Mitchell Starc is planning to get West Indian and South African batsmen hopping around in the Caribbean but concedes he might need a couple of matches to regain his pre-injury pace.
After six months out with a foot fracture, Australia's left-arm quick says he's been bowling pain-free and at good pace during training ahead of his international comeback in next month's one-day tri-series.
"It's been coming out pretty well up in Brisbane the last few days and the last couple of week, so I'm excited to see what comes about," Starc said in Sydney on Thursday before flying out to prepare for the first match on June 5.
"It feels like it's in a good place.
"I'm not sure if I'll be back up to top speed straight away, it might take a couple of games as it normally does for fast bowlers coming back.
"But I'm excited to see how it comes out on the gun, and hopefully a few wickets and a few games under the belt."
Starc had surgery on his troublesome right ankle after succumbing to a stress fracture during last November's day-night Test against New Zealand in Adelaide.
Surgeons removed bone spurs from the back of the 26-year-old's ankle that had him bowling under duress for most of last year.
Despite that, he delivered career-best form and became the side's spearhead following Mitchell Johnson's retirement.
Starc expected the spurs to return at some point in his career, but hoped the issue was solved until "a lot longer down the line".
For now, there's a record waiting to be broken.
If Starc can take 10 wickets in his next six ODI matches, he'll become the quickest bowler to reach 100 wickets and break the record of 53 matches set by Pakistan spinner Saqlain Mushtaq against Sri Lanka in 1997.
Though he insists that isn't the focus.
"If I'm performing well and taking wickets and winning games for Australia, the rest will take care of itself," Starc said.
"Those 10 wickets might come, they might not. But we're looking for a series win."
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