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The Australian cricket team is the national cricket team of the Commonwealth of Australia. It is the equal oldest team in Test cricket, having played in the first test match in 1877 (defeating England by 45 runs). As of March 2007 the Australian team has won 320 of its 687 Test matches^[1] and has led the ICC Test Championship table in an unbeaten streak since the first table was created (January 2001). Image File history File links Flag_of_Australia. ... A Test match in progress. ... 1877 (MDCCCLXXVII) was a common year starting on Monday (see link for calendar). ... The logo of the England Cricket Team which shows the three Lions of England below a five-pointed crown The England cricket team is a cricket team which represents England and Wales, operating under the auspices of the England and Wales Cricket Board (ECB). ... Melbournes CBD has grown to straddle the Yarra River in three major precincts. ... Ricky Thomas Ponting (born 19 December 1974, in Launceston, Tasmania) is an Australian cricketer and current captain of the Australian cricket team (for both One-day International and Test cricket). ... John Marshall Buchanan (born April 5, 1953 in Ipswich, Queensland) is the current Australian cricket team coach. ... Timothy John Nielsen (born May 5, 1968 in London, England) is a former South Australian state cricketer and is currently the assistant coach of the Australian cricket team. ... The ICC Test Championship is a notional competition run by the International Cricket Council in the sport of cricket for the 10 nations that play Test cricket. ... The ICC Test Championship is a notional competition run by the International Cricket Council in the sport of cricket for the 10 nations that play Test cricket. ... The Ashes is a Test cricket series, played between England(the mighty mighty england, barmy army barmy army) and Australia - it is international crickets oldest and most celebrated rivalry dating back to 1882. ... The logo of the England Cricket Team which shows the three Lions of England below a five-pointed crown The England cricket team is a cricket team which represents England and Wales, operating under the auspices of the England and Wales Cricket Board (ECB). ... The Sydney Cricket Ground (SCG) (, ) is a cricket stadium in Sydney. ... This is about the city of Sydney in Australia. ... 2007 (MMVII) is the current year, a common year starting on Monday of the Gregorian calendar and the Anno Domini (common) era. ... January 5 is the 5th day of the year in the Gregorian calendar. ... 2007 (MMVII) is the current year, a common year starting on Monday of the Gregorian calendar and the Anno Domini (common) era. ... The legendary WG Grace, who played Test cricket until he was aged 50. ... The ICC Test Championship is a notional competition run by the International Cricket Council in the sport of cricket for the 10 nations that play Test cricket. ...

Australia is also a leading international one-day cricket team, having won 395 of its 648 One Day Internationals.^[2] Australia won the Cricket World Cup in 1987, 1999 and 2003 (the only nation to have won the World Cup 3 times) and led the ICC One Day International Championship table from its inception through to February 2007. The one-day team has recently undergone a name change, and will be officially known as the "Commonwealth Bank one-day international team" following a three year deal between Cricket Australia and the Commonwealth Bank. The name change comes into effect in the 2006-07 Commonwealth Bank Series.^[3] A night match at Old Trafford. ... The ICC ODI Championship is a notional competition run by the International Cricket Council in the sport of cricket for the 10 nations that play Test cricket. ... Cricket Australia logo Cricket Australia (ABN 53 006 089 130) an Australian Public Company, Limited By Guarantee, formerly the Australian Cricket Board, is the governing body for professional cricket in Australia. ... The Commonwealth Bank of Australia (commonly just the Commonwealth Bank) is the second largest bank in Australia, after the National Australia Bank. ... Teams Australia England New Zealand Captains Ricky Ponting Michael Vaughan Stephen Fleming The Commonwealth Bank Series is the name of the One-day International cricket tournament in Australia for the 2006-07 season. ...

History

The History of the Australian cricket team is rich and diverse. Together with the English cricket team, it participated in the first Test match in 1877. The early highlight of Australia's early history was the 1882 test match against England at the Oval. In this match Fred Spofforth took 7/44 in the last innings to save the match by preventing England from making their 85 run target. After this match The Sporting Times, a major newspaper in London at the time, printed a mock obituary in which the death of English cricket was proclaimed and "the body was cremated and the ashes taken to Australia." This was the start of the famous Ashes series in which every two years Australia and England play a number of matches to decide the holder of the Ashes. This is, to this day, one of the fiercest rivalries in sport. The History of the Australian cricket team is rich and diverse. ... The legendary WG Grace, who played Test cricket until he was aged 50. ... The famous gasometers, which are now listed buildings. ... Frederick Fred Spofforth (born in Balmain, Sydney on 9 September 1853, died in Surrey, England on 4 June 1926) - also called The Demon, was arguably the Australian cricket teams first and best pace bowler of the 19th century. ... The Ashes is a Test cricket series, played between England(the mighty mighty england, barmy army barmy army) and Australia - it is international crickets oldest and most celebrated rivalry dating back to 1882. ...

In the first half century or so these contests were generally friendly but competitive with both sides enjoying the visit to another country, and getting to play against quality cricketers. The famous Bodyline series temporarily changed things. The series was marred by the tactics used by the English captain Douglas Jardine to control the batting of Don Bradman who completely destroyed the English bowling attack in the 1930 series. Jardine used his fast bowlers to bowl 6 bouncers an over at head height over leg stump with 6 or 7 fielders around the leg stump in a close catching position. Given the fact that there were no helmets around at the time the tactics were widely condemned by nearly all of Australia including many former Test cricketers and important politicians. Bill Woodfull evades a Bodyline ball. ... Douglas Robert Jardine (23 October 1900, Bombay - 18 June 1958, Montreux) was a British cricketer and captain of the controversial 1932-33 Bodyline tour of Australia. ... Sir Donald George Bradman (August 27, 1908 - February 25, 2001) was an Australian cricket player who is universally regarded as the greatest batsman of all time, and one of Australias greatest popular heroes. ... In the sport of cricket batsmen often wear a helmet to protect themselves from injury by the cricket ball, which is very hard and is bowled to them at speeds around ninety miles an hour. ...

Recent tours

Ricky Ponting took over the captaincy from Steve Waugh, being appointed prior to the 2004 tour of Sri Lanka which Australia won 3-0.

vs India

Australian captain Steve Waugh referred to India as the "Final Frontier", as that was the only place where Australia hadn't won a series. Australia lost in the 2001 series 2-1 and when India came to Australia for Waugh's farewell series in 2003-04, they drew the series 1-1 and came close to winning it after scoring a national record 705 in their first innings and having been given the opportunity to give Australia the follow on. Stephen Rodger Waugh (born June 2, 1965 in Canterbury, New South Wales) is a former Australian cricketer and was the captain of the Australian Test cricket team from 1999 to 2004. ...

However, later in the year, they won in India for the first time in 35 years, the series was 2-1, with one match rained out on the last day.

Pakistani Tour 2004-05

The 2004-05 summer season in Australia was against the touring Pakistani cricket team which Australia won convincingly, several matches ending on the 4th day (of 5). The first Test of 2005 ended with: AUS 568 and 1/62 v PAK 304 and 325; Ponting made 207 in the first innings, laying to rest a minor media issue of him not making a Test 100 in his first season as captain. The Pakistani cricket team is a national cricket team representing Pakistan. ...

2005 Ashes

The much anticipated 2005 Ashes tour to England became a watershed event in Australian cricket when, for the first time since 1986-87 a Test series was lost to the old enemy England, and The Ashes were thus surrendered. The summer started with four defeats in one week in one day matches (to England in a Twenty20 match, Somerset in a warm up match, and then Bangladesh and England in successive One Day Internationals). Australia and England tied the final match of the first one day international series, before Australia won the second series 2-1. The 2005 Ashes series started on 21 July 2005. ... The Ashes is a Test cricket series, played between England(the mighty mighty england, barmy army barmy army) and Australia - it is international crickets oldest and most celebrated rivalry dating back to 1882. ... Somerset County Cricket Club is a county cricket club with headquarters at the County Cricket Ground, Taunton. ...

The first Test match at Lord's was a convincing victory for Australia, with Glenn McGrath in particular impressing. Captain Ricky Ponting afterwards famously said: We’ve a very good chance of winning 5-0. However at the second Test at Edgbaston star bowler Glenn McGrath was ruled out by a freak ankle injury after stepping on a ball in the practice nets; Ponting put England in to bat on a perfect batting wicket (England scored 407 runs on the first day) and England eventually won a pulsating match by two runs and so leveled the series. England dominated the rain-affected third Test at Old Trafford , but a fine rearguard innings by Ponting just saved Australia on the final day and the match was drawn. In the fourth Test at Trent Bridge Australia was again outplayed and forced to follow-on for the first time in 191 Test matches and eighteen years. England struggled in their second innings but eventually got the 129 runs they needed to win, losing seven wickets in the process. Australia needed to win the fifth and final Test at The Oval to level the series and retain the Ashes but were hampered by bad weather, a strong England bowling performance on the fourth day and England's excellent batting (led by Kevin Pietersen and tailender Ashley Giles) on the final day before the match ended in a draw, handing England a 2-1 series win. The Pavilion The Grand Stand Match in progress The Media Centre at Lords Cricket Ground This memorial stone to Lord Harris is in the Harris Garden at Lords Lords Cricket Ground is a cricket ground in St Johns Wood in London, at grid reference TQ268827. ... McGrath or MacGrath may refer to: // [edit] Geography McGrath, Alaska McGrath, Minnesota McGrath Elementary [edit] Christianity Alister McGrath (born 1953), Anglican theologian Desmond McGrath, Canadian politician and Catholic priest Patrick Joseph McGrath (born 1945), Roman Catholic Bishop of San Jose in California [edit] Music Bob McGrath (born 1933), singer Gunner... Ricky Thomas Ponting (born 19 December 1974, in Launceston, Tasmania) is an Australian cricketer and current captain of the Australian cricket team (for both One-day International and Test cricket). ... Edgbaston Cricket Ground (sometimes called Edgbaston Stadium) is a cricket venue in the Edgbaston area of Birmingham, England. ... Old Trafford cricket ground has been the home of Lancashire County Cricket Club since 1856. ... For more coverage of cricket, go to the Cricket portal. ... The famous gasometers, which are now listed buildings. ... Kevin Peter Pietersen MBE (born 27 June 1980 in Pietermaritzburg, Natal, South Africa) is a cricketer, an attacking right-handed batsman and occasional off-spin bowler who plays for England and Hampshire. ... Ashley Fraser Giles MBE (born in Chertsey, Surrey, on 19 March 1973) is an English cricketer who plays Test cricket for England and county cricket for Warwickshire. ...

Aging stars such as Hayden, Gilchrist, Martyn, Gillespie and Kasprowicz underperformed in the tour with Gillespie being subsequently dropped for new and younger talent. On the other hand Shane Warne, who took 40 wickets and scored 249 runs, gave an all-round good performance. Members of the old guard (Ponting, Langer, Lee and McGrath) played well. Matthew Lawrence Hayden (born 29 October 1971 in Kingaroy, Queensland) is an Australian and Queensland cricketer. ... Adam Craig Gilchrist (born 14 November 1971 in Bellingen, New South Wales), nicknamed Gilly or Churchy, is an Australian cricketer,[1] best known for his destructive batting style. ... Damien Richard Martyn (born October 21, 1971 in Darwin, Northern Territory) is a former Australian cricketer. ... Jason Neil Gillespie (born April 19, 1975 in Sydney) is an Australian cricketer (right arm fast bowler). ... Michael Scott Kasprowicz (born 10 February 1972 in Brisbane, Queensland) is an Australian cricketer. ... Shane Keith Warne (born 13 September 1969 in Upper Ferntree Gully, Victoria, Australia), is an Australian cricketer and the the current captain of Hampshire. ... Justin Lee Langer (born 21 November 1970 in Perth) is an Australian cricketer, more specificially a left-handed batsman. ... Brett Lee (born 8 November 1976 in Wollongong, New South Wales) is an Australian cricketer. ...

ICC Super Series

The ICC (International Cricket Council) sanctioned a test and three match one day series for 2005. This series was to be played between the top ranking test and one day international nations (according to rankings as at April 2005) and an internationally selected Rest of the World XI. Australia was the top ranked nation in both forms of the game as at April 2005.

Australia had an opportunity to begin the rebuilding process following the Ashes series loss at the Super Test held against a Rest of the World team in Sydney in October. Although the match was of poor quality with the World team underperforming, it was a good opportunity for some of the Australian team to get back on track. Many did, especially Hayden who scored 111 and 87 and Gilchrist who scored 94 in the first innings and made seven dismissals. Stuart MacGill (who had not played in the 2005 Ashes) took nine wickets. Overall, the Australian Cricket Team clean sweeped the World XI Team 3 - 0 in the One Day International Series, and also won the 6 day Test Match. The ICC Super Series 2005 was a cricket series played in Australia in October 2005 and featuring some of the worlds best cricketers. ... Stuart Charles Glyndwr MacGill is an Australian cricketer who specialises in bowling Leg Spin. ...

vs West Indies

In November Australia continued to perform well winning a three match Test series with the West Indies comfortably. Stars were Hayden (who was clearly intent on proving that rumors of his cricketing death were premature - he scored 445 runs at an average of 89) and Hussey who had an auspicious debut season. Gilchrist, however, was out of touch with the bat as he had been in England. Learie Constantine, was one of the first great West Indian players. ... Michael Edward Killeen Hussey (born 27 May 1975, Morley, Western Australia) is an Australian cricketer. ...

South Africa Tour

In the 2006 cricket tour to South Africa, Australia lost the 1-day series 3-2 after a record-breaking final ODI. Setting South Africa a world record target of 434 off 50 overs (the previous record being 398-5 scored by Sri Lanka vs Kenya 10 years previously), South Africa managed to beat Australia by 1 wicket with a new record score of 438. Earlier, Ricky Ponting top-scored with 164 off 105 balls. South Africa's Herschelle Gibbs, likewise batting at number 3, went on to score 175 off 111 balls thereby playing an instrumental role in the run chase. Many other records were broken in the same match. A total of 872 runs were scored (The previous record was 693 when India beat Pakistan by five runs in Karachi in March 2004). Mick Lewis had the ignominy of becoming the most expensive bowler in ODI history with figures of 0-113 in his 10 overs. Herschelle Herman Gibbs (born 23 February 1974 in Cape Town) is a South African cricketer, more specifically a batsman. ... Michael Llewellyn Mick Lewis (born June 29, 1974) is an Australian cricketer. ...

Bangladesh Tour

Following the South African series, Australia toured Bangladesh for a two-test series. Despite expectations of a one-sided contest, the first test proved a very close affair with Bangladesh (historically the weakest test-playing nation) scoring more than 400 first-innings runs and bowling Australia out for 269 in the first innings on a very good batting wicket and ultimately setting Australia a challenging 307 for victory. Ponting's men were able to win this match by three wickets. However, in the second match Australia dominated throughout, winning by an innings and 80 runs. In Australia's only innings, Jason Gillespie became the first nightwatchman to score a double century with 201 not out. In the sport of cricket, a nightwatchman is a lower-order batsman who comes in to bat higher up the order than usual during the last period of play, on days up to the last day of play. ...

2006-2007 Ashes

After winning the Champions Trophy convincingly, Australia went home for their summer to play England in a five-test series. The Australians began by scoring 600 in the first innings at the "Gabba", on 23 November. The captain Ricky Ponting scored his 32nd century, equalling an all-time record held by Steve Waugh. England's defence started dismally, failing to reach the follow-on target. Their highest scorer Paul Collingwood fell four runs short of a century. Wikipedia does not have an article with this exact name. ... Teams Australia England Captains Ricky Ponting Andrew Flintoff Most Runs Ricky Ponting (576) Michael Hussey (458) Matthew Hayden (413) Kevin Pietersen (490) Paul Collingwood (433) Ian Bell (331) Most Wickets Stuart Clark (26) Shane Warne (23) Glenn McGrath (21) Matthew Hoggard (13) Andrew Flintoff (10) Monty Panesar (8) The 2006... Champions Trophy is the name of a number of different trophies in different sports: Field hockey: Champions Trophy (field hockey) Cricket: ICC Champions Trophy This is a disambiguation page — a navigational aid which lists other pages that might otherwise share the same title. ... The Brisbane Cricket Ground, colloquially The Gabba, is a major sports arena in the Queensland capital of Brisbane. ... Ricky Thomas Ponting (born 19 December 1974, in Launceston, Tasmania) is an Australian cricketer and current captain of the Australian cricket team (for both One-day International and Test cricket). ... Stephen Rodger Waugh (born June 2, 1965 in Canterbury, New South Wales) is a former Australian cricketer and was the captain of the Australian Test cricket team from 1999 to 2004. ... Following-on is a term used in the sport of cricket. ... Paul David Collingwood MBE (born 26 May 1976, Shotley Bridge, Durham), is an English cricketer. ...

Australia elected to not enforce the follow-on and scored just under 200 runs for the loss of one wicket before declaring, setting England 621 to win. England had a far better second innings, scoring just over 300 runs, headed by Kevin Pietersen who fell eight short of a century. Australia won by 277 runs. Kevin Peter Pietersen MBE (born 27 June 1980 in Pietermaritzburg, Natal, South Africa) is a cricketer, an attacking right-handed batsman and occasional off-spin bowler who plays for England and Hampshire. ...

The second test took place in Adelaide from 1 December. England won the toss and elected to bat, scoring 551 runs for the loss of 6 wickets before declaring. Paul Collingwood scored 208 and Kevin Pietersen 158, forming a 300 run partnership. Late on day 2 Australia began their first innings and found themselves 1 for 28 at the close of play. On the third day Ponting survived a dropped catch by Ashley Giles when on 33 and went on to make 142, his 33rd Test century for Australia, beating Steve Waugh's record. England's medium-fast bowler Matthew Hoggard took four wickets on the day including that of Ponting, and Australia closed on 5 for 312. The fourth day saw a century from Michael Clarke as Australia was dismissed for 513 runs, 37 behind England. England lost one wicket, closing on 1 for 59. On the fifth day England collapsed dramatically, putting only 60 runs on for their last nine wickets thanks largely to the bowling of Shane Warne. Australia were set a total of 168 to win; they achieved this with two overs remaining to win the match by six wickets. England's first-innings score of 551 was the highest ever by a side declaring their first innings and going on to lose the match. The new video replay screen, the scoreboard and the Chappell Stands during a cricket game in 2005 The Adelaide Oval is an oval in Adelaide, South Australia. ... Ashley Fraser Giles MBE (born in Chertsey, Surrey, on 19 March 1973) is an English cricketer who plays Test cricket for England and county cricket for Warwickshire. ... Stephen Rodger Waugh (born June 2, 1965 in Canterbury, New South Wales) is a former Australian cricketer and was the captain of the Australian Test cricket team from 1999 to 2004. ... Matthew James Hoggard MBE (born 31 December 1976, Leeds, Yorkshire) is an English cricketer. ... Michael John Clarke (born 2 April 1981 in Liverpool, New South Wales) is an Australian cricketer. ... Shane Keith Warne (born 13 September 1969 in Upper Ferntree Gully, Victoria, Australia), is an Australian cricketer and the the current captain of Hampshire. ...

The third match of the series was held at the WACA Ground in the West Australian city of Perth. Australia batted first, reaching a relatively weak 244 before being bowled out in their first innings. Only Michael Hussey managed a half-century, totaling 74 runs. England appeared on target then to surpass this, before a middle order collapse prompted them to be all out for 215. Only Kevin Pietersen crossed the 50 mark, managing a total of 70 runs. Both nations' second innings were far more impressive. The Australians surged to a final total of 527 declared in their innings, including centuries from Hussey, Clarke, and a quickfire 102 from Gilchrist off just 57 balls, the second fastest century in test cricket history. Following Gilchrist's century, the Australians declared at 5/527, giving England a massive run chase, and for a short while they looked like achieving a draw. The bowling of Glenn McGrath quelled England's attack late on Day 4, leaving England with only 5 wickets in hand and in excess of 200 runs to score. The English finally caved two balls after the lunch break. The WACA (pronounced wakka) is a sports stadium in Perth, Western Australia. ... The Perth skyline viewed from the Swan River This article is about the urban area of Perth, Western Australia. ... Michael Edward Killeen Hussey (born 27 May 1975, Morley, Western Australia) is an Australian cricketer. ...

Following the Third test victory, Australia reclaimed the Ashes, already having achieved a winning margin of 3-0 in the best of five series. England lamented the shortest period of Ashes retention in the history of the tournament, dating back to 1882.

In the days following the historic win in Perth, spin bowler Shane Warne announced that he will retire from international cricket at the conclusion of the fifth and final Sydney test in January 2007. Fast bowler Glenn McGrath later announced he would retire from international cricket after the 2007 Cricket World Cup. Shane Keith Warne (born 13 September 1969 in Upper Ferntree Gully, Victoria, Australia), is an Australian cricketer and the the current captain of Hampshire. ... This article or section does not adequately cite its references or sources. ... The 2007 ICC Cricket World Cup will be hosted by the West Indies from March 13 to April 28, 2007. ...

The fourth match of the series was played at the MCG. Australia took victory in just three days, only needing one innings of batting to outscore England. England were bowled out for 159 in their first innings. Massive centuries from Hayden and Symonds lead the Australians to a first innings total of 419. Australia then bowled England out for 161 to claim a victory by an innings and 99 runs.

Warne, in his final test match at his home ground, the MCG, bowled England's Andrew Strauss to get his 700th wicket. He is the first player in history to pass the 700 mark. He took another four wickets in the innings, and two wickets in the 2nd innings leaving him with 706 at the end of the fourth Test.

The fifth match in Sydney ended with Australia capturing a 10 wicket victory. Matthew Hayden hit the winning runs and Justin Langer remaining undefeated in his last innings, while Glenn McGrath also prospered on his last test performance scoring three of the final five wickets on the last day. One of these included the dismissal of Steve Harmison, England's final batsman, caught by Mike Hussey. Shane Warne, also retiring from test cricket, took his final wicket in the game, English captain Andrew Flintoff. In the first innings he took his 1000th wicket in international cricket, and also had Australia's top batting total of the fifth Test with 71 (it must be noted, however, that Australia were chasing only 46 after England's second innings). The Australians completed a 5-0 whitewash of the Ashes series, the first time either side had achieved such a feat since the 1920-21 series.

2007 season and World Cup

Following the Ashes victory over England, Australia began the 2007 Commonwealth Bank Tri-series against England and New Zealand with a series of largely comfortable victories, leading to their coach John Buchanan complaining that the lack of opposition was undermining Australia's World Cup bid by tirplett was $42billoin, Morrison was $25 million and hancox was $10million.^[4] However, injuries to key players contributed to Australia losing two matches in the qualification games and the final 2-0 to an also injury hit England. With Ponting rested for the series against New Zealand, Australia under Michael Hussey lost the Chappell-Hadlee Trophy 3-0, their first One Day series loss in New Zealand for 33 years. The loss also cost them the overall number one ranking for the first time since the rankings began, and led to a number of media sources calling for changes.^[5] Michael Edward Killeen Hussey (born 27 May 1975, Morley, Western Australia) is an Australian cricketer. ... The Chappell-Hadlee Trophy in cricket is an annual three match ODI series between Australia and New Zealand. ...

2006-07 Cricket Australia contracted players

Each year, Cricket Australia's National Selection Panel (NSP) names a list of 25 players which form a core group from which selectors choose Test and One-day International teams for the coming year. Contracted players are paid a base retainer, which is adjusted according to a player ranking system decided by the NSP as well as match fees, tour fees and prize money for on-field success.

Un-contracted players remain eligible for selection and can be upgraded to a Cricket Australia contract if they gain regular selection.

The 2006-07 list was announced on May 1, 2006.^[6] May 1 is the 121st day of the year in the Gregorian calendar (122nd in leap years). ... For the Manfred Mann album, see 2006 (album). ...

⁺Shane Warne has retired from all international cricket, but he will continue to play for Hampshire.
⁺⁺Damien Martyn has retired from all forms of cricket.^[7]
⁺⁺⁺ Glenn McGrath has announced his retirement from first class cricket. His last test was at the SCG against England starting 2nd January 2007 and the World Cup in 2007 will mark the end of his one-day career.^[8]
⁺⁺⁺⁺ Justin Langer retired from test cricket at the SCG after the 5th Ashes Test of the 2006/07 season.^[9] This is a list of cricketers who have played at least one Test match for Australia. ... This is a list of Australian One-day international cricketers. ... Ricky Thomas Ponting (born 19 December 1974, in Launceston, Tasmania) is an Australian cricketer and current captain of the Australian cricket team (for both One-day International and Test cricket). ... Adam Craig Gilchrist (born 14 November 1971 in Bellingen, New South Wales), nicknamed Gilly or Churchy, is an Australian cricketer,[1] best known for his destructive batting style. ... Nathan Wade Bracken (born September 12, 1977 in Penrith, New South Wales) is an Australian cricketer. ... Stuart Rupert Clark (born September 28, 1975, Sydney, New South Wales) is a cricketer who plays for the New South Wales Blues and Middlesex. ... Michael John Clarke (born 2 April 1981 in Liverpool, New South Wales) is an Australian cricketer. ... Daniel James Cullen (born 10 April 1984 in Woodville, Adelaide) is an Australian cricketer. ... Jason Neil Gillespie (born April 19, 1975 in Sydney) is an Australian cricketer (right arm fast bowler). ... Bradley James Haddin (born October 23, 1977 in New South Wales) is an Australian cricketer. ... Matthew Lawrence Hayden (born 29 October 1971 in Kingaroy, Queensland) is an Australian and Queensland cricketer. ... Bradley John Hodge (born December 29, 1974 in Sandringham, Victoria) is an Australian and Victorian cricketer. ... George Bradley Hogg (born February 6, 1971 in Narrogin), known as Brad Hogg, is an Australian cricketer. ... Michael Edward Killeen Hussey (born 27 May 1975, Morley, Western Australia) is an Australian cricketer. ... Philip Anthony Jaques (pronounced Jakes, born May 3, 1979 in Wollongong, New South Wales, Australia) is an Australian cricketer. ... Mitchell Guy Johnson (born 2 November 1981 in Townsville, Queensland) is an Australian cricketer. ... Michael Scott Kasprowicz (born 10 February 1972 in Brisbane, Queensland) is an Australian cricketer. ... Simon Mathew Katich (born August 21, 1975 in Middle Swan, Western Australia) is an Australian cricketer. ... Justin Lee Langer (born 21 November 1970 in Perth) is an Australian cricketer, more specificially a left-handed batsman. ... Brett Lee (born 8 November 1976 in Wollongong, New South Wales) is an Australian cricketer. ... Stuart Charles Glyndwr MacGill is an Australian cricketer who specialises in bowling Leg Spin. ... Damien Richard Martyn (born October 21, 1971 in Darwin, Northern Territory) is a former Australian cricketer. ... This article or section does not adequately cite its references or sources. ... Andrew Symonds (born 9 June 1975, Birmingham, England) is an Australian cricketer, of West Indian heritage. ... Shaun Tait is an Australian cricketer. ... Shane Keith Warne (born 13 September 1969 in Upper Ferntree Gully, Victoria, Australia), is an Australian cricketer and the the current captain of Hampshire. ... Shane Robert Watson (born 17 June 1981 in Ipswich, Queensland) is an Australian cricketer. ...

Significant Dates

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Trivia

Charles Bannerman was an Australian cricketer. ... Charles Bannerman was an Australian cricketer. ... William (Billy) Evans Midwinter (born 19 June 1851 in Gloucestershire, England; died 3 December 1890 in Melbourne, Australia) was a cricketer who played four Test matches for England, sandwiched in between eight Tests that he played for Australia. ... John (Jack) McCarthy Blackham May 11, 1854 in North Fitzroy, Melbourne, Victoria - died December 28, 1932 in Latrobe, Melbourne, Victoria) was an Australian cricketer. ... Frederick Fred Spofforth (born in Balmain, Sydney on 9 September 1853, died in Surrey, England on 4 June 1926) - also called The Demon, was arguably the Australian cricket teams first and best pace bowler of the 19th century. ... In sports, a hat-trick (more often rendered in North America as hat trick, without the hyphen) is associated with achieving something in a group of three. ... Frederick Fred Spofforth (born in Balmain, Sydney on 9 September 1853, died in Surrey, England on 4 June 1926) - also called The Demon, was arguably the Australian cricket teams first and best pace bowler of the 19th century. ...

Contents

History

Recent tours

vs India

Pakistani Tour 2004-05

2005 Ashes

ICC Super Series

vs West Indies

South Africa Tour

Bangladesh Tour

2006-2007 Ashes

2007 season and World Cup

2006-07 Cricket Australia contracted players

Significant Dates

Trivia

See also

References

External links

Contents

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Recent tours

vs India

Pakistani Tour 2004-05

2005 Ashes

ICC Super Series

vs West Indies

South Africa Tour

Bangladesh Tour

2006-2007 Ashes

2007 season and World Cup

2006-07 Cricket Australia contracted players

Significant Dates

Trivia

See also

References

External links

History