Michael Clarke says Brad Haddin will remain Australia's number one Test wicketkeeper despite missing the series in West Indies.
The 34-year-old had to fly home for family reasons last month and will not rejoin the tour for the final Test starting later on Monday.
But although Matthew Wade has done a decent job behind the stumps in the first two Tests, Haddin will be welcomed back by skipper Clarke.
"In my opinion Brad will come back into the Test side when fully fit and available," Clarke said.
"That's certainly nothing against Wadey. He learned a lot during the one-day series through facing spin in completely different conditions to what he was used to back in Australia.
"He will continue to get better - that's for sure. Having the likes of Steve Rixon, Rod Marsh and also Brad Haddin around, when we can, will certainly help him," he said.
Dominica is an unfamiliar venue for the Australia players with none of them having played at Windsor Park before.
The Australia selectors are still deciding whether to retain second spinner Michael Beer or play left-arm fast bowler Mitchell Starc.
Australia, with a 1-0 lead in the three-Test series, have already retained the Frank Worrell Trophy but Clarke wants his first West Indies tour as captain to end in victory.
"It's been a really long summer for the Australian team and we would like to finish on a high. It's a really important series for us," Clarke said.
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