Australian cricket team in 2008–09
This article contains information, results and statistics regarding the Australian national cricket team in the 2008-09 cricket season. Statisticians class the 2008–09 season as those matches played on tours that started between September 2008 and April 2009.
Player contracts[edit]
The 2008-09 list was announced on 9 April 2008.[1] Note that uncontracted players still are available for selection for the national cricket team.
| Player | Age as at 29 April 2024 |
State | Test cap | ODI cap | ODI shirt |
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| Ricky Ponting (captain) | 49 years, 132 days | TAS | 366 | 123 | 14 |
| Michael Clarke (vice-captain) | 43 years, 27 days | NSW | 389 | 149 | 23 |
| Doug Bollinger | 42 years, 280 days | NSW | 4 | ||
| Nathan Bracken | 46 years, 230 days | NSW | 387 | 142 | 59 |
| Beau Casson | 41 years, 144 days | NSW | 15 | ||
| Stuart Clark | 48 years, 214 days | NSW | 396 | 153 | 8 |
| Brad Haddin | 46 years, 189 days | NSW | 400 | 144 | 57 |
| Matthew Hayden | 52 years, 183 days | QLD | 359 | 111 | 28 |
| Ben Hilfenhaus | 41 years, 45 days | TAS | 161 | 29 | |
| Brad Hodge | 49 years, 122 days | VIC | 394 | 154 | 17 |
| James Hopes | 45 years, 188 days | QLD | 151 | 39 | |
| David Hussey | 46 years, 289 days | VIC | 167 | 29 | |
| Michael Hussey | 48 years, 338 days | WA | 393 | 150 | 48 |
| Phil Jaques | 44 years, 362 days | NSW | 395 | 158 | 5 |
| Mitchell Johnson | 42 years, 179 days | QLD | 398 | 156 | 25 |
| Simon Katich | 48 years, 252 days | NSW | 384 | 143 | 13 |
| Brett Lee | 47 years, 173 days | NSW | 383 | 140 | 58 |
| Shaun Marsh | 40 years, 295 days | WA | 165 | 9 | |
| Ashley Noffke | 46 years, 365 days | QLD | 164 | 22 | |
| Andrew Symonds | 48 years, 325 days | QLD | 388 | 139 | 63 |
| Shaun Tait | 41 years, 67 days | SA | 392 | 162 | 32 |
| Adam Voges | 44 years, 208 days | WA | 163 | 24 | |
| Shane Watson | 42 years, 317 days | QLD | 391 | 148 | 33 |
Match summary[edit]
| Format | P | W | L | D | T | NR |
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| Twenty20 International | 3* | 2 | - | - | - | |
| One Day International | 10* | 1 | 5 | - | - | - |
| Tests | 9 | 3 | 4 | 2 | - | - |
| Total | 3 | - | - | 1 | - | - |
M = Matches Played, W = Won, L = Lost, D = Drawn, T = Tied, NR = No Result * = Not all games played yet
Series Summary
Champions Trophy[edit]
Australia were due to play in the 2008 ICC Champions Trophy in Pakistan between 12 September and 28 September, however due to security concerns from several nations, the tournament was postponed until October 2009.[2]
Tour of India[edit]
Australia arrived in India in September for a 4 Test series against the Indian cricket team. A tour match in late September starts the tour and it concludes after the final Test in November.
Tour matches[edit]
Tour Match: 27–28 September, Jaipur[edit]
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Tour Match: 2–5 October, Hyderabad[edit]
2–5 October
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Test series[edit]
First Test[edit]
Australian XI: Matthew Hayden, Simon Katich, Ricky Ponting (c), Michael Hussey, Michael Clarke, Shane Watson, Brad Haddin (wk), Cameron White, Brett Lee, Mitchell Johnson, Stuart Clark
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- Series level 0-0
Test debut: Cameron White
2nd Test[edit]
17–21 October
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3rd Test[edit]
29 October - 2 November
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613/7 dec (171 overs)
Gautam Gambhir 206 (380) V. V. S. Laxman 200* (301) Mitchell Johnson 3/142 (32 overs) |
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4th Test[edit]
6–10 November
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India won the series 2-0-2
New Zealand in Australia (First Leg)[edit]
Test series[edit]
The first leg comprises two Test match series.
First Test: 20–24 November, Brisbane[edit]
20–24 November
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214
Clarke 98, Hussey 35, Symonds 26 Southee 4-63, O'Brien 2-44, Ryder 2-7 |
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Taylor 40, Flynn 39, Ryder 30 Johnson 4-30, Clark 2-46, Lee 2-38, Watson 2-35 | |
268
Katich 131, Johnson 31, Symonds 20 Martin 3-69, O'Brien 2-58, Vettori 2-46 |
177
Taylor 75, Flynn 29, Ryder 24 Johnson 5-39, Clark 4-43, Lee 1-53 |
Second Test: 28 November-2 December, Adelaide[edit]
28 November - 2 December
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270
Redmond 83, Taylor 44, McCullum 30 Lee 4-66, Johnson 2-56, Hauritz 2-63 |
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Haddin 169, Clarke 110, Ponting 79 O'Brien 3-111, Martin 2-110, Vettori 2-124, Redmond 2-47 | |
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McCullum 84, How 28, Extras 28, Redmond 19 Lee 5-105, Johnson 3-29, Hauritz 2-32 |
Australia won the series 2-0-0. New Zealand then goes home for a series against the West Indies and Australia will host the South African team. New Zealand returns to Australia on 29 January 2009 for the second leg.
South Africa in Australia[edit]
South Africa arrived in Australia for a 3 Tests, 2 Twenty20's and 5 ODI's against the Australian cricket team.
Test series[edit]
First Test[edit]
17–21 December
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414/4 (119.2 overs)
Graeme Smith 108 (147) AB de Villiers 106* (186) Mitchell Johnson 3/98 (34.2 overs) |
Second Test[edit]
26–30 December
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Third Test[edit]
3–7 January
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445 (136.2 overs)
Michael Clarke 138 (250) Mitchell Johnson 64 (125) Paul Harris 3/84 (29.2 overs) Dale Steyn 3/95 (27 overs) |
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South Africa won the series 2-1-0
Twenty20 Series[edit]
1st Twenty20[edit]
Australia won the toss and elected to bat.
2nd Twenty20[edit]
South Africa won the toss and elected to bat.
Australia won the series 2-0-0
ODI Series[edit]
1st ODI[edit]
Australia won the toss and elected to bat.
2nd ODI[edit]
South Africa won the toss and elected to field.
3rd ODI[edit]
4th ODI[edit]
5th ODI[edit]
South Africa won the series 4-1-0
New Zealand in Australia (Second Leg)[edit]
New Zealand returns for the second leg, consisting of a tour match against the Prime Minister's XI, five One Day Internationals (ODIs) against Australia and a Twenty20 International also against Australia.
ODI Series[edit]
1st ODI[edit]
2nd ODI[edit]
6 February 2009
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3rd ODI[edit]
4th ODI[edit]
10 February 2009
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Michael Hussey 75(71)* David Hussey 79(96)
Iain O' Brien 2/54 |
Ross Taylor 76(71)
James Hopes 2/37 |
5th ODI[edit]
Match was a washout
Twenty20[edit]
Twenty20[edit]
15 February 2009
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David Hussey 41(39), Adam Voges 26(24), David Warner 23(15)
Iain O'Brien 2/34 |
Brendon McCullum 61(47), Neil Broom 36(26)
Peter Siddle 2/24, Nathan Bracken 0/16 |
Important events[edit]
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See also[edit]
References[edit]
- ^ Bollinger and Marsh receive contracts Cricinfo. Retrieved 9 April 2008
- ^ ICC Agrees to Postpone Champions Trophy Archived 30 September 2008 at the Wayback Machine Cricket World. Retrieved 23 September 2008