Peter English

Batting frailties have afflicted both sides this week but if the debutant Brad Hodge was carrying nerves they disappeared with his first-ball quick single

The third-umpire gaffe while ruling on Andrew Symonds's run-out

Matthew Hayden believes his stunning back-to-form surge of four centuries in consecutive Tests is due to the work he did in England to escape a career-threatening slump

While Justin Langer is certain to come back when his rib repairs, Australia now have impressive cover, in the form of Michael Hussey, that could be used down to the middle order

Chris Gayle will have surgery to correct the irregular heartbeat that forced him to retire hurt when the three-Test series finishes this month

Trinidadian worries over Brian Lara's form might be masked by their euphoria at qualifying for the World Cup football finals for the first time, but his problems are severe for West Indies

West Indies play a Test at Bellerive Oval for the first time on Thursday and it is a sign of how far they have fallen in the eyes of Australian administrators

Peter English listens as Warne talks about his game

The one glaring omission from Australia's performance over the first three days was the lack of productivity from beneath the top rung

Brett Lee has spent the past week asking Australian Test captains for advice and he hopes the reconstructed attitude that propelled him to a career-best performance will also produce greater wicket-taking consistency

Brett Lee can't be expected to change overnight, but with each performance the economy rate becomes an escalating concern

Corey Collymore has demanded greater consistency from his fast-bowling partners after their strong hold over Australia slipped in the final session

Ricky Ponting now leads Australia instead of guiding them and his team needed the intervention on a testing opening day

Fidel Edwards speaks about his early success and what it's like living with the tag of 'West Indian fast bowler'

Ricky Ponting expects to assume greater responsibility when Australia's regenerating team begin their three-Test assignment against West Indies

A West Indies-Australia Test at the Gabba is always a special occasion to mark the start of summer

Stuart Clark is trying to downgrade his previous life as a real estate agent from a full-time job to a hobby

Peter English writes on Australia's resurgence after losing the Ashes

Australia's dominance of the four-match Super Series has forced the ICC to abort a plan to stage it every four years