West Indies vs Australia 1st T20I: Aussies win the toss and elect to bowl in the series opener

Australia won the toss and opted to bowl first against West Indies on Sunday, kicking off Twenty20 international cricket series that includes five games in eight days.

Fresh from a 3-0 clean sweep in the Test series, the Aussies handed a debut to Tasmanian all-rounder Mitchell Owen, who impressed as an opener for the Hobart Hurricanes in last season’s domestic T20 competition.

Mitch Marsh is leading a T20 lineup that will also feature Cameron Green and Josh Inglis from the test squad.

Veteran allrounder Andre Russell will be playing his next-to-last T20 for the West Indies in a team led by Shai Hope and featuring Jason Holder and Alzarri Joseph in the bowling attack.

Australia: Mitch Marsh (captain), Jake Fraser-McGurk, Josh Inglis, Cameron Green, Glenn Maxwell, Mitchell Owen, Cooper Connolly, Ben Dwarshius, Sean Abbott, Nathan Ellis, Adam Zampa.