Australia Stats
Australia Playing XI: Predicted Lineup and Batting Order
Australia v New Zealand, Wed 9 Dec, 02:20: the last XI stands until the toss confirms one
Updated , after the South Africa game
Matt Renshaw
Batter, batted 1
74 140 balls
2
Travis Head
Batter, batted 2
55 75 balls
3
Marnus Labuschagne
Batter, batted 3
4 8 balls
4
Cameron Green
All-rounder, batted 4
92 220 balls
5
Josh Inglis
Keeper, batted 5
106 152 balls
6
Alex Carey
Keeper, batted 6
82 177 balls
7
Cooper Connolly
All-rounder, batted 7
29 85 balls
8
Pat Cummins
Bowler, batted 8
11 96 balls
9
Mitchell Starc
Bowler, batted 9
11 54 balls
10
Nathan Lyon
Bowler, batted 10
34 82 balls
11
Josh Hazlewood
Bowler, batted 11
4 7 balls
Australia Batting Order
Who batted where over the last 10 Tests, and the runs there
| Position | Inns | Avg | SR | Also |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1Travis Head | 6 | 91.0 | 77.7 | N. Maddinson (2), M. Renshaw (1) |
| 2Jake Weatherald | 5 | 40.2 | 68.8 | T. Head (3), M. Labuschagne (1) |
| 3Marnus Labuschagne | 8 | 39.1 | 59.5 | S. Boland (1), S. Smith (1) |
| 4Steven Smith | 5 | 65.2 | 61.6 | U. Khawaja (2), C. Green (1) |
| 5Cameron Green | 4 | 59.0 | 61.3 | S. Smith (2), M. Renshaw (1) |
| 6Alex Carey | 7 | 62.7 | 57.5 | C. Green (1), U. Khawaja (1) |
| 7Alex Carey | 3 | 31.7 | 69.3 | B. Webster (3), J. Inglis (2) |
| 8Pat Cummins | 5 | 24.4 | 41.2 | M. Neser (2), C. Green (1) |
| 9Mitchell Starc | 7 | 25.1 | 48.6 | B. Webster (1), P. Cummins (1) |
| 10Nathan Lyon | 5 | 31.0 | 39.7 | S. Boland (2), M. Starc (2) |
| 11Josh Hazlewood | 5 | 7.0 | 40.4 | S. Boland (3), B. Doggett (2) |
Australia Selections
Every player Australia picked in the last 10 Tests, the most first
| Player | XI | Bats | Last |
|---|---|---|---|
| Travis Head | 10/10 | 1 | XI |
| Marnus Labuschagne | 10/10 | 3 | XI |
| Alex Carey | 10/10 | 6 | XI |
| Mitchell Starc | 10/10 | 9 | XI |
| Steven Smith | 8/10 | 4 | - |
| Cameron Green | 8/10 | 5 | XI |
| Jake Weatherald | 6/10 | 2 | - |
| Pat Cummins | 6/10 | 8 | XI |
| Nathan Lyon | 6/10 | 10 | XI |
| Scott Boland | 6/10 | 11 | - |
| Beau Webster | 5/10 | 7 | - |
| Josh Hazlewood | 5/10 | 11 | XI |
| Matt Renshaw | 4/10 | 1 | XI |
| Usman Khawaja | 4/10 | 4 | - |
| Josh Inglis | 3/10 | 7 | XI |
| Michael Neser | 3/10 | 8 | - |
| Nic Maddinson | 2/10 | 1 | - |
| Cooper Connolly | 2/10 | 7 | XI |
| Brendan Doggett | 2/10 | 11 | - |
| Jhye Richardson | 1/10 | 10 | - |
Australia Test Lineups Questions
What is Australia's predicted XI against New Zealand?
Until the toss, Australia's last XI stands as the predicted one, from 27 Oct 2026 against South Africa: Matt Renshaw, Travis Head, Marnus Labuschagne, Cameron Green, Josh Inglis, Alex Carey, Cooper Connolly, Pat Cummins, Mitchell Starc, Nathan Lyon, Josh Hazlewood.
Who opens the batting for Australia?
Over the last 10 Tests, Travis Head batted at one 6 times and Jake Weatherald at two 5 times.
Who bats at three for Australia?
Marnus Labuschagne, 8 times in the last 10 Tests, then Scott Boland (1).
Who has played every Test for Australia recently?
Travis Head, Marnus Labuschagne, Alex Carey, Mitchell Starc played all of Australia's last 10 Tests.