AUS vs WI 1st Test Match Prediction & Betting Tips
The first of two Tests between Australia and West Indies begins on Wednesday morning at the Adelaide Oval. The series makes up part of the 2023 - 2025 World Test Championship which currently sees Australia at the top of the table with West Indies down in seventh. Read on as we preview this opening Test of the series. This match gets underway in Adelaide at 10:00 local time.
You have to go back to 2021 to find the last time that Australia lost a Test Match at home and they have been beaten by only India in Tests on home soil since 2016! David Warner’s retirement does leave a gap in their batting line-up but they will still put out a formidable side.
Any Test tour of Australia is hard for an opposing side but West Indies have arrived for this tour with new faces and a positive attitude. However, they will need a lot more than just that against this Australia Test team. We expect West Indies to battle hard but getting a win will be a very hard assignment.
Australia vs West Indies 1st Test Match Live Streaming
TV channels: This game will be broadcast on the Star Sports Network, SuperSport and Sky Cricket.
Live Streaming: You can live-stream the match on Sky Go and Disney+ Hotstar.
AUS vs WI Match Toss Prediction
With the pitch likely to be good for batting on over the first couple of days, we predict that both teams will want to bat first if they win the toss.
AUS vs WI Pitch Report
This will be a typical Australia Test pitch where the surface will be hard and true over the first three and a half days before turning a great deal over the last couple of days. A par first innings score will be 450.
Adelaide Weather Report
According to the forecast, there will be some cloud cover on the first couple of days before the temperature increases on days 3, 4 and 5. No rain is expected across any of the five days.
Read on for team previews, betting tips, latest odds, and match prediction for Australia vs West Indies 1st Test 2024
Australia Team News & Playing 11
AUS Team News
The post-David Warner era for Australia in Test cricket begins with this match and there was plenty of debate over who would replace him at the top of the order. The selectors have chosen to push Steve Smith up to open alongside Usman Khawaja with Cameron Green coming in to bat at number four.
AUS Key Players
- Usman Khawaja - The left-handed opener will be looking forward to going out to bat with his new opening partner. He has already hit three scores in the forties and one of 90 in Tests this summer.
- Marnus Labuschagne - There have been some pundits who have been speculating over the right-hander’s place in the side but he loves to prove the sceptics wrong and he top scored in both innings in the last Test.
- Pat Cummins - The captain comes into this Test in brilliant form after taking three five-wicket hauls from his last four Test innings.
- Nathan Lyon - The 36 year old off-spinner returned to the Test side after injury for the Pakistan series and took 13 wickets over the three Tests.
AUS Team Form
Australia come into this Test at the Adelaide Oval after winning each of their first three Tests at home this summer.
Australia Predicted Playing 11
Steve Smith, Usman Khawaja, Marnus Labuschagne, Cameron Green, Travis Head, Mitchell Marsh, Alex Carey (wk), Mitchell Starc, Pat Cummins, Nathan Lyon, Josh Hazlewood
West Indies Team News & Playing 11
WI Team News
Kraigg Brathwaite has arrived in Australia with plenty of new faces in the squad and there are six players who are uncapped at Test level in the 15. Kaveem Hodge and Justin Greaves are expected to make their debuts in the middle order with pace bowler Shamar Joseph also tipped to be given his first cap.
WI Key Players
- Kraigg Brathwaite - The captain comes into this Test requiring another 21 runs to bring up 5500 runs in this format. He has scored 12 hundreds in Test cricket.
- Alick Athanaze - The 25 year old left-handed batting all-rounder has impressed across ODIs and Tests since making his international debut in June of last year.
- Alzarri Joseph - The vice-captain is West Indies’ leader with the ball across all-formats. He took five wickets across his last Test in Adelaide in December 2022.
- Kemar Roach - This could be the final tour of Australia for the 35 year old right-arm fast medium bowler who has taken 265 wickets in Test cricket since his debut in 2009.
WI Team Form
West Indies drew their last Test match, back in July, but had lost their three previous games. Their last win in Test cricket came against Zimbabwe in February last year.
West Indies Predicted Playing 11
Kraigg Brathwaite (c), Tagenarine Chanderpaul, Kirk McKenzie, Kavem Hodge, Justin Greaves, Alick Athanaze, Joshua De Silva (wk), Alzarri Joseph, Kemar Roach, Shamar Joseph, Gudakesh Motie
Australia vs West Indies Head to Head
Australia lead West Indies 60-32 from 118 Tests between the sides and you have to go back to May 2003 to find the last time that West Indies beat Australia in this format. It was 1997 when West Indies last beat Australia in a Test in Australia.
AUS vs WI Head to Head Stats in Tests
| |
Matches Played |
SA Won |
IND Won |
Tie |
Draw |
| Overall |
118 |
60 |
32 |
1 |
25 |
| Last 5 |
5 |
4 |
0 |
0 |
1 |
Australia vs West Indies Betting Odds
Australia are overwhelming favourites to win this opening Test of the series. The hosts can be backed at 1.07 with West Indies all the way out at 21.00.
Who will win Australia vs West Indies 1st Test Match?
Although Australia beat Pakistan 3-0 earlier this summer, they were not quite as dominant as the series result would suggest. However, player for player, they have far more experience of Test cricket, not just in Australia, and we have the hosts as the top side.
🏆 Australia vs West Indies Prediction
There is plenty of excitement around this Test series with the lack of David Warner for Australia and West Indies arriving with talk of bringing pride back to their Test side. That said, most pundits would agree that none of the visitors players would get into Australia’s XI so it could still be a one-sided opening Test. We predict that West Indies will have some good moments but are backing Australia to win comfortably.
Australia to beat West Indies in the 1st Test
Jan 17, 2024
05:00 IST / 0:30 GMT
Adelaide Oval - Adelaide, Australia
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