Soon after his dismissal, Hodge reached his 50 when he pulled a short delivery from Jaggernauth over mid-wicket for six. Edwards has been the West Indies’ most successful bowler with two wickets for 56 runs from 14 overs.
Both teams included one Test newcomer apiece.
Off-spin bowler Amit Jaggernauth became the 270th player to wear “the Maroon Cap” for West Indies, and wicketkeeper/batsman Brad Haddin is the 400th player to wear “the Baggy Green.”
Australia have won 12 of the last 13 Tests they have contested against West Indies. They hold the Frank Worrell Trophy — symbol of Test supremacy against West Indies — and they have not lost a Test series in the Caribbean since 1991.
The second Test between the two sides starts on Friday next week at the Vivian Richards Cricket Ground in Antigua, and the third Test starts on June 12 at Kensington Oval in Barbados.
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