Australian cricket team in 2007-08
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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 May 1, 2007. Note that uncontracted players still are available for selection for the national cricket team. [1]
| Player | State | Test cap | ODI cap | ODI shirt |
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| 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 | 20 | |
| Brad Hodge | Vic | 394 | 154 | 17 |
| Brad Hogg | WA | 367 | 126 | 31 |
| James Hopes | Qld | 151 | 39 | |
| Michael Hussey | WA | 393 | 150 | 48 |
| Phil Jaques | 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 |
Match summary
| Format | P | W | L | D | T | NR |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Twenty20 International | 9 | 5 | 4 | - | - | - |
| One Day International | 20 | 11 | 6 | - | - | 3 |
| Tests | 6 | 4 | 1 | 1 | - | - |
| Total | 35 | 20 | 11 | 1 | - | 3 |
M = Matches Played, W = Won, L = Lost, D = Drawn, T = Tied, NR = No Result
Last updated March 8, 2008
Tournament Summary
- Australia made the semi-final stage of the 2007 Twenty20 World Championship
- Australia won the Future Cup ODI series against India 4-2
- Australia won the Warne-Muralitharan Trophy against Sri Lanka 2-0
- Australia won the Chappell-Hadlee Trophy against New Zealand 2-0
- Australia won the Border-Gavaskar Trophy against India 2-1
- Australia lost the Commonwealth Bank Series finals against India 2-0
Twenty20 World Championship
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For more details on this topic, see 2007 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 September 12, 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 |  Australia6/187 (18.2 overs) |
Australia won by 4 wickets with 10 balls remaining[3] Willowmoore Park, Benoni Umpires: Ian Howell & Nigel Llong |
| 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) |
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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 Austrralia 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 Africa2/183 (19.1 overs) |
South Africa won by 8 wickets with 5 balls remaining[5] SuperSport Park, Centurion, Gauteng Umpires: Asad Rauf & Tony Hill |
| 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) |
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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 |  Zimbabwe5/139 (19.5 overs) |
Zimbabwe won by 5 wickets with 1 ball remaining[7] Newlands Cricket Ground, Cape Town Umpires: Asad Rauf & Tony Hill Man of the Match: Brendan Taylor |
| 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) |
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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) |
Australia won by 8 wickets with 31 balls remaining[9] Newlands Cricket Ground, Cape Town Umpires: Asad Rauf & Tony Hill Man of the Match: Nathan Bracken |
| 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) |
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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]
| Team | Pts | Pld | W | L | NR | NRR |
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| Australia |
2 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 0 | +0.987 |
| England |
2 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 0 | +0.209 |
| Zimbabwe |
2 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 0 | −1.196 |
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) |
Australia won by 9 wickets with 37 balls remaining[12] Newlands Cricket Ground, Cape Town Umpires: Asad Rauf & Tony Hill Man of the Match: Brett Lee |
| 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) |
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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 |  Pakistan4/165 (19.1 overs) |
Pakistan won by 6 wickets with 5 balls remaining[13] Wanderers Stadium, Johannesburg Umpires: Mark Benson & Nigel Llong Man of the Match: Misbah-ul-Haq |
| 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) |
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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) |
Australia won by 10 wickets with 58 balls remaining[15] Newlands Cricket Ground, Cape Town Umpires: Asad Rauf & Ian Howell Man of the Match: Stuart Clark |
| 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) |
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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 demolised 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]
| Team | Pts | Pld | W | L | NR | NRR |
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| Pakistan |
6 | 3 | 3 | 0 | 0 | +0.843 |
| Australia |
4 | 3 | 2 | 1 | 0 | +2.256 |
| Sri Lanka |
2 | 3 | 1 | 2 | 0 | -0.697 |
| Bangladesh |
0 | 3 | 0 | 3 | 0 | -2.031 |
Semi-Final: v India, 22 September, Durban
| 22 September 16:00 UTC |
India  5/188 (20 overs) |
v | Australia 7/173 (20 overs) |
India won by 15 runs[17] Kingsmead, Durban Umpires: Asad Rauf & Mark Benson Man of the Match: Yuvraj Singh |
| 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) |
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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
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On September 26, 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) |
No Result[18] M. Chinnaswamy Stadium, Bangalore Umpires: Steve Bucknor & Suresh Shastri |
| Michael Clarke 130 (132) Brad Haddin 69 (83) Sreesanth 3/55 (10 overs) |
Gautam Gambhir 4* (10) Sachin Tendulkar 0 (6) Mitchell Johnson 1/1 (1 over) |
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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) |
Australia won by 84 runs [19] Nehru Stadium, Kochi Umpires: Steve Bucknor & Suresh Shastri Man of the Match: Brad Haddin |
| 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) |
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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) |
Australia won by 47 runs[20] Rajiv Gandhi International Cricket Stadium, Hyderabad Umpires: Steve Bucknor & Suresh Shastri Man of the Match: Andrew Symonds |
| 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) |
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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) |
India won by 8 runs[21] Sector 16 Stadium, Chandigarh Umpires: Steve Bucknor & Suresh Shastri Man of the Match: MS Dhoni |
| 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) |
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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) |
Australia won by 9 wickets with 145 balls remaining[22] IPCL Sports Complex Ground, Vadodara Umpires: Aleem Dar & Amiesh Saheba Man of the Match: Mitchell Johnson |
| 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) |
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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) |
Australia won by 18 runs[23] Vidarbha Cricket Association Ground, Nagpur Umpires: Aleem Dar & Amiesh Saheba Man of the Match: Andrew Symonds |
| 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) |
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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) |
India won by 2 wickets with 24 balls remaining[24] Wankhede Stadium, Mumbai Umpires: Aleem Dar & Amiesh Saheba Man of the Match: Murali Kartik |
| 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) |
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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) |
India won by 7 wickets with 11 balls remaining[25] Brabourne Stadium, Mumbai Umpires: Amiesh Saheba & Suresh Shastri Man of the Match: Gautam Gambhir |
| 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) |
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Sri Lanka in Australia
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For more details on this topic, see Sri Lankan cricket team in Australia in 2007-08.
Sri Lanka travelled to Australia for a two-match Test series contesting the Warne-Muralitharan Trophy in November. The first Test began in Brisbane on November 8. On November 1, 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 inaugral Warne-Muralitharan 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
| November 8 - 12 00:00 UTC Report |
Australia 4/551 dec. (151 overs) |
v | Sri Lanka 211 (81.5 overs) |
Australia won by an innings and 40 runs[28] Brisbane Cricket Ground, Brisbane Umpires: Tony Hill & Rudi Koertzen Man of the Match: Brett Lee |
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| Michael Clarke 145* (249) Michael Hussey 133 (249) M Muralitharan 2/170 (50 overs) |
Marvan Atapattu 51 (183) Chamara Silva 40 (45) Brett Lee 4/26 (17.5 overs) |
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| 300 (99.2 overs) | |||||
| Michael Vandort 82 (170) Mahela Jayawardene 49 (115) Brett Lee 4/86 (27 overs) |
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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 |
Australia 5/542 dec. (139 overs) |
v | Sri Lanka 246 (81.2 overs) |
Australia won by 96 runs[29] Bellerive Oval, Hobart Umpires: Aleem Dar & Rudi Koertzen Man of the Match: Brett Lee |
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| Phil Jaques 150 (237) Michael Hussey 132 (220) Dilhara Fernando 2/134 (26 overs) |
Mahela Jayawardene 104 (194) Kumar Sangakkara 57 (76) Brett Lee 4/82 (23.2 overs) |
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| 2/210 dec. (46 overs) | 410 (104.3 overs) | ||||
| Phil Jaques 68 (95) Ricky Ponting 53* (102) Lasith Malinga 1/61 (12 overs) |
Kumar Sangakkara 192 (282) Marvan Atapattu 80 (164) Brett Lee 4/87 (26.3 overs) |
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Australia won the series 2-0
Man of the Series: Brett Lee
New Zealand in Australia
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New Zealand travelled to Australia in December for a one off Twenty20 International and the three-match Chappell-Hadlee series.
Twenty20 International: 11 December, Perth
| 11 December 09:05 UTC |
Australia 6/186 (20 overs) |
v | New Zealand 132 (18.3 overs) |
Australia won by 54 runs[30] WACA Ground, Perth Umpires: Steve Davis & Peter Parker Man of the Match: Andrew Symonds |
| 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) |
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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) |
Australia won by 7 wickets with 45 balls remaining[31] Adelaide Oval, Adelaide Umpires: Mark Benson & Steve Davis Man of the Match: Ricky Ponting |
| 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) |
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Australia led the series 1-0
Second ODI: 16 December, Sydney
| 16 December 03:15 UTC |
New Zealand 3/30 (6 overs) |
v | Australia |
No result[32] Sydney Cricket Ground, Sydney Umpires: Mark Benson and Steve Davis |
| Scott Styris 12* (13) Ross Taylor 5* (8) Brett Lee 2/12 (3 overs) |
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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) |
Australia won by 114 runs[33] Bellerive Oval, Hobart Umpires: Mark Benson & Peter Parker Man of the Match: Ricky Ponting |
| 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) |
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Australia won the series 2-0
Man of the Series: Ricky Ponting
India in Australia
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For more details on this topic, see Indian cricket team in Australia in 2007-08.
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 |
Australia 343 (92.4 overs) |
v | India 196 (71.5 overs) |
Australia won by 337 runs[34] Melbourne Cricket Ground, Melbourne Umpires: Mark Benson & Billy Bowden Man of the Match: Matthew Hayden |
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| Matthew Hayden 124 (183) Phil Jaques 66 (108) Anil Kumble 5/84 (25 overs) |
Sachin Tendulkar 62 (77) Sourav Ganguly 43 (79) Stuart Clark 4/28 (15 overs) |
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| 7/351 dec. (88 overs) | 161 (74 overs) | ||||
| Michael Clarke 73 (113) Phil Jaques 51 (103) Harbhajan Singh 3/101 (26 overs) |
VVS Laxman 42 (112) Sourav Ganguly 40 (78) Mitchell Johnson 3/21 (15 overs) |
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Australia lead the series 1-0
Second Test: 2-6 January, Sydney
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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 |
Australia 463 (112.3 overs) |
v | India 532 (138.2 overs) |
Australia won by 122 runs[35] Sydney Cricket Ground, Sydney Umpires: Mark Benson & Steve Bucknor Man of the Match: Andrew Symonds |
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| Andrew Symonds 162* (226) Brad Hogg 79 (102) Anil Kumble 4/106 (25.3 overs) |
Sachin Tendulkar 154* (243) VVS Laxman 109 (142) Brett Lee 5/119 (32.2 overs) |
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| 7/401 dec. (107 overs) | 210 (70.5 overs) | ||||
| Michael Hussey 145* (259) Matthew Hayden 123 (196) Anil Kumble 4/148 (40 overs) |
Sourav Ganguly 51 (56) Anil Kumble 45* (111) Michael Clarke 3/5 (1.5 overs) |
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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 |
India 330 (98.2 overs) |
v | Australia 212 (50 overs) |
India won by 72 runs[36] WACA Ground, Perth Umpires: Asad Rauf & Billy Bowden Man of the Match: Irfan Pathan |
| Rahul Dravid 93 (183) Sachin Tendulkar 71 (128) Mitchell Johnson 4/86 (28.2 overs) |
Andrew Symonds 66 (70) Adam Gilchrist 55 (61) |