Beth Mooney won't mind where in the order she bats for Australia during the Ashes, which is something the prolific left-hander admits hasn't always been the case.
The 29-year-old shapes as a crucial contributor for the tourists, after the withdrawal of skipper Meg Lanning and in light of wicketkeeping captain Alyssa Healy's intention to move down the order for the first Test at Trent Bridge from June 22.
Mooney, the world's No.1 and No.2 ranked batter in 50 and 20-over women's cricket respectively, could move from the No.3 spot she occupied in Australia's most recent Test to open the batting, or be the middle-order rock in a side still stacked with talent.
Not that she's losing sleep over the scenario.
Since being dropped from the 50-over format in 2017, Mooney has gained some perspective.
"I've gone through all the emotions in my career of where I've batted," she told AAP.
"I was pretty upset getting dropped from the ODI side in 2017, but it offered me the chance to get re-picked in the middle order and I've really loved that.
"The beauty is now I'm happy anywhere and that's a positive to have in this team at the moment.
"I've experienced both and had success at both.
"Whichever way we go, given where the group's at, there will be responsibility to step up a bit more and help the young kids into the game."
The ultra-consistent Mooney averages 52.4 in 50-over cricket and 40.5 in the shortest form for her country.
A major score in the baggy green has alluded her, however, with Mooney's best a 63 in seven innings since her debut against England five years ago.
Fit again after a calf injury cut her Women's Premier League campaign short, Mooney will also skip The Hundred in England as she remains wary of a forever-growing schedule.
"That was probably my body telling me I'd had enough," she said of her injury in India.
"It's a new world for women's cricket.
"More cricket is better, but you need to think about managing yourself more than you used to.
"Whether you're young or a senior player, doesn't matter how much you've played, it's what's ahead of you.
"And we've got nine months of cricket after the Ashes to get through."
Usually starved of red-ball cricket, Australia will play a five-day Test during the Ashes series before a four-day Test as part of their December-January tour of India and a four-day Test against South Africa at the WACA in February.
Now playing WBBL for the Perth Scorchers, Mooney has her eye on that WACA Test and says she has no thoughts of slowing down.
"Everyone does have a shelf life," she said.
"But I won't put a ceiling on it. I'd like to go out on my own terms and I feel just as good as I did three or four years ago."
WOMEN'S ASHES SCHEDULE
* Test match June 22-26
* T20s July 1, 5, 8
* ODIs July 12, 16, 18
