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.[1] The team also plays One Day International cricket and Twenty20 International. They were in the first ODI, against England in the 1970–71 season.[2] They were in the first Twenty20 International, against New Zealand in the 2004–05 season.[3] 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 | Pat Cummins |
| Coach | Andrew McDonald |
| Official ICC Test, ODI and T20I ranking | 2nd (Test), 1st (ODI), 6th (T20I) [1] |
| Test matches – This year | 859 11 |
| Last Test match | v.  England at The Oval, London; 27–31 July 2023 |
| Wins/losses – This year | 408/231 4/4 (3 draws) |
| As of 17 September 2023 | |
The Australian team has played 859 Test matches, winning 408, losing 231, drawing 218 and tying two.[4] Australia 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 982 ODI matches, winning 596, losing 343, tying nine and with 34 ending in no-result.[5] 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.[6] 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 177 Twenty20 Internationals.[7]
Tournament history
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References
change- ↑ "1st Test: Australia v England at Melbourne, Mar 15–19, 1877 | Cricket Scorecard". ESPN Cricinfo. 1 January 1970. Retrieved 14 January 2011.
- ↑ "Only ODI: Australia v England at Melbourne, Jan 5, 1971 | Cricket Scorecard". ESPN Cricinfo. Retrieved 14 January 2011.
- ↑ "Only T20I: New Zealand v Australia at Auckland, Feb 17, 2005 | Cricket Scorecard". ESPN Cricinfo. Retrieved 14 January 2011.
- ↑ "Records | Test matches | Team Records | Results Summary | ESPN Cricinfo". Stats.espncricinfo.com. Retrieved 17 September 2023.
- ↑ "Records | One-Day Internationals | Team records | Results summary | ESPN Cricinfo". Stats.espncricinfo.com. Retrieved 17 September 2023.
- ↑ "World Cup day 29 as it happened". BBC News. 19 March 2011.
- ↑ "Records | Twenty20 Internationals | Team records | Results summary | ESPN Cricinfo". Stats.espncricinfo.com. Retrieved 14 January 2011.