Slowly but surely, Australia worked their way through the West Indies for a victory that kept the Frank Worrell Trophy in their possession for 20 unbroken years, stretching back to the triumph of Mark Taylor’s team in the Caribbean in 1995. Having fought hard over the final two days of the Test, West Indies lost
Cummins in for Gabriel on Aussie tour
The West Indies Cricket Board’s Selection Panel today named fast bowler Miguel Cummins as the replacement for pacer Shannon Gabriel on the ongoing Test Series against Australia in Australia. Cummins, 25, has taken 99 wickets at an average of 22.83 in 36 first-class matches. He has made one international appearance for West Indies – in
Curtly Ambrose says West Indies can shock Australia in Test series
West Indies may be heading into their Test series in Australia as underdogs but one of their greatest players has told the tourists to believe an upset is possible. The first of a three-Test series starts in Hobart on Thursday with West Indies going into the game after a 2-0 series defeat against Sri Lanka
Windies suffer embarrassing defeat in only buildup for first Test
An almost full-strength West Indies have crashed to an embarrassing 10-wicket loss to an inexperienced Cricket Australia XI in their only warm-up match ahead of next week’s first test against Steve Smith’s team in Hobart. Jake Carder and Tim Paine needed just 17 balls to score the required 10 runs in the home side’s second
West Indies name Test squad to tour Australia
West Indies have named an unchanged squad for their upcoming Test tour of Australia. The same 15 men who took on Sri Lanka in October will make the trip to Australia, led by captain Jason Holder and vice-captain Kraigg Brathwaite, with coach Phil Simmons having been reinstated by the WICB following his suspension in September.