Pacers shine on 14-wicket opening day

Pacers from both sides had a field day as the series between West Indies and Australia got off to an eventful start in Barbados. The opening day saw the fall of 14 wickets as Australia got bowled out for 180 and then went on to pick four wickets before stumps with West Indies trailing by 123 runs.

Jayden Seales and Shamar Joseph were on the money right from the word go. Seales struck after drinks as Josh Inglis attempted to break-free, only to get a top edge and depart. Shamar kept having a go at the Australians and was eventually rewarded with Cameron Green edging to second slip.

Travis Head did what he usually does, scoring a half-century, but Usman Khawaja also joined the party with a six off Alzarri Joseph. However, West Indies struck again and this time, they made it count. Khawaja's long vigil came to an end when he got an under edge while attempting to pull Shamar, and then the pacer bowled a beauty to send Beau Webster back.

Australia were reduced to 180, with Pat Cummins's cameo dragging them to the total. Seales completed a memorable five-fer.

West Indies' batting struggled, with Mitchell Starc finding Kragg Brathwaite's outside edge and John Campbell edging an away swinging delivery straight to Carey. Brandon King did get off to a breezy start on Test debut, but at the other end, Australia chipped away twice with Josh Hazlewood and Pat Cummins striking once each to cause further damage before stumps.

Brief scores:
West Indies 57/4 (Brandon King 23*; Mitchell Starc 2/35) trail Australia 180 (Travis Head 59, Usman Khawaja 47; Jayden Seales 5/60, Shamar Joseph 4/46) by 123 runs