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 40 Tests, and the runs there
| Position | Inns | Avg | SR | Also |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1David Warner | 11 | 70.0 | 63.1 | T. Head (9), U. Khawaja (8) |
| 2Usman Khawaja | 22 | 65.2 | 42.9 | J. Weatherald (5), T. Head (4) |
| 3Marnus Labuschagne | 34 | 48.6 | 46.9 | C. Green (4), S. Boland (1) |
| 4Steven Smith | 30 | 72.5 | 52.1 | C. Green (5), U. Khawaja (2) |
| 5Travis Head | 26 | 70.2 | 80.7 | C. Green (4), M. Renshaw (3) |
| 6Mitchell Marsh | 13 | 57.2 | 67.1 | A. Carey (8), C. Green (7) |
| 7Alex Carey | 28 | 44.6 | 66.4 | B. Webster (5), J. Inglis (2) |
| 8Pat Cummins | 18 | 27.8 | 56.2 | M. Starc (14), A. Carey (2) |
| 9Mitchell Starc | 19 | 25.0 | 44.3 | P. Cummins (11), N. Lyon (5) |
| 10Nathan Lyon | 24 | 21.8 | 47.1 | T. Murphy (4), S. Boland (4) |
| 11Josh Hazlewood | 22 | 11.8 | 41.1 | S. Boland (9), M. Kuhnemann (4) |
Australia Selections
Every player Australia picked in the last 40 Tests, the most first
| Player | XI | Bats | Last |
|---|---|---|---|
| Alex Carey | 40/40 | 7 | XI |
| Travis Head | 39/40 | 5 | XI |
| Marnus Labuschagne | 38/40 | 3 | XI |
| Steven Smith | 37/40 | 4 | - |
| Mitchell Starc | 36/40 | 9 | XI |
| Usman Khawaja | 34/40 | 2 | - |
| Pat Cummins | 32/40 | 8 | XI |
| Nathan Lyon | 32/40 | 10 | XI |
| Cameron Green | 23/40 | 6 | XI |
| Josh Hazlewood | 23/40 | 11 | XI |
| Scott Boland | 15/40 | 11 | - |
| Mitchell Marsh | 14/40 | 6 | - |
| David Warner | 13/40 | 1 | - |
| Beau Webster | 12/40 | 7 | - |
| Matt Renshaw | 8/40 | 5 | XI |
| Josh Inglis | 7/40 | 5 | XI |
| Todd Murphy | 7/40 | 10 | - |
| Jake Weatherald | 6/40 | 2 | - |
| Sam Konstas | 5/40 | 1 | - |
| Matthew Kuhnemann | 5/40 | 11 | - |
| Nathan McSweeney | 4/40 | 2 | - |
| Peter Handscomb | 4/40 | 5 | - |
| Cooper Connolly | 3/40 | 7 | XI |
| Michael Neser | 3/40 | 8 | - |
| Nic Maddinson | 2/40 | 1 | - |
| Brendan Doggett | 2/40 | 11 | - |
| Jhye Richardson | 1/40 | 10 | - |
| Ashton Agar | 1/40 | - | - |
| Marcus Harris | 1/40 | - | - |
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 40 Tests, David Warner batted at one 11 times and Usman Khawaja at two 22 times.
Who bats at three for Australia?
Marnus Labuschagne, 34 times in the last 40 Tests, then Cameron Green (4).
Who has played every Test for Australia recently?
Alex Carey played all of Australia's last 40 Tests.