The West Indies team will be touring Australia for a two-match Test series starting from January 17 in Adelaide. West Indies in recent years haven't performed well in the Test format since their cricketing nation has seen a huge decline after the retirement of great players like Brian Lara, Shivnarine Chanderpaul etc. 

Here, in this article, we will have a look at how the West Indies team have performed in Test cricket on Australian soil and more.

WI in Test cricket on AUS soil:

  • Played - 68
  • West Indies - 18
  • Australia - 39
  • Tied - 1
  • Draw - 10

WI in Test series on AUS soil:

  • AUS won by a 4-1 (5) margin in 1930/31
  • AUS won by a 4-1 (5) margin in 1951/52
  • AUS won by a 2-1 (5) margin in 1960/61
  • AUS won by a 3-1 (5) margin in 1968/69
  • AUS won by a 5-1 (6) margin in 1975/76
  • WI won by a 2-0 (3) margin in 1979/80
  • Series drawn by a 1-1 (3) margin in 1981/82
  • WI won by a 3-1 (5) margin in 1984/85
  • WI won by a 3-1 (5) margin in 1988/89
  • WI won by a 2-1 (5) margin in 1992/93
  • AUS won by a 3-2 (5) margin in 1996/97
  • AUS won by a 5-0 (5) margin in 2000/01
  • AUS won by a 3-0 (3) margin in 2005
  • AUS won by a 2-0 (3) margin in 2009
  • AUS won by a 2-0 (3) margin in 2015/16
  • AUS won by a 2-0 (2) margin in 2022

The last time West Indies won a Test match on Australian soil was way back in 1997 at Perth. 

Since 2000, West Indies have played 16 Test matches on Australian soil but they couldn't even win a single Test match on Australian conditions.