Wi vs [WATCH]: In-Swinger Ardent by Shamar Joseph takes off the head on the 3 of the Bridgetown test

THE opening test between the Antilles and Australia At the Kensington Oval in Bridgetown, delivered a captivating competition, with the first session of day 3 offering a moment of pure rapid acquitted. As Australia sought to consolidate their lag West Indies‘ Shamar Joseph Produced a burning delivery which not only rejected the dangerous Storage head But also hopes revived for hosts in this closely combat battle.

Shamar Shamar Joseph Travis Head Shasty In-Swinger floors Day 3 of the Bridgetown test

Head, the left-handed left-handed, anchoring the sleeves and had just finished half a century, heading for a position of strength. But in the 53rd end, Joseph sparked a delivery which embodied the unpredictability and the threat of the oval ground of Kensington. The ball, delivered to the back with a length on the fifth stump, skipped suddenly in the head and kept alarming. The head, trying to jump back and work it square, was completely defeated while the ball was changing under its bat and struck it on the rear leg. The left -hander fell to the ground, struck down by the betrayal of the terrain and Joseph’s skills, and could only get up with an elegant smile while the referee’s finger rose for LBW.

Head’s Gritty 61 OFF 95 Balls (8 ovens) had been vital for Australia, but there was not much that he could not do against a delivery which combined a sewing movement with a variable rebound – a nightmare for any striker. The famous of Joseph and the subsequent breakthrough provided the Antilles a crucial opening, breaking a 100 -point partnership and exposing the lower Australian order at a pivotal moment.

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Australia lies strong in the Antilles During the first session of day 3

Under the shelter of day 3, the match had returned to balance. Australia, having been launched for 180 in their first sleeves and dragging 10 after the 190 Antilles, started their second round with caution, but quickly found themselves under pressure from certain bowlings of incisive Winders. The upper order has reached again, with counters falling at regular intervals: Usman Khawaja (15), Sat (5), Josh Inglis (12), and Cameron Green (15) All left at a lower cost, victims of the relentless rhythm and the movements offered by Joseph, Jayden sealsAnd Justin Greaves.

Head and Beautiful Webster Then, organized an essential recovery, adding 100 points for the fifth ticket office and pushing Australia’s advance after 150. Head’s dismissal, however, just before lunch, left Australia at 181/5 in 57 overs, with an unbeaten webster on 49 and Alex Carey On the 8th. Visitors have now threatened 171 points, but with only five counters in hand and land showing growing signs of variable rebound, the competition remains finely ready.

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