Australia appears to have averted further thinning of its personnel stocks ahead of the first Test against the West Indies with batsman Marcus North avoiding a serious wrist injury on Saturday.
North had to leave the field during Western Australia's Ford Ranger Cup clash against Victoria at the MCG after a fielding mishap.
The Warriors captain copped a powerful knock flush on his wrist and was sent to hospital to undergo X-rays for fears it was broken.
However, North, who managed to re-enter the fray - albeit under duress - when Western Australia lost its sixth wicket, revealed post-match that the diagnosis was far more encouraging than first-thought.
The 30-year-old revealed he intended to be fit in time for the start of the Warriors' Sheffield Shield match against the Bushrangers at the MCG on Tuesday and certainly expected to play for Australia in the series opener against the West Indies in Brisbane on November 26.
"I was a bit worried there at the start, just (a) knock in a bit of an awkward position on the wrist," North said.
"It kind of hit quite a big vein, that kind of burst open so the swelling was there and quite painful."
"There's no break so it's just bruising and swelling, (I'll) do my best to get that down in the next 24 hours and it should be right for Tuesday."
North's worries weren't confined to the state of his wrist, though, as he won the toss and sent Victoria in to bat first on what was a batsman-friendly deck.
Initially the decision looked to be a masterstroke as the Bushrangers found themselves 1-2 after just seven balls in humid and overcast conditions.
But by the end of the 50 overs, the Vics had amassed 5-304 - a total which the Warriors fell 91 runs short of.
"We saw the game here last week where the wicket played true throughout the 100 overs," North said in reference to the Ford Ranger Cup match between Victoria and Tasmania which saw both teams notch 300 runs.
"We thought that if we could put some pressure on their batting, (which) is obviously their strength, then (we could) get a few early wickets and try and expose them."
"We thought with the overhead condition, it was going to swing around a bit, it did, it proved it did swing, we just couldn't control it which was a bit disappointing."