Australia's vaunted pace attack demolished West Indies' fragile batting, routing the hosts for just 141 off 33.4 overs to complete a comprehensive 159-run victory in the final over of the third day of the first Test at Kensington Oval on Friday.
West Indies have been set a daunting victory target of 301 after Australia were dismissed for 310 on the stroke of tea on the third day of the first Test at Kensington Oval on Friday.
Australia captain Pat Cummins said the World Test Championship final against South Africa was a good advertisement for Test cricket despite hurtling towards a likely finish within three days.
Tony Popovic's Socceroos, who went into the third round's final match day heavy favourites to progress, defeated direct rivals Saudi Arabia 2-1 in Jeddah to seal the second automatic qualification spot in Group C.
It was a huge boost for Tony Popovic's men in the race to come second in Asian Group C behind runaway leaders Japan and automatically qualify for the 48-team tournament in North America next year.
Some 316,540 people were without power in Queensland's southeast where the Gold Coast city was the worst-hit area with more than 112,000 without power due to the storm system
Australia won the second Test against Sri Lanka by nine wickets in Galle on Sunday to sweep the series 2-0.
The Aussies may have to find three new players to include in their 15-member squad for the upcoming tournament in Pakistan and UAE.
Australia upped the ante overnight banning DeepSeek from all government devices
Cameron White replaces injured Chris Lynn in Australia's squad for this month's one-day international series against England.
Australia claimed the big wicket of Alastair Cook to take the early ascendancy on the opening day of the fifth Ashes Test in Sydney.
Australian institutions "seriously failed" children in their care with tens of thousands sexually assaulted, the final report from a five-year inquiry says as it recommends that celibacy among Catholic priests should be voluntary to help curb abuse.
The Australian Parliament votes to allow same-sex marriage across the nation, following a bitter and divisive debate settled by the government polling voters in a much-criticized ballot survey that strongly endorsed change.
Steve Smith produces a defiant unconquered century as Australia take the edge in the first Ashes Test at the Gabba on Saturday.
The oldest human remains found in Australia has been returned to the Outback desert that he roamed some 42,000 years ago in a ceremony celebrated by traditional owners.
Honduras accuse Australia of using a drone for "espionage" giving an extra edge to their winner-takes-all playoff to reach next year's World Cup.
The government of Australia has issued a travel alert for its nationals in Bangladesh, saying that it has “reliable information to suggest
Climbing the world's largest monolith Uluru is banned amid concerns it was becoming a "theme park", undermining the giant red rock's deep cultural significance.
Usman Khawaja takes a swipe at Australian selectors after being dropped for Tests this year in India and Bangladesh, saying chopping and changing created instability in the team.
