This article contains information, results and statistics regarding the Australian national cricket team in the 2007–08 season. Statisticians class the 2007–08 season as those matches played on tours that started between September 2007 and April 2008.

Player contracts

The 2007–08 list of contracted players was announced on 1 May 2007. Note that uncontracted players still are available for selection for the national cricket team. [1]

Player State Test cap ODI cap ODI shirt
Ricky Ponting (captain)Tas36612314
Adam Gilchrist (vice-captain)WA38112918
Glenn McGrathNSW 358 113 9
Cullen BaileySA
Nathan BrackenNSW38714259
Stuart ClarkNSW3961538
Michael ClarkeNSW38914923
Dan CullenSA3971596
Jason GillespieSA3701274
Brad HaddinNSW14457
Matthew HaydenQld35911128
Ben HilfenhausTas16120
Brad HodgeVic39415417
Brad HoggWA36712631
James HopesQld15139
Michael HusseyWA39315048
Phil JaquesNSW3951585
Mitchell JohnsonQld39815625
Brett LeeNSW38314058
Stuart MacGillNSW37414145
Chris RogersWA39912
Andrew SymondsQld38813963
Shaun TaitSA39216232
Adam VogesWA16324
Shane WatsonQld39114833
Cameron WhiteVic1527

Match summary

FormatPWLDTNR
Twenty20 International954
One Day International201163
Tests6411
Total3520111-3

M = Matches Played, W = Won, L = Lost, D = Drawn, T = Tied, NR = No Result
Last updated 8 March 2008

Tournament Summary

Twenty20 World Championship

Australia's 2007–08 season began with the 2007 Twenty20 World Championship in South Africa. Australia were placed in Group B and their first official match saw them take on Zimbabwe on 12 September 2007 in Cape Town.

To prepare for the tournament, Australia played two warm-up games against New Zealand and South Africa.[2]

Unofficial Warm-Up: v New Zealand, 8 September, Benoni

8 September
12:00 UTC
New Zealand 
8/182 (20 overs)
v
 Australia
6/187 (18.2 overs)
Craig McMillan 60 (29)
Ross Taylor 53 (39)
Ben Hilfenhaus 3/11 (3 overs)
Michael Hussey 72 (44)
Andrew Symonds 70 (43)
Shane Bond 3/26 (3.2 overs)
 Australia won by 4 wickets with 10 balls remaining[3]
Willowmoore Park, Benoni
Umpires: Ian Howell & Nigel Llong

Australia were sent in to bowl by New Zealand and early wickets by Ben Hilfenhaus and Brett Lee restricted New Zealand to 4/61 off 9.2 overs. Despite this, a strong partnership of 67 between Ross Taylor and Craig McMillan saw the Kiwis claw their way back. Nathan Bracken claimed the vital wicket of Taylor for 53 and Mitchell Johnson dismissed McMillan for 60 on the last ball of the innings restricting New Zealand to a chaseable 182. Hilfenhaus was the pick of the bowlers for Australia, taking 3/11 off his 3 overs. Nathan Bracken also played a vital role taking 2/34 off his 4 overs.

Australia's innings began poorly with Shane Bond taking the wickets of Adam Gilchrist and Matthew Hayden within 4 deliveries. Brad Hodge was dismissed in the second over leaving Australia reeling at 3–15. A very strong partnership between Andrew Symonds and Michael Hussey rescued Australia, as they put on 113 for the fourth wicket. Despite their dismissals, this partnership was enough to see Australia cruise to victory with ten balls to spare. Hussey top scored for Australia scoring 72 off 44 balls, however Symonds was not far behind scoring 70 off 43 balls.[4]

Unofficial Warm-Up: v South Africa, 9 September, Centurion

9 September
12:00 UTC
Australia 
8/179 (20 overs)
v
 South Africa
2/183 (19.1 overs)
Andrew Symonds 45 (26)
Mitchell Johnson 30* (12)
Shaun Pollock 2/16 (3 overs)
Graeme Smith 89* (61)
AB de Villiers 65 (35)
Ben Hilfenhaus 1/24 (3 overs)
 South Africa won by 8 wickets with 5 balls remaining[5]
SuperSport Park, Centurion, Gauteng
Umpires: Asad Rauf & Tony Hill

Australia were sent in to bat by South Africa and were on the back foot early. In the third over of Australia's innings, Adam Gilchrist and Brad Haddin fell in successive balls to South African pace-bowler Shaun Pollock. Brad Hodge fell in the fourth and Australia were in trouble at 3/21 after 3.4 overs. Just as he did in the warm-up against New Zealand, Andrew Symonds steadied the ship scoring a strong 45 off 26 balls. Despite Symonds' resistance, South Africa continued to steadily take wickets, and only a late flurry of powerful hitting by tailender Mitchell Johnson propelled Australia to a healthy target of 8/179.

South Africa's innings got off to a flying start, and despite Ben Hilfenhaus continuing his good warm-up form by dismissing Herschelle Gibbs in the 6th over for 20, Graeme Smith and AB de Villiers put on a partnership of 116 runs which helped guide South Africa to an easy 8 wicket victory.[6]

Group B: v Zimbabwe, 12 September, Cape Town

12 September
16:00 UTC
Australia 
9/138 (20 overs)
v
 Zimbabwe
5/139 (19.5 overs)
Brad Hodge 35* (22)
Andrew Symonds 33 (25)
Elton Chigumbura 3/20 (3 overs)
Brendan Taylor 60* (45)
Hamilton Masakadza 27 (28)
Stuart Clark 2/22 (4 overs)
 Zimbabwe won by 5 wickets with 1 ball remaining[7]
Newlands Cricket Ground, Cape Town
Umpires: Asad Rauf & Tony Hill
Player of the match: Brendan Taylor

Twenty20 International Debuts: Mitchell Johnson, Brad Hodge

Australia got their new season off to a poor start, losing their first official match to Zimbabwe. After winning the toss and electing to bat, Australia were off to a shaky start as some tight and effective Zimbabwean bowling had them at 3/19 off 4 overs. Things never really picked up for the Australian batsmen, who appeared to be suffering from a lack of match practice. In slow conditions Brad Hodge did his best to attempt to steer the innings in the right direction, scoring 35 off 22. However regular wickets falling at the other end meant that Australia were restricted to 138 off their 20 overs.

Brendan Taylor was the hero for Zimbabwe, as he remained not out on 60 to see the Zimbabweans home to a memorable victory with only one ball remaining. It was a severe wake up call for a quite complacent Australia and in the post-match interview, captain Ricky Ponting explained that Australia have "got to start respecting [Twenty20] now".[8]

Group B: v England, 14 September, Cape Town

14 September
12:00 UTC
England 
135 (20 overs)
v
 Australia
2/136 (14.5 overs)
Andrew Flintoff 31 (19)
Kevin Pietersen 21 (20)
Nathan Bracken 3/16 (4 overs)
Matthew Hayden 67* (43)
Adam Gilchrist 45 (28)
Andrew Flintoff 1/25 (4 overs)
 Australia won by 8 wickets with 31 balls remaining[9]
Newlands Cricket Ground, Cape Town
Umpires: Asad Rauf & Tony Hill
Player of the match: Nathan Bracken

After their shock loss to Zimbabwe, Australia needed to beat England in order to progress through to the Super 8 stage of the tournament. England won the toss and their captain Paul Collingwood sent Australia in to field. The Australians put in a very disciplined performance with the ball, taking wickets at regular intervals and keeping the run rate low throughout the innings. Nathan Bracken and Mitchell Johnson each took 3 wickets, while Stuart Clark and Brett Lee took 2 and 1 respectively. Several of England's batsmen got starts, however failed to convert them with their top scorer being Andrew Flintoff, reaching 31.

Australia cruised to victory on the back of a 79 run opening partnership between Matthew Hayden and Adam Gilchrist. They reached the target within 15 overs and therefore successfully progressed to the Super 8 stage of the tournament.[10]

Australia finished first in Group B based upon net run-rate, and were placed in Group F for the Super 8 stage.[11]

Group B
Pos Seed Team Pld W L NR Pts NRR
1 B1  Australia 2 1 1 0 2 0.987
2 B2  England 2 1 1 0 2 0.209
3 B3  Zimbabwe 2 1 1 0 2 −1.196
Source:

Group F: v Bangladesh, 16 September, Cape Town

16 September
12:00 UTC
Bangladesh 
8/123 (20 overs)
v
 Australia
1/124 (13.5 overs)
Tamim Iqbal 32 (40)
Aftab Ahmed 31 (34)
Brett Lee 3/27 (4 overs)
Matthew Hayden 73* (48)
Adam Gilchrist 43 (28)
Shakib Al Hasan 0/15 (2 overs)
 Australia won by 9 wickets with 37 balls remaining[12]
Newlands Cricket Ground, Cape Town
Umpires: Asad Rauf & Tony Hill
Player of the match: Brett Lee

Australia's Super 8's campaign got off to an excellent start as they defeated Bangladesh comfortably in Cape Town. After winning the toss, Australian captain Ricky Ponting elected to field first. Australia bowled excellently, tying down the Bangladeshi batsmen, and only allowing them to score at 6 an over. Brett Lee took the first international Twenty20 hat-trick during this innings and finished with figures of 3/27. Bangladesh's innings never gained momentum and Australia restricted them to 123 off 20 overs.

Adam Gilchrist and Matthew Hayden put on their first Twenty20 century partnership to help the Australians chase down the target of 124 comfortably with over 6 overs to spare.

Group F: v Pakistan, 18 September, Johannesburg

18 September
12:00 UTC
Australia 
7/164 (20 overs)
v
 Pakistan
4/165 (19.1 overs)
Michael Hussey 37 (25)
Brad Hodge 36 (29)
Sohail Tanvir 3/31 (4 overs)
Misbah-ul-Haq 66* (42)
Shoaib Malik 52* (38)
Stuart Clark 3/27 (4 overs)
 Pakistan won by 6 wickets with 5 balls remaining[13]
Wanderers Stadium, Johannesburg
Umpires: Mark Benson & Nigel Llong
Player of the match: Misbah-ul-Haq

Australia's second Super 8's game was not as successful as their first. Sent in to bat, Australia struggled to find any momentum. While many Australian batsmen got starts, tight Pakistan bowling restricted their scoring chances. Michael Hussey top scored for Australia with 37, and at one point a total of 180 plus even looked possible for Australia. Effective bowling at the death however, restricted Australia to 7/164 off their 20 overs. During this innings, Australian captain Ricky Ponting received a hamstring strain and was ruled out of action for between two and four weeks.[14]

Pakistan's top order had struggled throughout the tournament, and this continued in their innings. Stuart Clark took 3 quick wickets to have Pakistan 4/46 after 6.4 overs. Despite this, an excellent 100 run partnership between Pakistan captain Shoaib Malik and Misbah-ul-Haq rescued Pakistan and guided them home with 5 balls to spare. This loss meant that Australia had to win their next Super 8's match against Sri Lanka in order to progress to the semi-finals.

Group F: v Sri Lanka, 20 September, Cape Town

20 September
08:00 UTC
Sri Lanka 
101 (19.3 overs)
v
 Australia
0/102 (10.2 overs)
Jehan Mubarak 28 (26)
Kumar Sangakkara 22 (23)
Stuart Clark 4/20 (4 overs)
Matthew Hayden 58* (38)
Adam Gilchrist 31* (25)
Dilhara Fernando 0/12 (3 overs)
 Australia won by 10 wickets with 58 balls remaining[15]
Newlands Cricket Ground, Cape Town
Umpires: Asad Rauf & Ian Howell
Player of the match: Stuart Clark

With the winner of this match going through to the semi-finals, it was virtually a knockout. Australia won the toss and stand in captain Adam Gilchrist elected to bowl first. This decision was justified as Australia demolished Sri Lanka's top order, having them 7/43 down after 10 overs. While Jehan Mubarak resisted, Sri Lanka were dismissed for a meagre 101 and needed a minor miracle to escape with a victory. Stuart Clark was the pick of the Australian bowlers taking 4/20, the best ever figures by an Australian in Twenty20 Internationals.

Openers Adam Gilchrist and Matthew Hayden once again got the Australians off to a magnificent start, and guided them to a very comfortable 10 wicket victory, the first in the Twenty20 World Championship. As a result of this match, Australia finished second in Group F, and therefore qualified for the semi-finals where they would meet India.[16]

Group F
Pos Team Pld W L NR Pts NRR
1  Pakistan 3 3 0 0 6 0.843
2  Australia 3 2 1 0 4 2.256
3  Sri Lanka 3 1 2 0 2 −0.697
4  Bangladesh 3 0 3 0 0 −2.031
Source:

Semi-final: v India, 22 September, Durban

22 September
16:00 UTC
India 
5/188 (20 overs)
v
 Australia
7/173 (20 overs)
Yuvraj Singh 70 (30)
MS Dhoni 36 (18)
Mitchell Johnson 2/31 (4 overs)
Matthew Hayden 62 (47)
Andrew Symonds 43 (26)
Sreesanth 2/12 (4 overs)
 India won by 15 runs[17]
Kingsmead, Durban
Umpires: Asad Rauf & Mark Benson
Player of the match: Yuvraj Singh

The semi-final stage of the 2007 Twenty20 World Championship saw Australia knocked out by eventual winners India. The Indians won the toss and elected to bat, and after a steady start, an explosive innings by Yuvraj Singh coupled with a quickfire 36 by MS Dhoni saw the Indians reach a strong total of 188 from 20 overs on a batsman friendly Durban pitch. Mitchell Johnson was Australia's best bowler taking 2 wickets in his 4 over spell.

Facing a difficult task to progress to the final, Australia seemed on target to reach India's total after Matthew Hayden once again top scored for the Australians with 62 off 47 balls. It was in the later overs that Australia's chase was dismantled, as the wicket of Andrew Symonds seemed to give the Indians momentum. Australia managed 173 off their 20 overs, and thus India won by 15 runs and knocked Australia out of the tournament.

Tour of India

On 26 September, Australia arrived in India for a 7-game One Day International series, contesting the Future Cup. The first game of the series was played on 29 September 2007, and the tour concluded with a one off Twenty20 International on 20 October 2007.

First ODI: 29 September, Bangalore

29 September
09:00 UTC
Australia 
7/307 (50 overs)
v
 India
1/9 (2.4 overs)
Michael Clarke 130 (132)
Brad Haddin 69 (83)
Sreesanth 3/55 (10 overs)

Series was level at 0–0

Second ODI: 2 October, Kochi

2 October
03:30 UTC
Australia 
6/306 (50 overs)
v
 India
222 (47.3 overs)
Brad Haddin 87* (69)
Andrew Symonds 87 (83)
Sreesanth 3/67 (9 overs)
MS Dhoni 58 (88)
Robin Uthappa 41 (30)
Brad Hogg 3/40 (9.3 overs)
 Australia won by 84 runs[19]
Nehru Stadium, Kochi
Umpires: Steve Bucknor & Suresh Shastri
Player of the match: Brad Haddin

Australia led the series 1–0

Third ODI: 5 October, Hyderabad

5 October
03:30 UTC
Australia 
7/290 (50 overs)
v
 India
243 (47.4 overs)
Andrew Symonds 89 (67)
Matthew Hayden 60 (70)
Irfan Pathan 2/57 (10 overs)
Yuvraj Singh 121 (115)
Sachin Tendulkar 43 (71)
Brett Lee 3/37 (8 overs)

Australia led the series 2–0

Fourth ODI: 8 October, Chandigarh

8 October
03:30 UTC
India 
4/291 (50 overs)
v
 Australia
7/283 (50 overs)
Sachin Tendulkar 79 (119)
MS Dhoni 50* (35)
James Hopes 2/43 (9 overs)
Matthew Hayden 92 (92)
Andrew Symonds 75 (84)
Harbhajan Singh 2/43 (10 overs)
 India won by 8 runs[21]
Sector 16 Stadium, Chandigarh
Umpires: Steve Bucknor & Suresh Shastri
Player of the match: MS Dhoni

Australia led the series 2–1

Fifth ODI: 11 October, Vadodara

11 October
03:30 UTC
India 
148 (50 overs)
v
 Australia
1/149 (25.5 overs)
Sachin Tendulkar 47 (73)
Zaheer Khan 28 (44)
Mitchell Johnson 5/26 (10 overs)
Adam Gilchrist 79* (77)
Ricky Ponting 39* (39)
R. P. Singh 1/15 (2 overs)
 Australia won by 9 wickets with 145 balls remaining[22]
IPCL Sports Complex Ground, Vadodara
Umpires: Aleem Dar & Amiesh Saheba
Player of the match: Mitchell Johnson

Australia led the series 3–1

Sixth ODI: 14 October, Nagpur

14 October
03:30 UTC
Australia 
8/317 (50 overs)
v
 India
7/299 (50 overs)
Andrew Symonds 107* (88)
Adam Gilchrist 51 (47)
Zaheer Khan 2/62 (10 overs)
Sourav Ganguly 86 (111)
Sachin Tendulkar 72 (72)
Brad Hogg 4/49 (10 overs)

Australia led the series 4–1

Seventh ODI: 17 October, Mumbai

17 October
09:00 UTC
Australia 
193 (41.3 overs)
v
 India
8/195 (46 overs)
Ricky Ponting 57 (78)
Mitchell Johnson 24* (31)
Murali Kartik 6/27 (10 overs)
Robin Uthappa 47 (59)
Zaheer Khan 31* (43)
Mitchell Johnson 3/46 (10 overs)
 India won by 2 wickets with 24 balls remaining[24]
Wankhede Stadium, Mumbai
Umpires: Aleem Dar & Amiesh Saheba
Player of the match: Murali Kartik

Australia won the series 4–2

Man of the Series: Andrew Symonds

Twenty20 International: 20 October, Mumbai

20 October
09:00 UTC
Australia 
5/166 (20 overs)
v
 India
3/167 (18.1 overs)
Ricky Ponting 76 (53)
Michael Clarke 25* (15)
Irfan Pathan 2/34 (4 overs)
Gautam Gambhir 63 (52)
Robin Uthappa 35 (26)
Ben Hilfenhaus 1/28 (4 overs)
 India won by 7 wickets with 11 balls remaining[25]
Brabourne Stadium, Mumbai
Umpires: Amiesh Saheba & Suresh Shastri
Player of the match: Gautam Gambhir

Sri Lanka in Australia

Sri Lanka travelled to Australia for a two-match Test series contesting the WarneMuralitharan Trophy in November. The first Test began in Brisbane on 8 November. On 1 November, a 13-man squad was named by the Australian selectors for the first Test.[26] Phil Jaques was named as a replacement for the retiring Justin Langer while Brad Hogg and Stuart MacGill were selected in place of the retiring Shane Warne. Mitchell Johnson and Shaun Tait were also named in the squad, however Tait pulled out due to an elbow injury and was replaced by Ben Hilfenhaus.[27]

Australia won the inaugural WarneMuralitharan Trophy 2–0, with Brett Lee winning Man of the Series.

First Test: 8–12 November, Brisbane

Australian XI: Phil Jaques, Matthew Hayden, Ricky Ponting (c), Michael Hussey, Michael Clarke, Andrew Symonds, Adam Gilchrist (wk), Brett Lee, Mitchell Johnson, Stuart Clark, Stuart MacGill

8–12 November
00:00 UTC
Report
v
4/551 Dec. (151 overs)
Michael Clarke 145* (249)
Michael Hussey 133 (249)

M Muralitharan 2/170 (50 overs)
211 (81.5 overs)
Marvan Atapattu 51 (183)
Chamara Silva 40 (45)

Brett Lee 4/26 (17.5 overs)
300 (99.2 overs)
Michael Vandort 82 (170)
Mahela Jayawardene 49 (115)

Brett Lee 4/86 (27 overs)
 Australia won by an innings and 40 runs[28]
Brisbane Cricket Ground, Brisbane
Umpires: Tony Hill & Rudi Koertzen
Player of the match: Brett Lee

Test Debut: Mitchell Johnson

Australia led the series 1–0

Second Test: 16–20 November, Hobart

Australian XI: Phil Jaques, Matthew Hayden, Ricky Ponting (c), Michael Hussey, Michael Clarke, Andrew Symonds, Adam Gilchrist (wk), Brett Lee, Mitchell Johnson, Stuart Clark, Stuart MacGill

16 November – 20
23:30 UTC
Report
v
5/542 Dec. (139 overs)
Phil Jaques 150 (237)
Michael Hussey 132 (220)

Dilhara Fernando 2/134 (26 overs)
246 (81.2 overs)
Mahela Jayawardene 104 (194)
Kumar Sangakkara 57 (76)

Brett Lee 4/82 (23.2 overs)
2/210 Dec. (46 overs)
Phil Jaques 68 (95)
Ricky Ponting 53* (102)

Lasith Malinga 1/61 (12 overs)
410 (104.3 overs)
Kumar Sangakkara 192 (282)
Marvan Atapattu 80 (164)

Brett Lee 4/87 (26.3 overs)
 Australia won by 96 runs[29]
Bellerive Oval, Hobart
Umpires: Aleem Dar & Rudi Koertzen
Player of the match: Brett Lee

Australia won the series 2–0

Man of the Series: Brett Lee

New Zealand in Australia

New Zealand travelled to Australia in December for a one-off Twenty20 International and the three-match Chappell–Hadlee Trophy.

Twenty20 International: 11 December, Perth

11 December
09:05 UTC
Australia 
6/186 (20 overs)
v
 New Zealand
132 (18.3 overs)
Andrew Symonds 85* (46)
Michael Clarke 33 (26)
Mark Gillespie 2/39 (4 overs)
Jacob Oram 66* (31)
Scott Styris 18 (15)
Ashley Noffke 3/18 (3.3 overs)
 Australia won by 54 runs[30]
WACA Ground, Perth
Umpires: Steve Davis & Peter Parker
Player of the match: Andrew Symonds

Twenty20 International Debuts: Luke Pomersbach, Ashley Noffke, Adam Voges, Shaun Tait

First ODI: 14 December, Adelaide

14 December
03:15 UTC
New Zealand 
7/254 (50 overs)
v
 Australia
3/255 (42.3 overs)
Brendon McCullum 96 (103)
Ross Taylor 50 (52)
Shaun Tait 3/59 (10 overs)
Ricky Ponting 107* (108)
Adam Gilchrist 51 (29)
Kyle Mills 2/68 (10 overs)
 Australia won by 7 wickets with 45 balls remaining[31]
Adelaide Oval, Adelaide
Umpires: Mark Benson & Steve Davis
Player of the match: Ricky Ponting

Australia led the series 1–0

Second ODI: 16 December, Sydney

16 December
03:15 UTC
New Zealand 
3/30 (6 overs)
v
Scott Styris 12* (13)
Ross Taylor 5* (8)
Brett Lee 2/12 (3 overs)
No result[32]
Sydney Cricket Ground, Sydney
Umpires: Mark Benson and Steve Davis

Australia led the series 1–0

Third ODI: 20 December, Hobart

20 December
23:00 UTC
Australia 
6/282 (50 overs)
v
 New Zealand
168 (34 overs)
Ricky Ponting 134* (133)
Andrew Symonds 52 (63)
Jacob Oram 2/34 (10 overs)
Scott Styris 75 (79)
Mark Gillespie 24 (24)
Brett Lee 3/47 (9 overs)
 Australia won by 114 runs[33]
Bellerive Oval, Hobart
Umpires: Mark Benson & Peter Parker
Player of the match: Ricky Ponting

Australia won the series 2–0

Man of the Series: Ricky Ponting

India in Australia

India arrived in Australia in December for a four match test series as well as a one off Twenty20 International and the Commonwealth Bank Series.

First Test: 26–30 December, Melbourne

Australian XI: Phil Jaques, Matthew Hayden, Ricky Ponting (c), Michael Hussey, Michael Clarke, Andrew Symonds, Adam Gilchrist (wk), Brett Lee, Brad Hogg, Mitchell Johnson, Stuart Clark

26 December – 29
23:30 UTC
Report
v
343 (92.4 overs)
Matthew Hayden 124 (183)
Phil Jaques 66 (108)

Anil Kumble 5/84 (25 overs)
196 (71.5 overs)
Sachin Tendulkar 62 (77)
Sourav Ganguly 43 (79)

Stuart Clark 4/28 (15 overs)
7/351 Dec. (88 overs)
Michael Clarke 73 (113)
Phil Jaques 51 (103)

Harbhajan Singh 3/101 (26 overs)
161 (74 overs)
VVS Laxman 42 (112)
Sourav Ganguly 40 (78)

Mitchell Johnson 3/21 (15 overs)
 Australia won by 337 runs[34]
Melbourne Cricket Ground, Melbourne
Umpires: Mark Benson & Billy Bowden
Player of the match: Matthew Hayden

Australia lead the series 1–0

Second Test: 2–6 January, Sydney

Australian XI: Phil Jaques, Matthew Hayden, Ricky Ponting (c), Michael Hussey, Michael Clarke, Andrew Symonds, Adam Gilchrist (wk), Brett Lee, Brad Hogg, Mitchell Johnson, Stuart Clark

2 January – 6
23:30 UTC
Report
v
463 (112.3 overs)
Andrew Symonds 162* (226)
Brad Hogg 79 (102)

Anil Kumble 4/106 (25.3 overs)
532 (138.2 overs)
Sachin Tendulkar 154* (243)
VVS Laxman 109 (142)

Brett Lee 5/119 (32.2 overs)
7/401 Dec. (107 overs)
Michael Hussey 145* (259)
Matthew Hayden 123 (196)

Anil Kumble 4/148 (40 overs)
210 (70.5 overs)
Sourav Ganguly 51 (56)
Anil Kumble 45* (111)

Michael Clarke 3/5 (1.5 overs)
 Australia won by 122 runs[35]
Sydney Cricket Ground, Sydney
Umpires: Mark Benson & Steve Bucknor
Player of the match: Andrew Symonds

Australia led the series 2–0

Third Test: 16–19 January, Perth

Australian XI: Phil Jaques, Chris Rogers, Ricky Ponting (c), Michael Hussey, Michael Clarke, Andrew Symonds, Adam Gilchrist (wk), Brett Lee, Mitchell Johnson, Stuart Clark, Shaun Tait

16 January – 19
02:30 UTC
Report
v
330 (98.2 overs)
Rahul Dravid 93 (183)
Sachin Tendulkar 71 (128)

Mitchell Johnson 4/86 (28.2 overs)
212 (50 overs)
Andrew Symonds 66 (70)
Adam Gilchrist 55 (61)

RP Singh 4/68 (14 overs)
294 (80.4 overs)
VVS Laxman 79 (156)
Irfan Pathan 46 (64)

Stuart Clark 4/61 (19 overs)
340 (86.5 overs)
Michael Clarke 81 (134)
Mitchell Johnson 50* (80)

Irfan Pathan 3/54 (16 overs)
 India won by 72 runs[36]
WACA Ground, Perth
Umpires: Asad Rauf & Billy Bowden
Player of the match: Irfan Pathan

Test debut: Chris Rogers

Australia led the series 2–1

Fourth Test: 24–28 January, Adelaide

Australian XI: Phil Jaques, Matthew Hayden, Ricky Ponting (c), Michael Hussey, Michael Clarke, Andrew Symonds, Adam Gilchrist (wk), Brett Lee, Brad Hogg, Mitchell Johnson, Stuart Clark

24 January – 28
00:00 UTC
Report
v
526 (152.5 overs)
Sachin Tendulkar 153 (205)
Anil Kumble 87 (205)

Mitchell Johnson 4/126 (37.5 overs)
563 (181 overs)
Ricky Ponting 140 (266)
Michael Clarke 118 (243)

Irfan Pathan 3/112 (36 overs)
7/269 Dec. (90 overs)
Virender Sehwag 151 (236)
MS Dhoni 20 (44)

Mitchell Johnson 2/33 (16 overs)
Match Drawn[37]
Adelaide Oval, Adelaide
Umpires: Asad Rauf & Billy Bowden
Player of the match: Sachin Tendulkar

Australia won the series 2–1

Man of the Series: Brett Lee

Twenty20 International: 1 February, Melbourne

1 February
08:35 UTC
India 
74 (17.3 overs)
v
 Australia
1/75 (11.2 overs)
Irfan Pathan 26 (30)
Gautam Gambhir 9 (6)
Nathan Bracken 3/11 (2.3 overs)
Michael Clarke 37* (36)
Adam Gilchrist 25 (22)
Praveen Kumar 1/15 (2 overs)
 Australia won by 9 wickets with 52 balls remaining[38]
Melbourne Cricket Ground, Melbourne
Umpires: Bruce Oxenford & Simon Taufel
Player of the match: Michael Clarke

Twenty20 International Debut: David Hussey

Commonwealth Bank Series

The Commonwealth Bank One Day International series will take place throughout February with the finals series being held in March. This season Australia will take on Sri Lanka and India.

Group Stage
Pos Team Pld W L T NR BP Pts NRR For Against
1  Australia 8 5 2 0 1 4 26 0.769 1477/329.3 1208/325.2
2  India 8 3 3 0 2 1 17 0.121 1184/248.2 1250/269
3  Sri Lanka 8 2 5 0 1 0 10 −0.949 1167/298.3 1370/282
Source: Cricinfo

Match One: 3 February, Brisbane

3 February
03:15 UTC
India 
194 (45 overs)
v
 Australia
3/51 (7.2 overs)
Gautam Gambhir 39 (51)
MS Dhoni 37 (61)
Brett Lee 5/27 (9 overs)
James Hopes 17 (12)
Adam Gilchrist 14 (17)
Sreesanth 2/17 (3.2 overs)

One Day International debut: Ashley Noffke

Match Three: 8 February, Sydney

8 February
03:15 UTC
Australia 
6/253 (50 overs)
v
 Sri Lanka
125 (31.3 overs)
Michael Clarke 77* (86)
Adam Gilchrist 61 (81)
Chaminda Vaas 2/34 (10 overs)
Kumar Sangakkara 42 (41)
Chaminda Vaas 18 (30)
Nathan Bracken 5/47 (8.3 overs)
 Australia won by 128 runs[40]
Sydney Cricket Ground, Sydney
Umpires: Tony Hill & Simon Taufel
Player of the match: Nathan Bracken

Match Four: 10 February, Melbourne

10 February
03:15 UTC
Australia 
159 (43.1 overs)
v
 India
5/160 (45.5 overs)
Michael Hussey 65* (88)
Matthew Hayden 25 (21)
Ishant Sharma 4/38 (9.1 overs)
Sachin Tendulkar 44 (54)
Rohit Sharma 39* (61)
Mitchell Johnson 2/24 (10 overs)
 India won by 5 wickets with 25 balls remaining[41]
Melbourne Cricket Ground, Melbourne
Umpires: Rudi Koertzen & Simon Taufel
Player of the match: Ishant Sharma

Match Six: 15 February, Perth

15 February
04:30 UTC
Australia 
236 (49.4 overs)
v
 Sri Lanka
173 (45.3 overs)
Adam Gilchrist 118 (132)
Michael Clarke 43 (69)
Lasith Malinga 4/47 (9.4 overs)
Kumar Sangakkara 80 (114)
Chamara Kapugedera 26 (60)
Nathan Bracken 3/21 (10 overs)
 Australia won by 63 runs[42]
WACA Ground, Perth
Umpires: Daryl Harper & Rudi Koertzen
Player of the match: Adam Gilchrist

Match Seven: 17 February, Adelaide

17 February
03:15 UTC
Australia 
9/203 (50 overs)
v
 India
153 (41.2 overs)
Michael Clarke 79 (108)
Brad Hogg 32 (52)
Irfan Pathan 4/41 (10 overs)
MS Dhoni 37 (50)
Gautam Gambhir 34 (42)
Mitchell Johnson 3/42 (10 overs)
 Australia won by 50 runs[43]
Adelaide Oval, Adelaide
Umpires: Tony Hill & Peter Parker
Player of the match: Michael Clarke

Match Nine: 22 February, Melbourne

22 February
03:15 UTC
Australia 
7/184 (50 overs)
v
 Sri Lanka
4/77 (29.3 overs)
Michael Hussey 64* (98)
Michael Clarke 50 (69)
Farveez Maharoof 2/20 (10 overs)
Mahela Jayawardene 27 (45)
Kumar Sangakkara 22 (59)
Stuart Clark 2/8 (5 overs)
 Australia won by 24 runs (D/L method)[44]
Melbourne Cricket Ground, Melbourne
Umpires: Rudi Koertzen & Simon Taufel
Player of the match: Michael Hussey

Match Ten: 24 February, Sydney

24 February
03:15 UTC
Australia 
7/317 (50 overs)
v
 India
299 (49.1 overs)
Ricky Ponting 124 (133)
Andrew Symonds 59 (49)
Sreesanth 2/58 (8 overs)
Gautam Gambhir 113 (119)
Robin Uthappa 51 (46)
Brett Lee 5/58 (9.1 overs)
 Australia won by 18 runs[45]
Sydney Cricket Ground, Sydney
Umpires: Daryl Harper & Tony Hill
Player of the match: Ricky Ponting

Match Twelve: 29 February, Melbourne

29 February
03:15 UTC
Sri Lanka 
221 (50 overs)
v
 Australia
208 (48.1 overs)
Adam Gilchrist 83 (50)
Brett Lee 37 (59)
Ishara Amerasinghe 3/44 (10 overs)
 Sri Lanka won by 13 runs
Melbourne Cricket Ground, Melbourne
Umpires: Daryl Harper & Tony Hill
Player of the match: Adam Gilchrist

Final One: 2 March, Sydney

2 March
03:15 UTC
Australia 
8/239 (50 overs)
v
 India
4/242 (45.5 overs)
Matthew Hayden 82 (88)
Michael Hussey 45 (67)
Harbhajan Singh 2/38 (10 overs)
Sachin Tendulkar 117* (120)
Rohit Sharma 66 (87)
James Hopes 2/42 (8.5 overs)
 India won by 6 wickets with 25 balls remaining
Sydney Cricket Ground, Sydney
Umpires: Daryl Harper & Rudi Koertzen
Player of the match: Sachin Tendulkar

Final Two: 4 March, Brisbane

4 March
03:15 UTC
India 
9/258 (50 overs)
v
 Australia
249 (49.4 overs)
Sachin Tendulkar 91 (121)
Yuvraj Singh 38 (38)
Nathan Bracken 3/31 (9 overs)
James Hopes 63 (80)
Matthew Hayden 55 (68)
Praveen Kumar 4/46 (10 overs)
 India won by 9 runs
Brisbane Cricket Ground, Brisbane
Umpires: Tony Hill & Simon Taufel
Player of the match: Praveen Kumar

India won the Commonwealth Bank Series finals 2–0

Man of the Series: Nathan Bracken

Tour of Pakistan

Australia were scheduled do play Tests and One Day Internationals in Pakistan in March and April 2008, however Cricket Australia postponed the tour due to security concerns.[46] The tour will now be played in 2009 and 2010.[47]

Statistics

Matches Played

The following is a table of statistics charting appearances by Australian cricketers in the 2007–08 season. The minimum requirement for inclusion is one match played. The players will be arranged in alphabetical order.

No.PlayerT20IODITestTotal
59Nathan Bracken91726
8Stuart Clark78621
23Michael Clarke820634
18Adam Gilchrist919634
57Brad Haddin38-11
28Matthew Hayden716528
20Ben Hilfenhaus1--1
17Brad Hodge87-15
31Brad Hogg-17320
39James Hopes119-20
29David Hussey1-1
48Michael Hussey813627
5Phil Jaques-66
25Mitchell Johnson716629
58Brett Lee918633
45Stuart MacGill-22
22Ashley Noffke21-3
14Ricky Ponting518629
16Luke Pomersbach1-1
12Chris Rogers-11
63Andrew Symonds920635
32Shaun Tait1315
24Adam Voges2--2
33Shane Watson1--1

Last updated 8 March 2008

Batting

Twenty20 Internationals

The following is a table of statistics charting Australian batsmen in Twenty20 International cricket in the 2007–08 season. The minimum requirement for inclusion is one innings played. The players will be arranged by most runs scored.

PlayerMtsInnsNOBFRunsAvgS/RHS50s100s
Matthew Hayden77320228270.50139.6073*4-
Andrew Symonds96213521253.00157.0485*1-
Adam Gilchrist99114420725.87143.7545--
Ricky Ponting55111813734.25116.10761-
Michael Clarke852819832.66120.9837*--
Brad Hodge852779431.33122.0736
Michael Hussey84-768721.75114.4737--
Adam Voges21202626.00130.0026--
Brett Lee94213178.50130.7713--
Brad Haddin332241616.0066.666--
Luke Pomersbach11-71515.00214.2915--
Mitchell Johnson73271414.00200.009--
Nathan Bracken91344.00133.334--
Ashley Noffke21000.000.000--

Last updated 5 February 2007

One Day Internationals

The following is a table of statistics charting Australian batsmen in One Day International cricket in the 2007–08 season. The minimum requirement for inclusion is one innings played. The players will be arranged by most runs scored.

PlayerMtsInnsNOBFRunsAvgS/RHS50s100s
Matthew Hayden1615-76563442.2682.87926-
Ricky Ponting1817374663145.0784.58134*13
Andrew Symonds2018364761941.2695.67107*51
Michael Clarke2018279359136.9374.5213041
Adam Gilchrist1918157158134.17101.7511851
James Hopes1916137234923.2693.81631
Michael Hussey1310340928741.0070.1765*2-
Brad Haddin87131223839.6676.2887*2
Brett Lee181461459712.1266.8937
Brad Hogg17711368514.1662.5032--
Mitchell Johnson1694856012.0070.5824*--
Brad Hodge76-108599.8354.6220
Nathan Bracken176263205.0031.7414*--
Stuart Clark8321088.0080.008*--

Last updated 28 March 2008

Tests

The following is a table of statistics charting Australian batsmen in Test cricket in the 2007–08 season. The minimum requirement for inclusion is one innings played. The players will be arranged by most runs scored.

PlayerMtsInnsNOBFRunsAvgS/RHS50s100s
Michael Hussey61021,12959173.8752.34145*3
Phil Jaques6101,03956156.1053.9915042
Michael Clarke69196153266.5055.35145*32
Andrew Symonds69369951385.5073.39162*41
Matthew Hayden5882650362.8760.891243
Ricky Ponting610171840845.3356.8214031
Adam Gilchrist68129121731.0074.5767*2
Brad Hogg35224014849.3361.66791
Mitchell Johnson65318711256.0059.8950*1
Brett Lee6722088617.2041.34591
Stuart Clark650735611.2076.7132
Chris Rogers12027199.5070.3715
Shaun Tait12019126.0063.158

Last updated 29 January 2008

Mts = Matches, Inns = Innings, NO = Not Outs, BF = Balls Faced, Avg = Batting Average, S/R = Batting Strike Rate, HS = Highest Score

Bowling

Twenty20 Internationals

The following is a table of statistics charting Australian bowlers in Twenty20 International cricket in the 2007–08 season. The minimum requirement for inclusion is one ball bowled. The players will be arranged by most wickets taken.

PlayerMtsWktsRunsAvgS/REconBBIBBMOvrs5WI10WM
Stuart Clark71217714.7514.006.324/2028.0
Brett Lee91123621.4518.606.903/2734.1--
Nathan Bracken91118016.3615.76.243/1128.5--
Mitchell Johnson71017217.2016.206.373/22-27.0--
Ashley Noffke244110.2511.25.463/187.3--
Michael Clarke838628.6618.009.551/139.0--
Adam Voges2252.506.02.502/5-2.0--
Shaun Tait122211.0012.005.502/224.0--
James Hopes111010.0018.03.331/10-3.0--
David Hussey111212.0018.04.001/12-3.0--
Shane Watson111919.0020.05.701/193.2--
Ben Hilfenhaus112828.0024.007.001/28-4.0--
Andrew Symonds91180180.00101.0010.691/216.5--
Brad Hodge8020--10.00--2.0--

Last updated 5 February 2008

One Day Internationals

The following is a table of statistics charting Australian bowlers in One Day International cricket in the 2007–08 season. The minimum requirement for inclusion is one ball bowled. The players will be arranged by most wickets taken.

PlayerMtsWktsRunsAvgS/REconBBIBBMOvrs5WI10WM
Brett Lee182970324.2429.604.905/27-143.22-
Nathan Bracken172662924.1932.404.475/47-140.31-
Mitchell Johnson162557122.8432.104.265/26-134.01-
Brad Hogg172358325.3432.604.664/49125.0--
James Hopes191745026.4740.803.882/16-115.5--
Stuart Clark8921223.5535.703.952/8-53.4--
Michael Clarke20620434.0040.005.103/52-40.0--
Shaun Tait358917.8021.604.953/59-18.0--
Ashley Noffke114646.0054.05.111/46-9.0--
Andrew Symonds201137137.00155.05.301/27-25.5--
Brad Hodge7018--9.00--2.0--

Last updated 28 March 2008

Tests

The following is a table of statistics charting Australian bowlers in Test cricket in the 2007–08 season. The minimum requirement for inclusion is one ball bowled. The players will be arranged by most wickets taken.

PlayerMtsWktsRunsAvgS/REconBBIBBMOvrs5WI10WM
Brett Lee64082320.5742.22.925/1198/112281.31-
Mitchell Johnson62477132.1262.53.084/866/159250.1--
Stuart Clark62165131.0064.02.904/286/106224.2--
Andrew Symonds61127825.2755.62.723/513/70102.0--
Brad Hogg3848160.1293.73.842/514/133125.0--
Stuart MacGill2532665.20114.03.432/813/18395.0--
Michael Clarke6413634.0067.23.033/53/3344.5--
Shaun Tait10924.3821.0--

Mts = Matches, Wkts = Wickets, Runs = Runs scored off bowler, Avg = Bowling Average, S/R = Bowling Strike Rate, BBI = Best Bowling Innings, Econ = Economy Rate, BBM = Best Bowling Match, Ovrs = Overs Bowled, 5WI = 5 Wickets Innings, 10WM = 10 Wickets Match

Catches

The following is a table of statistics charting catches taken by Australian fieldsmen in the 2007–08 season. The minimum requirement for inclusion is one catch. The players will be arranged in alphabetical order.

PlayerT20IODITestTotal
Nathan Bracken336
Stuart Clark21-3
Michael Clarke57921
Adam Gilchrist16293580
Brad Haddin-33
Matthew Hayden-7310
Brad Hodge347
Brad Hogg-314
James Hopes156
David Hussey1-1
Michael Hussey361221
Phil Jaques--22
Mitchell Johnson2327
Brett Lee54211
Ricky Ponting310922
Chris Rogers-11
Andrew Symonds27110
Shaun Tait-112
Adam Voges11

Wicketkeeper
Last updated 28 March 2008

Important events

See also

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