The series was enormously successful for Allan Border who was top scorer in half his ten Test innings and scored more than twice as many as anyone else in the team.

However veteran Australian players such as Geoff Lawson, Rodney Hogg, Kim Hughes and David Hookes performed poorly.

[3] (The bowling of Bennett and Holland would later deliver Australia a rare test victory over the West Indies the subsequent Australian summer.)

[4] David Hookes had not played for the Australian test side for a while but was in the one day team and had toured the West Indies before, and his experience was thought to be useful considering the retirements of Chappell, Lillee and Marsh.

Australian selectors had indicated their preference for Woolley by sending him on the tour to Sri Lanka in 1983, and he had scored 532 first class runs at an average of 44.5 that summer.

[8]The "comeback story" of the Australian squad was bowler Terry Alderman, who had damaged his shoulder in November 1982 while tackling a spectator who had charged on to the ground.

[2] Graham Yallop had injured his knee during a one-day international in Australia in 1984 and it was unsure if he would be able to tour so Dean Jones was placed on standby.

[6] Steve Smith and Greg Ritchie injured themselves during the one-day finals and David Boon and Graeme Wood were placed on standby for them.

[17]Hughes was upbeat at the beginning of the tour: We are not going to win Tests against their pace attack by just playing shots – we must physically defend our wickets right from one to 11.

You only have to recall Dean Jones, without a helmet, advancing down the wicket to confront Michael Holding to see the spirit in the side... A big factor is that I think we are a fitter line-up than the Windies after their Australian tour.

Viv Richards and Andy Roberts were left out of the Leeward Islands team but Richie Richardson and Eldine Baptiste were selected.

Australia rested fast bowlers Rodney Hogg and Geoff Lawson and Greg Matthews was 12th man with Tom Hogan the spinner.

Australia won the toss, elected to bat and scored 7-429, with good innings from Wessels (126 retired hurt), Hughes (61), Border (74) and Hookes (66), Eldine Baptiste taking 4-95.

A local called Johnny Gomez acted as 12th man dressed in a tuxedo and hat wheeling a silver drinks tray on to the ground.

Rackemann was hit in the groin taking a catch off Julien and collapsed to the ground in pain, but Hughes insisted he keep bowlind and he did.

[22] The Australians then flew six hours to Guyana to play a tour game against the local side, a one day international, and a test match.

Border declared leading Guyana to score 327 on the final day - they were 6-144 at one stage but held on to be 8-260 at stumps (Roger Harper 86, Hogan 5-95).

[22] The early good form of the Australian squad plus injuries to Malcolm Marshall and Michael Holding led to some optimistic forecasts.

Cricketer writer Peter McFarline wrote that "the Australians, to a man, are confident they can win both [the first test and one day international], even though the odds against them in local eyes are substantial.

"[22] For the first one-day international of the tour, Australia picked Wayne Phillips as keeper and selected Dean Jones over David Hookes.

[30] Carl Rackemann suffered a muscle injury to the lower part of his back during his ten overs and it was thought he might have to be sent home.

[32] Steve Smith, after his strong early tour form, was selected to make his test debut as opener with Kepler Wessels.

[33] The West Indies were without Michael Holding and Malcolm Marshall, meaning the selectors decided to play a spinner, Roger Harper.

There was an incident when Geoff Lawson had an labw decision off Haynes turned down and he snatched his hat off umpire Denis Narine.When Australia batted again they were 5-60 but efforts from Border (54) and Phillips (76) took them to 273.

"[44] Peter McFarline wrote: Hughes, who has worked hard to give a new direction to the Australian team since taking over as captain... has lost many supporters... it is a pity the majority of members of this touring side just cannot come to terms with the reality of playing cricket in another country with different styles, beliefs, cultures and characteristics from the ones they are used to...

[17]Australia batted first and the top order collapsed again, falling to 5-85 before Allan Border (98) and Dean Jones (48) combined to put on a stand of 100, helping take the total to 255 (Garner 6-60).

[52] Australia, using only two bowling specialists (Maguire and Rackemann) batted first and declared at 6-332 (Ritchie 99, Wood 76), Roger Woolley scoring a half-century off 43 balls.

Australia batted first and Steve Smith scored 127 of 167 deliveries, taking part in a 122 run opening stand in 103 minutes with Greg Matthews (54); the total was 362.

The only players who could have been said to return with their reputations enhanced were Allan Border and Wayne Phillips; Peter McFarline spoke well of Geoff Lawson and Tom Hogan.

We came back to the team hotel and there's Kim, half cut watching the Donald Duck show or something with his hair all braided and with those coloured balls hanging off.