Australian cricket team in the West Indies in 1977–78 early. Australia had just defeated India 3–2 at home during the 1977–78 season; however, the team was rebuilding in the wake of defections of players to World Series Cricket. Most of these players were available for selection but the furore had led the Australian Cricket Board refusing to consider those players that had signed up to play in WSC for selection to the national side. The original squad selected were as follows: Kim Hughes fell ill during the tour and David Ogilvie was flown out as a replacement. Australia started the tour well with a victory against Leeward Islands, with
Australian cricket team in New Zealand in 1945–46 seven debutants for the Test, many of whom would go on to play large roles for the national side in later tours, including during the 1948 "Invincibles" tour. The match was also Bill O'Reilly's last at Test level. Australian cricket team in New Zealand in 1945–46 The Australian national cricket team toured New Zealand in March 1946, playing a single Test match against New Zealand's national team. The Australians opened the tour with first-class matches against the four Plunket Shield teams, winning all by large margins, three of them by an innings. The Test, played at the Basin Reserve, Wellington,