Defending champions Australia will be based at St Kitts & Nevis in the preliminary round of the 2007 World Cup, the West Indies Cricket Board announced on Tuesday.

The draw at Montego Bay in Jamaica, posted on the WICB's official website, handed Barbados the final and put 2003 losing finalists India in Trinidad & Tobago.

England will be based in St Lucia and hosts West Indies in Jamaica, which will stage the tournament's opening match.

Match allocations:

Preliminary Round:

Venue 1 (hosts West Indies' matches, plus opening ceremony and opening match): Jamaica

Venue 2 (hosts England's matches): St Lucia

Venue 3 (hosts India's matches): Trinidad & Tobago

Venue 4 (hosts Australia's matches): St Kitts & Nevis

Quarter-finals:

Venue 5 (hosts three last-eight matches): Antigua & Barbuda

Venue 6: Grenada

Venue 7: Guyana

Venue 8 (hosts three last-eight matches): Barbados

Semi-finals: Jamaica and St Lucia

Final: Barbados.