Australian cricket captain Ricky Ponting has refused to rule out Brett Lee returning to his side for the ICC Champions Trophy semi-final.
Shane Watson replaced Lee for the match against New Zealand, which Australia won by seven wickets.
Although Watson did not take a wicket in his six overs, the other quick bowlers ripped through the Kiwi list, with Michael Kasprowicz taking 3-32, Glenn McGrath 3-39 and Jason Gillespie 1-46.
Ponting agreed Lee would be hard-pressed to regain his place in the side if Australian selectors keep the three pace men attack they used against New Zealand, for the semi-final, but refused to rule out his return.
"It is going to make it tough for Brett Lee but I am not ruling him out of the semi-final," Ponting told AFP.
Australia will play the winner of the England v Sri Lanka Pool D match in the semi-final.
"We are going to pick a team suited to the conditions and the opposition and if we play Sri Lanka in the semi then Brett has a very good record against them," he said.
"They don't like his pace and bounce so I have not ruled him out."
The ICC Champions Trophy is the only major title Australia is yet to win and Ponting warned his players are yet to reach their full potential in the tournament, despite breezing through their pool matches.
"We are not really on a roll because we haven't played that many games," he said.
"We have got a couple of days off to rest now and if we keep playing like we did against New Zealand we will be right in every game we play."
"We are a well-prepared team and our skills are very good. When the bigger games come there will be 11 Australians out on the field putting their hands up and wanting to do the job."
"It is not just about turning up and winning easily. We work as hard as anyone to get our skills to this level. We pride ourselves on our fielding and that was a big part of us winning the last World Cup. We work harder than anybody on it," he said.