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Australia wins the toss and sends West Indies in to bat in T20 cricket series opener

Australia wins the toss and sends West Indies in to bat in T20 cricket series opener

Toronto Star5 days ago
KINGSTON, Jamaica (AP) — Australia won the toss and sent West Indies in to bat Sunday to start a Twenty20 international cricket series that includes five games in eight days.
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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