Despite a dicey weather forecast the Sabina Park pitch is generally a result wicket that offers a window into the Caribbean of old assisting the fast bowlers.
Australia spinner Nathan Lyon has said that he would have no problem with India skipper Virat Kohli after the heated Border-Gavaskar Trophy Test series.
Proteas opener Dean Elgar has arrived in Taunton and is raring to go as Somerset bid to go one better than last season and win the County Championship.
Having retired from the longest format of the game less than a year ago West Indies seamer Jerome Taylor has done a 360 and made himself available for selection for Test cricket.
India spinner Ravichandran Ashwin has said that numbers and records don't mean that much to him while admitting it's hard not to get caught up in the hype.
In what will come as a hammer blow to Pakistan's Test team Younis Khan has announced that he will join Misbah-ul-Haq in retiring after the series in the West Indies.
For months we have all waited with baited breath for news on exactly when Pakistan Test skipper Misbah-ul-Haq would retire from international cricket and we finally have our answer.
Pakistan have announced their Test squad to face the West Indies including impressive young leg-spinner Shadab Khan who recently made his T20I debut and looks set to make his ODI bow in the next few days.
In modern cricket seasons have become less clearly defined with many players playing virtually non-stop as they opt to play in T20 or foreign leagues during their downtime.
Australian cricket has set a new attendance record, attracting more than 1.8m Australians to elite cricket in season 2016-17. The summer also saw strong TV ratings and record digital engagement.
South Africa opener Dean Elgar has opened up about the tour to New Zealand and the upcoming visit to England which straddles the Champions Trophy this winter.
Newly appointed England skipper Joe Root has admitted that he wasn't even vaguely prepared for the experience of playing in Australia during the ill-fated 2013-14 Ashes.
South Africa wicketkeeper-batsman Quinton de Kock has achieved a career-high ranking in the latest Test Player Rankings which were released on Wednesday.
Australia coach Darren Lehmann has offered high praise for team skipper Steve Smith comparing him to Don Bradman and lauding his work behind the scenes.
South Africa skipper Faf du Plessis has conceded that his team caught a lucky break when rain ruined the fifth and final day of the third Test against NZ.
