His technique was criticised by experts, too, to the extent that former Australia captain Ricky Ponting predicted Shaw's dismissal on air moments before Mitchell Starc bowled the India opener through the gate for a duck in the first innings.
In the second essay, too, Shaw was bowled by Pat Cummins with a delivery that sneaked in the gap between bat and pad.
The 21-year-old right-hander from Mumbai failed to get a big hit in the warm-up matches either.
He returned 0, 19, 40 and 3 in the two warm-up games, the second of which was a day-night contest as a precursor to the day-night Test in Adelaide.
Despite his poor form, Shaw was preferred over fellow opening batsman Shubman Gill, who notched up a half-century in the second warm-up game.
However, Gill is likely to replace Shaw in the second Test starting December 26 in Melbourne even as India seek to fill the gaps left behind by skipper Virat Kohli, who returned home on paternity leave, and Mohammed Shami, who reportedly sustained a fractured wrist and is unlikely to take further part in the series.