Emerging Western Australian batsman Shaun Marsh believes playing at the top of the order for the Warriors could eventually lead to him opening the batting for Australia.
Speaking at the Western Australian Cricket Association (WACA) season launch on Friday, Marsh confirmed he would love to follow in the footsteps of his father, former Australian opener Geoff Marsh.
But the relaxed 25-year-old, who opened for Australia's one-day side during its series in the West Indies - just after gaining the inaugural Orange Cap award as the Indian Premier League's highest scorer - is not out to push Australia's current openers into retirement.
Instead, Marsh is focusing on developing a new opening partnership for the Warriors with exciting newcomer Liam Davis, as the Western Australians attempt to replace their previous openers, Justin Langer (retired) and Chris Rogers (moved to Victoria), who have left the squad.
"I'm really looking forward to opening the batting with Liam and giving it a good crack up there," said Marsh.
"It's something that I've thought about hard and long over the winter and I feel as though, for the team and for me personally, it's the best position for me to bat."
"There's (also) not too much of a difference than where I was last year batting at three. Obviously you're out there facing the new ball and I did that a lot of times last season."
Opening for the Warriors in the Weet-Bix Sheffield Shield also gives Marsh the chance to show Australian selectors his wares playing the role in a longer form of the game and he hopes this will eventually lead to him opening for the Test team.
But Marsh is not keen to force his way into the side and instead wants to gain as much experience as possible while helping the Warriors to their first piece of four-day silverware since 1998-99.
"I'm really looking forward to the season, playing with my mates and looking forward to hopefully lifting up a shield at the end," Marsh said.
"And, I guess, playing for Australia, that's the main goal, hopefully."
"I've had a few good chats with senior payers in the Australian team and ... they said it's a really good opportunity for me to get up there."
"(But) I'm not going to put too much pressure on myself. I'm just going to go out there and enjoy my cricket and if it happens, it happens."
Marsh, however, could soon be facing a challenge for his spot from younger brother Mitchell, the Warriors' youngest rookie for 2008-09 at just 16 years of age.
"He's been fantastic in the two trial games and look, he scored a hundred in the two-day game," Marsh said.
"It was just an amazing innings and I might be biased 'cause he's my brother but I'm sure if he does well early for Fremantle, he's definitely going to be pushing for selection (to the state team)."
"He's a really good young player and (there's) another good opportunity for him to do well this season for WA."