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
Travis Head
Batter, batted 1
22 27 balls
2
Matt Renshaw
Batter, batted 2
8 10 balls
3
Marnus Labuschagne
Batter, batted 3
4 9 balls
4
Steven Smith
Batter, batted 4
42 74 balls
5
Cameron Green
All-rounder, batted 5
67 105 balls
6
Alex Carey
Keeper, batted 6
5 8 balls
7
Beau Webster
All-rounder, batted 7
0 1 balls
8
Pat Cummins
Bowler, batted 8
0 2 balls
9
Mitchell Starc
Bowler, batted 9
1 6 balls
10
Nathan Lyon
Bowler, batted 10
32* 62 balls
11
Josh Hazlewood
Bowler, batted 11
6 18 balls
Australia Batting Order
Who batted where over the last 35 Tests, and the runs there
| Position | Inns | Avg | SR | Also |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1David Warner | 15 | 74.7 | 61.6 | T. Head (6), U. Khawaja (4) |
| 2Usman Khawaja | 13 | 54.0 | 44.9 | J. Weatherald (5), J. Burns (4) |
| 3Marnus Labuschagne | 33 | 81.2 | 52.5 | S. Smith (1), N. Lyon (1) |
| 4Steven Smith | 29 | 77.8 | 50.2 | U. Khawaja (2), C. Green (2) |
| 5Travis Head | 22 | 85.9 | 87.9 | M. Wade (5), C. Green (4) |
| 6Cameron Green | 12 | 51.5 | 43.8 | M. Marsh (9), A. Carey (5) |
| 7Alex Carey | 19 | 48.6 | 63.3 | T. Paine (7), C. Green (3) |
| 8Pat Cummins | 16 | 20.6 | 44.1 | M. Starc (10), M. Neser (3) |
| 9Mitchell Starc | 19 | 28.1 | 53.0 | P. Cummins (9), N. Lyon (2) |
| 10Nathan Lyon | 22 | 20.5 | 62.0 | M. Starc (4), J. Richardson (2) |
| 11Josh Hazlewood | 15 | 12.3 | 40.7 | S. Boland (9), N. Lyon (3) |
Australia Selections
Every player Australia picked in the last 35 Tests, the most first
| Player | XI | Bats | Last |
|---|---|---|---|
| Marnus Labuschagne | 35/35 | 3 | XI |
| Steven Smith | 34/35 | 4 | XI |
| Mitchell Starc | 34/35 | 9 | XI |
| Travis Head | 32/35 | 5 | XI |
| Nathan Lyon | 32/35 | 10 | XI |
| Pat Cummins | 29/35 | 8 | XI |
| Alex Carey | 28/35 | 7 | XI |
| Cameron Green | 23/35 | 6 | XI |
| Usman Khawaja | 22/35 | 2 | - |
| David Warner | 19/35 | 1 | - |
| Josh Hazlewood | 17/35 | 11 | XI |
| Scott Boland | 15/35 | 11 | - |
| Mitchell Marsh | 9/35 | 6 | - |
| Matthew Wade | 7/35 | 5 | - |
| Tim Paine | 7/35 | 7 | - |
| Jake Weatherald | 6/35 | 2 | - |
| Marcus Harris | 6/35 | 2 | - |
| Michael Neser | 6/35 | 8 | - |
| Joe Burns | 5/35 | 2 | - |
| Beau Webster | 4/35 | 7 | XI |
| Nathan McSweeney | 3/35 | 2 | - |
| Sam Konstas | 2/35 | 1 | - |
| Matt Renshaw | 2/35 | 2 | XI |
| Josh Inglis | 2/35 | 7 | - |
| James Pattinson | 2/35 | 8 | - |
| Jhye Richardson | 2/35 | 10 | - |
| Brendan Doggett | 2/35 | 11 | - |
| Will Pucovski | 1/35 | 1 | - |
| Ashton Agar | 1/35 | - | - |
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 22 Aug 2026 against Bangladesh: Travis Head, Matt Renshaw, Marnus Labuschagne, Steven Smith, Cameron Green, Alex Carey, Beau Webster, Pat Cummins, Mitchell Starc, Nathan Lyon, Josh Hazlewood.
Who opens the batting for Australia?
Over the last 35 Tests, David Warner batted at one 15 times and Usman Khawaja at two 13 times.
Who bats at three for Australia?
Marnus Labuschagne, 33 times in the last 35 Tests, then Steven Smith (1).
Who has played every Test for Australia recently?
Marnus Labuschagne played all of Australia's last 35 Tests.