Short, the Hurricanes' all-time leading run-scorer with 1407 runs at 146.71 at 46.90 and a strike-rate of 146.71, believed he could transfer that game down the order if need be, considering David Warner and Aaron Finch are quite comfortable in the national team.

"I think I have the skills to do it, but it is hard when I am opening for the Hurricanes and that is where they want me to bat, so if I try to bat through games and finish games off towards the end, that will hold me in good stead for the world cup and that is hopefully batting in the middle order,'' he said.

"I haven't explored it, but I'm here to open and that is the spot that they want me to bat and that is where I a most suited to, but I believe in myself that I could bat down the order and do a job there if I need to."

Short, who is originally from the Northern Territory, will open up without skipper Matthew Wade as his partner on Friday against Sydney Sixers at Alice Springs' Traeger Park, but he won't change his game.

"I am just going to go and do like I have every other game, but it will be tough not having him for the first games, but whoever we decide on (out of Mac Wright and Caleb Jewell) I think will do a good job any way,'' he said.

He said he had a "more of the same" approach to this tournament, to "just keep scoring runs" (after 637 last campaign) and to hopefully help Hobart win that elusive BBL title.

The Hurricanes will wear a specially-designed Indigenous playing shirt for the 2.45pm match.