Antigua has been Brian Lara's happy hunting ground and the West Indies
captain hopes to be lucky again when his team crosses sword with Australia in
the World Cup Super Eights opener here tomorrow. 
Australia have been in menacing form, amassing 300-plus
score in each of the three group matches, which also included a mammoth 377
against South Africa, who had replaced them as the number one ODI squad.
An undaunted Lara, however, promised to make life difficult
for the defending champions at the new Sir Viv Richards Stadium.
"I know it is a different class of opponents in the game
on Tuesday, but we've played well against Australia in the recent past and we
expect to do well if we play to our strengths," said Lara.
The elegant left-hander said that his side has improved a lot
and three wins in the World Cup prove that they are an improved side now.
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