Australia absolutely crushed West Indies to win the series and keep the Frank Worrell Trophy. They rolled them for just 143, winning by a massive 133 runs.
The West Indies is set 277 but never even got close. Once Pat Cummins, Mitchell Starc, and Nathan Lyon got going, it was all over. They just ripped through the batting lineup in about 40 overs.
The real damage, though, had already been done by Steve Smith and Cameron Green, whose fifties put the game to bed long before today.
Hazlewood struck with his second delivery, trapping John Campbell LBW. Starc then removed Keacy Carty with an edge, and debutant Beau Webster picked up Kraigg Brathwaite, who once again failed to reach double figures.
Brandon King looked promising early, driving crisply through cover and straight past mid-off. But he was undone by Cummins, who bowled him with a delivery that darted in and took the top of off stump.
Roston Chase and Shai Hope attempted a counterattack after lunch. Chase lifted Webster for six, and Hope found gaps in the field. But the risk-heavy approach didn’t last long. Hope was caught off a top-edged pull, and Chase was trapped lbw by Starc moments later.
The rest of the innings unraveled quickly. Justin Greaves was beaten by a ball that stayed low. Alzarri Joseph briefly swung back with two sixes off Lyon but was caught on the boundary attempting a third. Shamar Joseph followed a similar script, hitting three sixes before falling to long-on.
Lyon’s final dismissal brought his tally to 562, just one behind Glenn McGrath’s total of 563 — second-most in Australian history. Starc now sits at 395 career wickets ahead of what will be his 100th Test in Jamaica.
The bowling effort mirrored Australia’s approach in Barbados: tight lines, pressure with the new ball, and rapid follow-ups. In both Tests, West Indies stayed in the contest early but couldn’t maintain the effort across four innings.
Josh Hazlewood’s back-of-a-length consistency caused problems throughout the series. Starc, attacking from around the wicket, brought variation and speed. Cummins delivered at key moments.
Australia now lead the series 2–0 with one match to go. The final Test, a day-night match at Sabina Park in Jamaica, begins on July 12.
West Indies will be looking to regroup after consecutive defeats. Their top order’s repeated struggles have left the middle and lower order exposed too early in the innings. Whether they can adjust in time remains uncertain.
