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| name                  = Australia Mens
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| alt                  =
| caption              = Australian Cricket Coat of Arms
| association          = [[Cricket Australia]]
| test_captain          = [[Tim Paine]]
| od_captain            = [[Aaron Finch]]
| t20i_captain          = [[Aaron Finch]]
| coach                = [[Justin Langer]]
| test_status_year      = 1877
 
| icc_status            = Full Member
| icc_member_year      = 1909
| icc_region            = [[ICC East Asia-Pacific|East Asia-Pacific]]
 
| test_rank            = 4th
| odi_rank              = 2nd
| t20i_rank            = 5th
 
| test_rank_best        = 1st <small>(1 January 1952)</small><!-- Date when its team reached all time best ranking for the first time -->
| odi_rank_best        = 1st <small>(1 January 1990)</small><!-- Date when its team reached all time best ranking for the first time -->
| t20i_rank_best        = 1st <small>(1 May 2020)</small><!-- Date when its team reached all time best rnking for the first time --><ref>{{cite news |title=Australia advance to the top of men's Test and T20I rankings |url=https://www.icc-cricket.com/media-releases/1662828 |access-date=1 May 2020 |work=[[International Cricket Council|ICC]]}}</ref>
 
| first_test            = v. {{cr|ENG}} at the [[Melbourne Cricket Ground]], [[Melbourne]]; 15–19 March 1877
| most_recent_test      = v. {{cr|IND}} at [[The Gabba]], [[Brisbane]]; 15–19 January 2021
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| num_tests_this_year  = 2
| test_record          = 394/226<br>(212 draws, 2 ties)
| test_record_this_year = 0/1<br>(1 draw)
 
| wtc_apps              = 1
| wtc_first            = [[2019–2021 ICC World Test Championship|2019–2021]]
| wtc_best              = 3rd place ([[2019–2021 ICC World Test Championship|2019–2021]])
 
| first_odi            = v. {{cr|ENG}} at the [[Melbourne Cricket Ground]], [[Melbourne]]; 5 January 1971
| most_recent_odi      = v. {{cr|WIN}} at [[Kensington Oval]], [[Barbados]]; 26 July 2021
| num_odis              = 958
| num_odis_this_year    = 3
| odi_record            = 581/334<br>(9 ties, 34 no results)
| odi_record_this_year  = 2/1<br>(0 ties, 0 no results)
 
| wc_apps              = 12
| wc_first              = [[1975 Cricket World Cup|1975]]
| wc_best              = Champions ([[1987 Cricket World Cup|1987]], [[1999 Cricket World Cup|1999]], [[2003 Cricket World Cup|2003]], [[2007 Cricket World Cup|2007]], [[2015 Cricket World Cup|2015]])
 
| first_t20i            = v. {{cr|NZL}} at [[Eden Park]], [[Auckland]]; 17 February 2005
| most_recent_t20i      = v. {{cr|BAN}} at [[Sher-e-Bangla National Cricket Stadium]], [[Dhaka]]; 9 August 2021
| num_t20is            = 146
| num_t20is_this_year  = 15
| t20i_record          = 73/68<br>(2 ties, 3 no results)
| t20i_record_this_year = 4/11<br>(0 ties, 0 no result)
 
| wt20_apps            = 6
| wt20_first            = [[2007 ICC World Twenty20|2007]]
| wt20_best            = Runners-up ([[2010 ICC World Twenty20|2010]])
 
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The '''Australia men's national cricket team''' represents [[Australia]] in men's [[international cricket]]. As the joint oldest team in [[Test cricket]] history, playing in the [[History of Test cricket from 1877 to 1883|first ever Test match]] in 1877,<ref>{{cite web |url=http://www.espncricinfo.com/ci/engine/match/62396.html |title=1st Test: Australia v England at Melbourne, Mar&nbsp;15–19, 1877 &#124; Cricket Scorecard |publisher=ESPNcricinfo |access-date=14 January 2011 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20101127212448/http://www.espncricinfo.com/ci/engine/match/62396.html |archive-date=27 November 2010 |url-status=live }}</ref> the team also plays [[One-Day International]] (ODI) and [[Twenty20 International]] (T20I) cricket, participating in both the first ODI, against [[England cricket team|England]] in the 1970–71 season<ref>{{cite web |url=http://www.espncricinfo.com/ci/engine/current/match/64148.html |title=Only ODI: Australia v England at Melbourne, Jan&nbsp;5, 1971 &#124; Cricket Scorecard |publisher=ESPNcricinfo |access-date=14 January 2011 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20101227090121/http://www.espncricinfo.com/ci/engine/current/match/64148.html |archive-date=27 December 2010 |url-status=live }}</ref> and the first T20I, against [[New Zealand national cricket team|New Zealand]] in the 2004–05 season,<ref>{{cite web |url=http://www.espncricinfo.com/australia/engine/match/211048.html |title=Only T20I: New Zealand v Australia at Auckland, Feb&nbsp;17, 2005 &#124; Cricket Scorecard |publisher=ESPNcricinfo |access-date=14 January 2011 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20110110183943/http://www.espncricinfo.com/australia/engine/match/211048.html |archive-date=10 January 2011 |url-status=live }}</ref> winning both games. The team draws its players from teams playing in the Australian domestic competitions – the [[Sheffield Shield]], the [[Australian domestic limited-overs cricket tournament]] and the [[Big Bash League]].
 
The national team has played 834 Test matches, winning 394, losing 226, drawing 212 and [[Tied Test|tying]] 2.<ref name="all time record">{{cite web|title=Records / Test matches / Team records / Results summary|url=http://stats.espncricinfo.com/ci/content/records/283877.html|publisher=ESPNcricinfo|access-date=19 January 2021|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20190203052230/http://stats.espncricinfo.com/ci/content/records/283877.html|archive-date=3 February 2019|url-status=live}}</ref> {{As of|2021|01|df=}}, Australia is ranked third in the [[ICC Test Championship]] on 113 rating points.<ref name="Test ranking">{{cite web|title=ICC Test Rankings|url=https://www.icc-cricket.com/rankings/mens/team-rankings/test|publisher=[[International Cricket Council|ICC]]|date=19 January 2021|access-date=19 January 2021|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20120924081131/http://www.icc-cricket.com/match_zone/team_ranking.php|archive-date=24 September 2012|url-status=live}}</ref> Australia is the most successful team in Test cricket history, in terms of overall wins, win-loss ratio and wins percentage.
 
The team has played 958 ODI matches, winning 581, losing 334, [[List of tied One Day Internationals|tying]] 9 and with 34 ending in a [[no-result]].<ref name="statsrec">{{cite web |url=http://stats.espncricinfo.com/ci/content/records/283878.html |title=Records &#124; One-Day Internationals &#124; ESPN Cricinfo |publisher=ESPNcricinfo |access-date=1 January 2019 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20130224020144/http://stats.espncricinfo.com/ci/content/records/283878.html |archive-date=24 February 2013 |url-status=live }}</ref> {{As of|2021|01|df=}}, Australia is ranked fourth in the [[ICC ODI Championship]] on 111 rating points,<ref name="ODI ranking">{{cite web|title=ICC ODI Rankings|url=https://www.icc-cricket.com/rankings/mens/team-rankings/odi|publisher=ICC|date=10 March 2019|access-date=10 March 2019|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20190324175838/https://www.icc-cricket.com/rankings/mens/team-rankings/odi|archive-date=24 March 2019|url-status=live}}</ref> though have been ranked first for 141 of 185 months since its introduction in 2002. Australia is the most successful team in ODI cricket history, winning more than 60 per cent of their matches,<ref name="statsrec" /> with a record seven [[Cricket World Cup|World Cup]] final appearances ([[1975 Cricket World Cup|1975]], [[1987 Cricket World Cup|1987]], [[1996 Cricket World Cup|1996]], [[1999 Cricket World Cup|1999]], [[2003 Cricket World Cup|2003]], [[2007 Cricket World Cup|2007]] and [[2015 Cricket World Cup|2015]]) and have won the World Cup a record five times: 1987, 1999, 2003, 2007 and 2015. Australia is the first (and only) team to appear in four consecutive World Cup finals (1996, 1999, 2003 and 2007), surpassing the old record of three consecutive World Cup appearances by the [[West Indies cricket team|West Indies]] (1975, [[1979 Cricket World Cup|1979]] and [[1983 Cricket World Cup|1983]]) and the first and only team to win 3 consecutive World Cups (1999, 2003 and 2007). The team was undefeated in 34 consecutive World Cup matches until the 2011 Cricket World Cup where [[Pakistan national cricket team|Pakistan]] beat them by 4 wickets in the Group stage.<ref>{{cite news | url=http://news.bbc.co.uk/sport2/hi/cricket/9428278.stm | work=BBC News | title=World Cup day 29 as it happened | date=19 March 2011 | access-date=19 March 2011 | archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20110320130351/http://news.bbc.co.uk/sport2/hi/cricket/9428278.stm | archive-date=20 March 2011 | url-status=live }}</ref> It is also the second team to win a World Cup (2015) on home soil, after [[India national cricket team|India]] ([[2011 Cricket World Cup|2011]]). Australia have also won the [[ICC Champions Trophy]] twice ([[2006 ICC Champions Trophy|2006]] and [[2009 ICC Champions Trophy|2009]]) making them the first and the only team to become back to back winners in the Champions Trophy tournaments. Australia is the only team to win 5 Cricket World Cups, no other team has won more than 2 Cricket World Cups at most.
 
The national team has played 146 Twenty20 International matches, winning 73, losing 68, [[List of tied Twenty20 Internationals|tying]] 2 and with 3 ending in a [[no-result]].<ref>{{cite web |url=http://stats.espncricinfo.com/ci/content/records/283307.html |title=Records &#124; ESPN Cricinfo |publisher=ESPNcricinfo |access-date=8 July 2018 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20180218192951/http://stats.espncricinfo.com/ci/content/records/283307.html |archive-date=18 February 2018 |url-status=live }}</ref> {{As of|2021|01}}, Australia is ranked second in the [[ICC T20I Championship]] on 272 rating points.<ref name="T20I ranking">{{cite web|title=ICC T20I Rankings|url=https://www.icc-cricket.com/rankings/mens/team-rankings/t20i|publisher=ICC|date=6 March 2019|access-date=6 March 2019|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20190324175834/https://www.icc-cricket.com/rankings/mens/team-rankings/t20i|archive-date=24 March 2019|url-status=live}}</ref> Additionally, the team made the final of the [[2010 ICC World Twenty20]], in which they lost to England.
 
On 12 January 2019, Australia won the first ODI [[Indian cricket team in Australia in 2018–19|against India]] at the [[Sydney Cricket Ground]] by 34 runs, to record their 1,000th win in international cricket.<ref name="Aus1k">{{cite web |url=https://www.icc-cricket.com/news/971683 |title=Jhye Richardson sets up Australia's 1000th win |work=International Cricket Council |access-date=12 January 2019 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20190113062826/https://www.icc-cricket.com/news/971683 |archive-date=13 January 2019 |url-status=live }}</ref>
 
==History==
{{main|History of the Australian cricket team}}
 
===Early history===
[[File:Australia cricket team 1878.jpg|thumb|right|250px|The Australian team that toured England in 1878]]
{{main|History of Australian cricket from 1876–77 to 1890}}
 
The Australian cricket team participated in the [[History of Test cricket from 1877 to 1883|first Test match]] at the [[Melbourne Cricket Ground|MCG]] in 1877, defeating an English team by 45 runs, with [[Charles Bannerman]] making the first Test century, a score of 165 [[Retired hurt (cricket)|retired hurt]].<ref>{{cite web|title=What do we know about the first Test cricketer?|url=https://www.espncricinfo.com/story/_/id/17242338/charles-bannerman-australia-premier-batsman|access-date=27 September 2020|website=www.espncricinfo.com}}</ref> Test cricket, which only occurred between Australia and England at the time, was limited by the long distance between the two countries, which would take several months by sea. Despite Australia's much smaller population, the team was very competitive in early games, producing stars such as [[Jack Blackham]], [[Billy Murdoch]], [[Fred Spofforth|Fred "The Demon" Spofforth]], [[George Bonnor]], [[Percy McDonnell]], [[George Giffen]] and [[Charles Turner (Australian cricketer)|Charles "The Terror" Turner]]. Most cricketers at the time were either from [[New South Wales cricket team|New South Wales]] or [[Victorian Bushrangers|Victoria]], with the notable exception of George Giffen, the star [[South Australia Redbacks|South Australian]] [[all-rounder]].
 
A 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 game's fourth 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 announcement made that "the body was cremated and the ashes taken to Australia." This was the start of the famous [[The Ashes|Ashes]] series in which Australia and England play a series of Test matches to decide the holder of the Ashes. To this day, the contest is one of the fiercest rivalries in sport.
 
===Golden age===
{{main|History of Australian cricket from 1890–91 to 1900|History of Australian cricket from 1900–01 to 1918}}
 
The so-called 'Golden Age' of Australian Test cricket occurred around the end of the 19th century and the beginning of the 20th century, with the team under the captaincy of [[Joe Darling]], [[Monty Noble]] and [[Clem Hill]] winning eight of ten tours. It is considered to have lasted from the 1897–98 English tour of Australia and the 1910–11 South African tour of Australia. Outstanding batsmen such as Joe Darling, Clem Hill, [[Reggie Duff]], [[Syd Gregory]], [[Warren Bardsley]] and [[Victor Trumper]], brilliant all-rounders including Monty Noble, George Giffen, [[Harry Trott]] and [[Warwick Armstrong]] and excellent bowlers including [[Ernie Jones (Australian sportsman)|Ernie Jones]], [[Hugh Trumble]], [[Tibby Cotter]], [[Bill Howell (cricketer)|Bill Howell]], [[Jack Saunders (cricketer, born 1876)|Jack Saunders]] and [[Bill Whitty]], all helped Australia to become the dominant cricketing nation for most of this period.
 
Victor Trumper became one of Australia's first sporting heroes, and was widely considered Australia's greatest batsman before [[Don Bradman|Bradman]] and one of the most popular players. He played a record (at the time) number of Tests at 49 and scored 3163 (another record) runs at a high for the time average of 39.04. His early death in 1915 at the age of 37 from kidney disease caused national mourning. The ''[[Wisden Cricketers' Almanack]]'', in its obituary for him, called him Australia's greatest batsman:  "''Of all the great Australian batsmen Victor Trumper was by general consent the best and most brilliant.''"<ref>{{cite web |url=http://www.espncricinfo.com/australia/content/player/7980.html |title=Victor Trumper &#124; Cricket Players and Officials |publisher=ESPNcricinfo |access-date=14 January 2011 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20170130172440/http://www.espncricinfo.com/australia/content/player/7980.html |archive-date=30 January 2017 |url-status=live }}</ref>
 
The years leading up to the start of World War I were marred by [[Big Six cricket dispute of 1912|conflict]] between the players, led by Clem Hill, Victor Trumper and [[Frank Laver]], the [[Cricket Australia|Australian Board of Control for International Cricket]], led by [[Peter McAlister]], who was attempting to gain more control of tours from the players. This led to six leading players (the so-called "Big Six") walking out on the [[1912 Triangular Tournament]] in England, with Australia fielding what was generally considered a second-rate side. This was the last series before the war, and no more cricket was played by Australia for eight years, with Tibby Cotter being killed in [[Palestine (region)|Palestine]] during the war.
 
===Inter-war period===
{{main|History of Australian cricket from 1918–19 to 1930}}
Test cricket resumed in the 1920/21 season in Australia with a [[English cricket team in Australia in 1920–21|touring English team]], [[List of England cricket captains|captained]] by [[Johnny Douglas]] losing all five Tests to Australia, captained by the "Big Ship" Warwick Armstrong. Several players from before the war, including Warwick Armstrong, [[Charlie Macartney]], [[Charles Kelleway]], [[Warren Bardsley]] and the wicket-keeper [[Sammy Carter]], were instrumental in the team's success, as well as new players [[Herbie Collins]], [[Jack Ryder (cricketer)|Jack Ryder]], [[Bert Oldfield]], the spinner [[Arthur Mailey]] and the so-called "twin destroyers" [[Jack Gregory (cricketer)|Jack Gregory]] and [[Ted McDonald]]. The team continued its success on the [[Australian cricket team in England in 1921|1921 tour of England]], winning three out of the five Tests in [[Warwick Armstrong]]'s last series. The side was, on the whole, inconsistent in the latter half of the 1920s, losing its first home [[The Ashes|Ashes series]] since the 1911–12 season in 1928–29.
 
===Bradman era===
{{main|History of Australian cricket from 1930–31 to 1945}}
The [[Australian cricket team in England in 1930|1930 tour of England]] heralded a new age of success for the Australian team. The team, led by [[Bill Woodfull]] – the "Great Un-bowlable" – featured legends of the game including [[Bill Ponsford]], [[Stan McCabe]], [[Clarrie Grimmett]] and the young pair of [[Archie Jackson]] and [[Donald Bradman|Don Bradman]]. Bradman was the outstanding batsman of the series, scoring a record 974 runs, including one century, two double centuries and one [[List of Test cricket triple centuries|triple century]], a massive score of 334 at Leeds which including 309 runs in a day. Jackson died of [[tuberculosis]] at the age of 23 three years later, after playing eight Tests. The team was widely considered unstoppable, winning nine of its next ten Tests.
 
The 1932–33 England tour of Australia is considered one of the most infamous episodes of cricket, due to the England team's use of [[bodyline]], where captain [[Douglas Jardine]] instructed his bowlers [[Bill Voce]] and [[Harold Larwood]] to bowl fast, short-pitched deliveries aimed at the bodies of the Australian batsmen. The tactic, although effective, was widely considered by Australian crowds as vicious and unsporting. Injuries to Bill Woodfull, who was struck over the heart, and [[Bert Oldfield]], who received a fractured skull (although from a non-bodyline ball), exacerbated the situation, almost causing a full-scale riot from the 50 000 fans at the [[Adelaide Oval]] for the third Test. The conflict almost escalated into a diplomatic incident between the two countries, as leading Australian political figures, including the [[Governors of South Australia|Governor of South Australia]], [[Alexander Hore-Ruthven, 1st Earl of Gowrie|Alexander Hore-Ruthven]], protested to their English counterparts. The series ended in a 4–1 win for England but the bodyline tactics used were banned the year after.
 
The Australian team put the result of this series behind them, winning their next tour of England in 1934. The team was led by Bill Woodfull on his final tour and was notably dominated by Ponsford and Bradman, who twice put on partnerships of over 380 runs, with Bradman once again scoring a triple-century at Leeds. The bowling was dominated by the [[Spin bowling|spin]] pair of [[Bill O'Reilly (cricketer)|Bill O'Reilly]] and Clarrie Grimmett, who took 53 wickets between them, with O'Reilly twice taking seven-wicket hauls.
 
Sir Donald Bradman is widely considered the greatest batsman of all time.<ref>{{cite web |author=mohankaus |url=http://i3j3cricket.com/2009/01/17/icc-best-ever-batsmen-and-bowlers/ |title=ICC's "Best Ever" batsmen and bowlers! |publisher=i3j3Cricket :: A blog for fans of Indian cricket... |date=17 January 2009 |access-date=14 January 2011 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20110102083233/http://i3j3cricket.com/2009/01/17/icc-best-ever-batsmen-and-bowlers/ |archive-date=2 January 2011 |url-status=dead }}</ref><ref>{{cite web |url=http://worldcricketwatch.com/stories/feature/the-10-greatest-batsmen-ever/ |title=The 10 Greatest Batsmen Ever |publisher=World Cricket Watch |date=15 October 2009 |access-date=14 January 2011 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20110211234312/http://worldcricketwatch.com/stories/feature/the-10-greatest-batsmen-ever/ |archive-date=11 February 2011 |url-status=dead }}</ref> He dominated the sport from 1930 until his retirement in 1948, setting new records for the highest score in a Test innings (334 vs England at [[Headingley Cricket Ground|Headingley]] in 1930), the most runs (6996), the most [[Century (cricket)|centuries]] (29), the most double centuries and the highest Test and [[first-class cricket|first-class]] batting averages. His record for the highest Test batting average – 99.94 – has never been beaten. It is almost 40 runs per innings above the next highest average. He would have finished with an average of over 100 runs per innings if he had not been dismissed for a [[Duck (cricket)|duck]] in his last Test. He was [[knight]]ed in 1949 for services to cricket. He is generally considered one of Australia's greatest sporting heroes.
 
Test cricket was again [[Cricket in World War II|interrupted by war]], with the last Test series in 1938 made notable by [[Len Hutton]] scoring a world record 364 for England, with [[Chuck Fleetwood-Smith]] conceding 298 runs in England's world record total of 7/903. [[Ross Gregory]], a notable young batsman who played two Tests before the war, was killed in the war.
 
===Post-war era===
{{main|History of Australian cricket from 1945–46 to 1960}}
The team continued its success after the end of the [[Second World War]], with the first Test (also Australia's first against New Zealand) being played in the 1945–46 season against New Zealand. Australia was by far the most successful team of the 1940s, being undefeated throughout the decade, winning two Ashes series against England and its first Test series against [[India national cricket team|India]]. The team capitalised on its ageing stars Bradman, [[Sid Barnes]], [[Bill Brown (cricketer)|Bill Brown]] and [[Lindsay Hassett]] while new talent, including [[Ian Johnson (cricketer)|Ian Johnson]], [[Don Tallon]], [[Arthur Morris]], [[Neil Harvey]], [[Bill Johnston (cricketer)|Bill Johnston]] and the [[fast bowling]] pair of [[Ray Lindwall]] and [[Keith Miller]], who all made their debut in the latter half of the 1940s, and were to form the basis of the team for a good part of the next decade. The [[Australian cricket team in England in 1948|team that Don Bradman led to England in 1948]] gained the moniker ''The Invincibles'', after going through the tour without losing a single game. Of 31 first-class games played during the tour, they won 23 and drew 8, including winning the five-match Test series 4–0, with one draw. The tour was particularly notable for the [[Fourth Test, 1948 Ashes series|fourth Test]] of the series, in which Australia won by seven wickets chasing a target of 404, setting a new record for the highest [[List of cricket terms#R|run chase]] in Test cricket, with Arthur Morris and Bradman both scoring centuries, as well as for the final Test in the series, Bradman's last, where he finished with a duck in his last innings after needing only four runs to secure a career average of 100.
 
Australia was less successful in the 1950s, losing three consecutive Ashes series to England, including a horrendous [[Australian cricket team in England in 1956|1956 Tour of England]], where the 'spin twins' [[Jim Laker|Laker]] and [[Tony Lock|Lock]] destroyed Australia, taking 61 wickets between them, including Laker taking 19 wickets in the game (a first-class record) at [[Headingley Cricket Ground|Headingley]], a game dubbed '''Laker's Match'''.
 
However, the team rebounded to win five consecutive series in the latter half of the 1950s, first under the leadership of Ian Johnson, then [[Ian Craig]] and [[Richie Benaud]]. The [[West Indian cricket team in Australia in 1960–61|series against the West Indies in the 1960–61 season]] was notable for the [[Tied Test]] in the first game at [[the Gabba]], which was the first in Test cricket. Australia ended up winning the series 2–1 after a hard-fought series that was praised for its excellent standards and sense of fair play. Stand-out players in that series as well as through the early part of the 1960s were Richie Benaud, who took a then-record number of wickets as a [[Leg spin|leg-spinner]] and who also captained Australia in 28 Tests, including 24 without defeat; [[Alan Keith Davidson|Alan Davidson]], who was a notable fast-bowler and also became the first player to take 10 wickets and make 100 runs in the same game in the first Test; [[Bob Simpson (cricketer)|Bob Simpson]], who also later captained Australia for two different periods of time; [[Colin McDonald (Australian cricketer)|Colin McDonald]], the first-choice opening batsman for most of the 1950s and early '60s; [[Norm O'Neill]], who made 181 in the Tied Test; [[Neil Harvey]], towards the end of his long career; and [[Wally Grout]], an excellent [[wicket-keeper]] who died at the age of 41.
 
===World Series Cricket and Restructuring===
The [[Centenary Test]] was played in March 1977 at the MCG to celebrate 100 years since the first Test was played. Australia won the match by 45 runs, an identical result to the first Test match.<ref>[http://www.theroar.com.au/2009/11/01/the-1977-centenary-test/ Remembering the 1977 Centenary Test] {{Webarchive|url=https://web.archive.org/web/20111216152050/http://www.theroar.com.au/2009/11/01/the-1977-centenary-test/ |date=16 December 2011 }} – The Roar. Published 1 November 2009. Retrieved 4 May 2011.</ref>
 
In May 1977, [[Kerry Packer]] announced he was organising a breakaway competition – [[World Series Cricket]] (WSC) – after the [[Australian Cricket Board]] (ACB) refused to accept [[Nine Network|Channel Nine]]'s bid to gain exclusive television rights to Australia's Test matches in 1976. Packer secretly signed leading international cricketers to his competition, including 28 Australians. Almost all of the Australian Test team at the time were signed to WSC – notable exceptions including [[Gary Cosier]], [[Geoff Dymock]], [[Kim Hughes]] and [[Craig Serjeant]] – and the Australian selectors were forced to pick what was generally considered a third-rate team from players in the [[Sheffield Shield]]. Former player Bob Simpson, who had retired 10 years previously after a conflict with the board, was recalled at the age of 41 to captain Australia against India. [[Jeff Thomson]] was named deputy in a team that included seven debutants. Australia managed to win the series 3–2, mainly thanks to the batting of Simpson, who scored 539 runs, including two centuries; and the bowling of [[Wayne Clark (cricketer)|Wayne Clark]], who took 28 wickets. Australia lost the next series 3–1 against the West Indies, which was fielding a full strength team; and also lost the [[English cricket team in Australia in 1978–79|1978–79 Ashes series]] 5–1, the team's worst Ashes result in Australia. [[Graham Yallop]] was named as captain for the Ashes, with Kim Hughes taking over for the 1979–80 tour of India. [[Rodney Hogg]] took 41 wickets in his debut series, an Australian record. WSC players returned to the team for the 1979–80 season after a settlement between the ACB and Kerry Packer. [[Greg Chappell]] was reinstated as captain.
 
The [[underarm bowling incident of 1981]] occurred when, in an [[One Day International|ODI]] against New Zealand, Greg Chappell instructed his brother [[Trevor Chappell|Trevor]] to bowl an [[underarm bowling|underarm delivery]] to New Zealand batsman [[Brian McKechnie (sportsman)|Brian McKechnie]], with New Zealand needing a [[Six (cricket)|six]] to tie off the last ball. The aftermath of the incident soured political relations between Australia and New Zealand, with several leading political and cricketing figures calling it "unsportsmanlike" and "[[not in the spirit of cricket]]".
 
Australia continued its success up until the early 1980s, built around the Chappell brothers, [[Dennis Lillee]], Jeff Thomson and [[Rod Marsh]]. The 1980s was a period of relative mediocrity after the turmoil caused by the [[Rebel tours of South Africa#Australian tours, 1985/86 & 1986/87|Rebel Tours of South Africa]] and the subsequent retirement of several key players. The rebel tours were funded by the [[South African Cricket Board]] to compete against its national side, which had been banned—along with many other sports, including Olympic athletes—from competing internationally, due to the South African government's racist apartheid policies. Some of Australia's best players were poached: Graham Yallop, [[Carl Rackemann]], [[Terry Alderman]], Rodney Hogg, Kim Hughes, [[John Dyson (cricketer, born 1954)|John Dyson]], [[Greg Shipperd]], [[Steve Rixon]] and [[Steve Smith (cricketer, born 1961)|Steve Smith]] amongst others. These players were handed three-year suspensions by the Australian Cricket Board which greatly weakened the player pool for the national sides, as most were either current representative players or on the verge of gaining honours.
 
===Golden era===
{{main|History of Australian cricket from 1985–86 to 2000}}
 
The so-called 'Golden Era' of Australian cricket occurred around the end of the 20th century and the beginning of the 21st century. This was a period in which Australian cricket recovered from the disruption caused by [[World Series Cricket]] to create arguably the strongest [[Test cricket|Test]] team in history.
 
Under the captaincy of [[Allan Border]] and the new fielding standards put in place by new coach Bob Simpson, the team was restructured and gradually rebuilt their cricketing stocks. Some of the rebel players returned to the national side after serving their suspensions, including [[Trevor Hohns]], Carl Rackemann and Terry Alderman. During these lean years, it was the batsmen Border, [[David Boon]], [[Dean Jones (cricketer)|Dean Jones]], the young Steve Waugh and the bowling feats of Alderman, [[Bruce Reid]], [[Craig McDermott]], [[Merv Hughes]] and to a lesser extent, [[Geoff Lawson (cricketer)|Geoff Lawson]] who kept the Australian side afloat.
 
With the emergence of players such as [[Ian Healy]], [[Mark Taylor (cricketer)|Mark Taylor]], [[Geoff Marsh]], [[Mark Waugh]], and [[Greg Matthews]] in the late 1980s, Australia was on the way back from the doldrums. Winning [[1989 Ashes series|the Ashes in 1989]], the Australians got a roll on beating [[Pakistani cricket team in Australia in 1989–90|Pakistan]], [[Sri Lankan cricket team in Australia in 1989–90|Sri Lanka]] and then followed it up with another Ashes win on home soil [[1990–91 Ashes series|in 1991]]. The Australians went on [[Australian cricket team in West Indies in 1990–91|to the West Indies]] and had their chances but ended up losing the series. However, they bounced back and beat the Indians in their next Test series. With the retirement of the champion but defensive, Allan Border, a new era of attacking cricket had begun under the leadership of firstly Mark Taylor and then [[Steve Waugh]].
 
The 1990s and early 21st century were arguably Australia's most successful periods, unbeaten in all Ashes series played bar the famous [[2005 Ashes series|2005 series]] and achieving a hat-trick of [[Cricket World Cup|World Cups]]. This success has been attributed to the restructuring of the team and system by Border, successive aggressive captains, and the effectiveness of several key players, most notably [[Glenn McGrath]], [[Shane Warne]], [[Justin Langer]], [[Matthew Hayden]], Steve Waugh, [[Adam Gilchrist]], [[Michael Hussey]] and [[Ricky Ponting]].
 
===21st century===
{{main|History of Australian cricket from 2000–01}}
 
Following the [[2006–07 Ashes series]] which Australia won 5 nil, Australia slipped in the rankings after the retirements of key players. In the 2013/14 Ashes series, Australia again defeated England 5 nil and climbed back to third in the ICC International Test rankings. In February/March 2014, Australia beat [[South Africa national cricket team|South Africa]], the number 1 team in the world, 2–1 and overtook them to return to the top of the rankings. In 2015, Australia won the World Cup, losing just one game for the tournament.
 
{{As of|2020|12}}, Australia are ranked first in the ICC Test Championship,<ref name="Test ranking" /> fourth in the ICC ODI Championship<ref name="ODI ranking" /> and second in the ICC T20I Championship.<ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.icc-cricket.com/rankings/mens/team-rankings/t20i|title=ICC T20I Rankings|date=23 December 2018|publisher=ICC|access-date=1 January 2018|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20180222122503/https://www.icc-cricket.com/rankings/mens/team-rankings/t20i|archive-date=22 February 2018|url-status=live}}</ref>
 
==== 2018 ball-tampering incident ====
{{main|2018 Australian ball-tampering scandal}}
On 25 March 2018, during [[Australian cricket team in South Africa in 2017–18|the third Test match against hosts South Africa]]; players [[Cameron Bancroft (cricketer)|Cameron Bancroft]], [[Steve Smith (cricketer)|Steve Smith]], [[David Warner (cricketer)|David Warner]] and the leadership group of the team were implicated in a ball tampering scandal.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.news.com.au/sport/cricket/readers-verdict-public-call-for-australian-cricket-captain-steve-smith-and-leadership-group-to-go-over-south-africa-ball-tampering/news-story/0cef0759967d9f4e503c9bcb8280cd52|title=The leadership group of the Australian cricket team including Steve Smith and David Warner to be questioned for the foul play relating to admission of ball tampering controversial scandal|work=news.com.au|access-date=27 March 2018|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20180326142638/http://www.news.com.au/sport/cricket/readers-verdict-public-call-for-australian-cricket-captain-steve-smith-and-leadership-group-to-go-over-south-africa-ball-tampering/news-story/0cef0759967d9f4e503c9bcb8280cd52|archive-date=26 March 2018|url-status=live}}</ref><ref>{{cite news|url=https://www.theguardian.com/sport/2018/mar/25/an-unashamed-disgrace-ball-tampering-cheats-australian-cricket-fans|title=Steve Smith and David Warner brings disgrace to Australian cricket over ball tampering row|newspaper=The Guardian|access-date=27 March 2018|date=25 March 2018|last1=O'Halloran|first1=Kate|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20180326225247/https://www.theguardian.com/sport/2018/mar/25/an-unashamed-disgrace-ball-tampering-cheats-australian-cricket-fans|archive-date=26 March 2018|url-status=live}}</ref> Smith and Bancroft admitted to conspiring to alter the condition of the ball by rubbing it with a piece of adhesive tape containing abrasive granules picked up from the ground (it was later revealed that [[sandpaper]] was used).<ref name=ferrisfate/> Smith stated that the purpose was to gain an advantage by unlawfully changing the ball's [[aerodynamics#Ball-control in sports|surface]] in order to generate [[reverse swing]].<ref>{{Cite news|url=http://www.espncricinfo.com/story/_/id/22906580/sambit-bal-australia-moment-truth|title=This is Australia's moment of truth|work=ESPNcricinfo|access-date=27 March 2018|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20180326144613/http://www.espncricinfo.com/story/_/id/22906580/sambit-bal-australia-moment-truth|archive-date=26 March 2018|url-status=live}}</ref> Bancroft had been filmed tampering with the ball and after being informed he had been caught, he was seen to transfer a yellow object from a pocket to the inside front of his trousers to hide the evidence.<ref>{{Cite news|url=http://www.news.com.au/sport/cricket/australian-cricket-team-faces-questions-over-ashes-as-furore-over-ball-tampering-hypocrisy-deepens/news-story/288240b569bcd1c4954ba1e8a1dca530|title=Aussies face questions over Ashes conduct|work=NewsComAu|access-date=27 March 2018|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20180326193038/http://www.news.com.au/sport/cricket/australian-cricket-team-faces-questions-over-ashes-as-furore-over-ball-tampering-hypocrisy-deepens/news-story/288240b569bcd1c4954ba1e8a1dca530|archive-date=26 March 2018|url-status=live}}</ref><ref name="Smith">{{cite web|url=http://www.espncricinfo.com/story/_/id/22897995/desperation-drove-australia-cheat-steven-smith|title=Desperation drove Australia to cheat – Smith|work=ESPN Cricinfo|access-date=26 March 2018|date=24 March 2018|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20180326013521/http://www.espncricinfo.com/story/_/id/22897995/desperation-drove-australia-cheat-steven-smith|archive-date=26 March 2018|url-status=live}}</ref> Steve Smith and David Warner were stood down as captain and vice-captain during the third Test while head coach, [[Darren Lehmann]] was suspected to have assisted Cameron Bancroft to tamper the ball.<ref>{{Cite news|url=http://www.espncricinfo.com/story/_/id/22919264/steven-smith,-david-warner,-darren-lehmann-sights-james-sutherland-flies-sa|title=Smith, Warner, Lehmann in sights as Sutherland flies to SA|work=ESPNcricinfo|access-date=27 March 2018|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20180327150506/http://www.espncricinfo.com/story/_/id/22919264/steven-smith,-david-warner,-darren-lehmann-sights-james-sutherland-flies-sa|archive-date=27 March 2018|url-status=live}}</ref> The [[International Cricket Council|ICC]] imposed a one-match ban and 100%-match-fee fine on Smith, while Bancroft was fined 75 per cent of his match fee and received 3 demerit points.<ref>{{cite web |url=https://www.icc-cricket.com/media-releases/650624 |title=Steve Smith suspended and Bancroft handed three demerit points |publisher=ICC media release |date=25 March 2018 |access-date=31 March 2018 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20180401012648/https://www.icc-cricket.com/media-releases/650624 |archive-date=1 April 2018 |url-status=live }}</ref>
Smith and Warner were both stripped of their captaincy roles by [[Cricket Australia]] and sent home from the tour (along with Bancroft). [[Tim Paine]] was appointed as captain for the fourth Test.<ref name=":0">{{cite news|title=Paine to be Australia's 46th Test captain|work=cricket.com.au|url=https://www.cricket.com.au/news/tim-paine-appointed-cricket-australia-46th-test-captain-board-steve-smith-sacked-tampering-scandal/2018-03-28|url-status=live|access-date=27 March 2018|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20180328041254/https://www.cricket.com.au/news/tim-paine-appointed-cricket-australia-46th-test-captain-board-steve-smith-sacked-tampering-scandal/2018-03-28|archive-date=28 March 2018}}</ref> Cricket Australia then suspended Smith and Warner from playing for 12 months and Bancroft for 9 months. Smith and Bancroft cannot be considered for leadership roles for 12 months after the suspension, while Warner is banned from leadership of any Cricket Australia team for life.<ref name=ferrisfate>{{cite news|url=https://www.cricket.com.au/news/player-sanctions-steve-smith-cameron-bancroft-david-warner-australia-cricket-ball-tampering/2018-03-28|title=Tampering trio learn their fate|work=cricket.com.au|access-date=28 March 2018|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20180612142425/https://www.cricket.com.au/news/player-sanctions-steve-smith-cameron-bancroft-david-warner-australia-cricket-ball-tampering/2018-03-28|archive-date=12 June 2018|url-status=live}}</ref> In the aftermath of these events, Darren Lehmann announced his resignation as head coach at the end of the series.<ref>{{Cite news|url=http://www.abc.net.au/news/2018-03-29/darren-lehmann-steps-down-over-ball-tampering-scandal/9604014|title=Darren Lehmann steps down as Australian cricket coach over ball-tampering scandal|work=[[ABC News (Australia)|ABC News]]|access-date=30 March 2018|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20180330001256/http://www.abc.net.au/news/2018-03-29/darren-lehmann-steps-down-over-ball-tampering-scandal/9604014|archive-date=30 March 2018|url-status=live}}</ref> On 8 May 2018, Tim Paine was also named as ODI captain<ref name=":1">{{cite news|url=https://www.cricket.com.au/news/reports-australia-odi-squad-tim-paine-captain-aaron-finch-speculation-england-tour/2018-05-08|title=Paine to captain Aussies in ODIs|work=cricket.com.au|access-date=7 May 2018|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20180508121814/https://www.cricket.com.au/news/reports-australia-odi-squad-tim-paine-captain-aaron-finch-speculation-england-tour/2018-05-08|archive-date=8 May 2018|url-status=live}}</ref> and [[Aaron Finch]] was reinstated as T20I captain hours later, although Finch replaced Paine as ODI captain after the 5-0 ODI series whitewash in England in June 2018.<ref name=":2">{{cite news|url=https://www.cricket.com.au/news/australia-odi-one-day-squad-t20-twenty20-captain-tim-paine-aaron-finch-england-zimbabwe-pakistan/2018-05-08|title=New skippers in, Swepson named for white-ball tours|work=cricket.com.au|access-date=8 May 2018|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20180508121802/https://www.cricket.com.au/news/australia-odi-one-day-squad-t20-twenty20-captain-tim-paine-aaron-finch-england-zimbabwe-pakistan/2018-05-08|archive-date=8 May 2018|url-status=live}}</ref>
 
==== Recent history ====
On 7 October 2018, Australia played their first Test match under new coach Justin Langer and new leadership group, which included Tim Paine as Australia's 46th Test captain.<ref>{{cite web|title=Paine's new Australia face first Test of their quality|url=https://www.espncricinfo.com/story/_/id/24909382/tim-paine-new-australia-face-first-test-their-quality|access-date=27 September 2020|website=www.espncricinfo.com}}</ref><ref>{{cite web|title=Paine to be Australia's 46th Test captain|url=https://www.cricket.com.au/news/tim-paine-appointed-cricket-australia-46th-test-captain-board-steve-smith-sacked-tampering-scandal/2018-03-28|access-date=27 September 2020|website=cricket.com.au}}</ref> After 1-0 a loss to Pakistan in a two match [[Australian cricket team in the United Arab Emirates in 2018–19|Test series against Pakistan]] in the UAE and suffered defeat to India at home in a [[India cricket team in Australia in 2018–19|four match Test series]], they found success against Sri Lanka, winning the [[Sri Lanka cricket team in Australia in 2018–19|two Test match series]] 2–0.
 
In 2019, Australia played in the [[2019 Cricket World Cup|Cricket World Cup]], where they finished second in the group stage before being knocked out by England at [[Edgbaston Cricket Ground|Edgbaston]] in the semi final. Australia went on to retain the Ashes during the [[2019 Ashes series]], the first time on English soil since [[Australian cricket team in England and Ireland in 2001|2001]], by winning the fourth Test at [[Old Trafford]].<ref>{{cite web |last1=Malik |first1=Ouzia |title=Australia retain the Ashes after victory over England in fourth Test at Old Trafford |url=https://www.standard.co.uk/sport/cricket/australia-retain-the-ashes-after-victory-over-england-in-fourth-test-at-old-trafford-a4231576.html |website=Evening Standard |access-date=9 September 2019 |date=8 September 2019}}</ref>
 
In 2020–21, Australia hosted India for 3 ODIs, 3 T20Is, and 4 Tests.
 
==International grounds==
{{main|List of cricket grounds in Australia}}
{{location map+|Australia|float=right|width=290|caption=Locations of all stadiums which have hosted an international cricket match within Australia|places=
{{location map~|Australia|label=<small>[[Melbourne Cricket Ground|MCG]]/[[Eastern Oval|Eastern]]</small>|position=right|lat=-37.82|long=144.9834}}
{{location map~|Australia|label=<small>[[Sydney Cricket Ground|SCG]]</small>|position=right|lat=-33.89151|long=151.22518}}
{{location map~|Australia|label=<small>[[Brisbane Cricket Ground|Gabba]]/[[Brisbane Exhibition Ground|Exhibition]]</small>|position=left|lat=-27.4858376|long=153.0380853}}
{{location map~|Australia|label=<small>[[Docklands Stadium|Docklands]]</small>|position=left|lat=-37.8162511|long=144.9481061}}
{{location map~|Australia|label=<small>[[Adelaide Oval]]</small>|position=left|lat=-34.9166072|long=138.596565}}
{{location map~|Australia|label=<small>[[Carrara Stadium|Carrara]]</small>|position=bottom|lat=-28.0023|long=153.222}}
{{location map~|Australia|label=<small>[[WACA Ground|WACA]]</small>|position=left|lat= -31.9530044|long=115.8574693}}
{{location map~|Australia|label=<small>[[Perth Stadium|Optus]]</small>|position=right|lat= -31.574|long=115.53205}}
{{location map~|Australia|label=<small>[[Manuka Oval|Manuka]]</small>|position=right|lat= -35.3191676|long=149.1336799}}
{{location map~|Australia|label=<small>[[Cazaly's Stadium|Cazaly's]]</small>|position=right|lat=-16.9357343|long=145.7490706}}
{{location map~|Australia|label=<small>[[Kardinia Park (stadium)|Kardinia]]</small>|position=left|lat= -38.929|long=144.2117}}
{{location map~|Australia|label=<small>[[Berri Oval|Berri]]</small>|position=right|lat=-34.286075|long=140.605794}}
{{location map~|Australia|label=<small>[[Bellerive Oval]]</small>|position=left|lat=-42.877566|long=147.373505}}
{{location map~|Australia|label=<small>[[TIO Stadium|TIO]]</small>|position=left|locator_position=left|lat=-12.399167|long=130.887222}}
{{location map~|Australia|label=<small>[[Devonport Oval|Devonport]]</small>|position=right|locator_position=right|lat=-41.166944|long=146.358}}
{{location map~|Australia|label=<small>[[Harrup Park|Harrup]]</small>|position=right|lat = -21.159453|long=149.186272}}
{{location map~|Australia|label=<small>[[Lavington Sports Ground|Lavington]]</small>|position=left|lat=-36.035|long=146.913}}
{{location map~|Australia|label=<small>[[NTCA Ground|NTCA]]</small>|position=left| |lat=-41.429722|long=147.15166}}
{{location map~|Australia|label=<small>[[Stadium Australia|ANZ]]</small>|position=left| lat=-33.847222|long=151.063333}}
{{location map~|Australia|label=<small>[[TCA Ground|TCA]]</small>|position=right| |lat=-42.871944|long=147.328056}}
{{location map~|Australia|label=<small>[[Tony Ireland Stadium|Tony]]</small>|position=left| lat=-19.317222|long=146.731667}}
}}
 
Australia currently plays International cricket at each of the following grounds:
 
{| class="wikitable sortable"
|-
!Venue !! City !! Capacity
|-
|[[Melbourne Cricket Ground]]
|[[Melbourne]]
|100,024
|-
|[[Perth Stadium]]
|[[Perth]]
|60,000
|-
|[[Adelaide Oval]]
|[[Adelaide]]
|53,500
|-
|[[Sydney Cricket Ground]]
|[[Sydney]]
|48,000
|-
|[[The Gabba|Brisbane Cricket Ground]]
|[[Brisbane]]
|36,000
|-
|[[Carrara Oval]]
|[[Gold Coast, Queensland|Gold Coast]]
|21,000
|-
|[[Bellerive Oval]]
|[[Hobart]]
|20,000
|-
|[[Manuka Oval]]
|[[Canberra]]
|12,000
|}
 
==Team colours==
For Test matches, the team wears [[Cricket Whites]], with an optional [[sweater]] or [[sweater-vest]] with a [[green and gold]] V-neck for use in cold weather. The sponsor's (currently Alinta for home matches and Qantas for away matches) logo is displayed on the right side of the chest while the Cricket Australia [[emblem]] is displayed on the left. If the sweater is being worn the Cricket Australia emblem is displayed under the V-neck and the sponsor's logo is again displayed on the right side of the chest.<ref>{{cite news | url=http://www.cbc.ca/gfx/images/sports/photos/2010/12/27/ponting-ricky101227getty.jpg | title=Photograph: Ricky Ponting, 2010 | work=CBC News | access-date=7 January 2017 | archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20160304125131/http://www.cbc.ca/gfx/images/sports/photos/2010/12/27/ponting-ricky101227getty.jpg | archive-date=4 March 2016 | url-status=live }}</ref> The [[baggy green]], the Australian Test cricket cap, is considered an essential part of the cricketing uniform and as a symbol of the national team, with new players being presented with one upon their selection in the team. The cap and the [[Helmet (cricket)|helmet]] both prominently display the Australian cricketing coat-of-arms instead of the Cricket Australia emblem. At the end of 2011, [[ASICS]] was named the manufacturer of the whites and limited over uniforms from Adidas, with the ASICS logo being displayed on the shirt and pants. Players may choose any manufacturer for their other gear ([[Cricket bat|bat]], [[pads]], shoes, gloves, etc.).
 
In One Day International (ODI) cricket and Twenty20 International cricket, the team wears uniforms usually coloured [[green and gold]], the [[national colours of Australia]]. There has been a variety of different styles and layouts used in both forms of the limited-overs game, with coloured clothing (sometimes known as "pyjamas") being introduced for World Series Cricket in the late 1970s. The Alinta or Qantas logo is prominently displayed on the shirts and other gears. The current home ODI kit consists of green as the primary colour and gold as the secondary colour. The away kit is the opposite of the home kit with gold as the primary colour and green as the secondary colour. The home Twenty20 kit consists of black with the natural colours of Australia, green and gold strips.<ref>{{cite web |url=http://cricket.com.au/news-display/ASICS-unveil-new-uniforms/25621/ |title=ASICS unveil new uniforms – Cricket Australia |publisher=Cricket.com.au |access-date=22 July 2013 |url-status=dead |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20111212044714/http://cricket.com.au/news-display/ASICS-unveil-new-uniforms/25621 |archive-date=12 December 2011  }}</ref> However, since Australia beat New Zealand at the MCG in the 2015 Cricket World Cup wearing the gold uniform, it has also become their primary colour, with the hats used being called 'floppy gold', formerly known as 'baggy gold', a limited-overs equivalent to a baggy green.<ref>{{cite web|title = Floppy Gold to rival Baggy Green?|url = http://www.cricket.com.au/news/george-bailey-yellow-floppy-hat-baggy-green-cricket-fashion-australia-odi-series-india-waca/2016-01-13|website = cricket.com.au|access-date = 12 January 2016|archive-url = https://web.archive.org/web/20160115073521/http://www.cricket.com.au/news/george-bailey-yellow-floppy-hat-baggy-green-cricket-fashion-australia-odi-series-india-waca/2016-01-13|archive-date = 15 January 2016|url-status = live}}</ref> Until the early 2000s and briefly in early 2020, in ODIs, Australia wore yellow helmets, before using green helmets as in test matches.
 
Former suppliers were Asics (1999), ISC (2000–2001), Fila (2002–2003) and Adidas (2004–2010) among others. Before Travelex, some of the former sponsors were Coca-Cola (1993–1998), Fly Emirates (1999) and Carlton & United Breweries (2000–2001).
 
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!Period
!Kit manufacturer
!Sponsor (chest)
!Sponsor (sleeves)
|-
|
|
|
|
|}
 
==Squad==
This is the list CA released on 23 April 2021.<ref>{{Cite web|title=Big names miss out in CA contract shake-up|url=https://www.cricket.com.au/news/australia-men-contract-list-2021-22-ashes-wade-green-smith-warner-cummins-starc-marnus-carey/2021-04-23|access-date=23 April 2021|website=cricket.com.au|language=en}}</ref><ref>{{Cite web|title=Travis Head and Matthew Wade lose Cricket Australia contracts, Cameron Green included|url=https://www.espncricinfo.com/story/travis-head-and-matthew-wade-lose-cricket-australia-contracts-cameron-green-included-1260385|access-date=2021-04-23|website=ESPNcricinfo|language=en}}</ref> It is all the contracts for the next 12 months from that point. Players who miss out on the initial contract list can be upgraded during the year by earning selection in national teams. Players need to accrue 12 upgrade points to earn a contract, with Tests worth five points, ODIs two points and T20s one point for men, and Tests worth four points and ODIs and T20s two each for women.
 
''Last updated: 23 April 2021''
 
*S/N – Shirt number
*C – Contracted to Cricket Australia (Y = Holds contract)
 
{| class="wikitable sortable" style="margin: 1em auto 1em auto"
|-
!  style="text-align:center; background:#FFD700; color:green; | Name
!  style="text-align:center; background:#FFD700; color:green; | Age
!  style="text-align:center; background:#FFD700; color:green; | Batting style
!  style="text-align:center; background:#FFD700; color:green; | Bowling style
!  style="text-align:center; background:#FFD700; color:green; | State
!  style="text-align:center; background:#FFD700; color:green; | Forms<!--NOTE: This refers to the forms they've played for Australia in the past year, not over their whole Australia career-->
! style="text-align:center; background:#FFD700; color:green; | S/N
! style="text-align:center; background:#FFD700; color:green; | C
! style="text-align:center; background:#FFD700; color:green; | Notes
|-
! colspan="9" | Batsmen
|-
| [[Joe Burns (cricketer)|Joe Burns]] || {{age|1989|09|06}} || Right-handed || Right-arm [[off break]] || [[Queensland cricket team|Queensland]] || Test || 15 ||  ||
|-
| [[Aaron Finch]] || {{age|1986|11|17}} || Right-handed || [[Left-arm orthodox spin|Slow left-arm orthodox]] || [[Victoria cricket team|Victoria]] || ODI, T20I || 5 || Y || ODI & T20I Captain
|-
| [[Marcus Harris (cricketer)|Marcus Harris]] || {{age|1992|07|21}} || Left-handed || Right-arm [[off break]] ||[[Victoria cricket team|Victoria]] || Test || 14 ||  ||
|-
| [[Travis Head]] || {{age|1993|12|29}} || Left-handed || Right-arm [[off break]] || [[South Australia cricket team|South Australia]] || Test || 62 ||  ||
|-
| [[Will Pucovski]] || {{age|1998|02|02}} || Right-handed || Right-arm [[off break]] || [[Victoria cricket team|Victoria]] || Test || 10 ||  ||
|-
| [[Steve Smith (cricketer)|Steve Smith]] || {{age|1989|06|02}} || Right-handed || Right-arm [[leg break]] || [[New South Wales cricket team|New South Wales]] || Test, ODI, T20I || 49 || Y ||
|-
| [[David Warner (cricketer)|David Warner]] || {{age|1986|10|27}} || Left-handed || Right-arm [[leg break]] || [[New South Wales cricket team|New South Wales]] || Test, ODI, T20I || 31 || Y ||
|-
! colspan="9" | All-rounders
|-
| [[Sean Abbott]] || {{age|1992|2|29}} || Right-handed ||  Right-arm [[fast bowling|fast-medium]] || [[New South Wales cricket team|New South Wales]] || ODI, T20I || 77 ||  ||
|-
| [[Ashton Agar]] || {{age|1993|10|14}} || Left-handed || [[Left-arm orthodox spin|Slow left-arm orthodox]] || [[Western Australia cricket team|Western Australia]] || ODI, T20I || 46 || Y ||
|-
| [[Cameron Green (Australian cricketer)|Cameron Green]] || {{age|1999|06|03}} || Right-handed || Right-arm [[fast bowling|fast-medium]] || [[Western Australia cricket team|Western Australia]] || Test, ODI || 42 || Y ||
|-
| [[Moises Henriques]] || {{age|1987|02|01}} || Right-handed || Right-arm [[fast bowling|fast-medium]] || [[New South Wales cricket team|New South Wales]] || ODI, T20I || 21 ||  ||
|-
| [[Marnus Labuschagne]] || {{age|1994|06|22}} || Right-handed || Right-arm [[leg break]] || [[Queensland cricket team|Queensland]] || Test, ODI || 33 || Y ||
|-
| [[Mitchell Marsh]] || {{age|1991|10|20}} || Right-handed || Right-arm [[fast bowling|medium-fast]] || [[Western Australia cricket team|Western Australia]] || ODI, T20I || 8 || ||
|-
| [[Glenn Maxwell]] || {{age|1988|10|14}}|| Right-handed || Right-arm [[off break]] || [[Victoria cricket team|Victoria]] || ODI, T20I || 32 || Y ||
|-
| [[D'Arcy Short]] || {{age|1990|09|09}} || Left-handed || [[Left-arm unorthodox spin]] || [[Western Australia cricket team|Western Australia]] || ODI, T20I || 23 ||  ||
|-
| [[Daniel Sams (cricketer)|Daniel Sams]] || {{age|1992|10|27}} || Right-handed || Left-arm [[fast bowling|fast-medium]] || [[New South Wales cricket team|New South Wales]] || T20I || 95 || ||
|-
| [[Marcus Stoinis]] || {{age|1989|08|16}} || Right-handed || Right-arm [[Fast bowling|medium]] || [[Western Australia cricket team|Western Australia]] || ODI, T20I || 17 ||  ||
|-
! colspan="9" | Wicket-keepers
|-
| [[Alex Carey (cricketer)|Alex Carey]] || {{age|1991|8|27}} || Left-handed || {{n/a}} || [[South Australia cricket team|South Australia]] || ODI || 4 || Y ||
|-
| [[Tim Paine]] || {{age|1984|12|08}} || Right-handed || {{n/a}} || [[Tasmania cricket team|Tasmania]] || Test || 7 || Y || Test Captain
|-
| [[Matthew Wade]] || {{age|1987|12|22}} || Left-handed || Right-arm [[fast bowling|medium-fast]] || [[Tasmania cricket team|Tasmania]] || Test, T20I || 13 ||  || T20I Vice Captain
|-
| [[Josh Philippe]] || {{age|1997|06|01}} || Right-handed || {{n/a}} || [[New South Wales cricket team|New South Wales]] || T20I || 2 || ||
|-
! colspan="9" | Pace Bowlers
|-
| [[Pat Cummins]] || {{age|1993|05|08}} || Right-handed || Right-arm [[fast bowling|fast]] || [[New South Wales cricket team|New South Wales]] || Test, ODI, T20I || 30 || Y || Test & ODI Vice-Captain
|-
| [[Josh Hazlewood]] || {{age|1991|05|03}} || Left-handed || Right-arm [[fast bowling|fast-medium]] || [[New South Wales cricket team|New South Wales]] || Test, ODI, T20I || 38 || Y ||
|-
| [[James Pattinson]] || {{age|1990|01|08}} || Left-handed || Right-arm [[fast bowling|fast-medium]] || [[Victoria cricket team|Victoria]] || Test || 19 || Y ||
|-
| [[Jhye Richardson]] || {{age|1996|09|20}} || Right-handed || Right-arm [[fast bowling|fast]] || [[Western Australia cricket team|Western Australia]] || T20I || 60 || Y ||
|-
|[[Kane Richardson]] || {{age|1991|2|12}} || Right-handed || Right-arm [[fast bowling|fast-medium]] || [[South Australia cricket team|South Australia]] || ODI, T20I || 55 || Y ||
|-
| [[Mitchell Starc]] || {{age|1990|01|30}} || Left-handed || Left-arm [[fast bowling|fast]] || [[New South Wales cricket team|New South Wales]] || Test, ODI, T20I || 56 || Y ||
|-
| [[Andrew Tye]] || {{age|1986|12|12}} || Right-handed || Right-arm [[fast bowling|medium-fast]] || [[Western Australia cricket team|Western Australia]] || T20I || 68 || ||
|-
| [[Riley Meredith]] || {{age|1996|06|21}} || Right-handed || Right-arm [[fast bowling|fast]] || [[Tasmania cricket team|Tasmania]] || T20I || 34 || ||
|-
! colspan="9" | Spin Bowlers
|-
| [[Nathan Lyon]] || {{age|1987|11|20}} || Right-handed || Right-arm [[off break]] || [[New South Wales cricket team|New South Wales]] || Test || 67 || Y ||
|-
| [[Mitchell Swepson]] || {{age|1993|10|04}} || Right-handed || Right-arm [[leg break]] || [[Queensland cricket team|Queensland]] || T20I || 22 ||  ||
|-
| [[Adam Zampa]] ||{{age|1992|03|31}} || Right-handed || Right-arm [[leg break]] || [[South Australia cricket team|South Australia]] || ODI, T20I || 88 || Y
||
|}
 
==Coaching staff==
{| class="wikitable"  style="font-size:85%; width:55%;"
|-
! style="background:#FFD700; color:green; text-align:center;"| Position
! style="background:#FFD700; color:green; text-align:center;"| Name
|-
| Head coach
| {{flagicon|AUS}} [[Justin Langer]]<ref name="Langer appointed Australia coach">{{cite web|url=https://www.cricket.com.au/news/australia-coach-justin-langer-test-odi-t20-tour-united-kingdom-squad-lehmann/2018-05-03|title=Langer appointed Australia coach|publisher=cricket.com.au|access-date=4 May 2018}}</ref>
|-
| Senior assistant coach
|{{flagicon|AUS}} [[Andrew McDonald (cricketer)|Andrew McDonald]]<ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.hindustantimes.com/cricket/australia-appoint-andrew-mcdonald-as-justin-langer-s-assistant/story-7CM0Gi3W3pgdyHjvzmtX5I.html|title=Australia appoint Andrew McDonald as Justin Langer's assistant|date=30 October 2019|website=Hindustan Times|access-date=31 October 2019}}</ref>
|-
| Batting coach
|{{flagicon|AUS}} [[Michael Di Venuto]]<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://www.cricket.com.au/news/australia-team-new-assistant-coaches-batting-michael-di-venuto-jeff-vaughan-justin-langer/2021-07-01 |title=Aussie men lock in two new assistant coaches |work=Cricket Australia |access-date=1 July 2021}}</ref>
|-
| Batting coach
|{{flagicon|AUS}} [[Jeff Vaughan]]<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://www.cricket.com.au/news/australia-team-new-assistant-coaches-batting-michael-di-venuto-jeff-vaughan-justin-langer/2021-07-01 |title=Aussie men lock in two new assistant coaches |work=Cricket Australia |access-date=1 July 2021}}</ref>
|-
| Performance coach
|{{flagicon|AUS}} [[Ben Oliver]]
|-
| Physical performance coach
|{{flagicon|AUS}} Aaron Kellett
|-
| Performance analyst
|{{flagicon|AUS}} [[Dene Hills]]
|-
| Physiotherapist
|{{flagicon|AUS}} David Beakley
|-
| Team manager
|{{flagicon|AUS}} Gavin Dovey
|}
 
=== National Selectors Panel ===
{{for|a list of national selectors|Australian cricket selectors}}
{| class="wikitable"
|-
! Position !! Name
|-
|National selector (Chairman)|| {{flagicon|AUS}} [[Trevor Hohns]]
|-
|Head coach|| {{flagicon|AUS}} [[Justin Langer]]
|-
|National selector|| {{flagicon|AUS}} [[George Bailey (cricketer, born 1982)|George Bailey]]
|}
 
==Test match records==
{{Main|List of Australia Test cricket records}}
{{See also|Australia national cricket team record by opponent}}
 
===Team===
*Australia is the most successful Test team in cricketing history. It has won more than 350 Test matches at a rate of almost 47%. The next best performance is by South Africa at 37%.<ref>{{cite web |url=http://aus.cricinfo.com/db/STATS/TESTS/RESULTS/TEST_RECORD_BY_COUNTRY.html |title=CricInfo Test Results by Country page |publisher=ESPNcricinfo |access-date=22 July 2013 |url-status=dead |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20070129061219/http://aus.cricinfo.com/db/STATS/TESTS/RESULTS/TEST_RECORD_BY_COUNTRY.html |archive-date=29 January 2007  }}</ref>
*Australia have been involved in the only two [[Tied Test]]s played. The first occurred in December 1960, against the West Indies in Brisbane.<ref>{{cite web |url=http://aus.cricinfo.com/db/ARCHIVE/1960S/1960-61/WI_IN_AUS/WI_AUS_T1_09-14DEC1960.html |title=1st Test: Australia v West Indies at Brisbane, Dec 9–14, 1960 &#124; ESPN Cricinfo |publisher=ESPNcricinfo |access-date=22 July 2013 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20040514020643/http://aus.cricinfo.com/db/ARCHIVE/1960S/1960-61/WI_IN_AUS/WI_AUS_T1_09-14DEC1960.html |archive-date=14 May 2004 |url-status=live }}</ref> The second occurred in September 1986, against India in [[Madras]] ([[Chennai]]).<ref>{{cite web |url=http://aus.cricinfo.com/db/ARCHIVE/1980S/1986-87/AUS_IN_IND/AUS_IND_T1_18-22SEP1986.html |title=1st Test: India v Australia at Chennai, Sep 18–22, 1986 &#124; ESPN Cricinfo |publisher=ESPNcricinfo |access-date=22 July 2013 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20071119100029/http://aus.cricinfo.com/db/ARCHIVE/1980S/1986-87/AUS_IN_IND/AUS_IND_T1_18-22SEP1986.html |archive-date=19 November 2007 |url-status=live }}</ref>
*Australia's largest  victory in a Test match came on 24 February 2002. Australia defeated South Africa by an innings and 360 runs in Johannesburg.<ref>{{cite web |url=http://content-aus.cricinfo.com/australia/engine/match/63978.html |title=1st Test: South Africa v Australia at Johannesburg, Feb 22–24, 2002 &#124; ESPN Cricinfo |publisher=Content-aus.cricinfo.com |access-date=22 July 2013 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20071119101238/http://content-aus.cricinfo.com/australia/engine/match/63978.html |archive-date=19 November 2007 |url-status=live }}</ref>
*Australia holds the record for the most consecutive wins with 16. This has been achieved twice; from October 1999 to February 2001 and from December 2005 to January 2008.<ref>{{cite web |url=http://stats.cricinfo.com/ci/content/records/105118.html |title=Records &#124; ESPN Cricinfo |publisher=ESPNcricinfo |access-date=22 July 2013 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20090318073831/http://stats.cricinfo.com/ci/content/records/105118.html |archive-date=18 March 2009 |url-status=live }}</ref>
*Australia shares the record for the most consecutive series victories winning 9 series from October 2005 to June 2008. This record is shared with England.<ref>{{cite web |url=http://stats.cricinfo.com/ci/content/records/283958.html |title=Records &#124; ESPN Cricinfo |publisher=ESPNcricinfo |access-date=22 July 2013 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20100330085820/http://stats.cricinfo.com/ci/content/records/283958.html |archive-date=30 March 2010 |url-status=live }}</ref>
*Australia's highest total in a Test match innings was recorded in Kingston, Jamaica against the West Indies in June 1955. Australia posted 758/8 in their first innings, with five players scoring a century.<ref>{{cite web |url=http://content-aus.cricinfo.com/australia/engine/match/62793.html |title=5th Test: West Indies v Australia at Kingston, Jun 11–17, 1955 &#124; ESPN Cricinfo |publisher=Content-aus.cricinfo.com |access-date=22 July 2013 |archive-url=https://archive.today/20120707142024/http://content-aus.cricinfo.com/australia/engine/match/62793.html |archive-date=7 July 2012 |url-status=live }}</ref>
*Australia's lowest total in a Test match innings was recorded in Birmingham against England in May 1902. Australia were bowled all out for 36.<ref>{{cite web |url=http://content-aus.cricinfo.com/australia/engine/match/62465.html |title=1st Test: England v Australia at Birmingham, May 29–31, 1902 &#124; ESPN Cricinfo |publisher=Content-aus.cricinfo.com |access-date=22 July 2013 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20071119110741/http://content-aus.cricinfo.com/australia/engine/match/62465.html |archive-date=19 November 2007 |url-status=live }}</ref>
*Australia are the only team to have lost a Test match after enforcing the [[follow-on]], having been the losing side in all three such matches:<ref>{{cite web| url=http://uk.cricinfo.com/db/STATS/TESTS/RESULTS/VICTORY_AFTER_FOLLOWING_ON.html| title=Tests – Victory after Following-On| publisher=[[ESPNcricinfo]]| access-date=2 October 2009| url-status=dead| archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20040627122908/http://uk.cricinfo.com/db/STATS/TESTS/RESULTS/VICTORY_AFTER_FOLLOWING_ON.html| archive-date=27 June 2004| df=dmy-all}}</ref>
**The first Test in the [[English cricket team in Australia in 1894–95|1894–95 Ashes]].
**The [[Ian Botham#1981 Ashes Tour: Botham's Ashes|third Test]] of the [[Australian cricket team in England in 1981|1981 Ashes]].
**The [[Australian cricket team in India in 2000–01#Second Test|second Test]] in the [[Australian cricket team in India in 2000–01|2000–01 Border-Gavaskar Trophy series]] against India.
*Against India in March 2013, Australia became the first team in Test history to declare in their first innings and then lose by an innings.<ref>{{cite web |url=https://www.bbc.co.uk/sport/0/cricket/21666135 |title=BBC Sport – India v Australia: Collapse helps hosts take 2–0 lead |publisher=BBC |date=5 March 2013 |access-date=22 July 2013 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20130423121449/http://www.bbc.co.uk/sport/0/cricket/21666135 |archive-date=23 April 2013 |url-status=live }}</ref>
*In the [[2013–14 Ashes series]], Australia took all 100 wickets on offer in the 5–0 sweep over England.<ref>{{cite web |url=https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ZEJFlAepE5Y |title=Aussies raise the bat, with the ball |work=Youtube |access-date=7 January 2017 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20160516205059/https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ZEJFlAepE5Y |archive-date=16 May 2016 |url-status=live }}</ref>
 
===Appearances===
*[[Ricky Ponting]] and [[Steve Waugh]] have played in the most Test matches for Australia, both playing in 168 matches.
 
===Batting===
*[[Charles Bannerman]] faced the first ball in Test cricket, scored the first runs in Test cricket and also scored the first Test century.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.espncricinfo.com/story/_/id/17242338/charles-bannerman-australia-premier-batsman|title=What do we know about the first Test cricketer?|author=Gideon Haigh|date=7 August 2016|work=www.espncricinfo.com|access-date=27 January 2018|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20180127143745/http://www.espncricinfo.com/story/_/id/17242338/charles-bannerman-australia-premier-batsman|archive-date=27 January 2018|url-status=live}}</ref>
*Charles Bannerman also scored 67.34% of the Australian first innings total in match 1. This record remains to this day as the highest percentage of a completed innings total that has been scored by a single batsman.<ref>{{cite web |url=http://www.howstat.com.au/cricket/Statistics/Batting/Batting50Percent.asp |title=Batsmen Scoring more than 50% of Innings Total (where side dismissed) |publisher=Howstat! |access-date=30 December 2010 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20100410130622/http://www.howstat.com.au/cricket/statistics/Batting/Batting50Percent.asp |archive-date=10 April 2010 |url-status=live }}</ref>
*Ricky Ponting has scored the most runs for Australia in Test cricket with 13,378 runs. [[Allan Border]] is second with 11,174 runs in 265 innings a record which was broken by Brian Lara during his innings of 226 against Australia while Steve Waugh has 10,927 in 260 innings.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://content-aus.cricinfo.com/australia/engine/records/batting/most_runs_career.html?class=1;id=2;type=team |title=Cricket Records &#124; ESPN Cricinfo |publisher=Content-aus.cricinfo.com |access-date=22 July 2013}}</ref>
*Allan Border was the first Australian batsman to pass 10,000 and the first ever batsman to pass 11,000 Test runs.
*Ricky Ponting was the first Australian batsman to pass 12,000 and 13,000 Test runs.
*[[Matthew Hayden]] holds the record for the most runs in a single innings by an Australian with 380 in the first Test against [[Zimbabwe national cricket team|Zimbabwe]] in Perth in October 2003.
*[[Donald Bradman]] holds the record for the highest average by an Australian (or any other) cricketer of 99.94 runs per dismissal. Bradman played 52 Tests, scoring 29 centuries and a further 13 fifties.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://content-aus.cricinfo.com/australia/engine/records/batting/highest_career_batting_average.html?class=1;id=2;type=team |title=Cricket Records &#124; ESPN Cricinfo |publisher=Content-aus.cricinfo.com |access-date=22 July 2013}}</ref>
*Ricky Ponting holds the record for the most centuries by an Australian cricketer with 41. Former Australian captain Steve Waugh is in second position with 32 centuries from 260 innings.<ref name="content-aus.cricinfo.com">{{cite web|url=http://content-aus.cricinfo.com/australia/engine/records/batting/most_fifties_career.html?class=1;id=2;type=team |title=Cricket Records &#124; Most fifties (and over) &#124; ESPN Cricinfo |publisher=Content-aus.cricinfo.com |access-date=22 July 2013}}</ref>
*Allan Border holds the record for the most fifties by an Australian cricketer with 63 in 265 innings.<ref name="content-aus.cricinfo.com"/>
*[[Adam Gilchrist]] holds the record for the fastest century by an Australian.
*[[Glenn McGrath]] holds the record for the most [[Duck (cricket)|ducks]] by an Australian cricketer with 35 in 138 innings.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://content-aus.cricinfo.com/australia/engine/records/batting/most_ducks_career.html?class=1;id=2;type=team |title=Cricket Records &#124; ESPN Cricinfo |publisher=Content-aus.cricinfo.com |access-date=22 July 2013}}</ref>
 
===Bowling===
*[[Billy Midwinter]] picked up the first five-wicket haul in a Test innings in match 1.<ref name="Cricinfo Match Scorecard">{{cite web |url=http://content-aus.cricinfo.com/statsguru/engine/match/62396.html |title=1st Test: Australia v England at Melbourne, Mar 15–19, 1877 &#124; ESPN Cricinfo |publisher=Content-aus.cricinfo.com |access-date=22 July 2013 |archive-url=https://archive.today/20130119235459/http://content-aus.cricinfo.com/statsguru/engine/match/62396.html |archive-date=19 January 2013 |url-status=live }}</ref>
*[[Fred Spofforth]] performed Test cricket's first [[Hat-trick (cricket)|hat-trick]] by dismissing Vernon Royle, Francis McKinnon and Tom Emmett in successive balls.<ref name=test3>{{cite web |url=http://stats.cricinfo.com/ci/content/records/136977.html |title=Records &#124; Hat-tricks &#124; ESPN Cricinfo |publisher=ESPNcricinfo |access-date=22 July 2013 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20090321205721/http://stats.cricinfo.com/ci/content/records/136977.html |archive-date=21 March 2009 |url-status=live }}</ref>
*Fred Spofforth also took the first 10-wicket match haul in Test cricket.{{citation needed|date=October 2019}}
*[[Shane Warne]] holds the record for the most wickets by an Australian cricketer with 708 wickets in 145 Test matches.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://content-aus.cricinfo.com/australia/engine/records/bowling/most_wickets_career.html?class=1;id=2;type=team |title=Cricket Records &#124; ESPN Cricinfo |publisher=Content-aus.cricinfo.com |access-date=22 July 2013}}</ref>
*[[Arthur Mailey]] holds the record for the best bowling figures in an innings by an Australian cricketer with 9/121 against England in February 1921.<ref>{{cite web |url=http://content-aus.cricinfo.com/australia/engine/match/62524.html |title=4th Test: Australia v England at Melbourne, Feb 11–16, 1921 &#124; ESPN Cricinfo |publisher=Content-aus.cricinfo.com |access-date=22 July 2013 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20121014142059/http://content-aus.cricinfo.com/australia/engine/match/62524.html |archive-date=14 October 2012 |url-status=live }}</ref>
*[[Bob Massie]] holds the record for the best bowling figures in a match by an Australian cricketer with 16/137 against England in June 1972. That was also his first Test match for Australia.<ref name="CricInfo page">{{cite web|url=http://content-aus.cricinfo.com/australia/engine/records/bowling/best_career_bowling_average.html?class=1;id=2;type=team |title=Cricket Records &#124; ESPN Cricinfo |publisher=Content-aus.cricinfo.com |access-date=22 July 2013}}</ref>
*[[John Ferris (cricketer)|J. J. Ferris]] holds the record for the best bowling average by an Australian bowler, taking 61 wickets at 12.70 in his career.<ref name="CricInfo page"/><ref>{{cite web |url=http://content-www.cricinfo.com/australia/content/player/5225.html |title=J.J. Ferris &#124; ESPN Cricinfo |publisher=Content-www.cricinfo.com |access-date=22 July 2013 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20070323032340/http://content-www.cricinfo.com/australia/content/player/5225.html |archive-date=23 March 2007 |url-status=live }}</ref>
*[[Clarrie Grimmett]] holds the record for the most wickets in a Test series with 44 against South Africa in 1935–36.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://content-aus.cricinfo.com/australia/engine/records/bowling/most_wickets_series.html?class=1;id=2;type=team |title=Cricket Records &#124; ESPN Cricinfo |publisher=Content-aus.cricinfo.com |access-date=22 July 2013}}</ref>
 
===Fielding and wicketkeeping===
*[[Ricky Ponting]] holds the record for the most catches in a career by an Australian fielder with 196 in 168 matches.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://content-aus.cricinfo.com/australia/engine/records/fielding/most_catches_career.html?class=1;id=2;type=team |title=Cricket Records &#124; ESPN Cricinfo |publisher=Content-aus.cricinfo.com |access-date=5 September 2015}}</ref>
*[[Jack Blackham]] performed the first stumping in Test cricket in match 1.<ref name="Cricinfo Match Scorecard"/>
*[[Adam Gilchrist]] holds the record for the most dismissals in a career by an Australian wicketkeeper with 416 in 96 matches.
 
==One-Day International records==
{{Main|List of Australia One Day International cricket records}}
{{see also|List of 400+ innings scores in ODIs}}
 
===Team===
*Australia's highest total in a One-Day International innings is 434/4, scored off 50 overs against South Africa in Johannesburg on 12 March 2006. This was a world record score before the South Africans later surpassed it in the same match.<ref>{{cite web |url=http://content-aus.cricinfo.com/australia/engine/match/238200.html |title=5th ODI: South Africa v Australia at Johannesburg, Mar 12, 2006, &#124; ESPN Cricinfo |publisher=Content-aus.cricinfo.com |access-date=22 July 2013 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20090210085509/http://content-aus.cricinfo.com/australia/engine/match/238200.html |archive-date=10 February 2009 |url-status=live }}</ref>
*Australia's lowest total in a One-Day International innings is 70. This score has occurred twice; once against England in 1977 and once against New Zealand in 1986.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://content-aus.cricinfo.com/australia/engine/records/team/lowest_innings_totals.html?class=2;id=2;type=team |title=Cricket Records &#124; One-Day Internationals &#124; ESPN Cricinfo |publisher=Content-aus.cricinfo.com |access-date=22 July 2013}}</ref>
*Australia's largest victory in One-Day International cricket is 275 runs. This occurred against [[Afghanistan national cricket team|Afghanistan]] at the [[2015 Cricket World Cup|2015 World Cup]] in Australia.<ref>{{cite web |url=http://www.espncricinfo.com/icc-cricket-world-cup-2015/content/story/843137.html |title=31st Match: Australia v Namibia at Potchefstroom, Feb 27, 2003 &#124; ESPN Cricinfo |publisher=Content-aus.cricinfo.com |access-date=22 July 2013 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20150306022532/http://www.espncricinfo.com/icc-cricket-world-cup-2015/content/story/843137.html |archive-date=6 March 2015 |url-status=live }}</ref>
*Australia are the only team in the history of the [[Cricket World Cup|World Cup]] to win 3 consecutive tournaments; [[1999 Cricket World Cup|1999]], [[2003 Cricket World Cup|2003]] and [[2007 Cricket World Cup|2007]].
*Australia went undefeated at the World Cup for a record 34 consecutive matches. After being defeated by Pakistan in [[1999 Cricket World Cup|1999]], Australia would remain unbeaten until they were again defeated by Pakistan in [[2011 Cricket World Cup|2011]].
*Australia have won the most World Cups – 5.
 
===Appearances===
*Ricky Ponting has played in the most One-Day International matches for Australia, playing 395 matches.
 
===Batting===
*[[Ricky Ponting]] has the most One-Day International runs by an Australian batsman with 13,291.
*Ricky Ponting has the most One-Day International centuries by an Australian batsman with 30.
*Ricky Ponting has the most One-Day International fifties by an Australian batsman with 82.
*Ricky Ponting is the first Australian batsman to pass 10,000 One-Day International runs.
*[[Shane Watson]] has the highest individual [[Not out (cricket)|not out]] score in an innings by an Australian batsman with 185[[Not out (cricket)|*]].
*Shane Watson has hit the most [[Six (cricket)|sixes]] in a single innings by an Australian player with 15.
*[[Phillip Hughes]] was the only Australian player to score a century on debut in One-Day International cricket.
 
===Bowling===
*Glenn McGrath has the most One-Day International wickets by an Australian bowler with 381.
*Glenn McGrath has the best bowling figures by an Australian bowler with 7/15.
*Brett Lee has the most five-wicket hauls by an Australian bowler with 9.
 
===Fielding and wicketkeeping===
*Ricky Ponting has the most catches taken by an Australian fielder with 154.
*Adam Gilchrist has the most dismissals by an Australian wicketkeeper with 470.
*Adam Gilchrist has the most catches taken by an Australian wicketkeeper with 416.
*Adam Gilchrist has the most stumpings made by an Australian wicketkeeper with 54.
 
==Twenty20 International records==
{{Main|List of Australia Twenty20 International cricket records}}
 
==Tournament history==
''A red box around the year indicates tournaments played within Australia''
 
===ICC World Cup===
{{main|Australia at the Cricket World Cup}}
{| class="wikitable" style="text-align: center;"
|-
!colspan=9|[[Cricket World Cup|World Cup record]]
|-
! width=150 |Year
! width=150 |Round
! width=50 |Position
! width=50 |GP
! width=50 |W
! width=50 |L
! width=50 |T
! width=50 |NR
|- style="background:silver;"
|{{flagicon|ENG}} [[1975 Cricket World Cup|1975]]|| Runners-up||2/8||5||3||2||0||0
|-
|{{flagicon|ENG}} [[1979 Cricket World Cup|1979]]||rowspan=2|Group stage||rowspan=2|6/8||3||1||2||0||0
|-
|{{flagicon|ENG}} [[1983 Cricket World Cup|1983]]||6||2||4||0||0
|- style="background:gold;"
|{{flagicon|IND}} {{flagicon|PAK}} [[1987 Cricket World Cup|1987]]||'''Champions'''||1/8||8||7||1||0||0
|-
|style="border: 3px solid red"|{{flagicon|AUS}} {{flagicon|NZL}} [[1992 Cricket World Cup|1992]]||Round 1||5/9||8||4||4||0||0
|- style="background:silver;"
|{{flagicon|IND}} {{flagicon|PAK}} {{flagicon|SRI}} [[1996 Cricket World Cup|1996]]||Runners-up||2/12||7||5||2||0||0
|- style="background:gold;"
|{{flagicon|ENG}} [[1999 Cricket World Cup|1999]]||rowspan=3|'''Champions'''||1/12||10||7||2||1||0
|- style="background:gold;"
|{{flagicon|RSA}} [[2003 Cricket World Cup|2003]]||1/14||11||11||0||0||0
|- style="background:gold;"
|{{flagicon|WIN}} [[2007 Cricket World Cup|2007]]||1/16||11||11||0||0||0
|- style="background:#ffebcd;"
|{{flagicon|IND}} {{flagicon|SRI}} {{flagicon|BGD}} [[2011 Cricket World Cup|2011]]||Quarter-finals||6/14||7||4||2||0||1
|- style="background:gold;"
|style="border: 3px solid red"|{{flagicon|AUS}} {{flagicon|NZL}} [[2015 Cricket World Cup|2015]]
||'''[[2015 Cricket World Cup Final|Champions]] '''
||1/14
||9
||7
||1
||0
||1
|- style="background:#c96;"
|{{flagicon|ENG}} {{flagicon|WAL}} [[2019 Cricket World Cup|2019]]
||Semi-finals
||4/10
||10
||7
||3
||0
||0
|-
|{{flagicon|IND}} [[2023 Cricket World Cup|2023]]|| colspan='9'|''Yet to qualify''
|-
|'''Total'''||'''5 titles'''||'''12/12'''||'''85'''||'''62'''||'''20'''||'''1'''||'''2'''
|}
 
===ICC T20 World Cup===
{| class="wikitable" style="text-align: center; width=900px;"
|-
!colspan=9|[[ICC T20 World Cup|T20 World Cup record]]
|-
! width=150 |Year
! width=150 |Round
! width=50 |Position
! width=50 |GP
! width=50 |W
! width=50 |L
! width=50 |T
! width=50 |NR
|- style="background:#c96;"
| {{flagicon|South Africa}} [[2007 ICC World Twenty20|2007]] || Semi-finals || 3/12 || 6 || 3 || 3 || 0 || 0
|-
|{{flagicon|England}} [[2009 ICC World Twenty20|2009]] || Round 1 || 11/12 || 2 || 0 || 2 || 0 || 0
|- style="background:silver;"
|{{flagicon|West Indies}} [[2010 ICC World Twenty20|2010]] || Runners-up || 2/12 || 7 || 6 || 1 || 0 || 0
|- style="background:#c96;"
|{{flagicon|Sri Lanka}} [[2012 ICC World Twenty20|2012]] || Semi-finals || 3/12 || 6 || 4 || 2 || 0 || 0
|-
|{{flagicon|Bangladesh}} [[2014 ICC World Twenty20|2014]] ||rowspan=2| Super 10 || 8/16 || 4 || 1 || 3 || 0 || 0
|-
|{{flagicon|India}} [[2016 ICC World Twenty20|2016]] || 6/16 || 4 || 2 || 2 || 0 || 0
|-
|{{flagicon|UAE}} {{flagicon|Oman}} [[2021 ICC World Twenty20|2021]] || – || – || – || – || – || – || –
|-
|style="border: 3px solid red"|{{flagicon|Australia}} [[2022 ICC Men's T20 World Cup|2022]] || – || – || – || – || – || – || –
|-
| '''Total''' || '''0 titles''' || '''5/5''' || '''29''' || '''16''' ||'''13''' || '''0''' || '''0'''
|}
 
===ICC Champions Trophy===
{| class="wikitable" style="text-align: center; width=900px;"
|-
!colspan=9|[[ICC Champions Trophy|Champions Trophy record]]
|-
! width=150 |Year
! width=150 |Round
! width=50 |Position
! width=50 |GP
! width=50 |W
! width=50 |L
! width=50 |T
! width=50 |NR
|- style="background:#ffebcd;"
|{{flagicon|Bangladesh}} [[1998 ICC KnockOut Trophy|1998]]||rowspan=2|Quarter-finals||8/9||1||0||1||0||0
|- style="background:#ffebcd;"
|{{flagicon|Kenya}} [[2000 ICC KnockOut Trophy|2000]]||5/11||1||0||1||0||0
|- style="background:#c96;"
|{{flagicon|Sri Lanka}} [[2002 ICC Champions Trophy|2002]]||rowspan=2|Semi-finals||4/12||3||2||1||0||0
|- style="background:#c96;"
|{{flagicon|England}} [[2004 ICC Champions Trophy|2004]]||3/12||3||2||1||0||0
|- style="background:gold;"
|{{flagicon|India}} [[2006 ICC Champions Trophy|2006]]||rowspan=2|'''Champions'''||1/10||5||4||1||0||0
|- style="background:gold;"
|{{flagicon|South Africa}} [[2009 ICC Champions Trophy|2009]]||1/8||5||4||0||0||1
|-
|{{flagicon|England}} [[2013 ICC Champions Trophy|2013]]||rowspan=2|Group stage||rowspan=2|7/8||3||0||2||0||1
|-
|{{flagicon|England}} [[2017 ICC Champions Trophy|2017]]||3||0||1||0||2
|-
|'''Total'''||'''2 Titles'''||'''6/6'''||'''24'''||'''12'''||'''8'''||'''0'''||'''4'''
|}
 
===Commonwealth Games===
{| class="wikitable" style="text-align: center; width=900px;"
|-
!colspan=9|[[Cricket at the Commonwealth Games|Commonwealth Games record]]
|-
! width=150 |Year
! width=150 |Round
! width=50 |Position
! width=50 |GP
! width=50 |W
! width=50 |L
! width=50 |T
! width=50 |NR
|- style="background:silver;"
|{{flagicon|Malaysia}} [[Cricket at the 1998 Commonwealth Games|1998]]||Runners-up||2/16||5||4||1||0||0
|-
|'''Total'''||'''0 Titles'''||'''1/1'''||'''5'''||'''4'''||'''1'''||'''0'''||'''0'''
|}
 
===Honours===
 
[[Cricket World Cup]] (5): [[1987 Cricket World Cup|1987]], [[1999 Cricket World Cup|1999]], [[2003 Cricket World Cup|2003]], [[2007 Cricket World Cup|2007]], [[2015 Cricket World Cup|2015]]
 
[[ICC Champions Trophy]] (2): [[2006 ICC Champions Trophy|2006]], [[2009 ICC Champions Trophy|2009]]
 
==Under the Southern Cross I Stand==
{{main|Under the Southern Cross I Stand}}
The [[Fight song|team song]] is "Under the Southern Cross I Stand", which is sung by the players after every victory and "treated with reverential consideration and respect" within the team.<ref name="Southern Cross">{{Cite news |url=http://www.theage.com.au/news/news/tune-in-for-a-new-voice-in-victory/2007/01/01/1167500062654.html |title=Tune in for a new voice in victory |first=Andrew |last=Stevenson |work=The Age |location=Australia |date=2 January 2007 |access-date=26 November 2007 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20080602202453/http://www.theage.com.au/news/news/tune-in-for-a-new-voice-in-victory/2007/01/01/1167500062654.html |archive-date=2 June 2008 |url-status=live }}</ref> The official lyrics are as follows, though when it is sung by the players, the word "little" in the last line is instead replaced by "[[bloody]]" or an expletive.
 
:''Under the Southern Cross I Stand''
:''A sprig of wattle in my hand,''
:''A native of my native land,''
:''Australia you little beauty.''<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.cricket.com.au/default.aspx?s=faq |title=Cricket Australia FAQ |publisher=Cricket.com.au |access-date=30 December 2010| archive-url= https://web.archive.org/web/20101208084625/http://cricket.com.au/default.aspx?s=faq| archive-date= 8 December 2010 | url-status= live}}</ref>
 
The authorship of this "Under the Southern Cross I Stand" is credited to former wicketkeeper [[Rod Marsh]], who was apparently inspired by [[Henry Lawson]]'s 1887 poem, "Flag of the Southern Cross".<ref name="Southern Cross"/> Marsh initially had the role of leading the team in singing it and, on his retirement, passed it on to [[Allan Border]]. The other players to have taken on the role are [[David Boon]] (when Border took over the captaincy), [[Ian Healy]] (on Boon's retirement), [[Ricky Ponting]] (on Healy's retirement), [[Justin Langer]] (when Ponting took over the captaincy). The role was then passed on to [[Michael Hussey]], who took it on when Langer retired in January 2007. Following Hussey's retirement on 6 January 2013, he announced that he would be handing the duties over to [[Nathan Lyon]].<ref>{{cite web |url=http://www.espncricinfo.com/australia-v-sri-lanka-2012/content/current/story/599810.html |title=Australia v Sri Lanka, 3rd Test, Sydney, 4th day Report : Retiring Hussey steers Australia to victory &#124; Cricket News |publisher=ESPNcricinfo |access-date=22 July 2013 |date=6 January 2013 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20130108231716/http://www.espncricinfo.com/australia-v-sri-lanka-2012/content/current/story/599810.html |archive-date=8 January 2013 |url-status=live }}</ref>
 
==See also==
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*[[Allan Border Medal]]
*[[Australia A cricket team]]
*[[Australia national women's cricket team]]
*[[Australian Cricket Hall of Fame]]
*[[List of Australia national cricket captains]]
*[[List of Australia ODI cricketers]]
*[[List of Australia Test cricketers]]
*[[List of Australia Test wicket-keepers]]
*[[List of Australia Twenty20 International cricketers]]
 
==References==
{{reflist}}
 
==Further reading==
*Townsend, Stephen; Osmond, Gary; [[Murray Phillips|Phillips, Murray G]]. "Wicked Wikipedia? Communities of Practice, the Production of Knowledge and Australian Sports History." ''International Journal of the History of Sport'' (2013) 30#5 pp 545–559. How Wikipedia covers Australian cricket.
 
==External links==
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*{{Official website|http://www.cricket.com.au/}}
 
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