Australia's T20I strengths and weaknesses

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One final factor that should be considered, but that is unclear whether it will be a strength or a weakness, is the attitude of the Australian public towards the cricket team.

Australia's three ODIs and one T20 against South Africa were the first games on home soil since the ball-tampering incident. Furthermore, this year has seen the shorter formats shift from free-to-air to pay TV. As a result, the general interest in the Australian cricket team is not as high as in years gone by.

While cricket is comfortably India's most loved sport, in Australia is simply one of many sports vying for the public's attention.

In recent times, when Australian cricket has been in the limelight, it has been for reasons that are predominantly negative. Yet the lessened attention may actually aid the less experienced players in the side, and help them play their natural games as they would in a Big Bash match.

If the likes of Lynn, Short, Behrendorff and Carey are able to do this, Australia may be able to reignite the interest of the nation in the side ahead of the Test series. However, against quality opposition, this will be a challenging task.