Beau Casson fought off some harsh treatment from Dwayne Bravo to help Australia grind their way to an 87-run win in Barbados to secure a 2-0 series victory

Xavier Marshall's exciting 85 gave West Indies reason to cheer but Australia shook off some uncharacteristic fielding fumbles to take themselves within seven wickets of victory and a 2-0 series win in Barbados

Simon Katich and Phil Jaques both made centuries on a day of total Australian dominance in Barbados, where the match slipped right out of West Indies' grasp as Australia built a lead of 365 by stumps

Shivnarine Chanderpaul was immovable with a half-century, Brett Lee was fast and fiery, Australia's main spinner failed and West Indies' tail crumbled. It could have been almost any day of the current Test series, except that Mitchell Johnson located his

West Indies' fast bowlers made use of a quick and bouncy Barbados pitch but another counterattacking half-century from Andrew Symonds ensured the match was relatively evenly poised when rain forced an early finish to the first day. Australia had reached 2

The Frank Worrell Trophy will remain in Australian hands regardless of the result in the third Test in Barbados but there is still plenty to play for as West Indies aim to draw the series

Owais Shah continued Middlesex's total dominance of Essex at Lord's, where he posted his second century of the season to set up a huge 281-run lead after two days

A fighting century from Ramnaresh Sarwan and Shivnarine Chanderpaul's trademark resistance saved the match for West Indies but not the Frank Worrell Trophy, which Ricky Ponting's men secured with a tense draw in Antigua

Brett Lee breathed life into a meandering match with a masterful spell of fast reverse-swing that overshadowed Shivnarine Chanderpaul's second century of the series

Stuart MacGill picked up an important wicket on the day he decided to quit Test cricket but Shivnarine Chanderpaul's solid resistance was decreasing Australia's chances of giving him a farewell victory

Michael Clarke made a fluent and emotional century before striking twice with the ball late in the day to further tighten Australia's grip

Simon Katich and Ricky Ponting both celebrated big moments in their careers as Australia took control in Antigua

The most worrying aspect of the first Test was the form of Stuart MacGill

Stuart Clark produced arguably his best day of bowling in an already first-rate Test career to give Australia a 95-run victory

West Indies will need the best fourth-innings chase at Sabina Park after Andrew Symonds rescued Australia from their worst opening to a Test innings in 72 years to set the home side 287 for a final-day victory

After being hit on the head, Shivnarine Chanderpaul went on to score 118 before his bowlers reduced Australia to 17 for 4 at stumps

If there were any doubts how important Ricky Ponting's first-day 158 was to this match, they evaporated on the second day as batsmen from both sides struggled and Stuart Clark and Fidel Edwards thrived on the unpredictable pitch

Ricky Ponting said in the lead-up to the first Test that Australia, the No. 1-ranked team in the world, would show no mercy against West Indies, who are in eighth position. It took only one day of the series for Ponting to put his words into action as he

Mark Butcher piled on the runs against Yorkshire, finishing unbeaten on 189 on a day when Surrey fans had hoped to see another former England batsman reach triple figures

Kent's middle-order went from mild-mannered to supermen at The Oval, where a late assault from Geraint Jones and Azhar Mahmood turned a shaky start into a match-winning 282 against Surrey