With Australia yet to play a Test in Grenada, the stage could be set for a breakout innings from young opener Sam Konstas. He was a notable absentee from the team’s optional training session – perhaps a sign he’s embracing a less-is-more approach ahead of the second Test.

“[The message has been] just being a little bit quicker to adapt,” Cummins said of the team’s batsmen. “It got difficult at times. With the ball changes, that made it a tricky time for the batsmen. I think [it is about] just being sharper … and a lot of the conversations have been around keep ticking the scoreboard over and make yourself hard to be bowled at.

“That’s one of [Smith’s] great strengths. He’s scored runs all over the world. Whilst he’s maybe not played a game [on the tour], he seems to work out pretty well quickly what needs to be done and where your scoring areas are.

“Bowling-wise, we’re pretty happy. We dropped a couple of catches, but everyone works hard on that.”

Selectors will make a call after this Test whether they send Marnus Labuschagne to the UK for some county cricket or back to Australia.

The axed No.3 continues to train to hard, waiting his turn long after the main batsmen have hit their fair share of balls.

The Australians have enjoyed their extra time off after the first Test and the laid-back nature of Grenada, an island with a population of roughly 115,000.

The chef who cooked Cummins’ omelette at the team hotel on Wednesday morning claimed to have done the same for Ricky Ponting and Adam Gilchrist during Australia’s victorious 2007 World Cup campaign.

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“That obviously went well for Australia,” Cummins said. “Everyone you meet here knows what’s going on in the cricket. It does seem like cricket is the No.1 sport.”

Meanwhile, the West Indies are considering selecting an extra pace bowler to replace spinner Jomel Warrican but won’t make a decision until the toss.

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