West Indies gained 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 gained the toss as Australia go in unchanged.

Australia have caught with their profitable components regardless of some Covid infections working via the camp. Allrounder Cameron Inexperienced and coach Andrew McDonald each examined constructive for Covid yesterday after Travis Head had examined constructive earlier the week. Head has since examined adverse. Inexperienced is about to play and McDonald will nonetheless coach the facet however each will distance themselves barely from the crew all through the early a part of the Take a look at till they’re adverse.

Opener Usman Khawaja can be match to play having recovered from a blow to the top late within the Adelaide Take a look at.

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