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.
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.
| Player | Age as at 29 December 2023 |
State | Test cap | ODI cap | ODI shirt |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Ricky Ponting (captain) | 49 years, 10 days | TAS | 366 | 123 | 14 |
| Michael Clarke (vice-captain) | 42 years, 271 days | NSW | 389 | 149 | 23 |
| Doug Bollinger | 42 years, 158 days | NSW | 18 | ||
| Nathan Bracken | 46 years, 108 days | NSW | 387 | 142 | 59 |
| Beau Casson | 41 years, 22 days | NSW | 401 | 15 | |
| Stuart Clark | 48 years, 92 days | NSW | 396 | 153 | 8 |
| Brad Haddin | 46 years, 67 days | NSW | 400 | 144 | 57 |
| Matthew Hayden | 52 years, 61 days | QLD | 359 | 111 | 28 |
| Ben Hilfenhaus | 40 years, 289 days | TAS | 161 | 29 | |
| Brad Hodge | 49 years, 0 days | VIC | 394 | 154 | 17 |
| James Hopes | 45 years, 66 days | QLD | 151 | 39 | |
| David Hussey | 46 years, 167 days | VIC | 29 | ||
| Michael Hussey | 48 years, 216 days | WA | 393 | 150 | 48 |
| Phil Jaques | 44 years, 240 days | NSW | 395 | 158 | 5 |
| Mitchell Johnson | 42 years, 57 days | QLD | 398 | 156 | 25 |
| Simon Katich | 48 years, 130 days | NSW | 384 | 143 | 13 |
| Brett Lee | 47 years, 51 days | NSW | 383 | 140 | 58 |
| Shaun Marsh | 40 years, 173 days | WA | 9 | ||
| Ashley Noffke | 46 years, 243 days | QLD | 164 | 22 | |
| Andrew Symonds | 48 years, 203 days | QLD | 388 | 139 | 63 |
| Shaun Tait | 40 years, 310 days | SA | 392 | 162 | 32 |
| Adam Voges | 44 years, 86 days | WA | 163 | 24 | |
| Shane Watson | 42 years, 195 days | QLD | 391 | 148 | 33 |
| Cameron White | 40 years, 133 days | VIC | 402 | 152 | 7 |
Match summary
| Format | P | W | L | D | T | NR |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Twenty20 International | 3 | 2 | 1 | – | – | – |
| One Day International | 8 | 8 | – | – | – | – |
| Tests | 3 | 2 | - | 1 | – | – |
| Total | 12 | 10 | 1 | 1 | - | - |
M = Matches Played, W = Won, L = Lost, D = Drawn, T = Tied, NR = No Result
Series Summary
- Australia retained the Frank Worrell Trophy against the West Indies 2–0
- Australia won the ODI series against the West Indies 5–0
- Australia won the ODI series against Bangladesh 3–0
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
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Tour Match: 21 June, Bridgetown
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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
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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
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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
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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
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Twenty20 International debuts: Shaun Marsh, Luke Ronchi
One Day International series
First ODI: 24 June, Kingstown
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- Australia led the series 1–0
One Day International debut: Shaun Marsh
Second ODI: 27 June, St George's
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- Australia led the series 2–0
One Day International debut: Luke Ronchi
Third ODI: 29 June, St George's
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- Australia led the series 3–0
Fourth ODI: 4 July, Basseterre
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- Australia led the series 4–0
One Day International debut: David Hussey
Fifth ODI: 6 July, Basseterre
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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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One Day International series
First ODI: 30 August, Darwin
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- Australia led the series 1–0
One Day International debut: Brett Geeves
Second ODI: 3 September, Darwin
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- Australia led the series 2–0
Third ODI: 6 September, Darwin
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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.
| No. | Player | T20I | ODI | Test | Total |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 15 | Beau Casson | - | – | 1 | 1 |
| 8 | Stuart Clark | - | – | 3 | 3 |
| 23 | Michael Clarke | 1 | - | 2 | 3 |
| 57 | Brad Haddin | - | - | 3 | 3 |
| 17 | Brad Hodge | - | – | 1 | 1 |
| 39 | James Hopes | 1 | – | - | 1 |
| 29 | David Hussey | 1 | - | - | 1 |
| 48 | Michael Hussey | 1 | - | 3 | 4 |
| 5 | Phil Jaques | - | – | 3 | 3 |
| 25 | Mitchell Johnson | 1 | – | 3 | 4 |
| 13 | Simon Katich | - | - | 3 | 3 |
| 58 | Brett Lee | 1 | - | 3 | 4 |
| 45 | Stuart MacGill | - | - | 2 | 2 |
| 20 | Shaun Marsh | 1 | - | - | 1 |
| 14 | Ricky Ponting | 1 | - | 3 | 4 |
| 34 | Luke Ronchi | 1 | - | - | 1 |
| 63 | Andrew Symonds | - | - | 3 | 3 |
| 33 | Shane Watson | 1 | - | - | 1 |
| 9 | Cameron White | 1 | - | - | 1 |
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.
| Player | Mts | Inns | NO | BF | Runs | Avg | S/R | HS | 50s | 100s |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Luke Ronchi | 1 | 1 | – | 22 | 36 | 36.00 | 163.63 | 36 | - | – |
| Shaun Marsh | 1 | 1 | – | 22 | 29 | 29.00 | 131.81 | 29 | - | – |
| Shane Watson | 1 | 1 | 1 | 15 | 17 | – | 113.33 | 17* | - | – |
| Cameron White | 1 | 1 | 1 | 6 | 10 | – | 166.66 | 10* | - | – |
| David Hussey | 1 | 1 | – | 2 | 0 | 0.00 | 0.00 | 0 | - | – |
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.
| Player | Mts | Inns | NO | BF | Runs | Avg | S/R | HS | 50s | 100s |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
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.
| Player | Mts | Inns | NO | BF | Runs | Avg | S/R | HS | 50s | 100s |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Ricky Ponting | 3 | 6 | - | 495 | 323 | 53.83 | 65.25 | 158 | 1 | 1 |
| Simon Katich | 3 | 5 | – | 685 | 319 | 63.80 | 46.56 | 157 | – | 2 |
| Andrew Symonds | 3 | 6 | 2 | 398 | 264 | 66.00 | 66.33 | 79 | 3 | – |
| Phil Jaques | 3 | 6 | – | 470 | 245 | 40.83 | 52.12 | 108 | 1 | 1 |
| Michael Clarke | 2 | 4 | 1 | 321 | 168 | 56.00 | 52.33 | 110 | – | 1 |
| Brad Haddin | 3 | 6 | 1 | 327 | 151 | 30.20 | 46.17 | 45* | – | – |
| Michael Hussey | 3 | 6 | – | 366 | 137 | 22.83 | 37.43 | 56 | 1 | – |
| Brett Lee | 3 | 5 | 2 | 178 | 103 | 34.33 | 57.86 | 63* | 1 | – |
| Brad Hodge | 1 | 2 | – | 175 | 94 | 47.00 | 53.71 | 67 | 1 | – |
| Mitchell Johnson | 3 | 4 | 1 | 100 | 55 | 18.33 | 55.00 | 29* | – | – |
| Beau Casson | 1 | 1 | – | 44 | 10 | 10.00 | 22.72 | 10 | – | – |
| Stuart Clark | 3 | 3 | 1 | 24 | 5 | 2.50 | 20.83 | 3 | – | – |
| Stuart MacGill | 2 | 2 | – | 13 | 2 | 1.00 | 15.38 | 2 | – | – |
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.
| Player | Mts | Wkts | Runs | Avg | S/R | Econ | BBI | BBM | Ovrs | 5WI | 10WM |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Shane Watson | 1 | 1 | 17 | 17.00 | 13.0 | 7.84 | 1/17 | – | 2.1 | – | - |
| Cameron White | 1 | 0 | 8 | – | – | 8.00 | – | – | 1.0 | – | - |
| James Hopes | 1 | 0 | 14 | – | – | 7.00 | – | – | 2.0 | – | - |
| Brett Lee | 1 | 0 | 26 | – | – | 13.00 | - | – | 2.0 | – | - |
| Mitchell Johnson | 1 | 0 | 30 | – | – | 15.00 | – | – | 2.0 | – | - |
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.
| Player | Mts | Wkts | Runs | Avg | S/R | Econ | BBI | BBM | Ovrs | 5WI | 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.
| Player | Mts | Wkts | Runs | Avg | S/R | Econ | BBI | BBM | Ovrs | 5WI | 10WM |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Brett Lee | 3 | 18 | 427 | 23.72 | 44.2 | 3.21 | 5/59 | 8/110 | 132.4 | 1 | - |
| Stuart Clark | 3 | 13 | 251 | 19.30 | 50.7 | 2.28 | 5/32 | 8/91 | 110.0 | 1 | - |
| Mitchell Johnson | 3 | 10 | 347 | 34.70 | 62.9 | 3.31 | 4/41 | 5/113 | 104.5 | - | - |
| Stuart MacGill | 2 | 5 | 325 | 65.00 | 91.2 | 4.27 | 2/43 | 4/143 | 76.0 | - | - |
| Michael Clarke | 2 | 4 | 77 | 19.25 | 40.0 | 1.92 | 2/20 | 2/36 | 40.0 | - | - |
| Beau Casson | 1 | 3 | 129 | 43.00 | 64.0 | 4.03 | 3/86 | 3/129 | 32.0 | - | - |
| Andrew Symonds | 3 | 1 | 73 | 73.00 | 216.0 | 2.02 | 1/17 | 1/23 | 36.0 | - | - |
| Michael Hussey | 2 | 0 | 14 | – | – | 2.33 | – | – | 6.0 | - | - |
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
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.
| Player | T20I | ODI | Test | Total |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Beau Casson | - | - | 2 | 2 |
| Stuart Clark | - | - | 1 | 1 |
| Michael Clarke | - | - | 2 | 2 |
| Brad Haddin † | - | - | 16 | 16 |
| Michael Hussey | - | - | 5 | 5 |
| Phil Jaques | - | - | 4 | 4 |
| Mitchell Johnson | 1 | - | 1 | 2 |
| Simon Katich | - | - | 3 | 3 |
| Brett Lee | - | - | 2 | 2 |
| Ricky Ponting | - | - | 1 | 1 |
| Andrew Symonds | - | - | 2 | 2 |
† Wicketkeeper
Source: cricinfo.com
Important events
- On 22 May wicketkeeper Brad Haddin became the 400th man to represent Australia in Test match cricket.[2]
- On 30 May Australian captain Ricky Ponting became the seventh man to reach 10,000 Test match runs.[3]
- 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]
- On 27 June Australian captain Ricky Ponting became the second Australian to reach 300 One Day Internationals.[5]
- 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]
- 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
- ↑ Bollinger and Marsh receive contracts Cricinfo. Retrieved 9 April 2008
- ↑ Understudy Haddin becomes main man Cricinfo. Retrieved 9 June 2008
- ↑ Ponting scores 10,000th Test run Cricinfo. Retrieved 9 June 2008
- ↑ MacGill decides on hasty retirement Cricinfo. Retrieved 9 June 2008
- ↑ Ponting to notch up 300 ODIs Cricinfo. Retrieved 1 July 2008
- ↑ Australia in West Indies ODI Series – 3rd ODI Cricinfo. Retrieved 23 July 2008
- ↑ Lee as good as Windies greats – Richards Cricinfo. Retrieved 23 July 2008
- ↑ Symonds axed from Aussie squad Fox Sports. Retrieved 30 August 2008