Australia v West Indies - test series
SYDNEY, Dec 8 (Reuters) - Factbox on the test series between Australia and West Indies, which starts on Thursday: - - MATCHES (all start 10:30 AM local, 2330 GMT) Dec 10-14 First test Bellerive Oval, Hobart Dec 26-30 Second test Melbourne Cricket Ground Jan 3-7 Third test Sydney Cricket Ground - - AUSTRALIA Test ranking: 3 Captain: Steve Smith Coach: Darren Lehmann Highest ranked batsman: Steve Smith (2) Highest ranked bowler: Josh Hazlewood (10) Squad: Steve Smith, David Warner, Joe Burns, Adam Voges, Mitchell Marsh, Shaun Marsh, Peter Nevill, Peter Siddle, James Pattinson, Josh Hazlewood, Nathan Coulter-Nile, Nathan Lyon. - - WEST INDIES Test ranking: 8 Captain: Jason Holder Coach: Phil Simmons Highest ranked batsman in squad: Darren Bravo (27) Highest ranked bowler: Kemar Roach (15) Squad: Jason Holder, Kraigg Brathwaite, Devendra Bishoo, Jermaine Blackwood, Carlos Brathwaite, Darren Bravo, Rajindra Chandrika, Shane Dowrich, Shannon Gabriel, Shai Hope, Denesh Ramdin, Kemar Roach, Marlon Samuels, Jerome Taylor, Jomel Warrican. - - HEAD-TO-HEAD Test matches played: 113 Australia wins: 56 West Indies wins: 32 Draws: 24 Tied: 1 - - PREVIOUS TEST SERIES IN AUSTRALIA Season Tests Winners Result 2009-10 3 Australia 2-0 2005-06 3 Australia 3-0 2000-01 5 Australia 5-0 1996-97 5 Australia 3-2 1992-93 5 West Indies 2-1 1988-89 5 West Indies 3-1 1984-85 5 West Indies 3-1 1981-82 3 Drawn 1-1 1979-80 3 West Indies 2-0 1975-76 6 Australia 5-1 1968-69 5 Australia 3-1 1960-61 5 Australia 2-1-1* 1951-52 5 Australia 4-1 1930-31 5 Australia 4-1 * First test tied (Compiled by Nick Mulvenney, editing by Peter Rutherford)
