Australia vs West Indies Tests 2024: Schedule, Timings in IST, Squads, Venues & AUS vs WI Head To Head Record

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Fresh from their 3-0 whitewash of Pakistan, Australia will host West Indies in two Tests, starting with the first Test at the Adelaide Oval in Adelaide from Wednesday (January 17).

The series will then conclude with a Pink Ball Test at the Gabba in Brisbane from January 25 before the action changes to white-ball cricket, starting with the three-match ODI series followed by the three-match T20I series.

The two sides are set to meet for the second time in the space of two years, when Australia did a whitewash over the Windies. In 2022, Adelaide hosted the day-night Test and Perth played hosts to the day Test. This time Brisbane will host the day-night Test.

Australia will be playing their first Test series since David Warner's retirement. The hosts have called up Matt Renshaw as replacement, but have confirmed Steve Smith will open the batting in the Test series against West Indies.

Apart from the one change, Australia remain unchanged from the series against Pakistan with senior pace trio of skipper Pat Cummins, Josh Hazlewood and Mitchell Starc likely to play in both the Tests. Scott Boland is the fourth pace bowling option in the squad.

West Indies, on the other hand, will feature only four players from the squad that toured Australia in 2022 with Kraigg Brathwaite leading the side and Alzarri Joseph serving as his deputy. The visitors have in fact named seven uncapped players for the series.

Here is a look at the schedule with venues, dates and timings in IST as well as the squads of both teams for the Australia vs West Indies Test series in 2024:

Australia vs West Indies 2024 Test Squads

Australia: Pat Cummins (captain), Scott Boland, Alex Carey (wicketkeeper), Cameron Green, Josh Hazlewood, Travis Head, Usman Khawaja, Marnus Labuschagne, Nathan Lyon, Mitchell Marsh, Matthew Renshaw, Steve Smith, Mitchell Starc.

West Indies: Kraigg Brathwaite (captain), Alzarri Joseph, Tagenarine Chanderpaul, Kirk McKenzie, Alick Athanaze, Kavem Hodge, Justin Greaves, Joshua Da Silva (wicketkeeper), Akeem Jordan, Gudakesh Motie, Kemar Roach, Kevin Sinclair, Tevin Imlach, Shamar Joseph, Zachary McCaskie.

Australia vs West Indies Tests 2024 Schedule - AUS vs WI Fixtures & Venues

• January 17 to January 21: 1st Test (Day Match) at Adelaide Oval, Adelaide from 5:30 AM IST
• January 25 to January 29: 2nd Test (Day-Night Match) at the Gabba, Brisbane from 9:30 AM IST

Australia vs West Indies Test Head to Head record

In 118 AUS vs WI head to head matches in Tests, Australia hold the clear advantage with 60 wins against West Indies, who have won 32 such clashes, while one Test has ended in a Tie and 25 have ended in a draw.

In Tests in Australia, West Indies has won 18 times with their last victory coming way back in 1997, while Australia has beaten the Windies 39 Tests at home with one match ending in a Tie and 10 ending in a draw.