West Indies received the toss and determined to bat first in opposition to Australia
Australia captain Pat Cummins confirmed he would have additionally batted first if he had received the toss as Australia go in unchanged.
Australia have caught with their successful components regardless of some Covid infections working by way of the camp. Allrounder Cameron Inexperienced and coach Andrew McDonald each examined optimistic for Covid yesterday after Travis Head had examined optimistic earlier the week. Head has since examined detrimental. Inexperienced is ready to play and McDonald will nonetheless coach the aspect however each will distance themselves barely from the workforce all through the early a part of the Check till they’re detrimental.
Opener Usman Khawaja can also be match to play having recovered from a blow to the head late in the Adelaide Check.
Australia 1 Usman Khawaja, 2 Steven Smith, 3 Marnus Labuschagne, 4 Cameron Inexperienced, 5 Travis Head, 6 Mitchell Marsh, 7 Alex Carey (wk), 8 Mitchell Starc, 9 Pat Cummins (capt), 10 Nathan Lyon, 11 Josh Hazlewood
West Indies 1 Kraigg Brathwaite (capt), 2 Tagenarine Chanderpaul, 3 Kirk McKenzie, 4 Alick Athanaze, 5 Kavem Hodge, 6 Justin Greaves, 7 Joshua Da Silva (wk), 8 Kevin Sinclair, 9 Alzarri Joseph, 10 Kemar Roach, 11 Shamar Joseph
