- The West Indies thrashed England by 10 wickets in their last Test at Grenada's National Stadium in March 2022
- Australia have won 25 of their 31 Test matches against the West Indies in the 21st century
- Recommended bet: West Indies to score a century

Fast bowlers dominated the first Test between the West Indies and Australia at the Kensington Oval in Barbados, where the Aussies won by 159 runs.

That margin of victory is misleading as Australia were in deep trouble in their second innings, leading by only 55 runs when they lost their fourth wicket.

However, Travis Head (61), Beau Webster (63) and Alex Carey (65) made vital contributions before Josh Hazlewood's five-wicket blitz gave the tourists a 1-0 lead going into the second Test in Grenada.

Team news

The West Indies' new-look batting unit had a tough time in Barbados but John Campbell, Keacy Carty and Brandon King should be given another opportunity in the second Test.

Australia's Steve Smith, who missed the first Test due to a finger injury, is set to replace Josh Inglis at number four.

Scott Boland is a top-class understudy if the tourists decide to rest one of their three senior fast bowlers.

The stats

The West Indies had opening partnerships of four and 10 in the first Test, while only one top-four batters on either team reached 30 in the opening game of the series.

Fast bowler Jayden Seales has taken 25 wickets in his last four home Test matches.

The Windies bowled out England for 204 and 120 in their most recent Test in Grenada.

Australia have won five of their last six Test matches and Steve Smith averages a massive 124.57 against the West Indies in Test cricket.

Prediction

The highest individual score of the first Test was a counter-attacking knock of 65 by Australia's number seven Alex Carey, but batting should be a little easier at the National Stadium in Grenada.

Early pitch reports suggest that fast bowlers may have to work harder for their wickets than they did in the low-scoring series opener.

Both pace attacks are respected, but Australia may opt to rest either Mitchell Starc or Josh Hazlewood, who were both excellent in Barbados, so the West Indies look a tempting bet to score a century in the match.

Marlon Samuels and Kraigg Brathwaite, who is set to play his 100th Test this week, both made tons in the 2015 Grenada defeat to England, while wicketkeeper Joshua Dasilva scored 100 not out against the same opponents in 2022.

The first two Tests at the venue featured a double-century by Chris Gayle against New Zealand and 95 from Travis Dowlin as a second-string West Indies side lost to Bangladesh.

Australia's fast bowlers pose a major threat on helpful pitches ,but they were tamed by South Africa in the World Test Championship final at Lord's last month.

Proteas opener Aiden Markram took advantage of the best batting conditions of the match to score 136 in a successful fourth-innings run-chase.

Windies openers Brathwaite and Campbell put on 50 in the first innings of their 2022 victory over England in Grenada and, if they can see off the new ball again, then the hosts should be confident of putting a competitive total on the board.

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