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Australia Complete 3-0 Whitewash Over West Indies as Opener Konstas Struggles

Konstas’s series average of 8.33 with two dropped catches has prompted selectors to reconsider his role ahead of the Ashes.

Cricket - World Test Championship Final - Australia Practice - Lord's Cricket Ground, London, Britain - June 9, 2025 Australia's Sam Konstas during practice Action Images via Reuters/Andrew Boyers/File Photo
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Overview

  • Australia sealed a 3-0 series victory with a 176-run win in the pink-ball Test at Kingston to achieve a whitewash.
  • Teenage opener Sam Konstas scored just 50 runs at an average of 8.33 and dropped two slip catches, putting his Ashes spot in doubt.
  • Mitchell Starc took five wickets in 15 balls to bowl the West Indies out for 27, the second-lowest Test innings total on record.
  • Travis Head finished as Australia’s leading run-scorer with 224 runs at an average of 37.33, providing stability in the middle order.
  • Persistent struggles from openers since David Warner’s retirement have intensified pressure on selectors as they finalise the top order for the Ashes tour in England.