5 ODI teams with best batting lineups ahead of 2019 Cricket World Cup

#3 Australia

David Warner

The Australians have an explosive batting line-up which can blow away any bowling attacks on its day. The Aussies have a dependable opening pair in Aaron Finch and David Warner. Warner is the pocket dynamite who provides the fireworks in the power plays with his belligerent strokeplay.

Meanwhile, Aaron Finch gets runs at a brisk pace with his wide range of shots. While Warner is at home playing against pacers, Finch is a good player of spin and can be lethal against quality spinners. Both Warner and Finch have the penchant to play the long innings and score hundreds.

Steven Smith is a busy bee in the middle overs and is a master of milking the singles with his unconventional yet effective stroke play. Once settled, Smith has the shots in his kitty to step up the scoring rate. The middle order has some places up for the grabs with Travis Head, Shaun Marsh and Usman Khwaja looking like the main contenders to fill in the slots.

The Baggy Green have power hitters in the form of Glen Maxwell and Mitchell Marsh who produce some match-winning knocks down the order. Both Maxi and Marsh can yield carnage with their power-packed shot making. While Maxwell is the ‘Big show’ with his cheeky stroke play, Marsh is a clean striker of the ball. All-rounder Marcus Stoinis has shown the ability to close out games for the Kangaroos with his calm and composed demeanour.

Wicket keeper batsmen Tim Paine and Matthew Wade can score runs at the brisk pace and provide impetus to the innings. The Aussies bat deep as James Faulkner and Mitchell Starc also having the ability with the willow to strike a few big ones over the park.

Note - Going by the assumption that both David Warner and Steven Smith would be served their bans and be available for World Cup selection.

Australia Batsmen ODI Record (June 2015- June 2018)

David Warner

Matches 44 Runs 2296 Avg 56.00 SR 103.75 100s 10

Aaron Finch

Matches 41 Runs 1492 Avg 39.26 SR 93.36 100s 4

Steven Smith

Matches 50 Runs 1882 Avg 42.77 SR 84.01 100s 4

Travis Head

Matches 36 Runs 1088 Avg 35.09 SR 88.31 100s 1

Mitchell Marsh

Matches 36 Runs 977 Avg 37.57 SR 94.48 100s 1