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Nielsen expects big things from West Indies

West Indies' fighting performance in the first Test has convinced Australia's coach Tim Nielsen that his opponents are on the way up

29-May-2008•Cricinfo staff

The Australians can falter - Dyson

John Dyson, the West Indies coach, has said the gap between his team and Australia has become narrower after a closely-fought first Test in Jamaica, which Australia won by 95 runs

28-May-2008

MacGill's form a worry for Australia

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

27-May-2008•Brydon Coverdale

Sammy upbeat in defeat

Darren Sammy, the 24-year-old allrounder, was satisfied with the spirit and fight West Indies showed despite falling to a 95-run loss at Sabina Park

26-May-2008•Cricinfo staff

Relieved Ponting ready for old recruits

Ricky Ponting didn't mean to sound desperate, but at the end of the first Test he struggled to contain his thoughts on Michael Clarke and Matthew Hayden coming back

26-May-2008•Peter English

Brilliant Clark gets Australia home

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

26-May-2008•The Bulletin by Brydon Coverdale

Bravo hopes West Indies' prayers are answered

West Indies have no need to start praying for an outstanding victory over Australia because they have been doing it three times a day already

26-May-2008•Cricinfo staff

West Indies set up thrilling finale

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

25-May-2008•The Bulletin by Brydon Coverdale

Scans clear Chanderpaul of injury

Shivnarine Chanderpaul has been cleared of any serious injury after taking a heavy blow to the back of the head from a Brett Lee bouncer

25-May-2008•Cricinfo staff

Courage under fire

One man stood above the negligence that led to the collapse of four wickets for eight runs just before tea that suddenly transformed a promising position into potential disaster

25-May-2008•Tony Cozier

Dyson impressed by West Indies fightback

The West Indies coach John Dyson has praised his side's fighting qualities

25-May-2008•Cricinfo staff

Struggling Australia miss stable Hayden

Matthew Hayden offers Australia many things, but in this Test they have missed his stability at the top of the order

24-May-2008•Peter English

Gutsy Chanderpaul sparks fiery West Indies

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

24-May-2008•The Bulletin by Brydon Coverdale

Edwards thrives on being the main man

Fidel Edwards says the late withdrawal of Jerome Taylor with a back injury sparked him into action in Kingston, where he collected his sixth five-wicket haul in Tests to trouble Australia's batsmen on the second day

24-May-2008•Cricinfo staff

Clark wobbles Windies on tricky pitch

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

23-May-2008•The Bulletin by Brydon Coverdale

Ponting relieved to be back in 'whites'

Ricky Ponting expressed his relief in reversing his recent slump with the bat and returning to Test cricket after a gap of nearly four months

23-May-2008•Cricinfo staff

'Decent' start for debutant Jaggernauth

In an intimidating start to his Test career, Amit Jaggernauth's first task was to bowl against two of the best batsmen in the world

23-May-2008•Cricinfo staff

Accidental tourist leads the support

After a long wait for another promotion, Brad Hodge stepped in with a confident contribution

22-May-2008•Peter English

Sublime Ponting punishes West Indies

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

22-May-2008•The Bulletin by Brydon Coverdale

Tall order for underachievers

A Test match starts tomorrow, with the recently-arrived stand-in West Indies captain Ramnaresh Sarwan walking out for the toss at Sabina Park with Ricky Ponting, who probably understands the Jamaican dialect by now

22-May-2008•Tony Cozier

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