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King made a maiden Test fifty as West Indies were bowled out for 253 before Seales claimed both Australian openers as the visitors hold a narrow 45-run lead

Sam Elliott ran through the Sri Lanka batting with five wickets during the first one-day game in Darwin

Renshaw gets a chance against Sri Lanka A in three 50-over matches to press for inclusion in Australia's new-look ODI team

Carey made 63 and Webster 60, while Alzarri Joseph took 4 for 61 as Australia were bowled out for 286 before bad light prevented the West Indies innings from starting

Season to run from December 14 to January 25, with Australia's Test stars possibly available for the end of the tournament

The home side were waiting to confirm their XI with the chance they could opt for an extra seamer

Josh Hazlewood and Jayden Seales, both of whom got a five-wicket haul in Barbados, rose among bowlers

West Indies coach said the match officials admitted there were errors made during the first Test in Barbados

Smith faced fast bowlers without issue in the nets two days out from the Grenada Test, and looks set to replace Josh Inglis, but he will have to field in outfield due to his finger

He has handed the role of leading the victory song to Carey but that doesn't mean he's retiring anytime soon

"Hitting the ball felt completely fine," Steven Smith says of the training sessions with a hard cricket ball in a baseball cage in New York

Australia will be keen to quieten the noise in what is an Ashes year, so for Sam Konstas (and Cameron Green to a slightly lesser extent), the next couple of weeks are hugely important

If Steven Smith returns to the XI for the second Test against West Indies, Josh Inglis is likely to make way from the playing group

The series will act as preparation for Nepal to claim one of the three remaining spots at the 2026 T20 World Cup

"It's clear to see anyone would feel bad or feel hurt about those decisions. You're out there playing to win, giving it your all and it seems like everyone is against you"

West Indies bowled out for 141 in a session after Head, Webster and Carey combined to set up a match-winning lead with the bat

"We saw yesterday on day one the ball shoot low and then the next over it jumped up and created a wicket. I think that'll probably be the same tomorrow," Mitchell Starc says

A number of decisions made by TV umpire Adrian Holdstock during the Barbados Test between West Indies and Australia have come in for scrutiny

Seam bowlers have taken 23 of 24 wickets to fall in two days as Australia edged to an 82-run second innings lead with six wickets in hand

A couple of tight lbws and a stunning caught behind were among the decisions to go upstairs