Cricket World Cup 2007
History - Facts - Teams - Winners
Australia National Cricket Team
- The Australian national cricket team of Australia is the equal oldest team in Test cricket, being active since 1877
- The current Australian cricket team is widely regarded as the strongest cricket team in the world
- Australia has won the Cricket World Cup in four different occasions; 1987, 1999, 2003 & 2007
- As of March 2007 the Australian team has won 320 of its 687 Test matches
Important facts
- November, 1868: Aboriginal Cricket tour of England
- 15 March, 1877: Test debut
- 1882: First Ashes Series
- 28 December 1934: Women's Test team debut
- 5 January 1971: ODI Debut
- 23 June 1973: Women's ODI team debut
- 8 November 1987: Australia claims it's first Cricket World Cup
- 5 January 2007: Australia completes first 5-0 "whitewash" of the Ashes in 86 years
- 16 February 2007: Australia suffer their first ever 10 wickets defeat in an ODI against New Zealand at Wellington
- 18 February 2007: Australia loses world #1 ODI ranking for the first time
- 27 February 2007: Australia becomes the first team in ODIs to score 6 consecutive 300+ scores
- 28 April 2007: Australia wins the World Cup for the fourth time (3 times in a row)
2007/08 contracted players
| Players | State | Test cap | ODI cap | ODI shirt |
Ricky Ponting (captain) |
TAS | 366 | 123 | 14 |
Adam Gilchrist (vice-captain) |
WA | 381 | 129 | 18 |
Cullen Bailey |
SA | 9 | ||
Nathan Bracken |
NSW | 387 | 142 | 59 |
Stuart Clark |
NSW | 396 | 153 | 8 |
Michael Clarke |
NSW | 389 | 149 | 23 |
Dan Cullen |
SA | 397 | 159 | 6 |
Jason Gillespie |
SA | 370 | 127 | 4 |
Brad Haddin |
NSW | 144 | 57 | |
Matthew Hayden |
QLD | 359 | 111 | 28 |
Ben Hilfenhaus |
TAS | 161 | 29 | |
Brad Hodge |
VIC | 394 | 154 | 17 |
Brad Hogg |
WA | 367 | 126 | 31 |
James Hopes |
QLD | 151 | 39 | |
Michael Hussey |
WA | 393 | 150 | 48 |
Phil Jacques |
NSW | 395 | 158 | 5 |
Mitchell Johnson |
QLD | 398 | 156 | 25 |
Brett Lee |
NSW | 383 | 140 | 58 |
Stuart MacGill |
NSW | 374 | 141 | 45 |
Chris Rogers |
WA | 399 | 12 | |
Andrew Symonds |
QLD | 388 | 139 | 63 |
Shaun Tait |
SA | 392 | 162 | 32 |
Adam Voges |
WA | 163 | 24 | |
Shane Watson |
QLD | 391 | 148 | 33 |
Cameron White |
VIC | 152 | 7 |
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