RANKED eighth on the ICC Test team list, the West Indies, will head Down Under for a three-Test series later this year, with the hosting board, Cricket Australia, confirming the dates. West Indies will head to Australia after the New Zealand series, which commences in Brisbane (November 5-9), then Perth (November 13-17), before the day-night Test match at the Adelaide Oval (November 27 –December 1).
The West Indies get cracking just nine days later with matches in Hobart (December 10-14), Melbourne (December 26-30) and Sydney (January 3-7). When the West Indies return home, the Aussies will host India.
The West Indies are ranked eighth in the Test world with the Aussies second.