes it solely a single.
Khawaja cuts now, stopped effectively at level for no run.
Khawaja’s endurance has returned, a pleasant go away exterior off.
Pushed to deep backward level, properly performed by Khawaja and he’ll take a few runs for it.
Full, extensive, and effectively stopped within the covers.
thirty second over – Greaves continues
Oh, that is an uncomfortable one, simply within the midriff of Head.
Pretty drive from Head for no run, straight as a die and the ball cannons into the stumps on the non-strikers finish, Khawaja leaping again into his floor. Greaves did not get a hand on that – he wasn’t far off although. Khawaja wouldn’t have gotten again in time.
Head punches the ball to mid on, however he does not time it effectively.
EDGED! FOUR! Head leaps, cuts, the ball takes the sting and flies previous second slip to the third man boundary. Very, very shut.
Head clips a straight one to sq. leg for a single.
Stable defence from Khawaja to finish the over.
thirty first over – Alzarri Joseph carries on
And Khawaja watches exterior off because the ball sails extensive.
BEATEN! Good tempo at 141kph, good line and a really testing size has Khawaja prodding at that exterior off.
Stable defence from Usman Khawaja there.
Khawaja pulls, a bit early on it and the ball trickles to mid on. No run.
Stable defence from Khawaja as Alzarri Joseph bowls a maiden.
thirtieth over – Graves continues

EDGED! 4! Oh Travis Head was not in charge of that ball, deep level was in place however the fielder could not lower the ball off. Head appears to be like happy with the consequence however he will not be pleased with the shot.
OUCH! Bought him! Proper on the hand and Head felt that loads. Immediately ripping the hand off the bat after which eradicating the glove. He is OK and sends the physio again up the steps into the pavilion. That did rip up out of nowhere.
He defends a fuller ball there – I’m wondering if Graves ought to gave checks these palms out once more…
Down the leg facet, he leaves alone.
BIG SHOUT! There was a sound as Head is strangled down the leg facet however I feel it was thigh pad.
Now Head takes a pair or runs into midwicket to finish the over.
The leg-stump line labored properly for the WIndies there.
twenty ninth over – Alzarri Jeseph
BEATEN! That is a ripper of a ball from Joseph! Around the wicket, swinging in, seaming away.
BEATEN! That is fuller, Khawaja simply could not transfer his ft sufficient and simply manages to keep away from getting an edge on that.
Outdoors off, left alone by Khawaja this time.
EDGED! FOUR! Off the toe of the bat, between gully and slips for a boundary.
He leaves alone a ball that angles again in and goes very near the stumps this time.
And now he defends the final.
Nice over from Alzarri Joseph.
Head driving in on his white horse
Travis to the rescue! – knock out a fast ton whereas Ussie will get his eye in…
– Mike
He’s exceptional – the variety of occasions he has rescued this staff is insane.
twenty eighth over – Graves continues
“Sorry, sorry,” Head says as he backs away on the final minute.
The look that Graves is giving him, Head is likely to be…
He tries to clip off his pads, no actual timing and it will likely be a leg bye.
Khawaja defends.
CLOSE! Oh my! Khawaja loses sight of the ball, it drops at his ft, he backheels the ball in direction of the stumps, then swipes his bat on the ball, misses and one way or the other misses knocking the stumps down too! The ball, by the way in which, trickled extensive. What a weird sequence of occasions.
Now he slashes at a large one however will get his timing all flawed once more.
Khawaja jams down on the ball and sends it squirting to the leg facet, takes off for a fast single and will get it to steal the strike.
twenty seventh over – Alzarri Joseph is available in
Head slashes at a large one on one knee, however cannot time it off the strip. Aggressive begin after lunch.
Head lets out a moan, figuring out he might have finished higher however he could not get the ball away.
FOUR! Too full, too extensive, creamed via cowl level for 4 runs. Attractive stroke.
Head clips a single to backward level.
And Khawaja sees out the over.
twenty sixth over – Justin Greaves will begin after lunch
Hope you are all refreshed and sated because the gamers loved their lunch break, the solar nonetheless beating down on a windy day in Bridgetown.
FOUR! Pretty shot from Khawaja, too leg facet from Greaves and an effective way to start out the second session, a clip to wonderful leg.
Nearer that point, Greaves has been instructed to assault the pads of Khawaja and he did so there, getting his line proper as Khawaja clipped onto his pads to save lots of the LBW.
CLOSE! Oh my that is simply centimetres away, a bounce off the thigh pad and previous the leg stump by a fraction.
Large exterior off stump, Khawaja leaves that one alone.
CLOSE! Inside edge onto his pad as Khawaja tried a drive and mistimed it horribly.
Combined bag there for the Aussie opener.
Lunch: Australia 3/65
It was a dreadful begin for Australia, who misplaced all three of the brand new members of its prime order early on within the session.
Sam Konstas, Cam Inexperienced and Josh Inglis all seemed uncomfortable as Shamar Joseph wreaked havoc with the brand new ball.
Since then, issues have seemed a bit simpler for the vacationers.
Usman Khawaja took 43 deliveries to attain his first 10, however doubled his rating in simply three balls not lengthy after drinks.
Travis Head has additionally seemed fairly good on the market – nevertheless, that’s, unequivocally, the West Indies’ session.
twenty fifth over: Chase to bowl the session’s ultimate six
Yep, time for yet another earlier than lunch.
Captain Chase will bowl it. He is coming across the wicket to the left handed head and getting a pleasant angle.
He is bowling a pair that Head is defending earlier than the Aussie southpaw is actually woofting at one exterior off. No contact.
A boundary to finish the session! A poor ball from Chase is labored off the hip by Head and it races right down to the wonderful leg rope.
twenty fourth over: Greaves will get his first six of the day
The host’s resident all-rounder, Justin Greaves, is into the assault not lengthy earlier than lunch.
Khawaja is defending the medium pacer to start after which trying to tug a shorter one. He does not get something on it and it balloons of his thigh pad for no run.
A fuller one exterior off-stump is defended.
There’re a pair minutes to lunch and two to return within the over.
The WIndies will probably be pushing it to get one other over in.
Khawaja is defending the primary and Greaves is again to the highest of his run in a flash.
It is a dot to finish the over and we’d get one other one in, truly.
twenty third over: Chase provides himself a second
The captain has discovered a greater line to start out the over and Head is defending, then pushing, earlier than working one again previous the bowler for a single.
It is one other good ball from Chase, who’s making Khawaja come ahead to defend one. He is enjoying for a little bit of spin that does not come and the ball squirts behind sq. and it is one other single.
A dot to finish the over.
Nonetheless a number of questions for the Aussies
This appears to be like unhealthy for the Ashes.
Prime order look unhealthy at Lords and even worse at the moment. CG must drop down the order if Australia actually believes he’s the true deal.– Andrew Griffin
twenty second over: S. Joseph to Head
Creamed! One other shorter one is pummelled by head. He provides himself a little bit of room exterior off-stump and flashes one via level for a boundary.
He is so good at discovering width.
The subsequent one is brief as effectively and Head works it behind sq. for a single.
Khawaja is enjoying one to mid-off for no run.
Khawaja is striding ahead to play an expansive drive, but it surely’s stopped within the infield and that is a dot to finish the over.
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