Australian coach Andrew McDonald has revealed that Travis Head is the batsman likely to benefit most from Aaron Finch's ODI retirement.
Following their dismal exit from the T20 World Cup, the Australian's will ramp up preparations for next year's ODI World Cup in India, with a number of series to be played ahead of the tournament.
That all kicks off with a three-match series against England in the coming weeks, and the first challenge will be picking a replacement for Finch, after Pat Cummins was confirmed as the ODI side's new captain.
Speaking to the media, McDonald suggested Head will get opportunities.
"I think Travis Head will get some opportunities with the retirement of Aaron Finch," McDonald said.
"We're excited to see what he can do in one-day cricket.
"We saw how he went in Pakistan against a world-class attack, he was able to take them on and his one-day domestic record is second to none.
"He's got big hundreds, and double hundreds."
Head, who has had a difficult start to the season but did make a half century in South Australia's most recent match against New South Wales, has previously spoken out about his likely opportunities opening the batting.
It's a role he is currently playing for the Redbacks, and one he has played on occasion in the international arena.
McDonald said that with the longer break between the T20 World Cup and ODI series after the elimination from the tournament, Australia could be at full strength for the series ahead of the Test summer getting underway against the West Indies on November 30.
"I think any time you get to play, it's with as full-strength squad as you can," he said.
"We saw that with the NZ series up north earlier, we were really keen to see what it would look like with as close to full strength as possible.
"We've got a little bit of a gap now because we've obviously exited (the World Cup) early so that allows us to play players that potentially – if we had have gone deep into this tournament – we wouldn't have.
"So I think you'll see a very strong side named in the coming days."
Australia's side to play England - with the first match to be played in Adelaide on November 17 - will be named this week.
