ADELAIDE, AUSTRALIA - FEBRUARY 21: Pat Cummins of Australia celebrates with James Faulkner during an Australia T20 training session at Adelaide Oval on February 21, 2017 in Adelaide, Australia. (Photo by Morne de Klerk/Getty Images)

Australia's newly-named ODI captain Pat Cummins has laid out his bold plans for the role, stating a "committee" approach is likely, considering Australia's packed upcoming schedule.

The 29-year-old all-format star and current Test skipper was handed the ODI mantle on Tuesday ahead of Australia's three-game series against England next month.

Cummins, who doesn't think playing every single game is practical, believes a different captaincy approach is required in the current climate.

"You'd probably need to look at [the captaincy] a little bit differently to perhaps in the past with so much cricket going on," Cummins said, via Cricket.com.au. 

"Just playing every single game isn't realistic. We've got a handful of guys that play all three formats.

"In a year like this, T20 becomes the focus leading to a World Cup. Next year might be different with the one-day World Cup.

"But with 15 Test matches in the next six months, I don't think you can expect the captain to play every game just because he is the captain."

Quizzed on the viability of stand-in skippers, Cummins was categorical.

"I think you could, for sure," he said.

"We've got some great leaders in the team. We all get along great. I think the [leadership] style of just about everyone in the team is really seamless.

"I think it'd be really seamless if you had to do it by committee."

Cummins and his Australian teammates are currently preparing for their World Cup opened against New Zealand on Saturday at the SCG.