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AUSTRALIA TOUR OF WEST INDIES, 2021

Roles reversed as Australia eye series win

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The left-arm fast bowler finished with a five-for in the opening ODI
The left-arm fast bowler finished with a five-for in the opening ODI © Getty

It might have been a relatively insignificant moment in the overall narrative of Australia's tour of the Caribbean so far. But when Mitchell Starc roared in delight, and a tinge of angst, while pumping his fists, after bowling the fifth ball of the final over of the fourth T20I, it didn't just mean that the visitors had their first win of the series. It was also the premier left-arm pacer letting out all the steam that had built up during a forgettable home summer and carrier on into the early part of the West Indies tour. Not to forget the fact that he had started to feel like himself again.

Starc was his trademark menacing self when the touring party moved from St Lucia to Barbados for the ODI leg of the trip. And as he ripped out the home team's top order before polishing off the tail, you could see that both the strike bowler and his team seemed a lot more settled in their own skin. Starc's five-wicket haul may have ensured a rather

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