Vice-captain Brad Haddin says Australia’s specialist batsmen need to improve their discipline, with several failing to build on their starts in a disappointing first-innings performance against Pakistan.

Australia were bowled out for 303 in the first Test in Dubai on Friday in reply to Pakistan’s 454.

David Warner (133) and Chris Rogers (38) laid the perfect platform for a 400-plus total with an opening stand of 128.

Alex Doolan was run out for five and Michael Clarke fell at bat-pad for two, while Steve Smith (22) and Mitchell Marsh (27) failed to push on to big scores.

Wicketkeeper/batsman Haddin made 22 and tailender Mitchell Johnson hit 37.

“If you look through our scorecard, I think there were five or six 20s and 30s, which means guys are in good nick but not going on and scoring the big totals you need to in Test cricket,” Haddin said on Saturday.

“Everyone was playing well.

“We probably just weren’t disciplined enough for one or two guys to get that big score and that’s something we’ve been really good at over the last 12 months.

“So it’s disappointing from that point of view.”

Australian coach Darren Lehmann warned his side before the first Test about the importance of first-innings runs.

“It’s a little bit disappointing for us,” he said on Saturday.

“But it’s a learning curve.

“We’ve got to get better at those situations and really nail the first innings.

“The hardest time to bat normally in the subcontinent is pretty much at the start of your innings.

“So that’s a good thing we got through those periods. The bad thing is no one really went on, apart from obviously Davey Warner’s brilliant hundred.

“So that’s something we can learn from and we’ve got to get better very quickly,” said Lehmann.