Cape Town, Oct. 24 -- Australia batter Travis Head has called for a collective batting effort from his team after a series of individual performances failed to prevent two heavy defeats in their last four Tests, highlighting the need to build substantial partnerships and handle pressure better.

Australia have struggled to find consistency with the bat in recent months, with their last four matches against Bangladesh and South Africa exposing a recurring problem. Across seven innings against the two sides, no more than one Australian batter has crossed the fifty-run mark in any innings.

The issue was evident in Australia's nine-wicket defeat to Bangladesh in Darwin and their innings-and-31-run loss to South Africa in Gqeberha. While Came...