At 36, most first-class cricketers are winding down and perhaps trying to eke out a couple more years while their bodies and skills hold up. Bryce McGain, however, has just been picked for his first Australia A tour

The Australian Cricketers' Association has rejected suggestions that it ignored a comprehensive report on the security situation in Pakistan when making its decision to advise Australia's players not to tour

The story of the most famous duck in the game

Ricky Ponting expects crucial decisions on Pakistan in the next few days after a security update from the ICC failed to ease the Australian players' security concerns

Australia snatched a victory that should never have been theirs as Shane Watson delivered a superb final over that consigned West Indies to a one-run defeat. Chasing 283, it looked like West Indies were cruising and Chris Gayle's 92 appeared to set up a c

West Indies have been distinctly underwhelming in the first two matches of the series and they must adapt to the tough conditions in Grenada if they are to avoid handing Australia an unbeatable 3-0 series lead

Martin van Jaarsveld produced the kind of all-round day that would have England salivating if it came from Andrew Flintoff, as Kent turned the tables on Surrey at The Oval

Shane Watson made his first ODI century and Ricky Ponting bounced back to form as Australia completed yet another one-sided victory over West Indies to take an unbeatable 3-0 lead in the five-match series

West Indies have been distinctly underwhelming in the first two matches of the series and they must adapt to the tough conditions in Grenada if they are to avoid handing Australia an unbeatable 3-0 series lead

Scott Styris and Daniel Vettori, New Zealand's two most experienced ODI players, guided their team to a 51-run victory that ensured their often disappointing and sometimes heated tour ended on a high

Michael Hussey and Michael Clarke showed West Indies how to apply themselves on a difficult pitch but their hosts ignored the lesson and threw away wickets when the going got tough, handing Australia a comprehensive 63-run Duckworth/Lewis win

After a comprehensive victory in the first ODI, Australia are looking strong ahead of the second match against West Indies in Grenada

Shaun Marsh made the second-highest score by an Australian one-day international debutant to set up a convincing 84-run victory in the first ODI in St Vincent

Australia won the Test series, West Indies won the Twenty20 (or rather Eleven11) and now it's time for the final leg of the tour - a five-match ODI series

Colourful coffins, the world's oldest young cricketer, Warne the untrustworthy and a starring role for Wasim

A breathtaking display from Xavier Marshall, who hammered 36 from 15 balls, set up a seven-wicket victory for West Indies as they got home with 11 balls to spare

After a hard-fought Test series in which all three matches went to five days, a Twenty20 international will probably be a welcome release for some of the players

An entertaining half-century from Billy Godleman set up a comfortable 38-run victory for Middlesex at Lord's, where Sussex were never really in the chase after losing a couple of early wickets

Cricinfo assesses the performances of West Indies' players in their 2-0 series loss to Australia

Cricinfo assesses the performances of Australia's players in their 2-0 series victory over West Indies