Mitchell Starc delivered the fastest five-wicket haul in test history on Monday as Australia crushed the West Indies by 176 runs in the third test in Kingston, Jamaica to complete a 3-0 series sweep.

Cameron Green has produced a defiant innings as Australia struggled to 99 for 6 and an overall lead of 181 in the face of hostile fast bowling from the West Indies in the last session on Day 2 of the third cricket test.

New Cricket Australia chief executive Todd Greenberg has tightened the belt in his first few months in the job, cutting 15 staff members.

England’s star batter Joe Root has reclaimed the top position in the ICC Men’s Test Batting Rankings within a week of losing it to fellow Yorkshire player Harry Brook while Scott Boland has attained a career best as five Australians are now in the top 10 of the bowling rankings.

As Australia’s Test series against the West Indies comes to an end there is the real possibility it is the last in the Caribbean.

Having already clinched the series 2-0, the Aussies are eyeing a 3-0 whitewash in Jamaica. The Test match is Mitchell Starc's 100th, making him the second bowler from Australia after Glenn McGrath to achieve the landmark. The pacer is the 16th Australian overall to feature in at least 100 Test matches.

Amid the back slaps and banter in a victorious Australian dressing room, teen opener Sam Konstas's celebrations may feel bittersweet at the end of his forgettable test series in the West Indies.

Former captain and seasoned batter Ajinkya Rahane expressed his desire to play Test cricket for India, a format he loves, despite getting "no response" from selectors. The 37-year-old, who was a part of India's defeat in the World Test Championship 2023 final against Australia,