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France 24
15-07-2025
- Sport
- France 24
Starc inspires Australia as West Indies all out for 27
Australia swept the series 3-0 after earlier victories in Barbados and Grenada to retain the Frank Worrell Trophy. Starc reached the landmark of 400 Test wickets and Scott Boland completed a hat-trick but the hosts just avoided New Zealand's record low of 26, set in 1955. "We didn't think things would start going our way with the ball today until the sun went down a bit," Starc said after collecting the player of the match and series awards. "But anyway our bowling attack has been pretty much on the money throughout the series," he added. West Indies captain Royston Chase warned his side must improve with the first of five T20 internationals on Monday. "Assessing this series is simple: the bowlers kept us in the contest and the batting let us down time after time," he said. "We need to put in some serious work on our batting moving forward if we really want to compete," he added. West Indies were set a victory target of 204 after the tourists lost their last four wickets within 45 minutes of the start of play to be dismissed for 121 in the second innings, their lowest Test innings total against the West Indies for 30 years. Alzarri Joseph led the effort with his best Test innings figures of five for 27 while Shamar Joseph claimed four for 34 to finish with 22 wickets in the series and go past the 50-wicket mark in Tests along the way. Everything else in the frenetic first session faded into irrelevance though in the face of Starc's wrecking ball-type performance as he reached the break with figures of five for six off five overs, finishing with six for nine when he bowled last man Jayden Seales half an hour into the second session to seal the win. In his 100th Test, the left-armer made up for a luckless first innings, when he picked up just one wicket, by dismissing John Campbell with the first ball of the second innings and adding two more victims –- debutant Kevlon Anderson and Brandon King off successive balls -- before the opening over was completed. Starc's 400th wicket came at the start of his third over when the other opener, Mikyle Louis, was palpably leg-before. At that stage, the West Indies were five for four and Starc boasted the astonishing figures of four wickets for no runs. The 35-year-old eventually conceded two runs via the outside edge of Shai Hope's bat but then promptly trapped the same batsman lbw for his fifth wicket. He had taken just 15 deliveries, the fewest ever in Test history, to complete a five-wicket haul. Skipper Chase was then caught behind off Josh Hazlewood to make the score an eye-popping 11 for six. Boland then stole the honours at the start of the second session when he dismissed Justin Greaves, Shamar Joseph and Jomel Warrican off successive deliveries to complete the rare feat of a Test hat-trick. "I was a bit nervous bowling that last ball (to Jomel Warrican)," Boland said. "I was just trying to concentrate and keep bowling balls in good areas," he added. Australia were without first-choice wicketkeeper Alex Carey, who suffered a concussion when hit on the helmet by Alzarri Joseph late on day two. Josh Inglis replaced him behind the stumps.
RNZ News
14-07-2025
- Sport
- RNZ News
West Indies narrowly miss taking least-wanted Test record from New Zealand
West Indies' batting lineup narrowly avoided a Test record low score against Australia. Photo: Photosport The West Indies just missed joining New Zealand with the lowest score ever in Test cricket The West Indies were dismissed for 27 by Australia on the third day of the third and final Test at Sabina Park in Kingston, Jamaica. New Zealand holds the record for lowest score of 26, set against England in Auckland in 1955. The West Indies had been set a target of 204. Mitchell Starc was the chief destroyer taking the first five wickets with the homeside slumping to 7 for five. Photo: AAP IMAGE Fellow-pace bowler Scott Boland ripped through the tail, taking a hat-trick in the 14th over to reduce the tourists to 26-9. However, the home side made sure they avoided joining New Zealand's unwanted place in the history books when Alzarri Joseph scored a single in the following over. Their innings ended off the following ball when Starc bowled Jayden Seales without scoring - registering the seventh duck of the innings, an all-time Test record. The West Indies' cause was aided by a forgettable display in the field for Australia from Sam Konstas. Opening batter Konstas twice dropped Joseph in the slips before he had scored, and he also produced a mis-field when decisive single was taken to lift the home side to 27. Starc's five wicket haul came in just 15 balls... the fastest in Test cricket. He finished with six for nine from 7.3 overs. Justin Greaves top scored for the Windies with 11 runs. The West Indies' lowest previous score was 47 against England at Lord's in 2004. Australia won the series 3-0.
Perth Now
14-07-2025
- Sport
- Perth Now
Starc joins 400-wicket club, spell rips heart out of Windies
Mitchell Starc has produced one of the all-time great spells of fast bowling, with five wickets in 15 balls putting Australia on course to sweep the Frank Worrell Trophy. With West Indies chasing 204 for victory in the third Test in Jamaica, Starc took three wickets in the first over alone as the hosts fell to 6-22 at tea on day three. Playing in his 100th Test, Starc also became the fourth Australian to reach the 400-wicket milestone and joined greats Shane Warne, Glenn McGrath and Nathan Lyon. And the left-armer did it in style, ripping the heart out of West Indies with a record-breaking spell at Sabina Park of 5-6 from five overs at Sabina Park. Starc's 15-ball five-wicket haul marked the fastest by any bowler in Test history, beating Ernie Toshack from 1947, Stuart Broad's 2015 Trent Bridge effort and Scott Boland's MCG heroics of 2021. Each of those took 19 balls. Starc also became the second man to take three wickets in the opening over of an innings, striking when he had John Campbell caught behind first ball. He then trapped Kevlon Anderson lbw when the right hander left a ball that tailed in at him, before bowling Brandon King with the last ball of the over. Starc's assault carried into his third over, claiming his 400th Test wicket with another ball that swung into Mikyle Louis' back pad. Shai Hope followed two balls later, again trapped lbw. At that point Starc had figures of 5-2, with the only runs off him coming off the outside edge of Hope's bat and through the slips. Starc could have had another wicket before tea, had Sam Konstas not grassed a chance at third slip to remove Alzarri Joseph on 0. Josh Hazlewood also picked up one wicket in the collapse, getting Roston Chase caught behind and denying Starc the shot at all 10 wickets. In all, four of the West Indies top five were dismissed for ducks, with Louis the only one to trouble the scorers with a four when he edged Hazlewood to the boundary. Starc's record showing came after Australia had appeared in danger of dropping the Test, when bowled out for 121 in their second innings. After resuming on Monday (Tuesday AEST) at 6-99, Australia lasted just eight more overs with Cameron Green bowled from the first ball of play. Australia's best batter on day two, Green lost the top of his off stump when he left a Shamar Joseph ball that seamed back in at him. Shamar and Alzarri Joseph then cleaned up the tail, with the latter finishing with 5-27 after doing the damage under lights on Sunday. Australia's total marked their lowest against West Indies since Courtney Walsh and Curtly Ambrose were wreaking havoc in 1995. But any prospect of that costing the visitors a shot at a 3-0 series clean sweep were abruptly ended by Starc's new-ball heroics.
West Australian
14-07-2025
- Sport
- West Australian
Cricket scores: Australia vs West Indies in Jamaica, record-breaking Starc spell rips heart out of Windies
Mitchell Starc has produced one of the all-time great spells of fast bowling, with five wickets in 15 balls putting Australia on course to sweep the Frank Worrell Trophy. With West Indies chasing 204 for victory in the third Test in Jamaica, Starc took three wickets in the first over alone as the hosts fell to 6-22 at tea on day three. Playing in his 100th Test, Starc also became the fourth Australian to reach the 400-wicket milestone and joined greats Shane Warne, Glenn McGrath and Nathan Lyon. And the left-armer did it in style, ripping the heart out of West Indies with a record-breaking spell at Sabina Park of 5-6 from five overs at Sabina Park. Starc's 15-ball five-wicket haul marked the fastest by any bowler in Test history, beating Ernie Toshack from 1947, Stuart Broad's 2015 Trent Bridge effort and Scott Boland's MCG heroics of 2021. Each of those took 19 balls. Starc also became the second man to take three wickets in the opening over of an innings, striking when he had John Campbell caught behind first ball. He then trapped Kevlon Anderson lbw when the right hander left a ball that tailed in at him, before bowling Brandon King with the last ball of the over. Starc's assault carried into his third over, claiming his 400th Test wicket with another ball that swung into Mikyle Louis' back pad. Shai Hope followed two balls later, again trapped lbw. At that point Starc had figures of 5-2, with the only runs off him coming off the outside edge of Hope's bat and through the slips. Starc could have had another wicket before tea, had Sam Konstas not grassed a chance at third slip to remove Alzarri Joseph on 0. Josh Hazlewood also picked up one wicket in the collapse, getting Roston Chase caught behind and denying Starc the shot at all 10 wickets. In all, four of the West Indies top five were dismissed for ducks, with Louis the only one to trouble the scorers with a four when he edged Hazlewood to the boundary. Starc's record showing came after Australia had appeared in danger of dropping the Test, when bowled out for 121 in their second innings. After resuming on Monday (Tuesday AEST) at 6-99, Australia lasted just eight more overs with Cameron Green bowled from the first ball of play. Australia's best batter on day two, Green lost the top of his off stump when he left a Shamar Joseph ball that seamed back in at him. Shamar and Alzarri Joseph then cleaned up the tail, with the latter finishing with 5-27 after doing the damage under lights on Sunday. Australia's total marked their lowest against West Indies since Courtney Walsh and Curtly Ambrose were wreaking havoc in 1995. But any prospect of that costing the visitors a shot at a 3-0 series clean sweep were abruptly ended by Starc's new-ball heroics.
France 24
14-07-2025
- Sport
- France 24
Starc claims 400th wicket as West Indies crumble
The hosts were set a victory target of 204 after the tourists lost their last four wickets within 45 minutes of the start of play to be dismissed for 121 in the second innings, their lowest Test innings total against the West Indies for 30 years. Alzarri Joseph led the effort with his best Test innings figures of five for 27 while Shamar Joseph claimed four for 34 to finish with 22 wickets in the series and go past the 50-wicket mark in Tests along the way. Everything else in this frenetic session faded into irrelevance though in the face of Starc's wrecking ball-type performance as he ended the brief session with figures of five for six off five overs. In his 100th Test, the left-armer made up for a luckless first innings, when he picked up just one wicket, by dismissing John Campbell with the first ball of the second innings and adding two more before victims – debutant Kevlon Anderson and Brandon King off successive balls - before the opening over was completed. His 400th wicket came at the start of his third over when the other opener, Mikyle Louis, was palpably leg-before. At that stage, the West Indies were five for four and Starc boasted the astonishing figures of four wickets for no runs. The 35-year-old eventually conceded two runs via the outside edge of Shai Hope's bat but then promptly trapped the same batsman leg before wicket for his fifth wicket. West Indies captain Roston Chase was then caught behind off Josh Hazlewood and at 11 for six, the West Indies' lowest-ever innings total of 47 – against England at the same venue in 2004 – looked a long way off. New Zealand's total of 26 in one innings back in 1955 is the record low in Test cricket. Justin Greaves and Alzarri Joseph will at least try to take the West Indies past those figures when they resume for what will surely be the final rites of another swift pink ball Test. Australia are without first-choice wicketkeeper Alex Carey, who suffered a concussion when hit on the helmet by Alzarri Joseph late on day two. Josh Inglis has replaced him behind the stumps.
