Series Name: | Australian cricket team in West Indies in 2015 |
Team1 Image: | WestIndiesCricketFlagPre1999.svg |
Team1 Name: | West Indies |
Team2 Image: | Flag of Australia.svg |
Team2 Name: | Australia |
From Date: | 27 May 2015 |
To Date: | 15 June 2015 |
Team1 Captain: | Denesh Ramdin |
Team2 Captain: | Michael Clarke |
No Of Tests: | 2 |
Team1 Tests Won: | 0 |
Team2 Tests Won: | 2 |
Team1 Tests Most Runs: | Jason Holder (116) |
Team2 Tests Most Runs: | Steve Smith (283) |
Team1 Tests Most Wickets: | Jerome Taylor (8) |
Team2 Tests Most Wickets: | Josh Hazlewood (12) |
Player Of Test Series: | Josh Hazlewood (Aus) |
The Australian cricket team toured the West Indies from 27 May to 15 June 2015. The tour consisted of one first-class warm-up match and two Test matches.[1] On 8 April 2015, the West Indies Cricket Board brought forward the date of the two Test matches by two days "due to a number of logistical challenges beyond [their] control".[2] Australia won the 2-match Test series 2–0 and therefore retained the Frank Worrell Trophy.
Australia announced their squad on 31 March 2015. They included three uncapped players, spinner Fawad Ahmed, wicket-keeper Peter Nevill and batsman Adam Voges.[3] West Indies announced a training squad on 24 May 2015. Shivnarine Chanderpaul was not selected in the 12-man training squad,[4] a decision that was criticised by Brian Lara.[5] However, former fast-bowler Michael Holding backed the selectors saying that "I don't believe that cricketers should just get a series for getting a series sake".[6] The full squad was announced on 30 May, with Chanderpaul ultimately being dropped.[7] Australia's Chris Rogers was ruled out of the series after suffering a concussion while practicing in the nets before the first Test.[8] [9]
See also: Frank Worrell Trophy.