At 11pm on Saturday night, Shamar Joseph couldn’t walk and was waiting in a Brisbane hospital for scans on a toe crushed by a Mitchell Starc delivery.
By 11am on Sunday, he was still in bed and not planning on leaving it. By noon, he was at the Gabba. By 2.15pm, he was on the pitch.
Three hours later, Joseph, who last year was working 12-hour shifts as a security guard, was racing across the Gabba with seven wickets, a slice of Caribbean history and 10 teammates in hot pursuit.
In just 71 balls, the 23-year-old triggered an almighty Australian collapse. It was not only one of the West Indies’ greatest wins, but also one of the biggest upsets in Test history.
We have broken down every one of those deliveries, in one of the most remarkable spells ever bowled.
Joseph takes the ball after 40 minutes of play, having not expected to take the field at all, so much so he left his kit at the hotel. He was sitting in the dressing room “in just my shoes, boxers and hat” before play, but enters the fray with Steve Smith and Cameron Green cruising.
Joseph offers Green width outside off with his fourth ball. It flies away over third slip courtesy of a thick edge. Next ball, he oversteps but hits 140km/h, busted toe and all. Green responds with a sumptuous off drive for four on the up.
All 71 balls of Joseph’s match-winning spell with a busted toe
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At 11pm on Saturday night, Shamar Joseph couldn’t walk and was waiting in a Brisbane hospital for scans on a toe crushed by a Mitchell Starc delivery.
By 11am on Sunday, he was still in bed and not planning on leaving it. By noon, he was at the Gabba. By 2.15pm, he was on the pitch.
Three hours later, Joseph,........
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