This article contains information, results and statistics regarding the Australian national cricket team in the 2008 season. Statisticians class the 2008 season as matches played on tours that started between May 2008 and August 2008.
Contents
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Player contracts 1
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Match summary 2
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Tour of West Indies 3
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Tour matches 3.1
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Tour Match: 16–18 May, Trelawny 3.1.1
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Tour Match: 21 June, Bridgetown 3.1.2
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Test series 3.2
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First Test: 22–26 May, Kingston 3.2.1
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Second Test: 30 May-3 June, North Sound 3.2.2
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Third Test: 12–16 June, Bridgetown 3.2.3
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Twenty20 International 3.3
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Only Twenty20 International: 20 June, Bridgetown 3.3.1
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One Day International series 3.4
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First ODI: 24 June, Kingstown 3.4.1
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Second ODI: 27 June, St George's 3.4.2
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Third ODI: 29 June, St George's 3.4.3
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Fourth ODI: 4 July, Basseterre 3.4.4
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Fifth ODI: 6 July, Basseterre 3.4.5
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Bangladesh in Australia 4
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Practice matches 4.1
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Practice match: 28 August, Darwin 4.1.1
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One Day International series 4.2
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First ODI: 30 August, Darwin 4.2.1
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Second ODI: 3 September, Darwin 4.2.2
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Third ODI: 6 September, Darwin 4.2.3
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Statistics 5
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Matches Played 5.1
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Batting 5.2
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Twenty20 Internationals 5.2.1
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One Day Internationals 5.2.2
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Tests 5.2.3
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Bowling 5.3
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Twenty20 Internationals 5.3.1
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One Day Internationals 5.3.2
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Tests 5.3.3
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Catches 5.4
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Important events 6
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See also 7
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References 8
Player contracts
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.
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Player
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Age as at
20 January 2016
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State
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Test cap
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ODI cap
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ODI shirt
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Ricky Ponting (captain)
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7009129662640000000♠41 years, 32 days
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TAS
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366
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123
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14
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Michael Clarke (vice-captain)
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7009109827360000000♠34 years, 293 days
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NSW
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389
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149
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23
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Doug Bollinger
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7009108851040000000♠34 years, 180 days
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NSW
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18
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Nathan Bracken
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7009121042080000000♠38 years, 130 days
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NSW
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387
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142
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59
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Beau Casson
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7009104520240000000♠33 years, 44 days
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NSW
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401
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15
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Stuart Clark
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7009127215360000000♠40 years, 114 days
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NSW
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396
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153
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8
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Brad Haddin
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7009120687840000000♠38 years, 89 days
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NSW
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400
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144
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57
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Matthew Hayden
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7009139570560000000♠44 years, 83 days
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QLD
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359
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111
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28
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Ben Hilfenhaus
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7009103671360000000♠32 years, 311 days
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TAS
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161
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29
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Brad Hodge
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7009129576240000000♠41 years, 22 days
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VIC
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394
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154
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17
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James Hopes
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7009117523440000000♠37 years, 88 days
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QLD
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151
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39
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David Hussey
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7009121551840000000♠38 years, 189 days
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VIC
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29
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Michael Hussey
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7009128286720000000♠40 years, 238 days
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WA
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393
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150
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48
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Phil Jaques
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7009115871040000000♠36 years, 262 days
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NSW
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395
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158
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5
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Mitchell Johnson
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7009107978400000000♠34 years, 79 days
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QLD
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398
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156
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25
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Simon Katich
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7009127543680000000♠40 years, 152 days
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NSW
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384
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143
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13
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Brett Lee
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7009123705360000000♠39 years, 73 days
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NSW
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383
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140
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58
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Shaun Marsh
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7009102669120000000♠32 years, 195 days
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WA
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9
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Ashley Noffke
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7009122208480000000♠38 years, 265 days
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QLD
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164
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22
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Andrew Symonds
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7009128174400000000♠40 years, 225 days
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QLD
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388
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139
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63
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Shaun Tait
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7009103852800000000♠32 years, 332 days
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SA
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392
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162
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32
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Adam Voges
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7009114540480000000♠36 years, 108 days
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WA
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163
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24
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Shane Watson
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7009109170720000000♠34 years, 217 days
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QLD
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391
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148
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33
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Cameron White
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7009102323520000000♠32 years, 155 days
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VIC
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402
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152
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7
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Match summary
M = Matches Played, W = Won, L = Lost, D = Drawn, T = Tied, NR = No Result
Series Summary
Tour of West Indies
Australia's tour of the West Indies commenced on 16 May with a tour match against a Jamaica Select XI in Trelawny and will conclude on 6 July with a One Day International in Basseterre.
Tour matches
Tour Match: 16–18 May, Trelawny
16–18 May
14:00 UTC
Scorecard
Report
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Tour Match: 21 June, Bridgetown
21 June
14:00 UTC
Scorecard
Report
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Test series
First Test: 22–26 May, Kingston
Australian XI: Phil Jaques, Simon Katich, Ricky Ponting (c), Michael Hussey, Brad Hodge, Andrew Symonds, Brad Haddin (wk), Brett Lee, Mitchell Johnson, Stuart Clark, Stuart MacGill
22–26 May
15:00 UTC
Scorecard
Report
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Australia led the series 1–0
Test debut: Brad Haddin
Second Test: 30 May-3 June, North Sound
Australian XI: Phil Jaques, Simon Katich, Ricky Ponting (c), Michael Hussey, Michael Clarke, Andrew Symonds, Brad Haddin (wk), Brett Lee, Mitchell Johnson, Stuart Clark, Stuart MacGill
30 May – 3 June
14:00 UTC
Scorecard
Report
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Australia led the series 1–0
Third Test: 12–16 June, Bridgetown
Australian XI: Phil Jaques, Simon Katich, Ricky Ponting (c), Michael Hussey, Michael Clarke, Andrew Symonds, Brad Haddin (wk), Beau Casson, Brett Lee, Mitchell Johnson, Stuart Clark
12–16 June
14:00 UTC
Scorecard
Report
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Australia won the series 2–0 and retained the Frank Worrell Trophy
Test debut: Beau Casson
Man of the Series: Shivnarine Chanderpaul
Twenty20 International
Only Twenty20 International: 20 June, Bridgetown
20 June
18:00 UTC
Scorecard
Report
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Twenty20 International debuts: Shaun Marsh, Luke Ronchi
One Day International series
First ODI: 24 June, Kingstown
24 June
13:30 UTC
Scorecard
Report
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Australia led the series 1–0
One Day International debut: Shaun Marsh
Second ODI: 27 June, St George's
27 June
13:30 UTC
Scorecard
Report
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Australia led the series 2–0
One Day International debut: Luke Ronchi
Third ODI: 29 June, St George's
29 June
13:30 UTC
Scorecard
Report
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Australia led the series 3–0
Fourth ODI: 4 July, Basseterre
4 July
13:30 UTC
Scorecard
Report
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Australia led the series 4–0
One Day International debut: David Hussey
Fifth ODI: 6 July, Basseterre
6 July
13:30 UTC
Scorecard
Report
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Australia won the series 5–0
Man of the Series: Shane Watson
Bangladesh in Australia
Bangladesh will travel to Australia for a 3 match One Day International series at the end of August.
Practice matches
Practice match: 28 August, Darwin
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28 August
Scorecard
Report
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One Day International series
First ODI: 30 August, Darwin
30 August
00:00 UTC
Scorecard
Report
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Australia led the series 1–0
One Day International debut: Brett Geeves
Second ODI: 3 September, Darwin
3 September
00:00 UTC
Scorecard
Report
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Australia led the series 2–0
Third ODI: 6 September, Darwin
6 September
00:00 UTC
Scorecard
Report
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Australia won the series 3–0
Man of the Series: Michael Hussey
Statistics
Matches Played
The following is a table of statistics charting appearances by Australian cricketers in the 2008 season. The minimum requirement for inclusion is one match played. The players will be arranged in alphabetical order.
Source: cricinfo.com
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.
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.
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Player
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Mts
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Inns
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NO
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BF
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Runs
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Avg
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S/R
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HS
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50s
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100s
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Tests
The following is a table of statistics charting Australian batsmen in Test cricket in the 2008 season. The minimum requirement for inclusion is one innings played. The players will be arranged by most runs scored.
Mts = Matches, Inns = Innings, NO = Not Outs, BF = Balls Faced, Avg = Batting Average, S/R = Batting Strike Rate, HS = Highest Score
Source: cricinfo.com
Bowling
Twenty20 Internationals
The following is a table of statistics charting Australian bowlers in Twenty20 International cricket in the 2008 season. The minimum requirement for inclusion is one ball bowled. The players will be arranged by most wickets taken.
One Day Internationals
The following is a table of statistics charting Australian bowlers in One Day International cricket in the 2008 season. The minimum requirement for inclusion is one ball bowled. The players will be arranged by most wickets taken.
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Player
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Mts
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Wkts
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Runs
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Avg
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S/R
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Econ
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BBI
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BBM
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Ovrs
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5WI
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10WM
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Tests
The following is a table of statistics charting Australian bowlers in Test cricket in the 2008 season. The minimum requirement for inclusion is one ball bowled. The players will be arranged by most wickets taken.
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
Source: cricinfo.com
Catches
The following is a table of statistics charting catches taken by Australian fieldsmen in the 2008 season. The minimum requirement for inclusion is one catch. The players will be arranged in alphabetical order.
† Wicketkeeper
Source: cricinfo.com
Important events
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On 22 May wicketkeeper Brad Haddin became the 400th man to represent Australia in Test match cricket.[2]
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On 30 May Australian captain Ricky Ponting became the seventh man to reach 10,000 Test match runs.[3]
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On 1 June leg-spinner Stuart MacGill announced his retirement from international cricket effective at the end of the Second Test in Antigua, ending his ten-year international career.[4]
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On 27 June Australian captain Ricky Ponting became the second Australian to reach 300 One Day Internationals.[5]
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On 29 June fast bowler Brett Lee reached 300 One Day International wickets, dismissing Darren Sammy caught and bowled.[6] This made him the fastest to 300 wickets in One Day International history.[7]
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All-rounder Andrew Symonds was axed from Australia's squad to play Bangladesh after missing a team meeting to go fishing.[8]
See also
References
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^ Bollinger and Marsh receive contracts Cricinfo. Retrieved 9 April 2008
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^ Understudy Haddin becomes main man Cricinfo. Retrieved 9 June 2008
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^ Ponting scores 10,000th Test run Cricinfo. Retrieved 9 June 2008
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^ MacGill decides on hasty retirement Cricinfo. Retrieved 9 June 2008
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^ Ponting to notch up 300 ODIs Cricinfo. Retrieved 1 July 2008
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^ Australia in West Indies ODI Series – 3rd ODI Cricinfo. Retrieved 23 July 2008
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^ Lee as good as Windies greats – Richards Cricinfo. Retrieved 23 July 2008
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^ Symonds axed from Aussie squad Fox Sports. Retrieved 30 August 2008
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