West Indies and Australia are playing a three-match Test series. The first match is being played at Kensington Oval, Bridgetown, Barbados. Australia won the toss and decided to bat first. They delivered a performance reminiscent of their legendary fast-bowling eras, dismantling Australia for just 180 runs on the first day of the opening Test at Kensington Oval, Barbados. Here we look at their stats in test cricket;
- Alzarri Joseph: Fast bowler Alzarri Joseph, has played 37 Test matches, taking 111 wickets from 69 innings at an average of 35.00 and an economy rate of 3.72 runs per over. His best bowling figures in an innings are 5 for 81, and he has claimed one five-wicket haul in his Test career. Joseph’s strike rate in Tests stands at 56.45, reflecting his role as a consistent wicket-taker for his team.
- Jayden Seales: Seales, has played 19 Test matches for the national team, taking 80 wickets at an impressive average of 21.63 and an economy rate of 3.42. His best bowling figures in an innings are 6 for 61, while his best match figures are 9 for 106. Seales has claimed three five-wicket hauls in Tests, rapidly establishing himself as a key member of the West Indies pace attack since his debut in June 2021.
- Shamar Joseph: Shamar Joseph has quickly established himself as a standout fast bowler in Test cricket for the West Indies. As of June 2025, he has played 9 Test matches, taking 33 wickets at an impressive average of 24.91, with a best innings figure of 7 for 68 and a best match haul of 8 for 124. He has already notched up three five-wicket hauls in this short span. Joseph’s most memorable performance came in Brisbane, where, despite a serious toe injury, he bowled a remarkable spell of 7/68 to secure a historic win for the West Indies against Australia, their first Test victory there in nearly three decades. His early exploits also propelled him up the ICC Test bowling rankings, making him one of the fastest-rising bowlers from the Caribbean in recent years.
- Jomel Warrican: left-arm spinner Jomel Warrican, has played 19 Test matches, taking 73 wickets at an average of 27.56 and an economy rate of 3.0 His best bowling figures in an innings are 7 for 32, achieved during the 2025 series against Pakistan in Multan, which also stands as the best figures by a visiting spinner in men’s Test cricket in Pakistan. Warrican’s best match figures are 10 for 101, marking his maiden ten-wicket haul in Tests. He has claimed two five-wicket hauls and one ten-wicket match haul in his Test career, and his strike rate stands at 54.1. Warrican’s recent performances, including consecutive five-wicket hauls in Pakistan, have propelled him to a career-best ICC Test bowling ranking of 41st as of early 2025.
- Anderson Phillip: Anderson Phillip has played 2 Test matches for the West Indies, taking 3 wickets from 276 deliveries at a bowling average of 70.66 and an economy rate of 4.60, with best innings figures of 2 for 30 and best match figures of 2 for 53; he has yet to claim a four- or five-wicket haul in Tests.
- Johann Layne: Johann Layne, a right-arm medium-fast bowler from the West Indies, has shown promise in his early career across multiple formats. In first-class cricket, he has played 11 matches, taking 63 wickets at an impressive average of 20.31, with best figures of 5 wickets in an innings on four occasions, though he has not yet taken ten wickets in a match. In List A cricket, Layne has 13 wickets from 12 matches at a bowling average of 34.15, with no five-wicket hauls so farHis T20 career is in its infancy, with no wickets recorded in his first three matches. Additionally, in T10 cricket, he has claimed 11 wickets from 9 innings at a superb average of 10.09 and a strike rate of 7.54, highlighting his effectiveness in the shortest format.
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With the match evenly balanced and the pitch still helping fast bowlers, everyone is now watching to see how West Indies will handle Australia’s strong pace attack. But right now, it’s the West Indies bowlers who have taken center stage, showing that when conditions suit them, the Caribbean fast bowlers can still be very dangerous.
