Australia will be wary of the 'worst' Windies Rough diamond: Darren Bravo has yet to fulfil his vast potential.
Photo: Getty Images I was fortunate the majority of my 27 Tests were in key series, against England and South Africa. To have taken a lot of my wickets against the likes of A.B. de Villiers, Alastair Cook and Kevin Pietersen was very satisfying.
I was also proud to remove the likes of Tharanga Paranavitana, Adrian Barath and Mohammed Shami. Why? Because a Test wicket is a Test wicket no matter the profile of the batsman. 
I cherished every Test I played; we all did. That is why I'm sure the gloomy predictions about the West Indies in this Test series being made by the media will not be replicated in Australia's dressing room.
This is partly philosophical: the moment you take your opposition for granted you're inviting things to go pear-shaped. Yes, you've got people saying it's the worst West Indies side in a long time, and focusing on how they lost to the boys in the CA XI. But you only need one or two of their players to come off to put you under the pump.
The other reason Australia will be wary is practical: the way the West Indies performed when they hosted us before the Ashes.
If it wasn't for a couple of key innings at vital times - such as Adam Voges' century in the first innings in Dominica and Steve Smith's 199 in Jamaica - they could've run through us. We are expected to win and even though the guys will be thinking that in the back of their minds, they'll also know it won't be an easy task.
I actually think the West Indies' bowling is quite dangerous.
Jerome Taylor is their most consistent paceman and was excellent in the second Test - at one stage he had 5-29 off 20 overs.
Kemar Roach has been good over here. Shannon Gabriel is erratic, but he's got some pace.
I don't think bowling is their issue. It's obviously their batting.
I had to watch the 2015 series on TV, but I had a first-hand view of the West Indies in 2012 as part of Australia's squad. The most glaring difference is: where is Darren Bravo, who was then ranked among the best batsmen in the world? When we were doing our scouting for that earlier series in the Windies it was impossible to overlook Bravo. At that stage he was a 23-year-old who had played only 12 Tests but was averaging 52.5.
It wasn't just the numbers that got our attention. It was his reputation - that his technique was reminiscent of Brian Lara's. That was a big call, to be compared with one of the best players of all time, but based on what I saw of him in 2012 I thought it was fair.
I expected the elegant left- hander be the next big thing out of the West Indies. The fact he has averaged only 35 in the 3 years since that series, and has an overall batting average barely above 40, surprises me greatly.
Bravo has a lot of potential.
Given his technique is good, I don't know why it hasn't clicked for him.
While it was sad to see Mitch Starc go down in Adelaide, I was rapt at the response of Josh Hazlewood. He was able to put the ball consistently in a "Josh Hazlewood" area, his pace was good and he was swinging it and bowling a perfect length.
A lot of people consider Hazlewood a stock bowler. I still think he's primarily a strike bowler. If you give him the new ball he'll still be able to take wickets, but when partnerships are building he also has that ability to pull back and bowl dots. Captains love that.
From afar, it seems the beneficiary of Starc's absence will be James Pattinson. They made their Test debuts at the same time, and are both talented bowlers. The reason for the big difference in what they have produced at international level is simple: injury. Pattinson really is a stereotypical fast bowler: nice off the field, snarling on it. Hopefully this is a chance for him to get confidence in his body, so he can show everyone what he can do.