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Rankings:  ODI - 1st, Test - 3rd, Twenty20 - 6th

Australia - Players

AUS Bio

The Australian Cricket Team, in most eras, is probably the most successful team in world cricket. Along with England, it is the oldest team in Test cricket, having played in the first Test match in 1877 (defeating England by 45 runs). It has also led the ICC Test Championship table for a major period of time since the creation of the ICC Test table system in January 2001. The South African Cricket Team did lead this table for a brief period in 2003, before Australia resumed the first position on the table.

 

The team has won many accolades – leading the ODI Championship table regularly and also being named World Team of the Year at the Laureus World Sports Awards in recognition of their world record sequence of Test match victories. Some of the world’s greatest cricketers have been Australian with Sir Don Bradman being right up there in the list of illustrious cricketers. Allan Border, Ian Healy, Steve Waugh, and more recently Adam Gilchrist, Glenn McGrath and Shane Warne have been splendid examples of Aussie cricketing genius. Ricky Ponting, another Aussie legend has been the most successful captain in Tests as well as ODIs. For over 100 years, the Kangaroos have been famously engaging in a cricket war with their arch-rivals, England in a series called “The Ashes” and have dominated the win percentage for most of the years. The only disconcerting feature of Australian cricket has been its players resorting to sledging which sometimes, doesn’t go down too well with oppositions.

 

Australia have won four Cricket World Cups, out of which three have come in succession - 1987, 1999, 2003, and 2007. Australia had been undefeated in a staggering 34 consecutive World Cup matches, until Pakistan ended the streak by beating them in the 2011 ICC Cricket World Cup. However, Australia’s hopes of winning their fourth consecutive title too, were shattered when they were knocked out of the World Cup by India in the quarter-finals.
 

AUS Records

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Win percentage against other teams
Team Played Won Lost Tie NR Win %
Bangladesh 4 4 0 0 0 100
 
England 326 133 102 0 91 41
 
ICC World XI 1 1 0 0 0 100
 
India 82 38 20 1 23 46
 
New Zealand 52 27 8 0 17 52
 
Pakistan 57 28 12 0 17 49
 
South Africa 85 48 19 0 18 56
 
Sri Lanka 23 14 1 0 8 61
 
West Indies 111 54 32 1 24 49
 
Zimbabwe 3 3 0 0 0 100
 
  • Highest Individual Score:
    Matthew Hayden - 380 runs
  • Best Bowling:
    Arthur Mailey - 9/121
  • Prolific Batsman:
    Ricky Ponting. Total: 13346 runs in 165 matches with a batting average of 52.75
  • Prolific Bowler:
    Shane Warne. Total: 708 wickets in 145 matches with an average economy of 2.65
Win percentage against other teams
Team Played Won Lost Tie NR Win %
Bangladesh 19 18 1 0 0 95
 
Canada 2 2 0 0 0 100
 
England 113 67 42 2 2 59
 
ICC World XI 3 3 0 0 0 100
 
India 109 64 37 0 8 59
 
Ireland 2 2 0 0 0 100
 
Kenya 5 5 0 0 0 100
 
Namibia 1 1 0 0 0 100
 
Netherlands 2 2 0 0 0 100
 
New Zealand 124 85 34 0 5 69
 
Pakistan 86 52 30 1 3 60
 
Scotland 3 3 0 0 0 100
 
South Africa 80 41 36 3 0 51
 
Sri Lanka 84 53 28 0 3 63
 
USA 1 1 0 0 0 100
 
West Indies 130 65 59 3 3 50
 
Zimbabwe 28 26 1 0 1 93
 
  • Highest Individual Score:
    Shane Watson - 185 runs
  • Best Bowling:
    Glenn McGrath - 7/15
  • Prolific Batsman:
    Ricky Ponting. Total: 13589 runs in 374 matches with a batting average of 41.81
  • Prolific Bowler:
    Glenn McGrath. Total: 380 wickets in 249 matches with an average economy of 3.87
Win percentage against other teams
Team Played Won Lost Tie NR Win %
Bangladesh 2 2 0 0 0 100
 
England 7 3 3 0 1 43
 
India 6 3 3 0 0 50
 
New Zealand 5 4 0 1 0 80
 
Pakistan 7 3 4 0 0 43
 
South Africa 8 4 4 0 0 50
 
Sri Lanka 6 2 4 0 0 33
 
West Indies 7 4 3 0 0 57
 
Zimbabwe 1 0 1 0 0 0
  • Highest Individual Score:
    Ricky Ponting - 98 runs
  • Best Bowling:
    Shane Watson - 4/15
  • Prolific Batsman:
    David Warner. Total: 866 runs in 33 matches with a batting average of 26.24
  • Prolific Bowler:
    Mitchell Johnson. Total: 36 wickets in 28 matches with an average economy of 7.14
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