When is Australia vs. West Indies 1st ODI? Start time for match at MCG, Melbourne

Kieran Francis

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After their first Test win in Australia for 27 years, the West Indies will hit the first ODI in at the MCG in Melbourne full of confidence.

Despite Australia being the recent World Cup champions, the host nation has picked an experimental squad with several stars rested after a long summer of cricket.

With ODIs in Sydney and Canberra to come, will it be Australia or the Windies that get the first win on the board in Melbourne?

The Sporting News has the key times and details for the first ODI, which begins on Friday in Melbourne.

Australia vs. West Indies: Start time for first ODI in Melbourne

The first ODI between Australia and the West Indies will begin at 2:30pm AEDT on Friday, February 2 at the MCG in Melbourne

Sydney/Melbourne Brisbane Adelaide Perth
2:30pm 1:30pm 2:00pm 11:30am

Australia vs. West Indies: How to watch, TV channel, live streaming for Test cricket series

Every match of Australia's summer of cricket - including Tests, ODIs and T20Is - will be broadcast live on Fox Cricket and streamed on Kayo Sports

Australia ODI team for West Indies series

Steve Smith (c) Matt Short
Sean Abbott Cameron Green
Xavier Bartlett Travis Head
Jake Fraser-McGurk Marnus Labuschagne
Aaron Hardie Will Sutherland
Josh Inglis Adam Zampa
Lance Morris  

West Indies ODI team for Australia series

Shai Hope (c) Justin Greaves
Alzarri Joseph Kavem Hodge
Alick Athanaze Tevin Imlach
Teddy Bishop Gudakesh Motie
Keacy Carty Kjorn Ottley
Roston Chase Romario Shepherd
Matthew Forde Oshane Thomas
Hayden Walsh Jr,  

Full 2023-24 Australian men's summer of cricket schedule

Fixture Format Date Venue
Australia vs. Pakistan Test Dec. 14-18, 2023 Perth Stadium
Australia vs. Pakistan Test Dec. 26-30, 2023 MCG
Australia vs. Pakistan Test Jan. 3-7, 2024 SCG
Australia vs. West Indies Test Jan. 17-21, 2024 Adelaide Oval
Australia vs. West Indies Test Jan. 25-29, 2024 The Gabba
Australia vs. West Indies ODI Feb. 2, 2024 MCG
Australia vs. West Indies ODI Feb. 4, 2024 SCG
Australia vs. West Indies ODI Feb. 6, 2024 Manuka Oval
Australia vs. West Indies T20 Feb. 9, 2024 Bellerive Oval
Australia vs. West Indies T20 Feb. 11, 2024 Adelaide Oval
Australia vs. West Indies T20 Feb. 13, 2024 Perth Stadium

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Kieran Francis

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Kieran Francis is a senior editor at The Sporting News based in Melbourne, Australia. He started at Sportal.com.au before being a part of the transition to Sporting News in 2015. Just prior to the 2018 World Cup, he was appointed chief editor of Goal.com in Australia. He has now returned to The Sporting News where his passions lay in football, AFL, poker and cricket - when he is not on holiday.