It was vintage Mitchell Starc on display as he bowled with pace, venom and accuracy returning with figures of 5/46 to rattle West Indies and help Australia post a comfortable 15-run win at Nottingham on Thursday.
Nathan Coulter-Nile’s 60-ball 92 backed up by Steve Smith’s half-century saw Australia recover from a precarious 79/5 and post a formidable 288 all out in 49 overs. West Indies, aided by fifties from Shai Hope and Jason Holder were in the chase throughout but were eventually undone by Starc’s brilliance as they were restricted to 273/9.
