Lehmann impressed as Lynn fires again

Former national coach Darren Lehmann says Chris Lynn is the man to help turn around Australia's poor one-day form leading into next year's World Cup.

Lynn scored his second century in three games on Monday, taking down a NSW attack featuring Test quick Pat Cummins to bring up three figures from just 87 balls before finishing on 135 (113).

Since being dismissed for a duck in the opening match of the JLT One-Day Cup, Lynn has posted scores of 70, 106no, 58 and 135 today, his runs coming at a strike-rate of more than 100.

The Bulls master blaster is now in prime position to return to the national side for this month's T20 series against Pakistan and Lehmann believes he could be a trump card for Australia's World Cup defence.

"He's doing his World Cup chances no harm at all at the moment," Lehmann said in commentary on Fox Sports.

"I'd pick him for the T20s in Dubai and I'd seriously look at him to play and turn around our one-day form.

"He's in very good form and I'm sure Justin Langer will be looking at that sort of knock and saying 'we wouldn't mind him in our one-day set-up'.

"And to be fair, if he'd been fit for the last two or three years, he would have played a lot more for Australia."

The injury-plagued Lynn played his one and only ODI almost two years ago and this year's JLT Cup is the first time he's been fit for the domestic one-day tournament in five years.

While he's dominated T20 cricket in recent years with his ability to clear the rope from the start of his innings, the right-hander showed impressive maturity at Drummoyne Oval today.

He took 10 deliveries to get off the mark and brought up fifty from a sedate 61 balls before exploding as he powered towards and beyond three figures.

"He's one of those players who can go straight away," Lehmann said.

"But I thought they bowled really well, so he can pick (his strike-rate) up at the back end if he's still there."

Australia have won just two of their past 16 ODIs in a concerning run of form that has seen them drop to sixth in the world rankings and left their World Cup defence on shaky ground.

Eight months before the start of 50-over cricket's showpiece event, Lynn looms as an ideal man to help drag the Australians out of their current slump.

Speaking after his match-winning century against South Australia last week, his first in List A cricket, Lynn said he was focused on not only scoring runs but ensuring his troublesome shoulder doesn't become a burden in the field.

"I haven't had a conversation directly (with the selectors) but I know what I've got to do is just score runs and look after my body," he said.

"Because obviously I can't just be a batter in this format of the game, I've got to be a batter as well as a good fielder. I can't be a liability in the field. That's the goal.

"I feel like I'm building nicely and I don't want to stop here, I want to keep continuing and give the selectors no reason not to pick me."

Australia will play three ODIs against South Africa next month before a three-match series against India in January that selectors will use to bed down their best XI for their World Cup opener against Afghanistan on June 1.