Australia

Rankings:  ODI - 1st, Test - 4th

Current Players

Team 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. Australia has been the undisputed champions in the one-day format, winning the last three Cricket World Cups in succession. In all, they have 4 World Cups – in 1987, 1999, 2003, and 2007. Till the 2003 World Cup, Australia has been undefeated in a staggering 29 consecutive World Cup matches. 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. The current team led by Ricky Ponting also has some very talented players in its line-up. The only disconcerting feature of Australian cricket has been its players resorting to sledging which sometimes, doesn’t go down too well with oppositions.

Team Records

In:
Win percentage against other teams
Team Played Won Lost Tie NR Win %
India 76 34 18 1 23 45
 
Pakistan 52 24 11 0 17 46
 
ICC World XI 1 1 0 0 0 100
 
Zimbabwe 3 3 0 0 0 100
 
South Africa 83 47 18 0 18 57
 
England 321 132 99 0 90 41
 
West Indies 105 50 32 1 22 48
 
New Zealand 48 24 7 0 17 50
 
Bangladesh 4 4 0 0 0 100
 
Sri Lanka 20 13 1 0 6 65
 
  • Highest Individual Score
    Matthew Hayden - 380 runs
  • Best Bowling
    Arthur Mailey - 9/121
  • Prolific Batsman
    Ricky Ponting. Total: 11345 runs in 136 matches with a batting average of 55.88
  • 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 %
Netherlands 2 2 0 0 0 100
 
USA 1 1 0 0 0 100
 
India 102 60 34 0 8 59
 
Pakistan 80 47 29 1 3 59
 
Scotland 3 3 0 0 0 100
 
ICC World XI 3 3 0 0 0 100
 
Namibia 1 1 0 0 0 100
 
Zimbabwe 27 25 1 0 1 93
 
Kenya 4 4 0 0 0 100
 
South Africa 77 39 35 3 0 51
 
England 101 59 38 2 2 58
 
West Indies 120 59 57 2 2 49
 
Canada 1 1 0 0 0 100
 
New Zealand 117 81 32 0 4 69
 
Bangladesh 16 15 1 0 0 94
 
Ireland 1 1 0 0 0 100
 
Sri Lanka 68 46 20 0 2 68
 
  • Highest Individual Score
    Matthew Hayden - 181 runs
  • Best Bowling
    Glenn McGrath - 7/15
  • Prolific Batsman
    Ricky Ponting. Total: 12196 runs in 329 matches with a batting average of 42.94
  • 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 1 1 0 0 0 100
 
England 4 2 1 0 1 50
 
India 3 1 2 0 0 33
 
New Zealand 3 3 0 0 0 100
 
Pakistan 2 0 2 0 0 0
South Africa 6 3 3 0 0 50
 
Sri Lanka 2 1 1 0 0 50
 
West Indies 2 0 2 0 0 0
Zimbabwe 1 0 1 0 0 0
  • Highest Individual Score
    Ricky Ponting - 98 runs
  • Best Bowling
    Stuart Clark - 4/20
  • Prolific Batsman
    Ricky Ponting. Total: 401 runs in 17 matches with a batting average of 28.64
  • Prolific Bowler
    Nathan Bracken. Total: 19 wickets in 19 matches with an average economy of 7.00
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  • Nov 26-30,2009 12:00 AM GMT | 1st Test Australia Vs West Indies Brisbane Cricket Ground (Woolloongabba), Brisbane - Queensland
  • Dec 03-07,2009 11:30 PM GMT | 2nd Test Australia Vs West Indies Adelaide Oval, Adelaide - South Australia
  • Dec 16-20,2009 02:30 AM GMT | 3rd Test Australia Vs West Indies W.A.C.A. Ground, Perth - Western Australia
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