Australian Cricket Team

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The Australian cricket team is one of the oldest test teams in the world. They played their first test cricket in 1877 against England at Melbourne cricket ground. The Australian cricket team has played 744 test matches, winning 350, losing 194 and drawing 198 and tying 2.The team is currently ranking 4 in the ICC Test rankings, 2nd in ODI and 7th in T20 as of 18th August 2013.


Australia has played 797 ODI matches, winning 490, losing 272, tying 9 and with 26 no results.Australia have made record six world cup final appearances and have won world cup four times.The team was undefeated in 34 consecutive World Cup matches until 19 March at the 2011 Cricket World Cup where Pakistan beat them by 4 wickets. Australia have also 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.

Australian International Cricket team squad as per August 2013.

Test and ODI captain

• Michael Clarke 32

T20 captain and ODI vice captain

• George Bailey, 30

Test vice captain, wicket keeper

• Brad Haddin, 35

Opening batsman

• Ed Cowan, 31
• Phillip Hughes, 24
• Chris Rogers, 35
• David Warner, 26
• Shane Watson, 32

Middle Order Batsman

• Aaron Finch, 26
• Usman Khawaja, 26
• Shaun Marsh, 30
• Rob Quiney, 30
• Adam Voges, 34
• Cameron White, 30
• Ben Rohrer, 32
• David Hussey, 36

Wicket Keepers

• Matthew Wade, 25

All Rounders

• Ashton Agar, 19
• Daniel Christian, 30
• James Faulkner, 23
• John Hastings, 26
• Moises Henriques, 26
• Mitchell Marsh, 21
• Glenn Maxwell, 24
• Steven Smith, 24

Pace Bowlers

• Jackson Bird, 26
• Nathan Coulter-Nile, 25
• Patrick Cummins, 20
• Ben Cutting, 26
• Josh Hazlewood, 22
• Ben Hilfenhaus, 30
• Mitchell Johnson, 31
• Ben Laughlin, 30
• Clinton McKay, 30
• James Pattinson, 23
• Kane Richardson, 22
• Peter Siddle, 28
• Mitchell Starc, 23
• Ryan Harris, 33

Spin Bowlers

• Brad Hogg, 42
• Xavier Doherty, 30Nathan Lyon, 25