Josh Hazlewood’s ‘dream’ spell sends the cricket world into a frenzy against West Indies

Josh Hazlewood produced one of the best spells They beat the West Indies 4-2 in the second innings, the most in Australian cricket history. Hazlewood was Australia’s star bowler at Adelaide Oval, overcoming the early-to-middle order to take a lead of 4 for 44.

Pat Cummins also joined in the joy by taking four wickets himself. And not many expected Hazlewood to overturn those numbers with his incredible magic starting bowling.

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After five overs, Hazlewood had taken four wickets for just two runs. Speaking to FOX Sports during a drinks break, Hazlewood said his pitching was “a little bit sharper with pace in the wick than yesterday”.

The fast bowler was all smiles after his first spell where he finished with 4-11 from six overs. Despite his Test match stats of 8 wins and 55 losses against Hazlewood, he was almost certain to win Player of the Match. Travis Head’s Remarkable Counter-Century the 2nd day.

In the first innings, Hazlewood was welcomed into Australia’s 250-wicket club. Incredibly, it was also the first time in history that a Test team faced bowlers whose entire starting lineup had taken over 250 wickets.

Only Cummins, Dennis Lillee, Shane Warne, Glenn McGrath, Mitchell Johnson, Mitchell Starc and Craig McDermott have achieved this feat faster for Australia. The entire cricket world could not believe Hazlewood’s first spell of the second day. Quick was waiting for his next spell to get a chance to join Adelaide Oval’s honorary committee.

Travis Head shines in front of Adelaide’s home crowd

It was Hazlewood’s team again that day, and Head led Australia’s counterattack with aggressive pitches of 119 out of 134 balls, turning the match in Australia’s favor. The innings was not without its painful moments as Head came close to chopping the ball multiple times before reaching his half-century.

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And the No. 5 continued to play with his trademark attacking style, becoming a favorite in Australia’s line-up. Head has struggled this summer having just surpassed his previous best score of 41, but this latest 100 joins the South Australian in scoring centuries at Adelaide Oval alongside legend Ian Chappell. This means that he became the second person to do so.

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