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West Indian cricket team in Australia in 2015–16

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Australia
  
West Indies

Most runs
  
Adam Voges (375)

Captains
  
Steve Smith

West Indian cricket team in Australia in 2015–16

Dates
  
2 December 2015 – 7 January 2016

Result
  
Australia won the 3-match series 2–0

Most wickets
  
James Pattinson (13) Nathan Lyon (13)

The West Indies cricket team toured Australia from 2 December 2015 to 7 January 2016 to play two tour matches and three Test matches. Australia won the Test series 2–0, retaining the Frank Worrell Trophy.

Adam Voges won the inaugural Richie Benaud Medal as the player of the series.

Squads

West Indies fast bowler Shannon Gabriel was ruled out of the series after sustaining an ankle injury on day one of the Hobart Test. He was replaced by Miguel Cummins. Usman Khawaja and Stephen O'Keefe were added to Australia's squad for the second and third Tests. Nathan Coulter-Nile was ruled out of the series after he dislocated his shoulder while playing in the Big Bash League. He was replaced by Scott Boland.

References

West Indian cricket team in Australia in 2015–16 Wikipedia