{"id":128555,"date":"2024-01-15T01:37:10","date_gmt":"2024-01-15T01:37:10","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/websitedesigns.com.au\/elankanew\/?p=128555"},"modified":"2024-01-15T02:03:53","modified_gmt":"2024-01-15T02:03:53","slug":"all-you-need-to-know-australia-v-west-indies-first-test","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/websitedesigns.com.au\/elankanew\/all-you-need-to-know-australia-v-west-indies-first-test\/","title":{"rendered":"All you need to know: Australia v West Indies, first Test"},"content":{"rendered":"

All you need to know: Australia v West Indies, first Test<\/strong><\/span><\/h2>\n

Source:-www.cricket.com.au<\/span><\/strong><\/p>\n

Meeting for the second time in as many summers, Australia will be hoping the 2-0 scoreline is repeated when they meet West Indies in Adelaide and Brisbane.<\/span><\/p>\n

Match facts<\/span><\/strong><\/p>\n

Who:\u00a0<\/strong>Australia v West Indies<\/span><\/p>\n

What:\u00a0<\/strong>First NRMA Insurance Test Match<\/span><\/p>\n

When:\u00a0<\/strong>17-21 January 2023, first ball at 10am local time (10:30am AEDT)<\/span><\/p>\n

Where:<\/strong>\u00a0Adelaide Oval, Adelaide<\/span><\/p>\n

How to watch:<\/strong>\u00a0Fox Cricket, Kayo Sports and Channel 7<\/span><\/p>\n

Officials:<\/strong>\u00a0Adrian Holdstock and Nitin Menon (standing), Sharfuddoula Saikat (third), Andy Pycroft (match referee)<\/span><\/p>\n

Live scores:\u00a0<\/strong>Match Centre<\/a><\/span><\/p>\n

Highlights, news and reactions after the match: cricket.com.au, the CA Live app,\u00a0the Unplayable Podcast.<\/strong>\u00a0Listen and subscribe to the podcast below.<\/span><\/p>\n

Here’s how to stay on top of all the action in the first Test between Australia and West Indies<\/span><\/p>\n

The Squads<\/span><\/strong><\/p>\n

Australia:<\/strong>\u00a0Pat Cummins (c), Scott Boland, Alex Carey, Cameron Green, Josh Hazlewood, Travis Head, Usman Khawaja, Marnus Labuschagne, Nathan Lyon, Mitchell Marsh, Matthew Renshaw, Steve Smith, Mitchell Starc<\/span><\/p>\n

West Indies:\u00a0<\/strong>Kraigg Brathwaite (c), Alzarri Joseph (vc), Tagenarine Chanderpaul, Kirk McKenzie, Alick Athanaze, Kavem Hodge, Justin Greaves, Joshua Da Silva, Akeem Jordan, Gudakesh Motie, Kemar Roach, Kevin Sinclair, Tevin Imlach, Shamar Joseph, Zachary McCaskie<\/span><\/p><\/blockquote>\n

Australia have called\u00a0Matthew Renshaw<\/strong>\u00a0into their squad in place of the retired David Warner. The rest of the squad remains the same, including reserve seamer\u00a0Scott Boland<\/strong>\u00a0who comes back into the Test squad after being released for BBL duties during the Sydney Test. There are no injuries to speak of among the group, which has stayed remarkably healthy over the past 18 months<\/span>.<\/p>\n

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Australia captain Pat Cummins trains in the Adelaide Oval nets on Sunday \/\/ Getty<\/span>
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The West Indies have named seven uncapped players in their squad of 15, with wholesale changes from the group they brought to Australia last summer. The unflappable\u00a0Kraigg Brathwaite<\/strong>\u00a0again leads the team, with fast bowler\u00a0Alzarri Joseph<\/strong>\u00a0his deputy. The Windies will be hoping for big things from their inexperienced middle order of\u00a0Kirk McKeznie, Alick Athanaze\u00a0<\/strong>and\u00a0Kavem Hodge<\/strong>\u00a0and need a big haul of wickets from veteran quick\u00a0Kemar Roach<\/strong>.<\/span><\/p>\n

Local knowledge<\/strong><\/span><\/p>\n

Australia have won nine of their past 10 matches at Adelaide Oval, including the last four in a row. But this fixture is a day Test (as opposed to the usual day-night) and their most recent day match in Adelaide was a loss to India in 2018-19.\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n

It was a gigantic 419-run win to Australia in December 2022 when these two met here last summer, with big centuries to Marnus Labuschagne and Travis Head.<\/span><\/p>\n

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Incredibly, only four of the Windies’ players in that match have returned for this tour, meaning it will be a vastly different opponent for Australia this time around.<\/span><\/p>\n

Since January 1993, only one team has chosen to bowl first after winning the toss in Adelaide – that was England in 2017-18, a match they would eventually lose by 120 runs.\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n

Possible starting XIs \u00a0\u00a0<\/span><\/strong><\/p>\n

Australia XI:<\/strong>\u00a0Usman Khawaja, Steve Smith, Marnus Labuschagne, Cameron Green, Travis Head, Mitch Marsh, Alex Carey (wk), Mitchell Starc, Pat Cummins (c), Nathan Lyon, Josh Hazlewood<\/span><\/p>\n

West Indies XI:\u00a0<\/strong>Kraigg Brathwaite (c), Tagenarine Chanderpaul, Kirk McKenzie, Alick Athanaze, Kavem Hodge, Justin Greaves, Joshua Da Silva (wk), Alzarri Joseph, Gudakesh Motie, Kemar Roach, Shamar Joseph<\/span><\/p><\/blockquote>\n

Australia have confirmed\u00a0Steve Smith<\/strong>\u00a0will be David Warner’s replacement as Usman Khawaja’s opening partner and not\u00a0Matthew Renshaw<\/strong>, who has been drafted into the squad as cover. The move allows Cameron Green to return to the side in the No.4 position, where he has batted a lot in the Marsh Sheffield Shield.\u00a0Pat Cummins<\/strong>\u00a0has missed the past two Adelaide Test matches but looks likely to break that streak in the series opener.\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n

With only eight players with Test experience in the squad, there will be a minimum of three debuts for the Windies. Strongly tipped to get that call up is fast bowler\u00a0Shamar Joseph<\/strong>, who impressed in the warm-up match with his sheer pace.<\/span><\/p>\n

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The quick from nowhere revives memories of Windies greats<\/span><\/a><\/span><\/div>\n<\/section>\n<\/div>\n

Middle order batter Kavem Hodge scored 62 and 99 in that match, which should be enough to get a gig in the No.5 role, and he could very well be followed by\u00a0Justin Greaves<\/strong>\u00a0who offers versatility as a pace-bowling allrounder.\u00a0Gudakesh Motie<\/strong>\u00a0is tipped to take the spin role over\u00a0Kevin Sinclair<\/strong>\u00a0while\u00a0Tagenarine Chanderpaul<\/strong>, who had an impressed debut series last summer, will partner captain\u00a0Kraigg Brathwaite<\/strong>\u00a0at the top.<\/span><\/p>\n

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Familiar face returns to help rebuild new-look Windies<\/span><\/a><\/span><\/div>\n<\/section>\n<\/div>\n

Recent form \u00a0\u00a0<\/span><\/strong><\/p>\n

Past 10 matches, most recent first. W: win, L: loss, D: draw \u00a0\u00a0<\/em><\/span><\/p>\n

Australia:<\/strong>\u00a0WWWLDLWWWD<\/span><\/p>\n

Despite a couple of nervy moments in Melbourne and Sydney, Australia’s quest for a Test summer clean sweep is on the cards after defeating Pakistan 3-0. Their bowling attack has shown no signs of slowing down and\u00a0Mitch Marsh’s<\/strong>\u00a0return to Test cricket in Australia couldn’t have gone too much better, taking out the player of the series award.<\/span><\/p>\n

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West Indies:\u00a0<\/strong>DLLLWDLLWW<\/span><\/p>\n

The Windies haven’t played a great deal of Test cricket since their series against Australia in November and December 2022, with only three two-Test series to speak of, and none since July. They recorded a 1-0 win over Zimbabwe away from home, lost 0-2 to South Africa a couple of weeks later, and then lost 0-1 to India at home.\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n

Head-to-head<\/span><\/strong><\/p>\n

Overall:<\/strong>\u00a0Australia 60 wins, West Indies 32 wins, 25 draws, one tie<\/span><\/p>\n

Past 10 years:\u00a0<\/strong>Australia seven wins, one draw\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n

In Australia:<\/strong>\u00a0Australia 39 wins, West Indies 18 wins, 10 draws, one tie\u00a0\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n

Most runs:\u00a0<\/strong>Brian Lara (2815), Viv Richards (2266), Desmond Haynes (2233), Clive Lloyd (2211), Steve Waugh (2192)<\/span><\/p>\n

Most wickets:<\/strong>\u00a0Courtney Walsh (135), Curtly Ambrose (128), Glenn McGrath (110), Lance Gibbs (103), Joel Garner (89)\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n

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