West Indies vs. Australia, Winners and Losers from 2nd Test

Australia secured a 2-0 series victory over West Indies with a 277-run triumph at Sabina Park in Jamaica.

Michael Clarke's side wrapped up the second Test with over a day to spare, bowling out their hosts for 114 in 42 overs.

The short tour was the perfect preparation for Australia, who now head to England looking to retain the Ashes.

As for West Indies, they will be disappointed with their displays in the Frank Worrell Trophy, particularly as they had fought back to draw their previous series, against England, on home soil.

Here we pick out the winners and losers from the game in Kingston.

Steve Smith's stock continued to rise against West Indies, but he cannot get any higher in the rankings.

The right-handed batsman made the only century of the match in Jamaica, hitting 199 for the tourists in their first innings.

The vice-captain held Australia together, making just under half of their 399 runs. He fell just short of a double century when he was trapped leg before wicket by Jerome Taylor.

Smith added an unbeaten 54 second time around, meaning he finished the series with an average of 141.50.

He also now finds himself ranked as the best batsman in the world, overtaking Kumar Sangakkara and AB de Villiers in the ICC charts, per the Sydney Morning Herald.

It is always a special moment for any player when they are handed their Test debut.

Rajendra Chandrika experienced the high of being picked to open for West Indies, but his first match did not go quite as he would have hoped.

The 25-year-old from Guyana bagged a pair in a losing cause and was dismissed in both innings by Mitchell Starc.

Chandrika had previously played against Australia in a tour match prior to the series, making scores of 74 and zero for the West Indies Cricket Board President's XI.

He will now have to wait and see if he gets another opportunity at the top of the order—West Indies' next Test engagement is a tour to Sri Lanka in October.

Australia's bowling attack was simply too much for West Indies to handle in Jamaica.

Josh Hazlewood was one of the touring seamers to prosper, finishing with outstanding match figures of seven for 56 from 25.5 overs.

The New South Welshman's haul meant he finished the series as the leading wicket-taker for the visitors, with his 12 wickets coming at an average of 8.83.

He was not just potent but also miserly—his economy rate was 1.86, with 27 of his 56.5 overs being maidens.

Hazlewood's performances have put him to the head of the queue behind Mitchell Johnson for a place in Australia's team for the opening Ashes Test in Cardiff.

While Josh Hazlewood impressed on the tour, Peter Siddle was left carrying the drinks.

The experienced seamer did not feature in either Test, with his only action on the trip coming in the fixture against the West Indies Cricket Board President's XI at North Sound, Antigua.

Siddle is part of Australia's squad for the upcoming Ashes tour but could fall further down the pecking order.

Ryan Harris is also going to be part of the squad in England, leaving the management team with a tough decision over which bowlers to select for the final XI.

The return of Harris, as well as the form of Hazlewood, Mitchell Johnson and Mitchell Starc, could leave Siddle spending most of the trip watching from afar.

Jerome Taylor's performance with the ball during Australia's first innings was one of the few highlights in the match for the hosts.

The seamer claimed career-best figures of six for 47 from 25 overs, 10 of which were maidens.

Taylor dismissed David Warner and Shaun Marsh in an excellent opening spell, suggesting home captain Denesh Ramdin had made the right decision by opting to bowl first.

He also eventually found a way to see off Smith, giving him a six-wicket haul for the first time in his Test career.

After seemingly taking two steps forward against England, West Indies moved a step back in the series with Australia.

Captain Denesh Ramdin may look back with regret on his decision to bowl first in the second Test, though that choice was not entirely to blame for the Windies' defeat.

The wicketkeeper did top score with 29 in West Indies' second innings, his best knock in the series.

He has now won four of his 13 Tests in charge, with two of those victories coming against Bangladesh on home soil.

ESPN Cricinfo's Daniel Brettig said Ramdin looked "wooden as a tactician, seldom reading the game in the optimal manner" during the heavy defeat in Jamaica.

All stats used in the article were from ESPN Cricinfo or Howstat.com