Peter Siddle has forged a fearsome reputation for his combative approach to fast bowling

Joel Garner believes cricket's stronger nations would be flouting history and acting out of self-interest if they voted to relegate the West Indians

Marlon Samuels is adamant he is the man to revive West Indies' embattled batting line-up when he returns from a two-year suspension for links to an Indian gambler

The Victoria paceman Clint McKay has been called into the Australian squad for the second Test against West Indies

Jerome Taylor has been ruled out of the remainder of the West Indies-Australia series with a back strain

Since the conclusion of The Oval Test, the Australian rumour mill has been abuzz with theories as to the motives behind Nathan Hauritz's omission

Ricky Ponting had urged his players prior to the first Test to lift Australia from their modest fourth place on the Test rankings

From the wreckage of West Indies' lamentable Brisbane campaign has emerged a performance worthy of the highest order of recognition

The Umpire Decision Review System proved less contentious at the Gabba than in Dunedin on Friday, but it nonetheless made for several head-scratching moments

Injuries, a jet-setting captain and now a lopsided first innings are threatening to send West Indies cricket deeper into the abyss

West Indies have been dealt a major blow with attack spearhead Jerome Taylor off the field and in doubt for the remainder of the match

Anyone expecting West Indies to meekly surrender to the Australians this series clearly hadn't counted on 21-year-old Kemar Roach

Where will Shane Watson reside in the Australian Test team in the long-term? The next few Tests will be telling

Chris Gayle may not have been preparing to dance on the grave of Test cricket, as was the case in England earlier this year, but neither was he moved to defend it

A scare has been thrown into the West Indies camp on the eve of the first Test against Australia, with senior batsman Ramnaresh Sarwan struck down with an apparent back injury

Chris Gayle, the West Indies captain, arrived in Brisbane on Wednesday morning and declared himself "mentally prepared" to play the first Test against Australia, beginning at the Gabba on Thursday

West Indies' interim coach, Dave Williams, is "almost sure" Chris Gayle will be available to play the first Test against Australia at the Gabba from Thursday

Shane Watson is fast learning that friendly fire isn't always so friendly. Having spent the majority of his career pursuing a Test berth, Watson now finds himself in the uncharted waters of incumbent status entering an Australian summer - and the internal

Mitchell Johnson has spoken for the first time of the personal turmoil that led to his stunning meltdown during the Lord's Test

New South Wales could not prevent Tasmania from claiming first-innings honours at the SCG