His aggression almost cost him an unlikely Test call-up but Australian pace bolter Nathan Coulter-Nile reckons he won't be changing his approach any time soon.
Coulter-Nile appeared to have blown any chance of being considered for this week's first Test against the West Indies in Hobart after missing his final audition due to a dissent charge.
He was suspended from Western Australia's Sheffield Shield clash before the national Test team was named after disputing a wide call from an umpire in a second XI game on return from a shoulder injury.
Asked if he had crossed the line, Coulter-Nile laughed: "I maybe have moved closer to the line.
"But that's how I play my best cricket and I don't see myself changing too much.
"But I will respect the umpire's decision."
Injuries and that suspension have ensured he received a Test squad call-up following the loss of Mitchell Starc (ankle) and Mitchell Johnson (retirement) despite not playing a Shield game since March.
Coulter-Nile appears to have benefited from the Australian selectors' new obsession with pace, making it clear they prefer quicks who can regularly shatter the 140kph barrier.
The move was blasted as "ridiculous" by Victorian coach David Saker and criticised by ex-Test paceman Geoff Lawson, who claimed the WA speedster wasn't physically ready for a Test.
Even Australian coach Darren Lehmann admitted Coulter-Nile's Test squad nod was a "tight call".
But Coulter-Nile has done nothing but impress in the Hobart nets to date, keeping the door ajar for a Test debut if selectors opt to rest the fatigued Josh Hazlewood.
Coulter-Nile was arguably due some good fortune.
The 28-year-old is coming back from a "freak" shoulder complaint but a hamstring injury earlier this year appeared to have hurt most.
That injury cut short his one-day campaign in England this year and the same ailment ensured he missed Australia's triumphant 2015 World Cup campaign altogether.
"Not to be even in contention for (World Cup) selection was a tough one, it was a bit of an eye opener," Coulter-Nile said.
"It was the time the penny dropped I needed to sort my body out, sort myself out and I did and then I got injured again.
"It's part of the game. If you want to bowl fast and put your body through that you are going to get injured.
"It is just something you have to deal with and get on with I guess."
