Joseph, 24, had already made an impression on the opening day in Adelaide when he struck 36 in a last-wicket stand of 55 with Kemar Roach.
However it was when he was given the ball for the ninth over of Australia’s innings that he wrote himself a spot within the sport’s historical past. Hitting a very good size outdoors off along with his first supply, he drew Smith – opening for the primary time in Checks – into taking part in, and the thick edge was properly held at third slip.
There may be one other member of the membership taking part in on this Check: Nathan Lyon struck along with his first supply on debut in opposition to Sri Lanka in 2011
Joseph, who’s from the small village of Baracara in Guyana, was one in every of three debutants included in West Indies’ facet, alongside Kavem Hodge and Justin Greaves. He had made a mark on final yr throughout West Indies A’s tour of South Africa, the place he claimed 12 wickets.
“I first bumped into him stay final yr when West Indies had been taking part in in Guyana. I caught a sight of him within the nets, and he has hustle, bustle, and actually comes at you,” Ian Bishop had instructed ESPNcricinfo earlier than the Australia sequence. “There’s loads of excessive hopes for him due to his angle and his bodily capabilities.”
