In his recuperation, Marsh acknowledges that he cannot afford “setbacks.”

Australia’s recently selected Twenty20 International captain, Mitchell Marsh, struggles to concentrate just on strategy. For he needs to heal from a right hamstring issue that kept him home from the Indian Premier League.

Although Marsh still needs a “couple of weeks” to reach full fitness, he anticipates being ready for the World Cup, he told reporters in Perth on Thursday.

“If we had to play tomorrow, I’d be in a bit of trouble,” the 32-year-old said. “Still a couple of weeks away (from full fitness). The timing probably sits perfectly, barring no setbacks. I’ll be on the plane, ready to go.

“The hammy is good, it’s coming along really well. It’s pretty much exactly where we want it to be. It’s one of those things. Just got to get it right over the next three weeks and get on the plane.”

Marsh’s bowling workload will need to be gradually increased, selection boss George Bailey said following the squad announcement on Wednesday.

“[Marsh] is coming along pretty well, I think he starts batting again pretty shortly, obviously the build to bowling is probably going to look a little bit different, but again we’ve got some flexibility there. That will build in time, but he’ll certainly be fit and firing to play,” Bailey said.

June 6 will mark the beginning of Australia’s World Cup campaign against Oman in Barbados. It will also mark Marsh’s full-time captaincy, having held the position temporarily for a year.

“Just really proud,” Marsh said of the appointment. “It’s not every day you get to captain Australia and lead them to a World Cup. That’s very exciting.

“But I think one of the best things about our team is that there’s a lot of great leaders in our group. One of the biggest things I’ve learned is to not change too much. There’s a lot of preparation and planning that goes into a World Cup… that’ll happen over the next month. But once we get there, it’s keeping everything nice and relaxed, keeping the environment good, and making sure we go out there and give it our all.

Marsh said he is in contact with Pat Cummins, the ODI World Cup winner who also guided Australia to the ICC World Test Championship crown and will now be competing in a 20-over World Cup under a new captain.

“We’re always in communication as mates and, I guess, as leaders. But no real conversations around the cricket side of things, just always checking in on each other,” said Marsh. “We’re great mates so I’m looking forward to working with him over the next period of time.”

Marsh also gave his two cents on the much-debated topic of Jake Fraser-McGurk’s exclusion. “Jakey is an outstanding talent,” Marsh told SEN WA Breakfast on Thursday. “I think you know the way he’s taking on the IPL, he’s taken it by storm, they’re all loving him.

“But certainly, the Delhi crew are enjoying his company and enjoying what he brings to the team. There’s no doubt that he’s going to have a huge future, wherever he plays. But we feel like we’ve got all bases covered within our team.

“Heady and David Warner have been fantastic for us, not only for a long period of time but over the last 18 months building towards this World Cup. We’re really comfortable that we’ve got the right 15, to hopefully take us deep into the World Cup.”