After playing in every Test during the Ashes, paceman Peter Siddle is finding out the less glamorous side of international cricket.
Yet to lock down a regular position in the limited-overs side, Sidde - a fixture in Australia's past 11 Tests - was consigned to carrying the drinks in the opening four one-dayers against England.
Ahead of him in the queue are Brett Lee, Mitchell Johnson and limited-overs specialist Nathan Bracken.
Siddle's opportunity on Tuesday night only came after selectors decided to rest Lee ahead of the Champions Trophy which starts in South Africa next week.
Although he did not deliver a headline-grabbing performance Siddle did himself no harm either.
On an excellent batting wicket where both teams scored near enough to six an over, Siddle, in his first match in three weeks, returned the admirable figures of 1-50 from 10 overs.
It's unlikely to be enough to win him a start in a full-strength Australian one-day attack but the Victorian will get at least one more game under his belt before the Champions Trophy.
The next cab off the rank for a rest is likely to be Mitchell Johnson, who has played in each of Australia's 15 internationals and tour games since the start of July.
In between Siddle and a regular berth in the side is the rejuvenated Lee, who remains one of the fastest bowlers in the world despite a wretched run with injury this year.
"Over here it's me or him at the moment and the way he's been bowling in the short form of the game is outstanding," Siddle said.
"He's got an amazing record. I've got to bide my time and try and take my opportunity when I get it."
But Siddle believed the pair can co-exist in the one side on the faster wickets in South Africa.
"I think it depends on the wickets more than anything and how they want to go about their line-up over there," he said.
"I might be more of a chance to play with him than try and fight it out for a spot."
Siddle insisted he was versatile enough to be deployed as a strike weapon in the one-day game or as a container whose task was to limit the flow of runs.
The Victorian failed to take a wicket with the new ball but found more rhythm during his second and third spells.
"It just depends on the situation the team's in at the time whether to charge in and try and strike and get a few wickets or whether it's Test cricket style and try and hit a good length and bowl in the right areas," he said.
"I'm happy to do anything as long as I'm out there. Whatever Ricky wants me to do I'll be happy to do it."
Meanwhile, England all-rounder Luke Wright's toe injury has seen him ruled out of the remainder of the series.
Senior paceman James Anderson will return for the sixth game on Thursday night after being rested in games four and five.
Squads
Australia Shane Watson, Tim Paine, Ricky Ponting (c), Michael Clarke, Callum Ferguson, Michael Hussey, Cameron White, Mitchell Johnson, Brett Lee, Nathan Hauritz, Nathan Bracken, James Hopes, Peter Siddle, Ben Hilfenhaus, Adam Voges
England: Andrew Strauss, Joe Denly, Ravi Bopara, Matt Prior, Owais Shah, Eoin Morgan, Dimitri Mascarenhas, Stuart Broad, Adil Rashid, Tim Bresnan, Ryan Sidebottom, James Anderson, Graeme Swann