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After Mitchell Starc’s yorker caused Shamar Joseph to
injure his toe, West Indies had to contend with the possibility of falling one
wicket short of victory at the Gabba as they tried to hold 216 for an iconic
triumph.
Before the third umpire ruled a no-ball, Starc speared
the delivery into Joseph’s boot, and while Joseph was already on the ground in
agony, it was first awarded lbw. As soon as the physio arrived, he hastily
removed his shoe and sock. It was soon determined that he was unable to
continue, and he was assisted off the pitch. The second innings for the West
Indies ended with his retirement. It was then revealed that he will be going
for scans, having first being iced in the dressing room.
In what would go down as one of the greatest upsets in
history, it left the West Indies with just two frontline quicks, Kemar Roach
and Alzarri Joseph, to complement with all-rounder Justin Greaves and the
off-spin of Kevin Sinclair as they attempted to achieve their first victory in
Australia since 1997.
After dismissing Steven Smith with the opening
delivery of his Test debut in Adelaide, Shamar Joseph went on to end with 5 for
94, making headlines the following day. At No. 11, he had impressive bat skills
as well, scoring 36 in his opening inning.
In Brisbane, he got rid of Alex Carey in the opening
over as the West Indies looked set to take a commanding lead until Australia
pulled within a run or two before declaring.