Australia's feared 'Big Four' pace attack is locked and loaded for the ICC Champions Trophy, and now the two-time champions could be poised to unleash one of cricket's most devastating opening batting combinations as well.

Burly Queensland power-hitter Chris Lynn has demonstrated in unequivocal terms he is fully recovered from a dislocated shoulder suffered in the Indian Premier League last month, blasting back-to-back whirlwind knocks on his return to cricket this week.

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Lynn has crashed and bashed his way to 259 runs in four innings as an opening batsman for Kolkata Knight Riders, and has developed a taste for maximising returns against the hard, white ball with the fielding restrictions in place.

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And now he has set his sights on continuing that form in 50-over cricket in the United Kingdom as David Warner's opening partner.

"I would never knock back the opportunity to open," Lynn told cricket.com.au when asked of his ideal spot in 50-over cricket.

"You only get a couple of fielders outside the ring for 10 overs. That would be my preferred spot.

"And it would be the best seat in the house to watch Davey (Warner) bat."

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Lynn was used in the middle order for his one-day international debut at the Gabba last summer in a match where Travis Head partnered Warner at the top.

In an emotion-charged innings in front of his home crowd, Lynn smashed one monster six into the Gabba grandstand before a top-edge prematurely ended his 12-ball innings on 16.

With captain Steve Smith locked in at No.3 in the one-day side, Australia's options to open alongside Warner include Lynn, Head and Aaron Finch.

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For Head, that experience as opener seemed to be the exception rather than the rule and the South Australia captain has been mainly forming a solid career in the Australian middle order. Indeed, he kept Glenn Maxwell sidelined throughout the home Chappell-Hadlee series last summer, and showed his form is still strong with a blistering salvage act for Royal Challengers Bangalore in recent IPL action.

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Finch brings pedigree to the role. He has opened the batting in all but one of his 79 ODIs, and that lone miss was after a finger injury in the field, and is the only time in 42 matches together with Warner that combination did not open the batting for Australia.

Finch averages more than 34 in 78 matches as an opener, with seven centuries to his name, and also captained Australia in their last ODI, against New Zealand in February.

His IPL form has been a little patchy – 298 runs in 12 matches with two fifties – for the struggling Gujarat Lions, but he was in nice touch on Wednesday night to hit 69, albeit from a middle order role where his IPL franchise prefers to use him.

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While Lynn's experience in 50-over cricket has been limited due to a string of shoulder injuries – he has not played a domestic one-day match for Queensland since his match-winning unbeaten 58 in the 2013 Ryobi Cup final – he is a regular in the top three in T20 cricket.

The 27-year-old batted at No.3 for the Brisbane Heat last season, crashing a league-leading 26 maximums on his way to 309 runs in five innings at a strike rate north of 177.

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And with Kolkata he has opened the batting with devastating results that have yielded scores of 93no, 32, 50 and 84.

Earlier this week Lynn and Sunil Narine set a new IPL record for the most runs scored in the six-over Power Play, crashing their way to 105 against the fielding restrictions to offer Australia a tantalising glimpse of what may be possible.

For all the headline-grabbing feats, the man himself knows domestic form means little on the international stage, and sees potential opening partner Warner's career path as something to try and emulate.

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"Davey (Warner) went through the white-ball format to get to Test cricket but also right now he's one of the most dominant red-ball players in the world," Lynn said. "So I've got a long way to go before anything like that happens for me.

"Firstly I've got to try and dominate the white ball on the international stage rather than just domestic competitions. "

Lynn knows the decision on who will partner Warner will ultimately lie with team selection and Smith, who as captain is responsible for setting the batting order.

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"Obviously it's whatever role that 'Smitty' would give me, I'm comfortable wherever," Lynn said.

"It's a privilege to be a part of that line-up. I've got no issues coming in at the death and trying to bang the ball.

"You go out there with freedom, with a license to whack the ball. That's something I'm more than comfortable with."

Whichever way the team decides to play it, the prospect of Lynn in Australia's batting order is unlikely to be something many of their opponents will be comfortable with.

Champions Trophy 2017 Guide

Squads: Every Champions Trophy squad named so far

Group A: Australia, New Zealand, England, Bangladesh.

Group B: India, South Africa, Sri Lanka, Pakistan.

Schedule

Warm-up matches

26 May – Australia v Sri Lanka, The Oval

27 May – Bangladesh v Pakistan, Edgbaston

28 May – India v New Zealand, The Oval

29 May – Australia v Pakistan, Edgbaston

30 May – New Zealand v Sri Lanka, Edgbaston

30 May – Bangladesh vs India, The Oval

Tournament

1 June – England v Bangladesh, The Oval (Day)

2 June – Australia v New Zealand, Edgbaston (D)

3 June – Sri Lanka v South Africa, The Oval (D)

4 June – India v Pakistan, Edgbaston (D)

5 June – Australia v Bangladesh, The Oval (D/N)

6 June – England v New Zealand, Cardiff (D)

7 June – Pakistan v South Africa, Edgbaston (D/N)

8 June – India v Sri Lanka, The Oval (D)

9 June – New Zealand v Bangladesh, Cardiff (D)

10 June – England v Australia, Edgbaston (D)

11 June – India v South Africa, The Oval (D)

12 June – Sri Lanka v Pakistan, Cardiff (D)

14 June – First semi-final (A1 v B2), Cardiff (D)

15 June – Second semi-final (A2 v B1), Edgbaston (D)

18 June – Final, The Oval (D)

19 June – Reserve day (D)