Adelaide: Pakistan captain Misbah-ul-Haq fired the first salvo ahead of his team's World Cup quarter-final match in Adelaide on Friday, saying Australia will be favourites -- but that favourites don't always win.

The odds are in favour of four-time champions and co-hosts Australia, but Pakistan's unpredictable nature and four consecutive wins after a poor start to the tournament make them threatening opponents. "They (Australia) are favourites but there is no hard-and-fast rule that favourites are always going to win the match," said Misbah on Thursday.