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Australia 800th Test
Mon, May 08 2017
Australian all-time XI, The Great War to The Packer War: Bradman’s lot and all that
Having completed the rather difficult task of sifting through the Pre-War greats, let us now turn to our second phase, from 1919 to the appearance of Packer.
Mon, May 08 2017
Australian all-time XI, pre-World War 1: Explosive batsmen, devastating bowlers, imposing moustaches
To make an insurmountable task easier, we have broken the history of Australian cricket into three different parts. Here is the XI for the Australian team stretching from the beginning of Test cricket in 1877 to the start of the First World War.
Thu, March 16 2017
Australia’s 800 Tests: 10 random facts
Australia became the second nation to play 800 Tests — a day after the 140th anniversary of their first Test, which was also the first ever Test. England have been a part of 983 Tests, West Indies come a distant third with 520, followed by India (510).
Wed, March 15 2017
Problems of an All-Time Australian XI
As Australia gear up to play their 800th Test match, we face a problem. And it is a problem of plenty. It is customary for CricketCountry to come up with an All Time XI for the cricketing nation when she plays such a landmark Test.