LUCKNOW, Sept. 23 -- The second and final four-day unofficial Test between the 'A' teams of India and Australia, starting Tuesday here, is the final battleground for players from the host team to test their mettle before the India national team takes on West Indies in a two-Test series from October 2.

The Ajit Agarkar-led selection panel is expected to announce the team for the West Indies series soon. While any major change is unlikely, except for Dhruv Jurel becoming India's first-choice wicketkeeper with Rishabh Pant out of action for a few more weeks due to a fractured foot.

In the first match against Australia A, Jurel notched up a fine century, whereas Devdutt Padikkal smashed an unbeaten 150 in the drawn encounter. Other keeper-b...