Probable XI –
West Indies –
Andre Fletcher, Lendl Simmons, Chris Gayle / Evin Lewis, Shimron Hetmyer, Andre Russell, Nicholas Pooran (wk), Dwayne Bravo, Fabian Allen, Hayden Walsh, Sheldon Cottrell, Obed McCoy
Australia –
Matthew Wade, Aaron Finch (c), Mitchell Marsh, Josh Philippe, Moises Henriques, Ben McDermott /Alex Carey, Daniel Christian, Ashton Agar, Mitchell Starc, Adam Zampa, Josh Hazlewood
Small League Combination 1 –
1. Andre Fletcher
2. Moises Henriques
3. Josh Philippe(VC)
4. Lendl Simmons
5. Andre Russell
6. Mitchell Marsh(C)
7. Dwayne Bravo
8. Josh Hazlewood
9. Sheldon Cottrell
10. Obed McCoy
11. Hayden Walsh
– Going heavy on Windies as young batting lineup of Australia seems to struggle against them.
– Marsh looks safest captain choice considering his one down batting and full overs with the bowl.
– Taking punt on Simmons as VC since he looked in good touch during the last two matches by scoring 30+
– Can take Matthew Wade at the place of Fletcher if Australia bat’s first.
– Expecting both Philippe and Moises to score at least decent runs as they had done well during the practice matches.
– Can take Fabian Allen at the place of Sheldon Cottrell.
Small League Combination 2 –
1. Matthew Wade
2. Moises Henriques
3. Josh Philippe
4. Lendl Simmons
5. Andre Russell
6. Mitchell Marsh(C)
7. Fabian Allen(VC)
8. Dwayne Bravo
9. Mitchell Starc
10. Adam Zampa
11. Josh Hazlewood
– Going heavy on Australia as they might go with all guns blazing to win this important match.
– Fabian Allen might be a good VC choice if top order of WI depart early as he can score quick runs at down the order and bowling full overs.
– Expecting both Zampa and Starc to stay amongst the wickets as they’re due for that in this series.
– Can make Hazlewood or Starc VC especially if Australia bowls first.
– Andre Russell will be another safe VC choice for both the small league combinations.
– Dropped Hetmyer from both the teams as he might not go big in two consecutive matches.
Grand League Combination –
1. Andre Fletcher
2. Nicholas Pooran
3. Aaron Finch(VC)
4. Moises Henriques
5. Josh Philippe
6. Andre Russell
7. Ashton Agar
8. Fabian Allen(C)
9. Josh Hazlewood
10. Mitchell Starc
11. Obed McCoy
– Dropped Mitchell Marsh as he might not perform consistently with both bat and ball in three consecutive matches.
– Dwayne Bravo might not get promoted to bat up the order again so dropping him from GL makes a sense.
– Expecting Allen to stay amongst the wickets and score some decent runs at down the order.
– Aaron Finch might go big in this important match as he’s due to play one.
– Expecting contributions from both Fletcher and Pooran as they need just 10 balls to do the damage.
– Obed McCoy will be a crucial pick at this surface considering his variations with slower balls.