Australia wins the toss and sends West Indies in to bat in T20 cricket series opener
The Australians, coming off a 3-0 test series sweep , gave a debut to Mitchell Owen, a Tasmanian allrounder who opened the batting with success for the Hobart Hurricanes in the domestic T20 league last season.
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