Kandy, Feb. 16 -- Mitch Marsh is pushing for a World Cup return against Sri Lanka after the men's T20 captain got through Australia's training session on the eve of their crunch clash with the tournament co-hosts.

It's believed a final call on Marsh's fitness will be made on the morning of the match to see how he recovers from the extended session, but the signs were positive for the former champions regaining their leader and opening batter for the must-win encounter in Kandy.

Marsh batted against side-arm throwdowns and local spinners for about 45 minutes on Sunday night, launching several balls out of the Pallekele Stadium as well as one that struck a quarter of the way up one of the venue's four light towers.

The 34-year-old has miss...