Australia to monitor Khawaja after blow to jaw in Adelaide
MELBOURNE : Australia opener Usman Khawaja appears doubtful for the second test against West Indies after sustaining a blow on Friday to his jaw in the series opener in Adelaide.
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Australia vs West Indies 1st Test Day 2 Live Score Updates
Australia vs West Indies 1st Test Day 2 Live Score Updates: Australia look to solidify their position on Day 2 of the first Test match against West Indies in Adelaide. Australia were 59-2 at stumps on Day 1 with Usman Khawaja unbeaten on 30 and Cameron Green on six. Debutant Shamar Joseph gave the West Indies some hope after taking two top-order wickets. Earlier, Australian captain Pat Cummins won the toss and sent the West Indies in to bat on a cool and overcast morning, a decision that proved fruitful when the visitors were reduced to 133-9. But Joseph gave the score some respectability with a breezy 36 off only 41 balls. Josh Hazlewood took 4-44, including his 250th Test wicket, and Cummins 4-41 as Australia ran through the West Indies batting line-up. (Live Scorecard)
Debutant Joseph gives West Indies some hope
ADELAIDE: Debutant Shamar Joseph gave the West Indies some hope after taking two top-order wickets during Australia's reply to the visitors' first innings total of 188 in the opening Test in Adelaide on Wednesday (Jan 17).
Smith falls cheaply in opening debut but Australia nose ahead
ADELAIDE :Steve Smith's first outing as a test opener did not go according to plan but Australia still looked in control of the series opener against West Indies after bowling out the visitors for 188 at Adelaide Oval on Wednesday.
Cummins, Hazlewood bowl out West Indies for 188 in Adelaide
ADELAIDE : Australia captain Pat Cummins and fast bowling colleague Josh Hazlewood combined to bundle out West Indies for 188 in a little over two sessions on day one of the opening test in Adelaide on Wednesday.
Australia vs West Indies, 1st Test Day 1 Live Score Updates
Australia vs West Indies, 1st Test: Live Updates: Australia will be squaring off against West Indies in the first Test of the two-match series on Wednesday in Adelaide. Pat Cummins confirmed the return of Cameron Green to the side that has been rearranged after David Warner retired from the longest format. Steve Smith will play the role of an opener in Test cricket for the Aussies. Meanwhile, West Indies have announced that they will bring in three debutants. (Live Scorecard)
Pat Cummins, Deepti Sharma Win ICC Player Of The Month Awards For December
Australia skipper Pat Cummins wins ICC Men's Player of the Month award for bowling heroics in the Test triumph against Pakistan. Meanwhile, Deepti Sharma of India won the maiden ICC Women's Player of the Month award thanks to her multi-format brilliance against England and Australia, according to a release from the International Cricket Council (ICC) on Tuesday. ICC revealed the Men's and Women's Player of the Month award winners for December 2023 after shortlists were announced last week.
Cameron Green Returns As Australia, West Indies Name Playing XIs For 1st Test
Australia and West Indies on Tuesday named their playing eleven for the upcoming first Test match of the two-game series in Adelaide. According to cricket.com.au, Aussie skipper Pat Cummins confirmed the return of Cameron Green to the side that has been rearranged after David Warner retired from the longest format. Steve Smith will play the role of an opener in Test cricket for the Aussies. Meanwhile, West Indies have announced that they will bring in three debutants, with the Caribbean skipper Kraigg Brathwaite revealing that middle-order pair Kavem Hodge and Justin Greaves, along with pacer Shamar Joseph, will all play their first Test.