Cricket West Indies' Senior Men's Selection Committee has announced its 15-member squad for the two-match Test series against Australia to be played from January 17 to January 29. The West Indies team reached Australia on 30th December i.e. Saturday. Kraigg Brathwaite has again got a chance to captain the series. Also, lethal bowler Alzarri Joseph was made the vice-captain of the team.
After this there will also be a T20 and ODI series between West Indies and Australia.In this series, some new players have also been given place in the team. Batsman Zachary McCaskey, wicketkeeper Tevin Imlach, all-rounders Justin Greaves, Kavem Hodge and Kevin Sinclair, fast bowlers Akeem Jordan and Shamar Joseph will make their Test debut in the series.
Meanwhile, the team will play practice matches from January 2 to January 9 to prepare for the series. The West Indies team will play a four-day practice match against the Australian team in Adelaide from 10 to 13 January. After this, both the teams will play a series in honor of the great all-rounder and captain of West Indies.
The first Test will be played at Adelaide Olympic Stadium from 17 to 21 January and the second match will be played at Gabba, Brisbane from 25 to 29 January, which will be a day-night match. This is the second of six series for the West Indies in the 2023–25 World Test Championship cycle. Earlier, West Indies had to face defeat in one match in the Test series against India and one match was drawn.
Kraigg Brathwaite (captain), Alzarri Joseph (vice-captain), Taganreen Chanderpaul, Kirk McKenzie, Alick Athanase, Kevam Hodge, Justin Greaves, Joshua de Silva, Akeem Jordan, Gudakesh Moti, Kemar Roach, Kevin Sinclair, Tevin Imlach, Shamar Joseph and Zachary McCaskey
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| West Indies tour of Australia | |||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| No. | Day | Date | Time | Fixture | Format | Venu | Result |
| 1 | WED | 17-Jan-2024 | 05:00 AM | AUS vs WI | TEST | Adelaide Oval | Australia won by 10 wkts |
| 2 | THU | 25-Jan-2024 | 09:30 AM | AUS vs WI | TEST | The Gabba | West Indies won by 8 runs |
| 3 | FRI | 02-Feb-2024 | 09:00 AM | AUS vs WI | ODI | Junction Oval | Australia won by 8 wkts |
| 4 | SUN | 04-Feb-2024 | 09:00 AM | AUS vs WI | ODI | Sydney Cricket Ground | Australia won by 83 runs |
| 5 | TUE | 06-Feb-2024 | 09:00 AM | AUS vs WI | ODI | Manuka Oval | Australia won by 8 wkts |
| 6 | FRI | 09-Feb-2024 | 01:30 PM | AUS vs WI | T20 | Bellerive Oval | Australia won by 11 runs |
| 7 | SUN | 11-Feb-2024 | 01:30 PM | AUS vs WI | T20 | Adelaide Oval | Australia won by 34 runs |
| 8 | TUE | 13-Feb-2024 | 01:30 PM | AUS vs WI | T20 | Perth Stadium | West Indies won by 37 runs |
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