Bridgetown, June 27 -- Mitchell Starc believes the surface at Kensington Oval won't follow the same trajectory as the one at Lord's during the recent World Test Championship (WTC) final, as Australia aim to set a challenging target and avoid a rare series defeat to the West Indies, reported ESPNcricinfo.

Earlier this month at Lord's, both Australia and South Africa struggled with low first-innings scores before conditions eased dramatically on Day 3 under bright skies. Starc himself contributed a half-century in that game, followed by Aiden Markram and Temba Bavuma steering South Africa to a memorable chase.

Travis Head and Beau Webster will resume Australia's second innings on Day 3 with a lead of 82.

"I think the wicket at Lord's was...