Sarwan returns as vice-captain

The 31-year-old Chanderpaul will have fellow Guyanese Ramnaresh Sarwan as his deputy, and Sarwan is one of several top players who missed the recent Sri Lanka tour this summer over the players’ contracts dispute, returning to the unit.

Antiguan Sylvester Joseph will captain the Hong Kong Sixes squad.

Double world batting record holder Brian Lara, Dwayne Bravo, Chris Gayle, Wavell Hinds, and Devon Smith are all included in the Test side, after missing the Sri Lanka trip.

Pacer Jermaine Lawson, recently cleared by the ICC over a suspect bowling action, has been included in party that travels on October 17 for the series of three Tests.

Notable absentees include injured left-arm pacer Pedro Collins, batsmen Runako Morton and Joseph, who were key batsmen on the Sri Lanka tour, and West Indies "A" team captain Daren Ganga, who led the reserves admirably on the "A" team tour of Sri Lanka this summer. West Indies play Australia in the First Test November 3-7 in Brisbane, followed by Hobart November 17-21, and Adelaide November 25-29.

The West Indies will also play two First-Class matches on tour, against Queensland and Victoria.

The selectors have also named a seven-man squad for the Hong Kong International Cricket Sixes, scheduled for October 22 to 23 at the Kowloon Cricket Club, Kowloon, Hong Kong.

Joseph will be leading that party that includes Morton, Lendl Simmons, Narsingh Deonarine, Darren Sammy, Deighton Butler and Richard Kelly.

Squad — Shiv Chanderpaul (captain), Tino Best, Dwayne Bravo, Corey Collymore, Fidel Edwards, Chris Gayle, Wavell Hinds, Brian Lara, Jermaine Lawson, Daren Powell, Denesh Ramdin, Marlon Samuels, Ramnaresh Sarwan, Devon Smith, Dwayne Smith.

The itinerary for the tour to Australia is as follows:

27 -30 October — Queensland

3-7 November — 1st Test (Brisbane)

11-13 November — Victoria

17-21 November — 2nd Test (Hobart)

25-29 November — 3rd Test (Adelaide)

2 December — Prime Minister’s XI (Canberra)