Barbados, June 25 -- Australia see Cameron Green as a long-term No.3 after captain Pat Cummins confirmed the allrounder would remain at first-drop for Wednesday's series opener against the West Indies.

Sam Konstas has also been pencilled in as opener after it was previously announced Marnus Labuschagne had been dropped for the first Test in Barbados, while Josh Inglis replaces the injured Steve Smith at No.4.

Australia have backed the same bowling attack from their World Test Championship final defeat to South Africa, resisting the urge to bring in a second specialist spinner on a surface that Cummins admitted he still wasn't quite sure about.

It means Cummins will have to turn to Beau Webster or Travis Head's offies should he require ...