Cricket

Even Test captain Pat Cummins couldn’t believe what unfolded in Jamaica as his bowlers did something almost unfathomable in an hour of power.

Scott Boland can add a Test hat-trick to his incredible late-career surge, with the Victorian also holding a 100-year best in international cricket.

Mitchell Starc took the fastest five-wicket haul by any player in Test history, and Scott Boland claimed a hat-trick as Australia routed the West Indies.

‘I’m afraid that was the worst thing that could have happened to him.’

Sam Konstas' nightmare West Indies tour has ended with another duck, and Usman Khawaja also failed to make a statement as Australia fell to 6-99 in Jamaica.

After passing 20 just once in six innings in the West Indies and exiting with a duck, teen phenom Sam Konstas is under the gun.

He’s not Pat Cummins or Josh Hazlewood and nor should he be. Mitchell Starc has reached 100 Tests for Australia by doing it his way and that’s what has made him such a great asset.

‘I don’t know if that’s supposed to be told or not.’

MITCHELL JOHNSON: Queensland’s stirring State of Origin triumph will long be remembered for the contribution of captain Cameron Munster, who played just days after the death of his father.

The barbs coming from England are starting early ahead of the Ashes, with a long-time villain delivering a shot at the Australian batters.

The series is wrapped up in the West Indies and the Australians have something special to celebrate, with an enormous milestone looming for a long-time star.

Australia have retained the Frank Worrell Trophy after another powerful performance to skittle the West Indies in the second Test in Grenada.

I was asked a question by somebody yesterday: can you change four out of your top six before an Ashes series? My reply was that you shouldn’t but that for Australia, it looks like it could happen. 

Australia wants Cam Green to succeed. Selectors want him to succeed at No.3. But his recent batting mishaps hint at a cluttered mind — and he has already had five of his eight hits before the Ashes.

Nearly all of Australia's batters got starts in the second Test against the West Indies, but only Alex Carey and Beau Webster converted them to fifties.