West Indies coach John Dyson is hoping Kensington Oval serves up a good Test match pitch, unlike the one prepared for the second Digicel Test that finished in a draw in Antigua Tuesday.

"I hope for a good cricket wicket. My definition of a good cricket wicket is that for a Test match on the first day if you are a genuinely quick bowler and you're prepared to try hard, you'll get some assistance," Dyson told reporters following the team's arrival here Wednesday night.

"You'll get some bounce, you get some pace, you might even get a little bit of seam. That will flatten out for days two and three and be a good batting wicket. Day four it might start to spin and day five, who knows, it might spin a lot. It might help the medium pacers if it cracks a bit.

"On wickets like that, all the skills get a chance. In Antigua, there was no help for pace from the start."

West Indies, trailing 1-0 in the series after losing the opening match in Jamaica, are preparing for the final Test of the series against Australia, starting next Thursday.

The second Test, played at the Vivian Richards Cricket Stadium in Antigua, finished in a draw and the pitch drew plenty criticism for its placid nature.

"On that wicket in Antigua, it was very, very flat and there was nothing in it for pace bowlers from ball one, so we expected a big score. The likely result of that match from the start was going to be a draw," Dyson contended.