Under-siege wicketkeeper Brad Haddin denies he’s got a case to prove when he captains the PM’s XI against Sri Lanka in Canberra, insisting he’s content with his standing in the Australian team.

His one-day replacement Matthew Wade impressed with an entertaining half-century against India in the Twenty20 in Melbourne on Wednesday night, only helping to flame the fires surrounding Haddin’s future Test career.

But the 34-year-old, who didn’t watch the match, insists he’s not feeling the heat.

“I’m very comfortable where everything’s at and I know exactly where I stand,” he told reporters on Thursday.

“This is not a do-or-die game.”

Rested from the start of the one-day series and most recently NSW’s side for a Sheffield Shield clash with Tasmania next weekend, Haddin refused to say if he’d been keen on playing.

“We’re here to promote the PM’s game and that’s all we need to worry about today,” he said when asked.

But he added he’d be making the most of the enforced break.

“I’m here to enjoy myself over the next couple of days,” he said.

“It’s just about going out and having some fun and enjoying the occasion.”

Haddin, who leads the PM’s XI squad against Mahela Jayawardene’s Sri Lankan side, wants his younger team-mates to also take advantage of the day’s play when they’ll be pitted against some of Sri Lanka’s best.

Asked if he had any words of advice to his bowlers when they’re bowling to the likes of Kumar Sangakkara, Haddin joked: “Good luck.”

“(Young guys) don’t get the opportunity to play against the world’s best players that often,” he said.

“If they can learn anything from bowling to Mahela or anyone of these guys it’s going to be beneficial to their cricket.”

For Jayawardene’s team, the match will also be a chance to flex some muscle ahead of this month’s tri-series against Australia and India.

“We need to try a few combinations going forward,” the skipper said.

“It’s not easy to just one, but we’ve got two good teams in the next few weeks, so we need to try a few things.”

Prime Minister’s XI: Brad Haddin (capt), Peter Forrest, Wes Robinson, Mitchell Marsh, Adam Voges, Dean Solway, Nathan Coulter-Nile, Ben Cutting, Michael Neser, Cameron Boyce, Meyrick Buchanan, Aaron Ayre (12th man).