Home-town hero Travis Head has struck a century to help Australia bank a 95-run first innings lead over the West Indies in the first Test.

Replying to the West Indies’ 188, Head made a superb 119 as Australia were bowled out for 283 about 25 minutes after tea on day two.

South Australian Head’s seventh Test ton on Thursday at Adelaide Oval came despite the frequent loss of batting partners as West Indian Shamar Joseph’s stellar debut continued with a five-wicket haul.

Joseph captured 5-95 to become the 10th West Indian to take five or more wickets in an innings on Test debut.

Joseph’s fellow debutant Justin Greaves took 2-28 and Kemar Roach claimed 2-48.

The trio curtailed all Australian batsmen except Head, who reached his milestone from 122 balls to a raucous reception from his home crowd in Adelaide.

Head is the sole batsman in the series-opener to pass 50, with  teammate Usman Khawaja the next-best Australian scorer with 45.

No other Aussie passed 24 with Cameron Green’s return falling flat when dismissed for 12 in the second over on Thursday delivered by the novice Joseph.

The 24-year-old West Indian later added the scalps of Mitchell Starc (10) and Nathan Lyon (24), adding to his two day-one victims of Steve Smith (12) and Marnus Labuschagne (10).

Greaves removed Khawaja and Alex Carey (15) while Roach  dismissed Mitchell Marsh for five and Pat Cummins for 12.

But Head flourished despite the wickets falling around him, hitting a dozen fours and three sixes in his 134-ball knock.

The left-hander was scratchy early, almost chopping a Roach delivery onto his stumps when just 10.

Head often rode his luck on a pitch proving difficult to master with a series of edges and near-misses.

But the 30-year-old mixed those uncertain moments with some aggressive strokeplay which is fast-becoming a trademark of the dashing No.5 batsman.

Head registered his milestone with a cracking cover drive from spinner Gudakesh Motie, highlighting a return to form after averaging only 16 in the recent three-Test series against Pakistan.

But less than 10 minutes before tea, he was caught on the midwicket boundary by Kavem Hodge to give Alzarri Joseph (1-55) his sole wicket of the innings.