This December, Australia would be heartily welcoming West Indies to play a test series in the land of kangaroos. The series will commence in December and would roll on till January next year. West Indies would be arriving fresh from a tour at Sri Lanka that would conclude in middle quarter of November while the Aussies would be waiting for WI post a fight with New Zealand. Here is a brief on 2015-2016 Australia vs West Indies Test Series.
The Australia vs West Indies Test Series 2015-2016 would be comprised of 3 Test matches. The first match is scheduled for December 10 and would be hosted at Hobart. The 2nd Test match is dated to begin from December 26 and it would conclude with the finalization of the year 2015. The 3rd test and the final match of the series will begin with the usher of New Year on January 3rd. the 2nd match would be hosted at Melbourne and the 3rd would be played at Sydney. All the Test matches would start from 6:30 a.m.
The Australia vs West Indies Test Series 2015-2016 venues have been planned in 3 major locations of the country. One is Hobart-based Bellerive Oval, another is Melbourne-based Melbourne Cricket Ground and the other one is Sydney-based Sydney Cricket Ground. The maiden match of the series would be played at Bellerive Oval while the series would be concluded at Sydney Cricket Ground.
The Australian Test cricket team is to be led by Steve Smith while Darren Lehmann is the team coach. The squad ranks 2nd in Test ranking at present. Most notable players from the team to be playing in the series are Aaron Finch, David Warner, Shane Watson, Mitchell Johnson etc. The West Indies Test cricket team is spearheaded by Jason Holder while Phil Simmons is the team coach. The squad presently ranks 8th in Test ranking. Most notable players from the squad are Devendra Bishoo, Jerome Taylor, Kregg Brathwaite, Darren Bravo etc.