After leading Australia's two-wicket win over Sri Lanka, Travis Head is more than happy to play the middle-order finisher role in the Champions Trophy.
The 23-year-old left-hander showed shades of Michael Bevan and Mike Hussey with an unbeaten 85 as Australia chased down 319 with two balls to spare in Friday's warm-up win at The Oval.
Aaron Finch's 137 laid the foundations for the victory but it was Head, batting at five, who anchored the innings as regular wickets fell around him before tailender Pat Cummins scored the winning runs as Australia made 8-320.
Head has been touted as a possible opening option after scoring a century in a record-breaking stand with David Warner in January against Pakistan.
But with Finch now locking down his spot at the top of the order, Head said he feels comfortable batting anywhere in the top six.
"It was nice to get runs but as I keep saying, I'm adaptable, so one to six doesn't faze me, as long as I'm playing cricket for Australia," Head said.
"It was nice to be there at the end. I've had a few opportunities to do the same thing and I haven't been able to.
"It's pleasing to get out there and make a few runs and spend some time out in the middle."
Outside of Head and Finch, none of the other batsmen made a meaningful contribution with David Warner (19), Chris Lynn (19), Moises Henriques (10), Glenn Maxwell (0), Matthew Wade (13) and Marcus Stoinis (15) all falling cheaply.
The bowling attack struggled at times as well with James Pattinson finishing with figures of 1-80 from his 10 overs and Josh Hazlewood with 1-69 after he was belted for 23 from his last six deliveries.
However, Head said the hit-out was just what the team needed with 10 of the 15-man squad re-acquainting themselves with the 50-over game after playing in the IPL Twenty20 tournament.
"They batted extremely well at the end," he said of Sri Lanka.
"We tried a few different things and were able to experiment and try some different plans. But in the end it was the perfect chase and it was nice to get it in the end.
"It's nice to not have the pressure (with) it being a warm-up game, but you still want to win the game so there was pressure there."
