Windies target WT20 repeat over Aussies

West Indies captain Stafanie Taylor is putting a run of poor warm-up performances behind her as she sets her sights on once again spoiling Australia when the teams meet in their opening Women's World Cup clash on Monday.

Since arriving in the United Kingdom earlier this month, the WIndies have suffered warm-up losses to an England XI, India, Pakistan and South Africa.

The most recent of those, saw Taylor's team rolled for just 63 against the Proteas, but as India proved when they shocked England on Saturday, warm-up form counts for little once the real thing gets underway.

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"We're feeling very good, first training day (in Taunton) we're very much pumped and ready to go," Taylor said on Sunday.

"The warm -up games are gone, we're not focusing on what's gone.

"Tomorrow everyone is on a level playing field and we're trying to focus on what we need do in that game."

The Windies upset Australia in last year's World T20 final thanks to a powerful and bold batting display from Taylor and teenage allrounder Hayley Matthews.

Taylor said while her team wasn't dwelling too much on their opponents, they knew what they needed to do to dish out a repeat performance.

"We're not focusing too much on the Australians, we're trying to focus on our game and what we need to do as a team to win," she said.

"We know Australia will come hard at us, we just need to focus on our game and what we do best. 

"We can't focus too much on the Aussies but we can remember all the good things we did against them in the last World Cup and go out there and play our cricket.

"We know they are a strong team, we know we have to get our game right."

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One thing in Taylor's favour is her familiarity with Taunton's County Ground, which she called home during a stint with Western Storm during last year's inaugural England Women's Super League season.

"It does feel like being back home," she said. "I think it's a good wicket to bat on."

Meanwhile, Australia skipper Meg Lanning is eager to turn the tables on the Windies after last year's World T20, but says the warm-up form of the famously unpredictable Caribbean side is no reason to take them lightly.

"We haven't spoken about it too much to be honest, but there's no doubt that loss really hurt our group," Lanning said.

"I feel like we've improved a lot since then tournament and we're playing the 50-over format this time around.

"We're very confident heading in, we feel like preparation has been really good and hopefully come tomorrow we're ready to execute.

"We're not reading too much into the warm-up results, we're expecting a very good Windies side tomorrow and we expect them to play at their best.

"We always enjoy playing them and they're usually very good games, so we know we need to play really well to beat them."

Women's World Cup 2017 Guide

Australia World Cup squad: Sarah Aley, Kristen Beams, Alex Blackwell (vc), Nicole Bolton, Ashleigh Gardner, Rachael Haynes, Alyssa Healy, Jess Jonassen, Meg Lanning (c), Beth Mooney, Ellyse Perry, Megan Schutt, Belinda Vakarewa, Elyse Villani, Amanda-Jade Wellington

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Australia's World Cup schedule

View the full tournament schedule here

Warm-up matches

June 20: Australia v South Africa, Oakham

June 22: Australia v Pakistan, Leicester

Tournament

June 26: Australia v West Indies, Taunton

June 29: Sri Lanka v Australia, Bristol

July 2: Australia v New Zealand, Bristol

July 5: Pakistan v Australia, Leicester

July 9: England vAustralia, Bristol

July 12: Australia v India, Bristol

July 15: South Africa v Australia, Taunton

July 18: First semi-final, Bristol

July 20: Second semi-final, Derby

July 23: Final, Lord's