Adams asks team to stand up to the challenge

Adams called on his batsmen to pay more attention to the basics 8212; building partnerships and batting through sessions 8212; and said all of the 16 touring players had to take responsibility for a recovery.

8220;It won8217;t happen without the entire team. Everyone has a role to play even players who are young players and who might be struggling,8221; he said.

8220;It won8217;t happen if one man stands up. It has to be a whole team approach.8221;

Adams refused to speculate on their first Test team allowing Sunday8217;s disastrous loss to Victoria at the MCG.

8220;It8217;s too early to tell,8221; he said. 8220;We select the team the night before the Test so I would be speaking out of turn if I tried to answer that question.8221;

The Windies will name their team Wednesday night, barely 12 hours before they take on the record-breaking Australians at the Gabba.

Their chances of stopping Australia8217;s 10-match winning streak seem remote after Sunday8217;s capitulation to Victoria, when they folded for 114 to lose by an innings and 63 runs.

They were close to full-strength, with paceman Marlon Black the only expected change to the Test bowling attack for leg-spinner Mahendra Nagamootoo.

Adams would not discuss the batting role for star Brian Lara, who was exposed to the new ball early Sunday at No 3 after the early loss of under-performing opener Darren Ganga.

Adams admitted that Lara, who scored 19 and 20, had played at No 3 as a dress rehearsal for the Test but the skipper said all possibilities would be reviewed before the series began.

Test stats and milestones

8211; Australia needs one win to equal the record for the most consecutive Test wins 11, set by the West Indies in 1984-85.

8211; Glenn McGrath needs 12 wickets to reach 300 Test wickets and three to join Craig McDermott as the third most successful wicket-taker in Australian Test cricket.

8211; West Indies8217; Courtney Walsh requires 17 wickets to become the first player in history to reach 500 Test wickets.

8211; Brian Lara needs 137 runs to move alongside Richie Richardson in seventh position for leading run scorers for West Indies.