Josh Hazlewood's bowling masterclass has powered Australia to a resounding 159-run victory over the West Indies in the Test series opener in Bridgetown.
After a hotly contested first two days, Australia dominated on Friday (Saturday morning AEDT), with veteran quick Hazlewood taking 5-43 as the tourists skittled their hosts for 141 in their second dig.
"(Hazlewood) just hits the right area, ball after ball, presents good seam. He was fantastic," said captain Pat Cummins after the result on day three.
West Indies suffered a dismal collapse of 6-26 that dented their hopes of reaching 301 for victory.
Australia's frequent tormentor Shamar Joseph cracked 44 runs off 22 balls - including four sixes - in a furious cameo at No.10 that gave the hosts a reprieve.
But veteran spinner Nathan Lyon (2-20) dismissed Joseph, striking twice in as many balls in the day's final over, to help Australia overcome their shock loss in the WTC final and start the three-match series on a high.
The tourists may regain the injured Steve Smith for the second Test that begins in Grenada next week after his absence was glaring on a tough batting deck earlier in the match.
Smith has managed to resume training at his New York holiday home as his finger injury heals.
"He's not a certainty, he's a got a few things to tick off over the next few days," said Cummins.
"The next stage is to come over here and hit some balls in the nets. We'll know more in the next few days."
Australia posted a competitive second-innings total of 310 on day three thanks largely to middle-order trio Travis Head (61), Beau Webster (63) and Alex Carey (65).
"Those guys took the game away from West Indies. I thought all three were really impressive," said Cummins.
In the final session, Hazlewood took all four scalps in a West Indies batting implosion of 4-9 that devastated the hosts' middle order and had the veteran on a hat-trick at one stage.
Hazlewood broke the best partnership among the recognised batters, a 43-run stand between Keacy Carty and John Campbell, when Campbell (23) played a daring lap shot straight into Carey's gloves.
On Hazlewood's next ball, debutant Brandon King (0) caught a high inside edge to Cameron Green, who made up for dropping a sitter by leaping high at gully.
Captain Roston Chase (2) could not replicate a solid first innings, caught by Sam Konstas at short leg, before Hazlewood bowled the established batter Carty with a ball that seamed in on the tricky pitch.
Axed from the XI, Marnus Labuschagne made a valuable contribution as a substitute fielder, whipping a direct hit at the stumps from the other end of the wicket to run Alzarri Joseph (0) out.
Hazlewood completed his 13th Test "five-fer" when Jomel Warrican (3) edged to Carey the ball after surviving an lbw review.
The end appeared nigh for West Indies when unlikely top-scorer Joseph edged Lyon to Usman Khawaja in the slips.
"The result is a bit heartbreaking," said Chase.
"We didn't get off to a good start (in the second innings), we were looking for at least a 50-run partnership."
Earlier, No.5 Head (61 off 95 balls) ignited Australia's fightback after the tourists went to stumps on day two in a precarious position at 4-92.
Head was trapped lbw by a low delivery from cult hero paceman Joseph (5-87), who was again the West Indies' most important bowler after his match-winning heroics in Brisbane 17 months ago.
Showing impressive patience, the usually furious Head had been given a life earlier, spilt by Justin Greaves on 21 as one one of the hosts' seven dropped catches for the match.
After bringing up a third Test half-century, towering allrounder Webster (63 off 120) fell to an unfortunate tickle down the leg side as Joseph picked up his third wicket.
Carey (65 off 75), displaying some exciting stroke-making, was out caught in the deep by Greaves off Chase - the only Australian wicket that fell to spin for the match.
