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West Indies take on Australia in the opening Test of an exciting three-match series at the Kensington Oval in Bridgetown, Barbados, from June 25. The Calypso Kings face off against the mighty Australians as the two teams kick off their campaigns in the ICC World Test Championship 2025-27 cycle.
West Indies finished eighth in the previous WTC after winning just three of their thirteen Tests, losing eight. But the Roston Chase-led side will be taking confidence from their most recent Test bout with the Kangaroos, having beaten them at the Gabba early last year in one of Test cricket's most famous upsets.
After losing the marquee final at Lord's against South Africa, Australia finished runners-up in their WTC 2023-25 campaign. Pat Cummins' men were considered favourites to lift the coveted crown with 13 wins in their previous 19 Tests, but got upstaged by the spirited Proteas at Lord's.
They now enter a rebuilding phase with much of the scrutiny reserved for their batting unit following the axing of struggling Marnus Labuschagne.
The first Test between West Indies and Australia will be played from Wednesday, June 25, at the Kensington Oval in Bridgetown, Barbados. The match will start at 7:30 PM IST.
The toss for West Indies versus Australia 1st Test will take place at 7:00 PM IST.
West Indies: Roston Chase (c), Jomel Warrican (vc), Kevlon Anderson, Kraigg Brathwaite, John Campbell, Keacy Carty, Justin Greaves, Shai Hope, Tevin Imlach, Alzarri Joseph, Shamar Joseph, Brandon King, Johann Layne, Mikyle Louis, Anderson Phillip, Jayden Seales.
Australia: Pat Cummins (c), Sean Abbott, Scott Boland, Alex Carey, Cameron Green, Josh Hazlewood, Travis Head, Josh Inglis, Usman Khawaja, Sam Konstas, Matt Kuhnemann, Marnus Labuschagne, Nathan Lyon, Steve Smith, Mitchell Starc, Beau Webster.
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