West Indies coach Phil Simmons has backed his players to be able to bank enough pink-ball knowledge against the Prime Minister's XI to help them survive against Australia in Adelaide.
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The tourists will start their final warm-up game ahead of the Frank Worrell Trophy on Wednesday with a four-day, day-night fixture against the PM's XI in Canberra.
Australia will roll out a legitimate top-standard pace attack for the clash, with Michael Neser and Mark Steketee among the quicks.
Simmons' men, meanwhile, must balance a unique preparation in Canberra.
The match will be their first with the pink ball since 2018 ahead of the second Test of the series in Adelaide.
But between those two matches is a red-ball Test in Perth on a wicket that offers far more bounce than Adelaide and Canberra.
"We have been successful at Perth over the years ... The carry and the pace of the pitch and batters being able to play shots freely," Simmons said.
"I think (Canberra) will be a little bit different, but hopefully it won't be too much different here to Adelaide.
"It's a good thing we have this game so we can get accustomed to what it's going to do at different periods in the day and night and prepare ourselves for Adelaide.
"That's the things you have to look at, make sure we are bowling the right lengths with the ball. It's going to be different to the red ball.
"It's just getting accustomed to it."
The West Indies have played just three pink-ball Tests in their time and none in Australia where the ball moves significantly more than in dryer locations in Asia.
Their record stands at 0-3, convincingly beaten in games in Birmingham and Bridgetown while also being outclassed by Pakistan in the UAE in their other pink-ball match.
In contrast, Australia have won all 10 day-night Tests they have played with Mitchell Starc the world's best exponent of swinging the pink ball under lights.
"It's still a cricket game, keeping out the good balls and putting away the bad balls," West Indies captain Kraigg Brathwaite said.
"As bowlers it will react different off the surface, especially when the lights turn on.
"It's something we have to be aware of as batters and bowlers. It tends to do a lot more at night, so it's something we have to keep in our mind."
Australian Associated Press
