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Serious talks: West Indies bowling consultant Courtney Ambrose has had some frank discussions with the team ahead of the first Test in Hobart.

Ambrose reads riot act to West Indies

Chris Barrett 4:51 PM The unmistakeable, terrifying stare aimed at so many batsmen over the years has been turned on the tourists themselves.

Five Windies players to watch this summer

Andrew Wu 9:44 AM This West Indies team is a long way off their great sides of the 1970s, '80s and early '90s but they still have some players who can trouble Australia.

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Bushrangers thrashed in Sheffield Shield

2:46 PM South Australia have romped to an eight-wicket victory over Victoria with more than a day to spare in their Sheffield Shield clash at the MCG.

West Indies could be 'gone by 2025'

Andrew Wu 9:53 AM A recent West Indies Cricket Board director fears the once great West Indies could disband within 10 years as a result of their continued failure on the international stage.

Major cricket tournaments set for USA

8:15 AM Cricket's bold bid to break into the American market might lead to a Twenty20 (T20) World Cup being played in the United States within 10 years.

India seal 3-0 win after South Africa crumble

5:47 PM South Africa's spectacular stonewalling came unstuck in the final session as India cruised to a 337-run victory in the final Test to win the four-match series 3-0 at the Ferozeshah Kotla stadium.

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Windies bowlers dangerous, but Bravo needs to lead their batsmen

Ryan Harris 5:56 PM The downcast predictions about the West Indies in this Test series being offered by the media will not be replicated in Australia's dressing room. That is partly philosophical, about not underestimating any opponent, but also because the two Tests played in the Caribbean earlier this year were much closer than the scorecards indicate.

Cricket Australia director lashes out at Canberra's bid to poach Test

Chris Barrett 5:34 PM The Tasmanian claims the island state is competing against 'fat cat bureaucrats' in their bid to remain a Test venue.

Ambrose reads riot act to West Indies, says they can beat Australia

Chris Barrett 4:51 PM The unmistakeable, terrifying stare aimed at so many batsmen over the years has been turned on the tourists themselves.

Hazlewood refutes prediction he needs break during West Indies series

Chris Barrett 4:04 PM The Australian paceman is adamant he doesn't need to be rested and can get through all six Tests this summer.

AFL rookie Alex Keath signs with BBL

Larissa Nicholson 3:57 PM He is rookie listed with Adelaide, but Alex Keath will spend his summer in the Big Bash League.

Vics again stumble with bat

Jesse Hogan 10:28 AM The credits Aaron Finch earned towards a long-coveted Test berth over the past six weeks were depleted by a dismissal on Monday that exacerbated Victoria's regression against South Australia.

Teams splash the cash on Aussie icons

Danielle Rendina 10:25 AM Adam Gilchrist and Brett Lee proved they are still very bankable commodities, scoring fine positions in the Masters Champions League auction in Dubai on Monday night.

Proteas' batting boring, but admirable in (very) small doses

Jesse Hogan 9:58 AM South Africa's extreme safety-first approach in Delhi, scoring just 72 runs in 72 overs as they strive to salvage a draw against India, is not a great advertisement for Test cricket. But given the long-struggle of foreign teams to cope with Indian conditions it should not be completely derided.

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Warner not a fan of pink ball revolution

8:30 AM Pink ball cricket appears to have David Warner seeing red.

Coulter-Nile vows not to rein in aggression despite ban

Chris Barrett 12:54 AM The new Australian Test squad member shares the same hard-nosed philosophy employed unapologetically by Darren Lehmann's team.

Roach licks lips at sight of green Hobart pitch

Chris Barrett 11:01 PM It was a sight to make the mouths of Curtly Ambrose and Courtney Walsh water, a decade and a half into retirement long for a last shot at an Australia they once preyed upon.

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Rather watch paint dry ?

Matt Murnane 10:59 PM In a twist on the theme that watching paint dry on the wall can be more interesting than Test cricket, there could be as many people looking at paintings on the walls at Hobart's Museum of Old and New Art as inside Blundstone Arena for the opening day of the first Test against the West Indies.

Renshaw lifts Bulls with epic 170

10:49 PM Baby-faced left hander Matthew Renshaw belied his years to compile an epic 170 for Queensland, leaving the Bulls with a slight edge in their Sheffield Shield match against NSW.

Dave Warner questions the need to change Test cricket

Tom Decent Dave Warner understands why the pink ball concept is good for Test cricket but has questioned whether administrators are making unnecessary changes to the game just for the sake of it.

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Ball again dominates bat as 16 Victoria, SA wickets fall at MCG

Jesse Hogan The swing in ascendancy from bat to ball seen in the pink-ball Test, with a greener-than-usual pitch and a glut of wickets, proved contagious as 16 wickets fell on the opening day of the Sheffield Shield match between Victoria and South Australia.

Was this the most boring day of cricket ever?

Amlan Chakraborty South Africa resorted to dogged stonewalling in their pursuit of an improbable 481-run victory target after Ajinkya Rahane stroked his second century of the match to tighten India's grip on the fourth and final Test on Sunday.

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Teen sensation scores unbeaten maiden century

Tom Decent Teenage opener Matt Renshaw compiled his maiden first-class century and steered Queensland to 4-215 at stumps on day one of their Sheffield Shield clash with New South Wales in Mackay.

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FFA needs to capitalise on A-League success in Asia

Michael Cockerill Football needs friends in high places, and what recent events have demonstrated - yet again - is that there aren't many of them here in Australia. But they're out there, if you know where to look.

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Candid Maxwell unhappy with batting despite top score on tough pitch

Jesse Hogan Glenn Maxwell says he is not content with making half-centuries, such as in tough conditions on day one of Victoria's Sheffield Shield match against South Australia, and must start making "big" hundreds to be seriously considered for a Test recall.

This West Indian can bat

Chris Barrett Who said the West Indians couldn't bat? There are dire predictions about the prospects of the tourists in the men's Test series against Australia but one of their compatriots lit up the opening weekend of the inaugural Women's Big Bash League

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Exhausted and penniless, I will continue fight to clear my name

Chris Cairns When is not guilty, not guilty? For six years now I have been in litigation. Beat up, yes. Exhausted, yes. Penniless, yes. Will I continue to fight, absolutely.

Need for speed not everything for Australian fast bowlers, insists Siddle

Chris Barrett Australia's selectors appear fixated by the speed gun, a mantra illustrated by the perplexing inclusion of Nathan Coulter-Nile in Hobart, but the senior statesman of the home attack is adamant those who aren't pushing beyond the 140kmh mark continue to have much to offer.

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India in command after Kohli leads by example

Virat Kohli hit a fluent, unbeaten 83 to help India overcome a top-order collapse and virtually bat South Africa out of the contest on day three of the fourth and final Test at the Ferozeshah Kotla stadium on Saturday.