\u201cWe\u2019ll see where that gets to, but looking forward to just playing as a batsman for the moment,\u201d he said.<\/p>\n
Pressed on whether the plan was to continue that role through to next year\u2019s T20 World Cup in the subcontinent, Marsh said: \u201cYes it is, yes.\u201d<\/p>\n
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MATCH CENTRE: West Indies vs Australia first T20 live scorecard<\/a><\/p>\n Mitch Marsh of Australia. Photo by Paul Kane\/Getty ImagesSource: Getty Images<\/p>\n Marsh will open the batting alongside Victoria\u2019s Jake Fraser-McGurk<\/a>, while Hobart Hurricanes hero Mitch Owen will make his international debut in the middle order, becoming Australia\u2019s 112th men\u2019s T20I cricketer<\/a>.<\/p>\n \u201cLike most guys coming in and out of the squad over the next (19) games, we\u2019ll see guys bat in different positions and get opportunities in certain positions,\u201d Marsh continued.<\/p>\n \u201cFirst and foremost, it\u2019s always we\u2019re representing Australia, we\u2019re here to win the series and culturally, that\u2019s how we want to go about it.<\/p>\n \u201cThere will be guys that get opportunities.<\/p>\n \u201cWe\u2019ve obviously got a few guys missing for this series for a well-earned rest, but we want guys to be flexible, fluid, come together as a team and be really connected.\u201d<\/p>\n Australian captain Mitchell Marsh has won the toss and chosen to bowl first.<\/p>\n The first T20 between the West Indies and Australia gets underway at Kingston\u2019s Sabina Park on Monday at 10am AEST.<\/p>\n Australian XI<\/p>\n Mitch Marsh (c), Jake Fraser-McGurk, Josh Inglis (wk), Cameron Green, Glenn Maxwell, Mitch Owen, Cooper Connolly, Ben Dwarshuis, Sean Abbott, Nathan Ellis, Adam Zampa<\/p>\n