Australia Cricket Team

Captain: Steven Smith

Coach: Darren Lehmann

Australia Biography

If cricket had been founded in England, it really took off with their contests against Australia. It had all started when a group of Australian Aborigines had toured England in 1868; it took nine years for the first Test to be played, and five more years for the Ashes - the mother of all cricket contests - to take off.

It took several decades for a third team to compete with Australia and England. By the time South Africa and West Indies had stamped their firm authorities in world cricket, the world of cricket had already witnessed the entire career of Don Bradman - the greatest cricketer that ever was.

Without a doubt Australia has been the most consistent team over years. There has not been a five-year lull during which they were not among the top three sides in the world. The Australian style of playing cricket in an inimitable aggressive, never-say-die attitude has probably been the driving factor behind their consistent success.

They also revolutionised cricket in more ways than one, thanks to their on-field aggression, quick scoring; off the field, the Kerry Packer era had played a major role in improvement the sports in terms of the players earnings and broadcasting technologies.

Australia had played the first One-Day international and have won four World Cups, which included a hat-trick of victories from 1999 to 2007. Even if one discounts the genius and impact of Bradman, they have produced legends of the sport on a consistent basis, right from Victor Trumper to Adam Gilchrist.

Australia Biography

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Upcoming Matches : Australia Cricket Team

1st T20I: India vs Australia at Dr. Y.S. Rajasekhara Reddy ACA-VDCA Cricket Stadium, Visakhapatnam - Sun, Feb 24, 2019

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2nd T20I: India vs Australia at M.Chinnaswamy Stadium, Bengaluru - Wed, Feb 27, 2019

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1st ODI: India vs Australia at Rajiv Gandhi International Stadium, Hyderabad - Sat, Mar 2, 2019

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recent results : Australia Cricket Team

Live Cricket Score, 2nd Test: Australia vs Sri Lanka at Manuka Oval, Canberra - Fri, Feb 1, 2019

Australia beat Sri Lanka by 366 runs

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Live Cricket Score, 1st Test: Australia vs Sri Lanka at Brisbane Cricket Ground (Woolloongabba), Brisbane - Thu, Jan 24, 2019

Australia beat Sri Lanka by an innings and 40 runs

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Live Cricket Score, 3rd ODI: India vs Australia at Melbourne Cricket Ground (MCG), Melbourne - Fri, Jan 18, 2019

India beat Australia by 7 wickets

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latest news : Australia Cricket Team

Pat Cummins will have the hold on Shikhar Dhawan during India series: Matthew Hayden
Press Trust of IndiaFebruary 19, 2019 8:14 PM IST
Hayden also reckons Marcus Stoinis is a better player than Hardik Pandya in the limited-overs format.
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CricketCountry StaffFebruary 19, 2019 11:28 AM IST
Eight designs are in contention, ranging from the early 1980s to the early 2000s.
ICC ODI Rankings: Smriti Madhana maintains top spot, Jhulan Goswami No. 3 in bowlers’ list
Press Trust of IndiaFebruary 18, 2019 8:21 PM IST
Mandhana is leading the pack with 774 rating points ahead of Australia pair of Ellyse Perry and Meg Lanning.
Australia’s major sports pledge to close gender-pay gap
Press Trust of IndiaFebruary 18, 2019 3:32 PM IST
Cricket and tennis have spearheaded efforts to spread their revenues more evenly between men and women.
Countdown to 2019 World Cup, Part 1: India, England biggest threats to Australia’s title defence
Agence France-PresseFebruary 18, 2019 11:31 AM IST
As the final 100 days remain for the World Cup, India and England, on current form, will be the teams to beat.

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Latest Features : Australia Cricket Team

Countdown to 2019 World Cup, Part 1: India, England biggest threats to Australia’s title defence
Agence France-PresseFebruary 18, 2019 11:31 AM IST
As the final 100 days remain for the World Cup, India and England, on current form, will be the teams to beat.
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PHOTOS AND VIDEOS : Australia Cricket Team

Watch: Lahiru Thirimanne’s controversial dismissal
CricketCountry StaffJanuary 26, 2019 3:21 PM IST
Sri Lanka opener Lahiru Thirimanne was at the receiving end of a dubious dismissal in the first Test against Australia which his team lost by
VIDEO: A historical series win for India in Australia
CricketCountry StaffJanuary 18, 2019 7:54 PM IST
MS Dhoni, Yuzvendra Chahal and Kedar Jadhav were the stars as India beat Australia in Melbourne to clinch the three-match ODI series 2-1.
VIDEO: India chase maiden bilateral series win in Australia
Chetan NarulaJanuary 17, 2019 5:22 PM IST
Besides fretting over the fifth bowler, India look well settled to bag their first bilateral series win in Australia reckons Chetan Narula from the Melbourne
In pics: India vs Australia, 2nd ODI
CricketCountry StaffJanuary 15, 2019 5:21 PM IST
Virat Kohli scored his 39th ODI century while MS Dhoni struck an unbeaten 55 to guide India home in a tricky chase at the Adelaide
In pics: India vs Australia, 4th Test, Day 5
CricketCountry StaffJanuary 7, 2019 2:37 PM IST
Pictures from the final day of the fourth Test which was washed out but saw the Virat Kohli-led Indian team win their maiden series win
In pics: India vs Australia, 4th Test, Day 4
CricketCountry StaffJanuary 6, 2019 11:03 AM IST
Pictures from the penultimate day of the 4th Test between India and Australia being played at the Sydney Cricket Ground.

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New Zealand vs Bangladesh - 3rd ODI

20 Feb, 2019 03:30 IST

University Oval, Dunedin
West Indies vs England - 1st ODI

20 Feb, 2019 20:30 IST

Kensington Oval, Bridgetown, Barbados

New Zealand vs Bangladesh - 3rd ODI

20 Feb, 2019 03:30 IST | 22:00 GMT

University Oval, Dunedin
West Indies vs England - 1st ODI

20 Feb, 2019 20:30 IST | 15:00 GMT

Kensington Oval, Bridgetown, Barbados
South Africa vs Sri Lanka - 2nd Test

21 Feb, 2019 13:30 IST | 08:00 GMT

St George's Park, Port Elizabeth
Afghanistan vs Ireland - 1st T20I

21 Feb, 2019 18:30 IST | 13:00 GMT

Rajiv Gandhi International Cricket Stadium, Dehradun
West Indies vs England - 2nd ODI

22 Feb, 2019 20:30 IST | 15:00 GMT

Kensington Oval, Bridgetown, Barbados

South Africa vs Sri Lanka - 1st Test

Sri Lanka beat South Africa by 1 wicket
New Zealand vs Bangladesh - 2nd ODI

New Zealand beat Bangladesh by 8 wickets
New Zealand vs Bangladesh - 1st ODI

New Zealand beat Bangladesh by 8 wickets
West Indies vs England - 3rd Test

England beat West Indies by 232 runs
India vs New Zealand - 3rd T20I

New Zealand beat India by 4 runs

UPCOMING MATCHES

IND vs AUS

Australia in India, 2019, 1st T20I

Sun, Feb 24, 2019 (19:00 IST) at Dr. Y.S. Rajasekhara Reddy ACA-VDCA Cricket Stadium, Visakhapatnam

IND vs AUS

Australia in India, 2019, 2nd T20I

Wed, Feb 27, 2019 (19:00 IST) at M.Chinnaswamy Stadium, Bengaluru

IND vs AUS

Australia in India, 2019, 1st ODI

Sat, Mar 2, 2019 (13:30 IST) at Rajiv Gandhi International Stadium, Hyderabad

RECENT RESULTS

AUS vs SL

Sri Lanka in Australia, 2019, 2nd Test

Fri, Feb 1, 2019 at Manuka Oval, Canberra

Australia beat Sri Lanka by 366 runs

AUS vs SL

Sri Lanka in Australia, 2019, 1st Test

Thu, Jan 24, 2019 at Brisbane Cricket Ground (Woolloongabba), Brisbane

Australia beat Sri Lanka by an innings and 40 runs

IND vs AUS

India in Australia, 2018, 3rd ODI

Fri, Jan 18, 2019 at Melbourne Cricket Ground (MCG), Melbourne

India beat Australia by 7 wickets