 McGrath opened the bowling in the recent series in New Zealand |
Mitchell Johnson and Shaun Tait are other options with Brett Lee injured.
"With Brett not being here, it will be interesting to see whether I take the new ball again, or whether we think about Mitch or Taity taking it.
"I love taking the new ball but I'll sit down and I'll have a think about the game and which is best suited to the team," said McGrath, 37.
McGrath was used as first change, behind Lee and Nathan Bracken, through the home one-day series against England and New Zealand.
He was reinstated as an opening bowler in the 3-0 whitewash New Zealand last month when Lee tore his ankle ligaments in a fielding mishap and was subsequently ruled out of the Caribbean tournament.
Currently in second spot on the World Cup's all-time list of wicket-takers with 45, just 10 behind Pakistan's Wasim Akram, he is to retire at the end of the tournament.
Australia will weigh up the express pace of Tait, who has played in just four one-day internationals, and the pressure McGrath can bring in the middle of an innings.
They have further chances to experiment this week with warm-up matches against Zimbabwe on Tuesday, England on Friday and World Cup games against Scotland and Holland.
Their first crunch match comes against South Africa, who have supplanted them at the top of the world rankings, in St Kitts on 24 March.
The defending champions' first training session ahead in the Caribbean was Sunday cut short by a plane crash just 200 metres from their practice venue.
A light plane crashed near the Arnos Vale ground in St Vincent, while Mike Hussey was batting in the nets. Three people onboard were hurt.
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