Test kit. ODI kit. T20I kit. The Australia men's national cricket team represents Australia in men's international cricket. As the joint oldest team in Test cricket history, playing in the first ever Test match in , [9] the team also plays One-Day International ODI and Twenty20 International T20I cricket, participating in both the first ODI, against England in the β71 season [10] and the first T20I, against New Zealand in the β05 season, [11] winning both games.
The team draws its players from teams playing in the Australian domestic competitions β the Sheffield Shield , the Australian domestic limited-overs cricket tournament and the Big Bash League. They are regarded as most successful cricket teams in the history of Cricket. The national team has played Test matches, winning , losing , draw and 2 Tie.
The team has played 1, ODI matches, winning , losing , tying 9 and with 34 ending in a no-result. Australia is one of the most successful team in ODI cricket history, winning more than 60 per cent of their matches, [14] with a record eight World Cup final appearances , , , , , , and and have won the World Cup a record six times: , , , , and Australia is the first and only team to appear in four consecutive World Cup finals , , and , surpassing the old record of three consecutive World Cup appearances by the West Indies , and and the first and only team to win 3 consecutive World Cups , and The team was undefeated in 34 consecutive World Cup matches until the Cricket World Cup where Pakistan beat them by 4 wickets in the Group stage.
Australia have also won the ICC Champions Trophy twice and making them the first and the only team to become back to back winners in the Champions Trophy tournaments. The national team has played Twenty20 International matches, winning , losing 83, tying 3 and with 4 ending in a no-result. The Australian cricket team participated in the first Test match at the MCG in , when defeating an English team by 45 runs, allowed Charles Bannerman to make the first Test century, a score of , allowing the team to win.
Most cricketers at the time were either from New South Wales or Victoria , with the notable exception of George Giffen, the star South Australian all-rounder. One of the highlights of Australia's early history was the Test match against England, which began at The Oval.
