Latest Cricket News Updates https://4-dot-cricwaves-hrd.appspot.com Latest news from 4-dot-cricwaves-hrd.appspot.com (c)4-dot-cricwaves-hrd.appspot.com en-gb Sat 27 Apr 2024 Jamaica Test Day 4: Australia cruise to victory as Windies collapse https://4-dot-cricwaves-hrd.appspot.com/cricket/news/articles/f3TskhjRaT_drh-sevawcirc/jamaica-test-day-4-australia-cruise-to-victory-as-windies-collapse.html Australia cruised to an expected victory on day four against West Indies at Kingston in Jamaica as the hosts' batting collapsed for the second time in the match, and this time there was no lower order resistance as well. Jamaica Test Day 3: Early declaration catches West Indies off-guard https://4-dot-cricwaves-hrd.appspot.com/cricket/news/articles/FyY3O85Ibs_drh-sevawcirc/jamaica-test-day-3-early-declaration-catches-west-indies-off-guard.html Australian skipper Michael Clarke declared his side’s second innings much earlier than anticipated, and Mitchell Starc then sent back the struggling West Indian openers in the first over itself as the hosts stared at defeat on day four itself WI vs AUS Test Day 1: Smith ton gives Australia the edge https://4-dot-cricwaves-hrd.appspot.com/cricket/news/articles/A9qxFXA97s_drh-sevawcirc/wi-vs-aus-test-day-1-smith-ton-gives-australia-the-edge.html Steven Smith carried on with his sublime form in international cricket, notching up his ninth Test ton, and his fifth in his last six Tests, as Australia recovered from yet another poor start to end the day at a healthy 258 for 4. Jamaica Test preview: West Indies face daunting task against rampant Aussies https://4-dot-cricwaves-hrd.appspot.com/cricket/news/articles/iIEwC0WgNt_drh-sevawcirc/jamaica-test-preview-west-indies-face-daunting-task-against-rampant-aussies.html It has been a while since West Indies and Australia last came face to face. That is because, the hosts lost the Test inside three days, and both sides got two days off, and the Windies lots to ponder upon Flashback: When West Indies handed the Aussies a 10-wicket thrashing https://4-dot-cricwaves-hrd.appspot.com/cricket/news/articles/uU93bStW6j_drh-sevawcirc/flashback-when-west-indies-handed-the-aussies-a-10-wicket-thrashing.html As Australia and West Indies prepare to face each other in the second Test of the two-match series to be played at Kingston, Jamaica, we look back at an unforgettable match played between the same two sides in March 1999. Dominica Test review: West Indies had their moments but Australia were well superior https://4-dot-cricwaves-hrd.appspot.com/cricket/news/articles/EUKULj2jYJ_drh-sevawcirc/dominica-test-review-west-indies-had-their-moments-but-australia-were-well-superior.html West Indies’ first Test after deciding to look beyond Shivnarine Chanderpaul was a disaster. Of course that doesn’t the Windies would have done any better if the veteran had been in the team Dominica Test Day 3: West Indies collapse to nine-wicket loss https://4-dot-cricwaves-hrd.appspot.com/cricket/news/articles/BfuHv9BNkk_drh-sevawcirc/dominica-test-day-3-west-indies-collapse-to-nine-wicket-loss.html Australia completed a convincing nine-wicket victory over West Indies at Roseau on Friday, just a day after them recovered from a precarious position to take the lead Feature: 30 plus is not too late in Australia https://4-dot-cricwaves-hrd.appspot.com/cricket/news/articles/dVZnVBZyZs_drh-sevawcirc/feature-30-plus-is-not-too-late-in-australia.html In international cricket, a player rarely gets a chance to make his debut if he has crossed the age of 30. There is almost an unwritten rule among selectors the world over that a player who has crossed 30 should not be selected as the team needs to build for the future. Dominica Test Day 2: Adam Voges' debut ton puts Australia on top https://4-dot-cricwaves-hrd.appspot.com/cricket/news/articles/UDHiiRTZB0_drh-sevawcirc/dominica-test-day-2-adam-voges-debut-ton-puts-australia-on-top.html Australia's Adam Voges created history on Thursday by becoming the oldest man to score a hundred on Test debut. Voges remained unbeaten on 130, as the Aussies made 318 in response to West Indies' paltry first innings total of 148, and took control of the Dominica Test