Brad Hodge

West Indies experienced a day of bowling improvement before being let down again by their batsmen, but Fidel Edwards still wants the attack to provide greater back-up to the No. 1 Corey Collymore

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

Australia took charge of the second Test, skittling out West Indies for 149 and then reaching 60 for no loss at stumps on the first day

Brad Hodge and Andrew Symonds will play in Thursday's second Test against the West Indies but Ricky Ponting, the Australian captain, has delayed a decision on the final spot between Stuart MacGill and Nathan Bracken.

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

Ricky Ponting will consider introducing Brad Hodge to Test cricket at No. 4 in a move that would push Michael Clarke down a place

The West Indies will target Australia's inexperienced players in the second Test at Hobart beginning November 17, according to a determined Shivnarine Chanderpaul, the opposing captain

Brad Hodge, the Victoria batsman, has said that there is no one more deserving to play for Australia than him

Ricky Ponting believes the pitch for the second Test at Hobart, starting next Thursday, will favour spin

Brad Hodge all but assured himself of a long-awaited Test debut with a commanding hundred in spearheading a run-feast by Victoria

For the second time in eight days, the local club bowlers Cricket Australia are mandated to provide for the touring team's practice session did not show up yesterday

Andrew Symonds, the Queensland allrounder, has been included in the Australian squad for the second Test against West Indies

Australia's selectors must decide whether to backflip to a traditional line-up or plough ahead in search of another allrounder

Victoria secured victory after following on for only the sixth time in Australian domestic history with a remarkable performance against Tasmania

Michael Klinger came to the party and brought 107 runs with him as Victoria replied strongly in their follow-on

Jonathan Moss and David Hussey were the stars of the day for Victoria as they wrapped up a resounding eight-wicket win in an ING Cup match against Western Australia

Nathan Bracken's swing bowling has earned him a recall after he replaced Brad Hodge in the 12-man squad for the first Test against West Indies at Brisbane

Rahul Dravid led the way with a superb 66 and Shaun Pollock chipped in with a terrific 54 as the World XI held off a determined challenge from Victoria to post a narrow 12-run victory

An 11-member Australia A cricket squad arrived in Pakistan for a five-match tour