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RYAN Harris won't hear of being rested and has told Australian coach Darren Lehmann to let him "finish the job" on the Poms in Sydney this week.
There has been strong speculation the blue-chip quick with the long injury history will be told to put his feet up at the SCG when the Aussies aim to rub England's noses in a 5-0 Ashes whitewash.
But Harris told The Courier-Mai l that he spoke with Lehmann and Australian captain Michael Clarke after the Boxing Day Test win and assured them he was ready to rumble in the harbour city.
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The 34-year-old insists he feels fresh, despite some normal swelling on his chronic knee injury in between Tests, and says he is preparing to play in the fifth Test starting on Friday.
"I have told Boof (Lehmann) I want to finish the job on the Poms," Harris told The Courier-Mail.
"That is what I want to do. And Boof and Pup (Michael Clarke) both know that is what I want to do.
"I am actually feeling quite fresh, I didn't probably bowl as many overs in Melbourne as I thought I was going to.
"My knee has got a little bit of swelling but that always happens in between Tests and that's not unexpected at all."
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Harris had a day off in Melbourne on Monday and will arrive in Sydney this morning where he will be assessed by team medicos who will make a recommendation on whether he plays in Sydney.
The fast bowler knows his body better than anyone and has always said he is better off playing than being rested, even if he has some aches and pains.
Some fast bowlers appreciate rest but Harris prefers to keep bowling, pointing out that he often finds it hard to get his body going again once he comes to a standstill.
Australia has the big picture in mind and, with the Ashes won, doesn't want to do anything to jeopardise Harris's fitness ahead of a marquee three-Test battle in South Africa in February and March.
Lehmann has hinted Harris could be rested for Sydney but also left a window of opportunity when he said: "If he's fit and can get through and do a job for his captain, he'll play."
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Harris, who points out he will have at least a six-day rest after the Sydney Test anyway, will be disappointed if he is ordered to rest but will be sensible enough not to kick up a fuss.
"If that happens, then the coaching staff and the medical staff will have made that decision and I will live with it," Harris said.
If Harris is rested against his wishes, fast bowling allrounder James Faulkner would almost certainly play at the SCG.
And while Ricky Ponting has retired, another Tasmanian batsman could be about to step into his shoes.
Alex Doolan, 28, is within reach of a baggy green cap after being added to Australia's Test squad as cover for injured allrounder and No.3 bat Shane Watson (groin soreness).
Watson was able to bowl short spells in both innings at the MCG and hit 83no on the final day but was still clearly hindered by the injury that forced him from the field on day one.
Doolan was tipped as a future Test player last summer when he scored an unbeaten 161 for Australia A against a touring South African team that included Dale Steyn and Vernon Philander.
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