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Steven Smith has jumped to the top of the ICC's Test batting rankings, the first Australian since Michael Clarke in 2012 to hold the No.1 position

West Indies captain Denesh Ramdin faced questions about his leadership after presiding over a second hefty defeat to Australia in as many matches

Australia completed a 277-run demolition of West Indies inside four days at Sabina Park to win the Frank Worrell Trophy 2-0

Jason Holder's mental strength was on display on the third day against Australia in Kingston, where he scored an unbeaten 82 despite what he called "a lot of chirping" from the Australians

The highlight of Australia's outstanding third day at Sabina Park was Michael Clarke's declaration. He set West Indies 392 to win in two days and eight overs

Mitchell Marsh, Peter Nevill and Chris Rogers are all set to join Ryan Harris in an additional tour match ahead of the Ashes in England

Steven Smith was lbw to Jerome Taylor on 199, his career-best score, as Australia were dismissed for 399 after lunch at Sabina Park. Taylor's figures of 6 for 47 were also a career best

Chris Rogers has conceded that team doctor Peter Brukner was right to rule him out of both Tests in the West Indies after he suffered concussion when he was struck on the helmet at training

Jerome Taylor refused to question why he bowled so few overs for West Indies on the first day of the Jamaica Test match, despite looking by far the most likely man to unpick the lock to Australia's batting order at Sabina Park

Steven Smith's hundred held Australia together, his partnerships of 118 with Michael Clarke and 76 with Adam Voges ensuring West Indies were able to claim only four wickets on the first day

With Australia retaining the Frank Worrell Trophy after the first Test, the best West Indies can hope for is to level the series 1-1, but that would require their first Test victory against Australia in 12 years

After injuring his hamstring during the Adelaide Test last summer, Michael Clarke's future as an international cricketer was uncertain. However, surgery has helped Clarke lead Australia to a World Cup triumph and now to a Test win in the Caribbean

Australia opening batsman Chris Rogers has been formally ruled out of the second Test against the West Indies at Sabina Park.

It was the irascible Jarrod Kimber who spoke for much of the cricket world in his brief verdict on the brutal finish of the Dominica Test match. "Australia's tail," he tweeted, "is the second best Test team around after South Africa."

Chris Rogers' chances of returning to Australia's XI for the second Test in Jamaica appear to be receding as he continues to suffer from the after-effects of the concussion that ruled him out of the tourists' nine-wicket victory in Dominica

West Indies captain Denesh Ramdin chided senior batsman Marlon Samuels for getting "sucked in" to his dismissal at a pivotal moment of the Dominica Test

On Wednesday morning Australia began their defence of the Frank Worrell Trophy. By Friday evening they had retained it

In Devendra Bishoo, the West Indies have found a man to exploit Australia's frailties against spin bowling

Adam Voges became the oldest man to score a century on Test debut as Australia took control on the second day in Dominica

Jason Holder accepted that his team had to step up if they were to challenge Australia in the first Test at Dominica and he also felt that the pitch would get tougher to bat on as the match progressed