Captain Aaron Finch believes Australia's batsmen are under pressure to keep their spots when the "one dimensional" limited overs team is reviewed before their next series against India.
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Finch admitted Chris Lynn, Travis Head, Glenn Maxwell and even himself would feel the heat when coach Justin Langer sits down with the ODI skipper to nut out plans for January's three-game series against world No.2 India.
Australia lost their ODI series against South Africa 2-1 with a 40-run game three defeat in Hobart on Sunday, despite a fighting 106 by No.3 Shaun Marsh.
The hosts' top order was again skittled in the run chase, slumping to 3-39 before Marsh and Marcus Stoinis (63) launched a fightback.
Opener Finch said batting line-up changes may need to be made if Australia - ranked sixth in the ODI rankings - were to threaten India.
"If you look at our line-up on paper... it is a fairly one-dimensional side in terms of attack versus workers of the ball and your traditional batsmen, no disrespect to any of them," Finch said.
"We haven't got it (batting) right for a while and that does expose you in the middle order at times.
"We've got two months until the next one-dayers against India, so that will be a really good opportunity to sit down and start mapping out that process of how JL (Langer) and our leaders think we can be successful in this format.
"We have to adapt our gameplan a little bit around the way the side structures up best or we slightly change our personnel to fit a style we think can win."
Australia's top order crumbled from the outset with Finch's surprise opening partner Lynn falling first-ball.
Overall for the series, Finch made 57 runs at 19, Lynn 59 at 19.66, Maxwell 61 at 20.33 and Head just 15 at 5.
"We're all under pressure when we lose," Finch said of their batting order.
"Between the batting line-up and not getting that right for a little while, there are going to be some questions asked whether it is Maxy (Maxwell), Lynny, Heady or myself.
"There are going to questions asked of all us. It's important that we really nut out the balance of the side and get that right over the next two months."
Australia's ODI series against India starts in Sydney on January 12.
Australian Associated Press
