``I think we will go back victorious and very happy,'' an enthusiastic Lara told a media conference shortly after the team arrived in Perth Saturday at the start of a tough three-month tour, including five Tests and a triangular one-day contest against the home nation and Pakistan.
Australia lay claim to be the world's number one Test side after beating the West Indies 2-1 in the Caribbean last year.
Pakistan have also claimed the unofficial title after thrashing England 2-0 in the northern summer.
Lara is rated by many as the world's best batsman - he holds the Test record of 375 and the first-class record of 501 not out.
He is emerging from a break from the game after problems with West Indies cricket authorities. He withdrew from the West Indies side which visited Australia for a one-day series last summer.
``Everybody in the side is looking for a bit of revenge after what Australia did to us last year,'' he said.
Lara sent a chill down Australian spines when he said:''I would like a few centuries, maybe three, maybe four, in helping the team regain the Frank Worrell Trophy.
``I would like to be the batsman of the series, but the main object is that the Frank Worrell Trophy goes back with us to the Caribbean.''
Skipper Courtney Walsh did not make any predictions for the series, but said Australia deserved to start favourites after beating his team in the Caribbean.
``They are the last team to beat us,'' he said. ``They played good cricket there and are deserving champions. We are here to see if we can get the better of them.''
Australian captain Mark Taylor, speaking in a video interview taped in India where his side is playing in a one-day series, said it was the first time in two decades the West Indies had visited Australia on a mission to regain the Frank Worrell Trophy.
``Now the Windies have to try to win games rather than just waiting for us to do the work, and this will be to our advantage,'' he said.
Traditionally if a series is tied the holder retains the trophy.