The ICC Super Series 2005 was a cricket series played in Australia in October 2005 and featuring some of the world's best cricketers. There were two teams playing: Australia, the world's ranked number one side, and an ICC World XI made up of some of the best non-Australian cricketers. The major sponsor of the series was Johnnie Walker whisky. Image File history File links Icc_superseries. ... ICC logo The International Cricket Council (ICC) is the governing body for international Test match and One-day International cricket. ... For other uses, see Johnnie Walker (disambiguation). ...

While the matches themselves attracted reasonable interest and television viewing, small crowds and a poor performance by the World XI has led to the entire Super Series concept being taken back to the drawing board by the ICC. Many believe that the Super Series cannot work due to lack of cooperation and coordination between the Rest of the World players.

Fixtures

• Warm-up match: Junction Oval, Melbourne, VIC
  • World XI vs. Victoria - 2nd October
• One Day Internationals: Telstra Dome, Melbourne, VIC
  • Game 1 - 5th October
  • Game 2 - 7th October
  • Game 3 - 9th October
• Super Test: Sydney Cricket Ground, Sydney, NSW
  • 14th to 19th October

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Teams

Selections

The World squads were announced on August 23, with additions on September 23 due to injuries to two players. Of the players in the final squads, five were from South Africa, three each from England and Pakistan, two each from India, Sri Lanka and The West Indies, and one from New Zealand. Zimbabwe and Bangladesh were unrepresented. The colour of the World XI's uniform was predominantly blue and black. The coach of the team was India's former coach John Wright. This is the song that never ends yes it gos on and on my friends some people started singing it not knowing what it was they just started singing it forever just becauseThis is the song that never ends yes it gos on and on my friends some... September 23 is the 266th day of the year (267th in leap years). ... The English cricket team is a cricket team which represents England and Wales, operating under the auspices of the England and Wales Cricket Board (ECB). ... Learie Constantine, was one of the first great West Indian players. ... John Geoffrey Wright (born July 5, 1954) is the coach of the Indian national cricket team. ...

The Australian squads were announced on September 20, and the axe fell on the lacklustre performers on the team during the recent Ashes series, with Damien Martyn dropped from the Test side in favour of Brad Hodge but retaining his one-day spot. Stuart MacGill and Shane Watson, who toured England but did not play in any of the Ashes Tests, were included in the lineup. Jason Gillespie and Michael Kasprowicz were not found worthy for a place in the Test squad nor the ODI squad, while youngster James Hopes getting a surprise call-up for the ODI side following his 146 in a first class game for Australia A on their tour of Pakistan in September 2005. September 20 is the 263rd day of the year (264th in leap years). ... ... Damien Richard Martyn (born October 21, 1971 in Darwin) is an Australian cricketer. ... Bradley John Hodge (born December 29, 1974 in Sandringham, Victoria) is an Australian and Victorian cricketer. ... Stuart Charles Glyndwr MacGill is an Australian cricketer who specialises in bowling leg spin. ... Shane Robert Watson (born 17 June 1981 in Ipswich, Queensland) is an 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. ... James Redfern Hopes (born October 24, 1978, Townsville, Queensland) is a Queensland and Australian cricketer. ... Wikipedia does not yet have an article with this exact name. ... The Australia A cricket team is a national cricket team representing Australia, and is the second tier of international Australian cricket below the full Australian cricket team. ... The Australia A cricket team are touring Pakistan in September 2005. ...

Test Squads

Australia			World XI
Name	State	Role	Name	Nation	Role
Ricky Ponting	TAS	CPT, RHB, RM	Graeme Smith	RSA	CPT, LHB, OB
Adam Gilchrist	NSW	WK, LHB	Mark Boucher	RSA	WK, RHB
Michael Clarke	NSW	RHB, SLA	Rahul Dravid	IND	VC, RHB, OB
Matthew Hayden	QLD	LHB, RM	Shoaib Akhtar	PAK	RHB, RF
Brad Hodge	VIC	RHB, OB	Andrew Flintoff	ENG	RHB, RF
Simon Katich	WA	LHB, SLC	Steve Harmison	ENG	RHB, RF
Justin Langer	WA	LHB, RM	Inzamam-ul-Haq1	PAK	RHB, SLA
Brett Lee	NSW	RHB, RF	Jacques Kallis	RSA	RHB, RFM
Stuart MacGill	WA	RHB, LBG	Brian Lara	WI	LHB, LBG
Glenn McGrath	NSW	RHB, RFM	Muttiah Muralitharan	SL	RHB, OB
Shane Warne	VIC	RHB, LBG	Shaun Pollock	RSA	RHB, RFM
Shane Watson	QLD	RHB, RFM	Virender Sehwag	IND	RHB, OB
			Daniel Vettori	NZL	LHB, SLA

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One-day International Squads

Australia			World XI
Name	State	Role	Name	Nation	Role
Ricky Ponting	TAS	CPT, RHB, RM	Shaun Pollock	RSA	CPT, RHB, RFM
Adam Gilchrist	NSW	WK, LHB	Kumar Sangakkara	SL	WK, LHB
Nathan Bracken	NSW	RHB, LFM	Shahid Afridi	PAK	RHB, LBG
Stuart Clark3	NSW	RHB, RFM	Shoaib Akhtar	PAK	RHB, RF
Michael Clarke	NSW	RHB, SLA	Rahul Dravid2	IND	RHB, OB
James Hopes	QLD	RHB, RM	Andrew Flintoff	ENG	RHB, RF
Mike Hussey	WA	LHB, RM	Chris Gayle2	WI	RHB, SLA
Simon Katich	WA	LHB, SLC	Jacques Kallis	RSA	RHB, RFM
Brett Lee	NSW	RHB, RF	Brian Lara	WI	LHB, LBG
Damien Martyn	NT	RHB, RM	Muttiah Muralitharan	SL	RHB, OB
Glenn McGrath	NSW	RHB, RFM	Makhaya Ntini	RSA	RHB, RF
Andrew Symonds	QLD	RHB, OB	Kevin Pietersen	ENG	RHB, OB
Shane Watson	QLD	RHB, RFM	Virender Sehwag	IND	RHB, OB
Cameron White3	VIC	RHB, LB	Daniel Vettori	NZL	LHB, SLA

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Notes

• ¹ Inzamam-ul-Haq replaced India's Sachin Tendulkar, who was originally in the Test squad, but withdrew with an injury.
• ² Dravid and Gayle replaced Tendulkar and South Africa's Herschelle Gibbs, who were both originally in the ODI squad, but withdrew due to injuries.
• ³ Brad Hogg (who was originally called up for ODIs only) and Shaun Tait (called up for both Tests and ODIs) both withdrew from the Australian squad due to injuries. No replacement was named in the Test squad, but Stuart Clark and Cameron White were called up for the ODIs.

Sachin Ramesh Tendulkar (born 24 April 1973) is an Indian cricketer. ... Herschelle Herman Gibbs (born 23 February 1974 in Cape Town) is a South African cricketer, more specifically a batsman. ... George Bradley Hogg (born February 6, 1971 in Narrogin), known as Brad Hogg, is an Australian cricketer. ... Shaun Tait 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. ... Cameron Leon White (b. ...

Status of the matches

The International Cricket Council declared that the matches would count as official one-day internationals and Test matches. Until recently, ODIs and Test matches had to be played between the teams of two countries. Moreover, the ICC's own rules stipulate that a player can only represent one test match playing side, and that test matches are only played between member sides of the ICC, which the 'rest of the world' is not. Some previous matches, such as the series between England and the Rest of the World in 1970, were initially regarded as Test matches but later stripped of Test status by the ICC. At first it was unclear whether the Super Series matches would be recognised as official internationals, but following the decision to recognise the World Cricket Tsunami Appeal match as an official ODI, the ICC decided to award official status to the Super Series matches too. This was the first official Test match not between two countries. ICC logo The International Cricket Council (ICC) is the governing body for international Test match and One-day International cricket. ... The World Cricket Tsunami Appeal is an effort by the International Cricket Council to raise funds to support the humanitarian relief efforts following the Indian Ocean tsunami of 26 December 2004. ...

This decision proved controversial. The Association of Cricket Statisticians and Historians opposed the move. Some prominent cricket statisticians, such as Bill Frindall, have even said that they will not recognise the ICC's ruling, raising the possibility of two competing sets of cricket statistics being in circulation. The role of the Association of Cricket Statisticians and Historians (ACS) is to promote and encourage research into the statistical and historical aspects of cricket throughout the world (at all levels) and to publish the findings. ... William Howard Frindall ( March 3, 1939, Epsom, Surrey ) is a British cricket scorer and statistician who is familiar to cricket followers from his appearances on the BBCs radio programme Test Match Special. ...

Many current and former Test cricketers have also joined in the debate. For example, former Australian captain Allan Border said: "I firmly believe that this status should be restricted to matches between national sides. Test cricket is an institution that has been built up over a period of 128 years, and it should not be tampered with". Conversely, Tony Greig, who played for the Rest of the World against Australia in 1971-72, said "My understanding of the status of first-class and Test cricket is related to the standard of the players. These are all Test cricketers... [The 1971-72 matches] were played like Tests and were deadly serious". Beyond Ten Thousand — an autobiographical book about Allan Border (book cover) Allan Robert Border (born July 27, 1955 in Sydney, New South Wales) is a former Australian cricket captain. ... Anthony Tony William Greig (born October 6, 1946) is a former cricketer and currently a commentator. ... 1971 (MCMLXXI) was a common year starting on Friday (the link is to a full 1971 calendar). ... 1972 (MCMLXXII) was a leap year starting on Saturday (the link is to a full 1972 calendar). ...

The matches themselves were characterised by poor crowds (half empty grounds) and lacklustre performances by the World XI. Former England batsman Geoffrey Boycott described the series as a "bunfight" and said that there was "nothing that resembled cricket" in it. The authoritative publication The Wisden Cricketer summed up the "Test" match as follows: " [it] was a terrible game of cricket. It had a small crowd, little meaning and was forgotten quickly". For more coverage of cricket, go to the Cricket portal. ... The Wisden Cricketer is a monthly cricket magazine published by the specialist cricket published Wisden in England. ...

Match reports

Warm-up: Victoria v World XI (2 October)

World XI	281/8 (50 overs)	World XI won by 12 runs
	R Dravid (IND) 66 SM Harwood 4/10 Batting Time: 201 minutes (3 hr 21 min) International Cricket Council logo. ... Darren Gough of England, who competed for the World XI in the ODI played for the World Cricket Tsunami Appeal This is a list of One-day international cricketers for the ICC World XI. A One-day international, or ODI, is an international cricket match between two representative teams, each... Rahul Sharad Dravid (born 11 January 1973 in Indore, Madhya Pradesh) is an Indian cricketer, and the current captain of the Indian cricket team. ... The Indian cricket team is an international cricket team representing India. ...	Junction Oval, Melbourne, VIC Umpires: A Dar (Pak), RE Koertzen (SA) Man of the Match: None Coin Toss: Both sides agreed to World XI batting first The Junction Oval is a sports ground in Melbourne, Australia. ... Melbourne is the state capital and largest city in the Australian state of Victoria, and the second-largest city in Australia, with a population of approximately 3. ... Emblems: Pink heath (floral) helmeted honeyeater (bird) Leadbeaters possum (faunal) Motto: Peace and Prosperity Slogan or Nickname: Garden State, The Place To Be, On The Move Other Australian states and territories Capital Melbourne Government Governor Premier Const. ... Aleem Sarwar Dar (born June 6, 1968 in Jhang) is an international cricket umpire from Pakistan. ... Motto: Iman, Ittehad, Nazm (English: Faith, Unity, Discipline) Anthem: Qaumi Tarana (National Anthem)[1][2] Capital Islamabad Largest city Karachi Official language(s) Urdu and English Government Federal republic President Prime Minister Pervez Musharraf Shaukat Aziz Independence - Declared - Republic From the United Kingdom 1947-08-14 1956-03-23 Area... Full name: Rudolf Eric Koertzen AKA: Rudi Koertzen Born: March 26th 1949, Knysna, Cape Province First ODI: South Africa v India at Port Elizabeth, 9th December 1992 First Test Match: South Africa v India at Port Elizabeth, 26-29th December 1992. ... This article is about the country in Africa. ...
Victoria	269/9 (50 overs)
	BJ Hodge 92 JH Kallis (SA) 2/6 Batting Time: 215 minutes (3 hr 35 min) Image File history File links Flag_of_Victoria_(Australia). ... The Victorian Bushrangers are an Australian cricket team based in Melbourne, Victoria. ... Bradley John Hodge (born December 29, 1974 in Sandringham, Victoria) is an Australian and Victorian cricketer. ... Jacques Henry Kallis (born 16 October 1975 in Cape Town) is a South African cricketer. ... The South African cricket team, also known as The Proteas, is a national cricket team representing South Africa. ...

In a practice match preceding the first one-day international, a fifty over game was arranged against a strong Victorian side. The game was thirteen-a-side, but with only eleven players allowed to bat and eleven to field. Andrew Flintoff was allowed to rest, with the other World players all playing. By agreement the World batted first, but they fared badly as they collapsed from 63 for no loss to 131 for 6, with Shane Harwood taking 4 for 37. Rahul Dravid's patient knock of 66 off 113 balls and Shaun Pollock's cameo of 54 not out off only 43 balls rescued the innings, which finished on a competitive 281 for 8. Victoria came close in reply, with Brad Hodge top-scoring with 92 before succumbing to Muttiah Muralitharan. Andrew Freddie Flintoff MBE (born December 6, 1977, Preston, Lancashire) is an English cricketer. ... Rahul Sharad Dravid (born 11 January 1973 in Indore, Madhya Pradesh) is an Indian cricketer, and the current captain of the Indian cricket team. ... Shaun Maclean Pollock (born July 16, 1973 in Port Elizabeth) is a South African cricketer who attended Northwood High School in Durban, more specifically a fast-medium bowler. ... Bradley John Hodge (born December 29, 1974 in Sandringham, Victoria) is an Australian and Victorian cricketer. ... Muttiah Muralitharan (born April 17, 1972 in Kandy), often referred to simply as Murali, is a Sri Lankan cricketer. ...

Scorecard

First ODI: Australia v World XI (5 October)

Australia	255/8 (50 overs)	Australia won by 93 runs
	SM Katich 58 DL Vettori (NZ) 4/33 Batting Time: 229 minutes (3 hr 49 min) Image File history File links Flag_of_Australia. ... Simon Mathew Katich (born August 21, 1975 in Middle Swan, Western Australia) is an Australian cricketer. ... Daniel Luca Vettori (born 27 January 1979, Auckland, New Zealand), but brought up in Hamilton attending St Pauls Collegiate School, is a cricketer who plays Test cricket for New Zealand. ...	Telstra Dome, Melbourne, VIC Umpires: A Dar (Pak), SJ Taufel (Aus) Man of the Match: SR Watson Coin Toss: Australia A panoramic view of the interor of Telstra Dome with the roof closed. ... Melbourne is the state capital and largest city in the Australian state of Victoria, and the second-largest city in Australia, with a population of approximately 3. ... Emblems: Pink heath (floral) helmeted honeyeater (bird) Leadbeaters possum (faunal) Motto: Peace and Prosperity Slogan or Nickname: Garden State, The Place To Be, On The Move Other Australian states and territories Capital Melbourne Government Governor Premier Const. ... Aleem Sarwar Dar (born June 6, 1968 in Jhang) is an international cricket umpire from Pakistan. ... Motto: Iman, Ittehad, Nazm (English: Faith, Unity, Discipline) Anthem: Qaumi Tarana (National Anthem)[1][2] Capital Islamabad Largest city Karachi Official language(s) Urdu and English Government Federal republic President Prime Minister Pervez Musharraf Shaukat Aziz Independence - Declared - Republic From the United Kingdom 1947-08-14 1956-03-23 Area... Simon is an Australian Cricket Umpire, he has won the 2004 Umpire of the Year award. ... The Australian cricket team, together with the English cricket team, are the oldest teams in Test cricket having played its first Test match in 1877. ... Shane Robert Watson (born 17 June 1981 in Ipswich, Queensland) is an Australian cricketer. ...
World XI	162 (41.3 overs)
	K Sangakkara (SL) 65 SR Watson 3/43 Batting Time: 181 minutes (3 hr 1 min) International Cricket Council logo. ... Darren Gough of England, who competed for the World XI in the ODI played for the World Cricket Tsunami Appeal This is a list of One-day international cricketers for the ICC World XI. A One-day international, or ODI, is an international cricket match between two representative teams, each... Kumar Sangakkara is a Sri Lankan cricketer. ... For more coverage of cricket, go to the Cricket portal. ... Shane Robert Watson (born 17 June 1981 in Ipswich, Queensland) is an Australian cricketer. ...

Australia won the toss and captain Ricky Ponting elected to bat first. They got off to a good start, with Gilchrist and Katich putting on 80 runs in only 14 overs before Gilchrist was bowled by Kallis. Katich and Ponting put on 48 in the next eight overs, and at 1 for 128 after 22.1 overs, Australia looked to be heading for a big score. But after that wickets fell regularly, with the spinners Muralitharan and Vettori working their way steadily through the middle order to restrict Australia to 8 for 255 at the end of their 50 overs. Ricky Thomas Ponting (born December 19, 1974, in Launceston, Tasmania) is the captain of the Australian One-Day and Test cricket teams. ... Adam Craig Gilchrist (Gilly) (born 14 November 1971 in Bellingen, New South Wales) is an Australian cricketer. ... Simon Mathew Katich (born August 21, 1975 in Middle Swan, Western Australia) is an Australian cricketer. ... In the sport of cricket, a run is the basic unit of scoring. ... In the sport of cricket an over is a series of six consecutive balls bowled by a single bowler. ... Jacques Henry Kallis (born 16 October 1975 in Cape Town) is a South African cricketer. ... Muttiah Muralitharan (born April 17, 1972 in Kandy), often referred to simply as Murali, is a Sri Lankan cricketer. ... Daniel Luca Vettori (born 27 January 1979, Auckland, New Zealand), but brought up in Hamilton attending St Pauls Collegiate School, is a cricketer who plays Test cricket for New Zealand. ...

The World XI never looked like challenging this total. They lost five of their top six batsmen — Sehwag, Kallis, Lara, Dravid and Pietersen — for single figures, to collapse to 5 for 82 inside 22 overs. Only Sangakkara's innings gave any hope, but when he was out for 65 to leave the World XI on 6 for 101, needing 7 runs an over off the last 22 overs, the game was over. Australia eventually wrapped up the World XI's innings for 162 to record a comprehensive 93-run victory. Virender Singh Sehwag (born 20 October 1978, in Delhi) is an Indian cricketer (batsman) and member of the Indian national cricket team since 1998 (one-dayers) and 2001 (Tests). ... Brian Charles Lara (born May 2, 1969) (nicknamed The Prince of Port-of-Spain or simply The Prince) is a West Indian cricketer. ... Rahul Sharad Dravid (born 11 January 1973 in Indore, Madhya Pradesh) is an Indian cricketer, and the current captain of the Indian cricket team. ... Kevin Peter Pietersen MBE (born 27 June 1980 in Pietermaritzburg, Natal, South Africa) is a cricketer - an attacking right-handed batsman who plays for England and Hampshire. ... Kumar Sangakkara is a Sri Lankan cricketer. ... An innings, or inning, is a segment of a game in any of a variety of sports – most notably baseball and cricket – during which a side takes its turn to bat. ...

Though they had never looked threatened in the World XI's run chase the Australian team came together in a near ecstatic celebration when fittingly Ricky Ponting took the final catch. This over the top, for a game they so easily won, celebration has been widely attributed to the pressure they'd felt going into the match after losing the ashes to England.

Cricinfo scorecard

Second ODI: Australia v World XI (7 October)

Australia	328/4 (50 overs)	Australia won by 55 runs
	AC Gilchrist 103 V Sehwag (IND) 1/20 Image File history File links Flag_of_Australia. ... Adam Craig Gilchrist (Gilly) (born 14 November 1971 in Bellingen, New South Wales) is an Australian cricketer. ... Virender Singh Sehwag (born 20 October 1978, in Delhi) is an Indian cricketer (batsman) and member of the Indian national cricket team since 1998 (one-dayers) and 2001 (Tests). ... The Indian cricket team is an international cricket team representing India. ...	Telstra Dome, Melbourne, VIC Umpires: R Koertzen (SA), D Hair (Aus) Man of the Match: AC Gilchrist Coin Toss: Australia A panoramic view of the interor of Telstra Dome with the roof closed. ... Melbourne is the state capital and largest city in the Australian state of Victoria, and the second-largest city in Australia, with a population of approximately 3. ... Emblems: Pink heath (floral) helmeted honeyeater (bird) Leadbeaters possum (faunal) Motto: Peace and Prosperity Slogan or Nickname: Garden State, The Place To Be, On The Move Other Australian states and territories Capital Melbourne Government Governor Premier Const. ... Full name: Rudolf Eric Koertzen AKA: Rudi Koertzen Born: March 26th 1949, Knysna, Cape Province First ODI: South Africa v India at Port Elizabeth, 9th December 1992 First Test Match: South Africa v India at Port Elizabeth, 26-29th December 1992. ... The South African cricket team, also known as The Proteas, is a national cricket team representing South Africa. ... Darrell Bruce Hair, (born 30 September 1952 in Mudgee, New South Wales), is a current Australian Test cricket match umpire, from New South Wales. ... The Australian cricket team, together with the English cricket team, are the oldest teams in Test cricket having played its first Test match in 1877. ... Adam Craig Gilchrist (Gilly) (born 14 November 1971 in Bellingen, New South Wales) is an Australian cricketer. ...
World XI	273 (45.3 Overs)
	KC Sangakkara (SL) 61 NW Bracken 3/43 International Cricket Council logo. ... Darren Gough of England, who competed for the World XI in the ODI played for the World Cricket Tsunami Appeal This is a list of One-day international cricketers for the ICC World XI. A One-day international, or ODI, is an international cricket match between two representative teams, each... Kumar Sangakkara is a Sri Lankan cricketer. ... For more coverage of cricket, go to the Cricket portal. ... Nathan Wade Bracken (born September 12, 1977 in Penrith, New South Wales) is an Australian cricketer. ...

Australia won the toss and captain Ricky Ponting elected to bat first. They got off to a good start, with Gilchrist and Katich quickly putting on 110 runs before Katich was bowled by a doosra from Muralitharan. Gilchrist and Ponting put on 63, with Gilchrist reaching his century off 73 balls, before missing a straight Sehwag delivery. Martyn and Ponting consolidated in a 103-run stand, working singles around. On 276, Ponting failed to beat Flintoff to the stumps at the other end and Martyn was bowled next ball, giving the World XI a sniff. However, Andrew Symonds and Michael Clarke pushed the Australian total comfortably past 300, with 4 for 328 at the end of their 50 overs. Every bowler was taken to, except for Muralitharan, who finished with 1 for 43 off 10 overs. Ricky Thomas Ponting (born December 19, 1974, in Launceston, Tasmania) is the captain of the Australian One-Day and Test cricket teams. ... Adam Craig Gilchrist (Gilly) (born 14 November 1971 in Bellingen, New South Wales) is an Australian cricketer. ... Simon Mathew Katich (born August 21, 1975 in Middle Swan, Western Australia) is an Australian cricketer. ... In the sport of cricket, a run is the basic unit of scoring. ... Muttiah Muralitharan (born April 17, 1972 in Kandy), often referred to simply as Murali, is a Sri Lankan cricketer. ... Andrew Symonds (born June 9, 1975, Birmingham, England) is an Australian cricketer. ... Michael John Clarke (born April 2, 1981 in Liverpool, New South Wales) is a popular Australian cricketer, and is affectionately known as pup. He is a right-handed batsman, highly-rated fieldsman and occasional left-arm orthodox spin bowler and made his first-class debut for New South Wales as... Muttiah Muralitharan (born April 17, 1972 in Kandy), often referred to simply as Murali, is a Sri Lankan cricketer. ...

The World XI initally looked like challenging this total. Chris Gayle blasted a 48-ball half-century as the World XI reached 125 off only 16.1 overs. From then on however, they consistently lost wickets, due to insipid running between the wickets and a few soft dismissals, with Lara again hitting Nathan Bracken straight to Symonds at cover. The World XI ended up being dismissed for 273, handing another victory to Australia. Christopher (Chris) Henry Gayle (born September 21, 1979 in Kingston, Jamaica) is a West Indian cricketer. ... Brian Charles Lara (born May 2, 1969) (nicknamed The Prince of Port-of-Spain or simply The Prince) is a West Indian cricketer. ... Nathan Wade Bracken (born September 12, 1977 in Penrith, New South Wales) is an Australian cricketer. ...

Third ODI: Australia v World XI (9 October)

Australia	293 / 5 (50 overs)	Australia won by 156 runs
	M E K Hussey 75 M Muralitharan 2/38 Image File history File links Flag_of_Australia. ... Michael Edward Killeen (Mike) Hussey (born 27 May 1975, Morley, Western Australia) is an Australian cricketer. ... Muttiah Muralitharan (born April 17, 1972 in Kandy), often referred to simply as Murali, is a Sri Lankan cricketer. ...	Telstra Dome, Melbourne, VIC Umpires: A Dar (Pak), D Hair (Aus) Man of the Match: Shane Watson Coin Toss: Australia A panoramic view of the interor of Telstra Dome with the roof closed. ... Melbourne is the state capital and largest city in the Australian state of Victoria, and the second-largest city in Australia, with a population of approximately 3. ... Emblems: Pink heath (floral) helmeted honeyeater (bird) Leadbeaters possum (faunal) Motto: Peace and Prosperity Slogan or Nickname: Garden State, The Place To Be, On The Move Other Australian states and territories Capital Melbourne Government Governor Premier Const. ... Aleem Sarwar Dar (born June 6, 1968 in Jhang) is an international cricket umpire from Pakistan. ... Motto: Iman, Ittehad, Nazm (English: Faith, Unity, Discipline) Anthem: Qaumi Tarana (National Anthem)[1][2] Capital Islamabad Largest city Karachi Official language(s) Urdu and English Government Federal republic President Prime Minister Pervez Musharraf Shaukat Aziz Independence - Declared - Republic From the United Kingdom 1947-08-14 1956-03-23 Area... Darrell Bruce Hair, (born 30 September 1952 in Mudgee, New South Wales), is a current Australian Test cricket match umpire, from New South Wales. ... The Australian cricket team, together with the English cricket team, are the oldest teams in Test cricket having played its first Test match in 1877. ... Shane Robert Watson (born 17 June 1981 in Ipswich, Queensland) is an Australian cricketer. ...
World XI	137 (27.5 overs)
	V Sehwag 37 Brett Lee 4/30 International Cricket Council logo. ... Darren Gough of England, who competed for the World XI in the ODI played for the World Cricket Tsunami Appeal This is a list of One-day international cricketers for the ICC World XI. A One-day international, or ODI, is an international cricket match between two representative teams, each... Virender Singh Sehwag (born 20 October 1978, in Delhi) is an Indian cricketer (batsman) and member of the Indian national cricket team since 1998 (one-dayers) and 2001 (Tests). ... Brett Lee (born November 8, 1976 in Wollongong, New South Wales) is an Australian cricketer. ...

Super Test: Australia v World XI (14-19 October)

Australia	345	&	199	Australia won by 210 runs
	ML Hayden 111 A Flintoff 4/59 Image File history File links Flag_of_Australia. ... Matthew Lawrence Hayden (born October 29, 1971) is an Australian and Queensland cricketer. ... Andrew Freddie Flintoff MBE (born December 6, 1977, Preston, Lancashire) is an English cricketer. ...		ML Hayden 77 SJ Harmison 3/41 Matthew Lawrence Hayden (born October 29, 1971) is an Australian and Queensland cricketer. ... Stephen James Harmison MBE (born 23 October 1978, Ashington, Northumberland) is an England cricketer, and a leading Test match fast bowler. ...	Sydney Cricket Ground, Sydney, NSW Umpires: RE Koertzen (SA), SJ Taufel (Aus) Man of the Match: ML Hayden Coin Toss: Australia For more coverage of cricket, go to the Cricket portal. ... The Sydney Opera House is one of the most iconic landmarks in the world, and since its opening it has become an international symbol of Sydney Sydney (pronounced ) is the state capital of New South Wales, located on the east coast of Australia. ... Emblems: Floral - Waratah (Telopea Speciosissima); Bird - Kookaburra (Dacelo Gigas); Animal - Platypus (Ornithorhynchus Anatinus); Fish - Blue Groper (Achoerodus Viridis) Motto: Orta Recens Quam Pura Nites (Newly Risen, How Brightly You Shine) Slogan or Nickname: First State, Premier State Other Australian states and territories Capital Sydney Government Governor Premier Const. ... Full name: Rudolf Eric Koertzen AKA: Rudi Koertzen Born: March 26th 1949, Knysna, Cape Province First ODI: South Africa v India at Port Elizabeth, 9th December 1992 First Test Match: South Africa v India at Port Elizabeth, 26-29th December 1992. ... This article is about the country in Africa. ... Simon is an Australian Cricket Umpire, he has won the 2004 Umpire of the Year award. ... The Australian cricket team, together with the English cricket team, are the oldest teams in Test cricket having played its first Test match in 1877. ... Matthew Lawrence Hayden (born October 29, 1971) is an Australian and Queensland cricketer. ...
World XI	190	&	144
	V Sehwag 76 SCG MacGill 4/39 International Cricket Council logo. ... Darren Gough of England, who competed for the World XI in the ODI played for the World Cricket Tsunami Appeal This is a list of One-day international cricketers for the ICC World XI. A One-day international, or ODI, is an international cricket match between two representative teams, each... Virender Singh Sehwag (born 20 October 1978, in Delhi) is an Indian cricketer (batsman) and member of the Indian national cricket team since 1998 (one-dayers) and 2001 (Tests). ... Stuart Charles Glyndwr MacGill is an Australian cricketer who specialises in bowling leg spin. ...		JH Kallis 39* SCG MacGill 5/43 Jacques Henry Kallis (born 16 October 1975 in Cape Town) is a South African cricketer. ... Stuart Charles Glyndwr MacGill is an Australian cricketer who specialises in bowling leg spin. ...

See also

• Rest of the World cricket team in England in 1970
• List of World XI Test cricketers

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References

• ICC Super Series home page
• News about the ICC Super Series from Cricinfo
• Association of Cricket Statisticians and Historians Representation to the ICC
• Cricinfo bulletin on Victoria v World XI

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External links

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This article contains information on International cricket in the 2005-06 cricket season, as defined by Cricinfo - mainly containing the results and schedules of tours from September 2005 until May 2006. ... The International Cricket Council organise international cricket This article discusses International cricket in the 2005 season. ... The New Zealand cricket team, the Black Caps, left New Zealand on 25 July 2005 to begin a tour of Zimbabwe, including some warm-up matches in Namibia. ... The South African Academy team toured Pakistan for cricket matches against the Pakistan Academy in August 2005. ... The Videocon Tri-Series was a three-team one-day international cricket tournament taking place in Zimbabwe between the hosts Zimbabwe, India and New Zealand. ... The Bangladeshi cricket team are touring Sri Lanka for three One-Day International cricket matches and two Test cricket matches in August and September 2005. ... The South Africa A cricket team are touring Sri Lanka in September and October 2005. ... The Australia A cricket team are touring Pakistan in September 2005. ... The Indian cricket team are touring Zimbabwe for cricket matches in August and September 2005. ... The Sri Lanka Cricket A Team Triangular Series was a one-day cricket tournament held in Sri Lanka from 21 September 2005 to 1 October 2005. ... The New Zealand cricket team toured South Africa for cricket matches in the 2005–06 season. ... The Sri Lankan cricket team toured India for cricket matches in October, November and December 2005. ... The West Indies cricket team toured Australia in October and November 2005 as part of the 2005-06 Australian cricket season. ... The English cricket team are touring Pakistan in October, November and December 2005. ... The South African cricket team visited India for cricket matches in the 2005–06 season. ... For more coverage of cricket, go to the Cricket portal. ... The South African cricket team are touring Australia for cricket matches during the 2005–06 season. ... The Sri Lankan cricket team are touring New Zealand for cricket matches during the 2005–06 season. ... The 2005–06 edition of the VB Series (so-called because of sponsor Victoria Bitter) is a three-team one-day international mens cricket tournament held in Australia between the hosting nations team, South Africa and Sri Lanka. ... The Indian cricket team toured Pakistan for cricket matches during the 2005–06 season. ... The 2006 U-19 Cricket World Cup is being played in Colombo,Sri Lanka from February 5 to February 19. ... The West Indies cricket team will tour New Zealand in February and March 2006 as part of the 2005-06 New Zealand cricket season. ... The Sri Lankan cricket team toured Bangladesh for cricket matches during the 2005–06 season. ... Squads Twenty20 Match South Africa v Australia (24 February) One-Day Series First One-Day: South Africa v Australia (26 February) Second One-Day: South Africa v Australia (3 March) This was Australias second worst loss in their history of One Day internationals. ... Kenya toured Zimbabwe for a series of five one-day internationals in February and March 2006. ... The English cricket team toured India during February, March and April 2006. ... The Australian cricket team end the 2005-06 season by touring Bangladesh in April 2006. ... The New Zealand cricket team toured South Africa for cricket matches in the 2005–06 season. ... The DLF Cup was the name for two one-day internationals between India and Pakistan to be held in United Arab Emirates in April. ... International cricket played in the 2006 cricket season is defined as matches scheduled between May and August 2006 in all cricketing countries, as well as all international matches scheduled for the 2006 English cricket season. ...