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.
