Matthew Wade ready to take any opportunity to play for Australia

Wicketkeeper batsman Matthew Wade felt that he needs to make the most of every opportunity to play for Australia in order to feature in the T20 World Cup later this year. Wade, who lost his Cricket Australia contract in April, spoke about his place in the team.

"Think every time you play for Australia is a bit of an audition, I've never really been a cemented player in the team so it'll be no different going into this tour," Wade said on Saturday. "I've played 90-odd one-dayers and every tour I went on a felt like I needed to perform or I wouldn't be on the next tour.

"As I've spoken about before I'm in a different place with my life and my cricket, if I get opportunities to play games of cricket again for Australia whether that be one or two games here or 10 and the World Cup, whatever comes my way I'll take.

"It's about trying to park that, just pushing forward and not sitting on my heels, going out there and playing like I have nothing to lose which I really do. Used to it now for 10 or so years."

Wade, who is a part of the limited-overs side for the tours of West Indies and Bangladesh, is hopeful of his chances to bat in the top-order with the number three position vacant due to the absence of David Warner.

"Think I'll be one, two or three. Batted three in the last T20 in New Zealand, batted at six in the first T20 against India then I opened next two games. I can bat anywhere, that's one my strengths, I've batted pretty much everywhere for Australia," Wade said. "Where ever there's an opportunity I'll go to but I'd assume Finch, Warner then probably the wicketkeeper will probably be at three if not open. We'll work it out as we go but I see myself playing in the top of the order if I'm in the team so we'll wait and see."

However, Wade said that cementing his place in the Test side is his main goal as he wishes to be a part of the Ashes side later this year.

"I'd love to be part of the World Cup, for sure, but from my point of view, Test cricket, that's my main goal - to be right for the Ashes and try to emulate what I've done in the last few Ashes series I've been involved in," he said. "If that does mean not partaking in the World Cup, then we'll have to go down that path, but hopefully we don't have to go there."

Australia will play five T20Is and three ODIs in the Caribbean starting with the first T20I on July 9 at Gros Islet.