Peter Nevill is the better wicketkeeper but Matthew Wade is confident brutal batting can keep him in Australia's one-day side.
Wade is in a unique position among the squad currently in the West Indies for an ODI tri-series, which continues when Australia face South Africa in St Kitts at 3am AEST on Sunday.
The Victorian is the only player assured of playing all six games in the tournament, or seven if Australia reach the final.
But beyond this month, Wade's place in the ODI team could be called into question depending on how many runs he's scored in the Caribbean.
"I feel like in the one-day game I've got the ability to win games with the bat," Wade said.
"I think you need a little bit more balance - keeping and batting - in one-day cricket.
"I'm the man for the job.
"I've been in the one-day team consistently since the end of the (2015) World Cup, so I feel like I've had a good amount of games to back it up and feel comfortable."
It is an intriguing selection showdown that has played out since Brad Haddin's retirement last year.
Not since the overlap between Adam Gilchrist and Ian Healy's careers has Australia had separate ODI and Test keepers.
Wade was dumped in favour of Nevill for the World Twenty20 in April, a decision that prompted speculation Wade was out of favour with selectors.
"They went with the best keeper in the country," Wade said.
"That is Peter Nevill at the moment. We all know that, that is why he's the Test keeper.
"I was pretty comfortable with that selection."
Glenn Maxwell is another Victorian who will be desperate to fire in the fourth match of the ongoing series.
Steve Smith is yet to name an XI but Australia's reigning ODI player of the year Maxwell is fully expected to be retained.
The offspinning allrounder has totalled nine runs from his previous five ODI knocks.
"That happens sometimes in cricket. You just have to be lucky enough to ride the form when you do hit it," Maxwell told broadcaster TEN Sports.
"Unfortunately I've had a couple of low scores in a row but that'll change soon."
Proteas skipper AB de Villiers will be hoping it doesn't, saying his side have a chance to gain a mental edge over Australia ahead of this summer's three-Test series.
"Any victory against an opposition leaves a little bit of a scar," de Villiers said.
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