Australia will be looking to improve its relatively modest Twenty20 record when it tackles the West Indies in their opening ICC World Twenty20 match at The Oval on Saturday night.
The World Twenty20 trophy is the only major crown Australia has not claimed in recent times.
It made the semi-finals of the inaugural tournament, won by India, in South Africa in 2007 but has since played only 10 matches for five wins. Its overall record stands at 11 wins from 21 games.
Vice-captain Michael Clarke's Twenty20 record is a fine example of Australia's underachievement in the newest form of the game.
Clarke averages just 19.55 from 16 matches, well below his career average in Test and 50-over cricket.
"For us we haven't been as successful as we'd like in the Twenty20 format so this is a good opportunity to show the world that we want to be the best at this form of the game," he said.
Australia has lost its past three Twenty20 internationals - against South Africa and Pakistan - but won its two warm-up matches for the upcoming tournament against Bangladesh and New Zealand.
Clarke acknowledged Australia had played less Twenty20 cricket than other nations but had learnt plenty from watching the recently-completed IPL on television.
"We've shown that we are improving in this form of the game and, like I said, this is the opportunity, this is the tournament that we do have a chance to stand up and play some of our best cricket," he said.
"It's a world championship, it's a game for your country, we want to be at our best."
"We do enjoy this format. We really do want to show the world that we can play this format at a similar level to our one-day and our Test stuff. We'll certainly be taking this seriously."