Australia national cricket team
The Australian cricket team is the national cricket team of Australia. It is the joint oldest team in Test cricket. They were in the first Test match in 1877.[3] The team also plays One Day International cricket and Twenty20 International. They were in the first ODI, against England in the 1970–71 season.[4] They were in the first Twenty20 International, against New Zealand in the 2004–05 season.[5] They won both games.
| Australia National Cricket Team | |
|---|---|
| Test status granted | 1877 |
| First Test match | v England at Melbourne Cricket Ground, Melbourne, 15–19 March 1877 (scorecard) |
| Captain | Michael Clarke (Test and ODI) George Bailey (T20) |
| Coach | Mickey Arthur |
| Official ICC Test, ODI and T20I ranking | 2nd (Test), 2nd (ODI), 6th (T20I) [1] |
| Test matches – This year | 744 3 |
| Last Test match | v India at the WACA, Perth, Australia, 3–7 January 2012 [1] |
| Wins/losses – This year | 350/194 3/0 |
| As of 7 January 2012[2] | |
The Australian team has played 744 Test matches, winning 350, losing 194, drawing 198 and tying two.[6] Australia is ranked the number-one team overall in Test cricket in terms of overall wins, win-loss ratio and wins percentage. Australia is ranked fourth in the ICC Test Championship behind England, South Africa and India. They led the Test rankings for a record time of 74 months from 2003 to 2009.
Australia has played 797 ODI matches, winning 490, losing 272, tying nine and with 26 ending in no-result.[7] They have led the ICC ODI Championship since it started for all but 48 days in 2007. Australia made a record six World Cup final appearances (1975, 1987, 1996, 1999, 2003 and 2007). They have won the World Cup a record four times in total; 1987 Cricket World Cup, 1999 Cricket World Cup, 2003 Cricket World Cup and 2007 Cricket World Cup. Australia is the first team to be in 4 consecutive World Cup finals (1996, 1999, 2003 and 2007).
The team was undefeated in 34 consecutive World Cup matches until 19 March at the 2011 Cricket World Cup. There Pakistan beat them by 4 wickets.[8] Australia won the ICC Champions Trophy twice – in 2006 and in 2009 – making them the first and the only team to become back to back winners in the Champions Trophy tournaments. The team has also played 39 Twenty20 Internationals.[9]
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