Warner ready to smash into the Caribbean

Australia has not yet won the ICC World Twenty20 and the otherwise all-conquering team of recent years is anxious to put that to rights. Swashbuckling opening batsman David Warner is excited about the prospect of a first-time visit to the Caribbean to help his team claim victory.

The 23-year-old New South Welshman said: "I think with the other two teams (Pakistan and Bangladesh) it's going to make for an interesting group. I think we'll take the momentum we've already got from the series we recently played against Pakistan in Australia and that will help us against them in particular.

"I've not played Bangladesh before and I think they are one of those teams at Twenty20 cricket where they can come out and blast us out of the park or come out and bowl us out real quick - it just depends on the day. That's the thing with Twenty20 cricket one good over of batting or one good spell of bowling and it's anyone's match for the taking."

The left-hand batsman, who is currently averaging 34.76 after 13 Twenty20 Internationals, added: "I think it really depends as to who rocks up to play on the day as to whom a Twenty20 match really belongs.

"It's simply a case of you could have a good over with the bat or your team takes two quick wickets and suddenly the game swings in your favour. Having said that, if you take crucial early wickets then the game is totally in your hands and it's just one of the things you've got to look forward to in Twenty20 cricket."

The men's section of the ICC World Twenty20 is due to start on 30 April and will take place in St Lucia, Barbados and Guyana while the women's tournament is set for St Kitts.

Warner said: "I've never been to the Caribbean before so it's going to be interesting. I imagine the size of the crowds won't be too different to what I'm currently experiencing here in India for the IPL - I know the West Indies crowds can very much get behind their cricketers but I'm sure it'll be different to the Indian crowds.

"I am personally really looking forward to the whole experience of the tournament and I really hope we do better than last time when we had a tough time in England at the last World Twenty20. We've just got to keep our eye on the ball."

Warner, who has previously represented Australia at under-19 level, backed his captain among other players to fulfill Australia's hopes at doing well at the event. "I think in the Australia side I reckon David Hussey and Cameron White are our solid rock in the middle and I think when the top order get going and hit the boundaries it all good and then in comes the captain Michael Clarke at three to steer the ship," he said.

"Then when you look at the other teams - you've got to take a look at the likes of Brendon McCullum who scored a good hundred against us in New Zealand. I think Australia's quick bowlers are the best in the tournament but I also think the West Indies' Kemar Roach and Sri Lanka's Muttiah Muralidaran are also two bowlers to watch."

This year's tournament will again see the ICC Women's World Twenty20 run alongside the men's tournament and Warner will be offering his support to the Australia women's side whenever possible.

"I think it's great that the women's tournament will be running alongside the men's again this year and whenever we get the opportunity we go and watch the girls play their cricket," said Warner.

"We see ourselves as one big group which has the opportunity to represent our country on the world stage and so we all support each other and like to share advice and tips on improving our games. We try to give them feedback, we try to help them as much as possible. The girls are now starting to hit the ball as hard as some of the guys - there's a lot of individuals in the women's team now who have amazing talent and I hope it continues to grow."