Hazlewood hails Shamar Joseph’s performance against Australia in 1st Test

After Australia thrashed the West Indies by ten wickets in the opening Test match in Adelaide on Friday, Josh Hazlewood, a fast, praised Caribbean pacer Shamar Joseph and said he had a great debut. Hazlewood made a joke after the first Test match, saying, “Nice to have the weekend off,” after the third day’s play concluded. In response to a question regarding his performance, Joseph said that it was good that the Caribbean pacer had dismissed Steve Smith with his opening delivery. He went on to say that the new ball will be used extensively in the second Test match in Brisbane.

Recap: In the opening Test against the Caribbean Team in Adelaide, Josh Hazlewood scored a career-high ninety-nine wickets in red-ball cricket, leading the Australians to an overwhelming 10-wicket win.

With a score of 73/6 and a 22-run deficit going into the third day, the Caribbean team was down. In the first six overs, Mitchell Starc and Josh Hazlewood combined to take three wickets. Towards the conclusion, Shamar Joseph showed off his bat prowess by calmly finding the boundary line three times. The 24-year-old appeared ready to play a few more strokes, but Nathan Lyon’s spin beat him. West Indies scored 120 runs, leaving the hosts with a meager goal of just 26.