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 27 October 2026, 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 20 Tests, and the runs there
| Position | Inns | Avg | SR | Also |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1Travis Head | 7 | 83.9 | 78.5 | U. Khawaja (5), S. Konstas (4) |
| 2Usman Khawaja | 5 | 52.8 | 49.6 | J. Weatherald (5), T. Head (4) |
| 3Marnus Labuschagne | 14 | 42.1 | 52.5 | C. Green (4), S. Boland (1) |
| 4Steven Smith | 14 | 78.6 | 58.4 | U. Khawaja (2), C. Green (1) |
| 5Travis Head | 9 | 81.8 | 84.4 | C. Green (4), J. Inglis (2) |
| 6Alex Carey | 8 | 69.3 | 58.2 | B. Webster (5), M. Marsh (3) |
| 7Alex Carey | 11 | 46.1 | 75.6 | B. Webster (5), J. Inglis (2) |
| 8Pat Cummins | 13 | 28.5 | 56.6 | M. Neser (2), M. Starc (2) |
| 9Mitchell Starc | 16 | 21.8 | 48.3 | B. Webster (1), P. Cummins (1) |
| 10Nathan Lyon | 13 | 29.5 | 42.5 | S. Boland (3), M. Starc (2) |
| 11Josh Hazlewood | 10 | 10.9 | 48.7 | S. Boland (6), B. Doggett (2) |
Australia Selections
Every player Australia picked in the last 20 Tests, the most first
| Player | XI | Bats | Last |
|---|---|---|---|
| Travis Head | 20/20 | 5 | XI |
| Alex Carey | 20/20 | 7 | XI |
| Mitchell Starc | 20/20 | 9 | XI |
| Marnus Labuschagne | 18/20 | 3 | XI |
| Steven Smith | 17/20 | 4 | - |
| Nathan Lyon | 15/20 | 10 | XI |
| Usman Khawaja | 14/20 | 1 | - |
| Pat Cummins | 14/20 | 8 | XI |
| Cameron Green | 12/20 | 5 | XI |
| Beau Webster | 12/20 | 7 | - |
| Josh Hazlewood | 10/20 | 11 | XI |
| Scott Boland | 10/20 | 11 | - |
| Josh Inglis | 7/20 | 5 | XI |
| Jake Weatherald | 6/20 | 2 | - |
| Sam Konstas | 5/20 | 1 | - |
| Matt Renshaw | 4/20 | 1 | XI |
| Nathan McSweeney | 3/20 | 2 | - |
| Mitchell Marsh | 3/20 | 6 | - |
| Cooper Connolly | 3/20 | 7 | XI |
| Michael Neser | 3/20 | 8 | - |
| Nic Maddinson | 2/20 | 1 | - |
| Brendan Doggett | 2/20 | 11 | - |
| Matthew Kuhnemann | 2/20 | 11 | - |
| Jhye Richardson | 1/20 | 10 | - |
| Todd Murphy | 1/20 | - | - |
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 20 Tests, Travis Head batted at one 7 times and Usman Khawaja at two 5 times.
Who bats at three for Australia?
Marnus Labuschagne, 14 times in the last 20 Tests, then Cameron Green (4).
Who has played every Test for Australia recently?
Travis Head, Alex Carey, Mitchell Starc played all of Australia's last 20 Tests.