West Indies vs Australia LIVE: Australia hunt series clean sweep in the Caribbean

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8.51am

Fancy a refresher of the fourth T20?

It was a big night out for Glenn Maxwell, as described in this piece by Dan Brettig:

With two excellent catches and then an otherworldly assist on the boundary for Cameron Green, Maxwell helped keep the West Indian tally to 205 – manageable dimensions on a tiny ground.

Then in his recast role as an opener, Maxwell crushed 47 from 18 balls to bring the target well within range. Inglis, batting No.3, helped him get the innings off to a sprightly start by skating to 51 (30 balls) after Mitch Marsh fell lbw second ball to the left-armer Jediah Blades (3-29).

Green (55 not out, 35 balls), who has shown growing authority in each innings on tour, then guided the tourists home by three wickets with four balls to spare.

At one point in the innings, Maxwell monstered four sixes in five balls, demonstrating his adaptability to different assignments up and down the order. One of them was dropped by former West Indian spinner Samuel Badree in the broadcast area.

Glenn Maxwell hits a six during the fourth T20 international cricket match between West Indies and Australia in St Kitts.

8.41am

The line-ups

Marsh reveals Tim David and Ben Dwarshuis will replace Xavier Bartlett and Cooper Connolly.

Hope, meanwhile, confirms two changes with Keacy Carty replacing the injured Rovman Powell and Alzarri Joseph in for Roston Chase.

The teams are as follows ...

Australia: Mitchell Marsh(c), Glenn Maxwell, Josh Inglis(w), Cameron Green, Tim David, Mitchell Owen, Aaron Hardie, Ben Dwarshuis, Sean Abbott, Nathan Ellis, Adam Zampa

West Indies: Brandon King, Shai Hope(w/c), Keacy Carty, Shimron Hetmyer, Sherfane Rutherford, Romario Shepherd, Jason Holder, Matthew Forde, Akeal Hosein, Alzarri Joseph, Jediah Blades

8.40am

Australia win toss, opt to bowl

“We are going to bowl first,” says captain Mitch Marsh. “It is another opportunity representing your country; everyone wants to be consistent with the process. The most pleasing thing is the clarity under pressure.”

8.34am

West Indies fined by ICC

The ICC confirmed overnight the hosts will be docked 10 per cent of their match fee for a slow over rate that left them two overs behind target during their three-wicket loss to Australia in the fourth T20 on Saturday.

Captain Shai Hope pleaded guilty to the offence and accepted the proposed sanction.

8.29am

Zampa a milestone man

This will be the 100th T20 international for Adam Zampa, who joins a small club featuring Aaron Finch, David Warner and Glenn Maxwell.

That quartet are the only four to reach a century of matches in both T20s and ODIs.

“Really proud to join that group,” Zampa said ahead of this match. “Not many of us have done it. I’ve played a lot more than I thought, that’s for sure, but it’s a nice achievement. It goes to show the longevity - I just tried to make this spot mine, and luckily enough I’ve been around the team for a while. It’s an achievement, a small achievement I think, but it feels like a big one to me.”

8.17am

Hello and welcome

Here we are, on the verge of the fifth and final match of the T20 series. Can West Indies put a forgettable first four outing behind them and finish with a confidence-boosting win heading into their fast-approaching T20 series against Pakistan? Or will this be another yet another toss win and successful run chase by the Aussies (yep, that’s how they’ve all played out so far)?

Whether you are watching from the Caribbean, or on TV, or not at all, pop in here to get the latest. Toss and team details coming shortly. First ball at Warner Park in Basseterre, Saint Kitts at 7pm local and 9am AEST.