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BARBADOS: West Indies fast bowler Shamar Joseph gave a strong reply to critics with a fiery four-wicket haul against Australia on the opening day of the first Test here at the Kensington Oval on Wednesday.
The right pacer was on song, which left Australia struggling at 138-6 on day one at the stroke of the tea.
Shamar Joseph’s spell rattled Australia as he dismissed all three in the top order, including Sam Konstas. Later he came back to castle Beau Webster with a peach of a delivery. The pacer has taken four wickets in his 13 overs so far.
Joseph, who made his Test debut in 2024, was applauded for his outstanding spell against Australia at the Gabba last year.
The right-arm pacer claimed seven wickets in the game to hand West Indies a historic victory on Australian soil.
However, the pacer was out of action for a while due to a toe injury he sustained while facing a deadly inswinging delivery from Mitchell Starc.
The pacer has now made his red-ball comeback in the first Australia vs West Indies Test in Barbados.
Ahead of the series, Shamar Joseph warned Australia’s young batter Sam Konstas, which did not sit well with the Aussie fans, former cricketers.
“Just look out, that’s all.” Shamar Joseph had warned Sam Konstas ahead of the first Test between the two teams.
Meanwhile, the warning did not sit well with former Australia wicketkeeper Ian Healy, who criticized Joseph.
“He’s had a terrible year since he went through us at the Gabba. He had this toe that had blown up and didn’t think he could play, he got out of his injury bed after someone said just come down and try it, and then he realised ‘oh you can play with pain.
Shamar has come out today and said to Konstas to just look out and watch what is coming,” he said.
“Ok Shamar well you’ve delivered crap all year. So he better improve, that’s what I’m saying in the dressing room. He’s got real trouble. You’re not Curtly Ambrose, champ.” Ian Healy concluded.
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