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Test kit ODI kit T20I kit 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 first ever Test match in 1877, the team also plays One-Day International (ODI) and Twenty20 International (T20I) cricket, participating in both the first ODI, against England in the 1970–71 season and the first T20I, against New Zealand in the 2004–05 season, 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 830 Test matches, winning 393, losing 224, drawing 211 and tying 2. As of May 2020update, Australia is ranked first in the ICC Test Championship on 116 rating points. Australia is the most successful team in Test cricket history, in terms of overall wins, win-loss ratio and wins percentage. The team

This section needs additional citations for verification . Please help improve this article by adding citations to reliable sources. Unsourced material may be challenged and removed. ( August 2015 ) (Learn how and when to remove this template message) Early history edit The Australian cricket team participated in the first Test match at the MCG in 1877, defeating an English team by 45 runs, with Charles Bannerman making the first Test century, a score of 165 retired hurt. 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 "The Demon" Spofforth, George Bonnor, Percy McDonnell, George Giffen and Charles "The Terror" Turner. Most cricketers at the time were either from New South Wales or Vic

Australia currently plays International cricket at each of the following grounds: 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 Brisbane Cricket Ground Brisbane 36,000 Bellerive Oval Hobart 20,000 Manuka Oval Canberra 12,000 Carrara Oval Gold Coast 12,000

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. 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 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

This is the list CA released on the 30th of April 2020. 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: 30 April 2020 S/N – Shirt number C – Contracted to Cricket Australia (Y = Holds contract) Name Age Batting style Bowling style State Forms S/N C Notes Opening Batsmen Joe Burns 31 Right-handed Right-arm off break Queensland Test 15 Y David Warner 34 Left-handed Right-arm leg break New South Wales Test, ODI, T20I 31 Y Aaron Finch 34 Right-handed Slow left-arm orthodox Victoria ODI, T20I 5 Y ODI and T20I Captain Top/Middle-order Batsmen Steve Smith 31 Right-handed Right-arm leg break Ne

Head coach: Justin Langer Senior assistant coach: Andrew McDonald Assistant coach: Sridharan Sriram Batting coach: Trent Woodhill Bowling coach: Troy Cooley Fielding coach: Mike Young Performance coach: Ben Oliver Physiotherapist: David Beakley National Selectors Panel edit Position Name National selector (Chairman) Trevor Hohns Head coach Justin Langer National selector George Bailey

Team edit 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%. Australia have been involved in the only two Tied Tests played. The first occurred in December 1960, against the West Indies in Brisbane. The second occurred in September 1986, against India in Madras (Chennai). 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. 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. 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. Australia's highest total in a Test match innings was recorded in Kingston, Jamaica against the West Indies in

Team edit 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. 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. Australia's largest victory in One-Day International cricket is 275 runs. This occurred against Afghanistan at the 2015 World Cup in Australia. Australia are the only team in the history of the World Cup to win 3 consecutive tournaments; 1999, 2003 and 2007. Australia went undefeated at the World Cup for a record 34 consecutive matches. After being defeated by Pakistan in 1999, Australia would remain unbeaten until they were again defeated by Pakistan in 2011. Australia have won the most World Cups – 5. Appearances edit Ricky Ponting has played in the most One-D

A red box around the year indicates tournaments played within Australia ICC World Cup edit World Cup record Year Round Position GP W L T NR 1975 Runners-up 2/8 5 3 2 0 0 1979 Group stage 6/8 3 1 2 0 0 1983 6 2 4 0 0 1987 Champions 1/8 8 7 1 0 0 1992 Round 1 5/9 8 4 4 0 0 1996 Runners-up 2/12 7 5 2 0 0 1999 Champions 1/12 10 7 2 1 0 2003 1/14 11 11 0 0 0 2007 1/16 11 11 0 0 0 2011 Quarter-finals 6/14 7 4 2 0 1 2015 Champions 1/14 9 7 1 0 1 2019 Semi-finals 4/10 10 7 3 0 0 2023 Yet to qualify Total 5 titles 12/12 85 62 20 1 2 ICC T20 World Cup edit T20 World Cup record Year Round Position GP W L T NR 2007 Semi-finals 3/12 6 3 3 0 0 2009 Round 1 11/12 2 0 2 0 0 2010 Runners-up 2/12 7 6 1 0 0 2012 Semi-finals 3/12 6 4 2 0 0 2014 Super 10 8/16 4 1 3 0 0 2016 6/16 4 2 2 0 0