Andrew Wu at the Rose Bowl
Cameron White's match-winning century on Wednesday night may not be enough for him to keep his place in the side for Australia's next clash with England on Saturday.
Captain Ricky Ponting will slot back into his No.3 slot for the encounter at Lord's after finishing his sabbatical, leaving selectors with a headache as to who to squeeze out from a team which has won three from three against England.
White is not confident of remaining in the XI despite crunching 105 from 124 balls to go with contributions of 53 and 42 in Australia's opening two wins of the series.
Should the visitors decide not to tinker with its middle order the Victorian is shaping as the man most likely to make way for the captain.
With Callum Ferguson hardly putting a foot wrong since his debut, White's best chance of a reprieve is if one of mainstays Michael Clarke and Michael Hussey is rested for the fourth game.
James Hopes, Australia's Mr Fix It in the 50-over game, is highly rated by team management for his reliability with bat or ball.
"I understand Ricky will come back and bat three," White said. "If the selectors see it that way, that they want to keep the middle order the same I guess there's not much I can really do about that."
Should that happen, White can at least take heart from the great strides he has made since coach Tim Nielsen approached him prior to the series to fill the void in the batting order left by Ponting.
After making his first-class debut at 17, White - who turned 26 last month - is finally starting to put the score on the board at international level.
"I've put a good case forward to say I can bat anywhere really," he said.
"If it means I'm sent back down to No.7 I don't really mind. I'm just happy to be batting for Australia."
White credited Bushrangers coach Greg Shipperd, his state mentor for the past five seasons, for his recent development with the bat.
Shipperd, who relied on concentration during his career, has helped White - a natural strokemaker - improve his shot selection.
"He understands the game as well as anyone and certain situations at certain times to work through them and become a better player," he said.
"I've played a little bit of cricket now. I started playing first-class cricket for Victoria when I was 17 so (I'm) just learning how to play the game a little bit better and over the last two years it's really paid dividends."
England captain Andrew Strauss was impressed by White's century, particularly as his team's top order continues to struggle.
"We've had three poor batting performances, the first two were very winnable at the halfway mark, but as a batting unit we haven't fired," he said.
"(It's) disappointing to do it once, even more so to do it three times."