Early chance for Konstas as Australia bat first in Barbados

Australia's new-look top order will get an early chance to impress at Kensington Oval after Pat Cummins won the toss and warm, sunny day.

Both XIs were confirmed the day before the contest with Australia having a fresh top-order in the absence of the injured Steven Smith and dropped Marnus Labuschagne, with recalls for Sam Konstas and Josh Inglis.

With this being just the second Test at the ground in six years there is a degree of uncertainty over the surface will play but new West Indies captain Roston Chase suggested it could start on the slow side before getting a little quicker during the game, with a chance of turn playing a part later in the contest

This is Australia's first Test in the Caribbean in 10 years and, due to Smith's injury, there are just three players in the XI - Mitchell Starc, Josh Hazlewood and Nathan Lyon - who have played the format here before.

Meanwhile, West Indies only have three players from their previous Test XI as they ring the changes under Chase and coach Daren Sammy. Chase, himself, returns after a two-year absence, to play his 50th Test, while John Campbell and Shai Hope make comebacks after lengthy gaps.

There is also a debut for Brandon King who, until now, has made his name was a white-ball batter in international cricket.

The bowling attack lines up as expected with Shamar and Alzarri Joseph alongside Jayden Seales as the frontline quicks supplemented by Jomel Warrican's left-arm spin and the medium pace of Justin Greaves.

West Indies: 1 Kraigg Brathwaite, 2 John Campbell, 3 Keacy Carty, 4 Brandon King, 5 Roston Chase (capt), 6 Shai Hope (wk), 7 Justin Greaves, 8 Jomel Warrican, 9 Alzarri Joseph, 10 Shamar Joseph, 11 Jayden Seales

Australia: 1 Usman Khawaja, 2 Sam Konstas, 3 Cameron Green, 4 Josh Inglis, 5 Travis Head, 6 Beau Webster, 7 Alex Carey (wk), 8 Pat Cummins (capt), 9 Mitchell Starc, 10 Nathan Lyon, 11 Josh Hazlewood