Australia vs West Indies: Australia seal series with 419-run win in Adelaide
Australia secured a series sweep against West Indies with a commanding 419-run victory in the day-night second Test in Adelaide.
Travis Head was the player of the match.For the hosts, Alex Carey displayed masterful wicketkeeping, snatching up three spectacular catches to expedite the West Indies' demise, and another historic milestone for spinner Nathan Lyon capped Australia's 419-run victory to secure a one-sided win over the West Indies in the NRMA Insurance Series.
With his six catches, Carey joined his keeper predecessors Wally Grout, Rod Marsh, Ian Healy, and Brad Haddin for the most dismissals in a Test innings by an Australian stumper.
To cap off a triumphant Test for the hometown heroes, Carey's South Australian teammate and close friend Travis Head was named player of the match for his 175 in the first innings.
Marnus Labuschagne was deservedly named player of the series, scoring a double hundred and two hundreds in his four appearances.
<blockquote class="twitter-tweet"><p lang="en" dir="ltr">Marnus Labuschagne is Player Of The Series <a href="https://twitter.com/hashtag/AUSvWI?src=hash&ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw">#AUSvWI</a> <a href="https://t.co/9bBW5zvJ3S">pic.twitter.com/9bBW5zvJ3S</a></p>— cricket.com.au (@cricketcomau) <a href="https://twitter.com/cricketcomau/status/1601815072321327104?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw">December 11, 2022</a></blockquote> <script async src="https://platform.twitter.com/widgets.js" charset="utf-8"></script>
Following Scott Boland's three-wicket haul last night, Mitchell Starc and Michael Neser secured three wickets each today.
Australia next plays a three-Test home series against South Africa, starting in Brisbane on Saturday, before further Tests in Melbourne on Boxing Day and Sydney on 4 January.
Match Summary
Australia: 511-7 dec(Head 175, Labuschagne 163) & 199-6 dec(Khawaja 45, Joseph 3-33)
West Indies: 214(Chanderpau 47, Lyon 3-57) & 77(Boland 3-16, Neser 3-22, Starch 3-29)