Australian cricket team in 2008

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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

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.

PlayerAge as at
17 August 2024
State Test cap ODI cap ODI shirt
Ricky Ponting (captain)49 years, 242 daysTAS36612314
Michael Clarke (vice-captain)43 years, 137 daysNSW38914923
Doug Bollinger 43 years, 24 daysNSW18
Nathan Bracken 46 years, 340 daysNSW38714259
Beau Casson 41 years, 254 daysNSW40115
Stuart Clark 48 years, 324 daysNSW3961538
Brad Haddin 46 years, 299 daysNSW40014457
Matthew Hayden 52 years, 293 daysQLD35911128
Ben Hilfenhaus 41 years, 155 daysTAS16129
Brad Hodge 49 years, 232 daysVIC39415417
James Hopes 45 years, 298 daysQLD15139
David Hussey 47 years, 33 daysVIC29
Michael Hussey 49 years, 82 daysWA39315048
Phil Jaques 45 years, 106 daysNSW3951585
Mitchell Johnson 42 years, 289 daysQLD39815625
Simon Katich 48 years, 362 daysNSW38414313
Brett Lee 47 years, 283 daysNSW38314058
Shaun Marsh 41 years, 39 daysWA9
Ashley Noffke 47 years, 109 daysQLD16422
Andrew Symonds 49 years, 69 daysQLD38813963
Shaun Tait 41 years, 177 daysSA39216232
Adam Voges 44 years, 318 daysWA16324
Shane Watson 43 years, 61 daysQLD39114833
Cameron White 40 years, 365 daysVIC4021527

Match summary

FormatPWLDTNR
Twenty20 International 321
One Day International 88
Tests 32-1
Total121011--

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
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297 (69 overs)
Carlton Baugh 111* (112)
Xavier Marshall 30 (??)

Stuart MacGill 4/79 (21 overs)
396 (113.3 overs)
Simon Katich 97 (193)
Andrew Symonds 86 (104)

Donovan Sinclair 3/14 (6.3 overs)
194 (58.2 overs)
Carlton Baugh 36 (38)
Xavier Marshall 31 (59)

Simon Katich 4/15 (5.2 overs)
1/65 (13.3 overs)
Simon Katich 37* (49)
Ricky Ponting 20* (27)

Andre Russell 1/25 (7 overs)
Match Drawn
Trelawny Stadium, Jamaica
Umpires: Vivian Johnson & Norman Malcolm
Player of the match: Simon Katich

Tour Match: 21 June, Bridgetown

21 June
14:00 UTC
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Australia  Flag of Australia (converted).svg
6/337 (50 overs)
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WestIndiesCricketFlagPre1999.svg UWI Vice Chancellor's XI
126 (33.1 overs)
Shane Watson 95 (85)
David Hussey 55 (??)
Kemar Roach 2/47 (8 overs)
Denesh Ramdin 43 (??)
Darren Sammy 12 (??)
Nathan Bracken 3/25 (8 overs)
Flag of Australia (converted).svg  Australia won by 211 runs
Three Ws Oval, Bridgetown, Barbados
Umpires: Vincent Bullen & Anthony Farrell
Player of the match: Shane Watson

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
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431 (126.5 overs)
Ricky Ponting 158 (224)
Andrew Symonds 70* (115)

Fidel Edwards 5/104 (26.5 overs)
312 (106 overs)
Shivnarine Chanderpaul 118 (276)
Runako Morton 67 (135)

Stuart Clark 3/59 (19 overs)
167 (56.5 overs)
Andrew Symonds 79 (118)
Brad Hodge 27 (53)

Dwayne Bravo 4/47 (18.5 overs)
191 (67 overs)
Denesh Ramdin 36 (61)
Darren Sammy 35 (80)

Stuart Clark 5/32 (20 overs)
Flag of Australia (converted).svg  Australia won by 95 runs
Sabina Park, Kingston, Jamaica
Umpires: Aleem Dar & Russell Tiffin
Player of the match: Stuart Clark
  • 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
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7/479 dec. (136 overs)
Simon Katich 113 (248)
Michael Clarke 110 (187)

Jerome Taylor 3/95 (27 overs)
352 (107 overs)
Shivnarine Chanderpaul 107* (236)
Ramnaresh Sarwan 65 (146)

Brett Lee 5/59 (21 overs)
6/244 dec. (61.5 overs)
Phil Jaques 76 (136)
Andrew Symonds 43* (53)

Fidel Edwards 2/28 (7.5 overs)
5/266 (93 overs)
Ramnaresh Sarwan 128 (241)
Shivnarine Chanderpaul 77* (180)

Brett Lee 3/51 (21 overs)
  • 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
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251 (68 overs)
Andrew Symonds 52 (84)
Simon Katich 36 (72)

Jerome Taylor 3/46 (12 overs)
216 (58.5 overs)
Shivnarine Chanderpaul 79* (142)
Xavier Marshall 39 (61)

Mitchell Johnson 4/41 (11.5 overs)
5/439 dec. (145 overs)
Simon Katich 157 (332)
Phil Jaques 108 (224)

Sulieman Benn 3/154 (47 overs)
387 (105.4 overs)
Xavier Marshall 85 (146)
Dwayne Bravo 69 (133)

Stuart Clark 3/58 (24 overs)
Flag of Australia (converted).svg  Australia won by 87 runs
Kensington Oval, Bridgetown, Barbados
Umpires: Mark Benson & Aleem Dar
Player of the match: Simon Katich
  • 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
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Australia  Flag of Australia (converted).svg
3/97 (11 overs)
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WestIndiesCricketFlagPre1999.svg  West Indies
3/102 (9.1 overs)
Luke Ronchi 36 (22)
Shaun Marsh 29 (22)
Kemar Roach 2/29 (3 overs)
Xavier Marshall 36 (15)
Dwayne Bravo 28 (15)
Shane Watson 1/17 (2.1 overs)
WestIndiesCricketFlagPre1999.svg  West Indies won by 7 wickets
Kensington Oval, Bridgetown, Barbados
Umpires: Billy Doctrove & Clyde Duncan
Player of the match: Xavier Marshall

Twenty20 International debuts: Shaun Marsh, Luke Ronchi

One Day International series

First ODI: 24 June, Kingstown

24 June
13:30 UTC
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Australia  Flag of Australia (converted).svg
8/273 (50 overs)
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WestIndiesCricketFlagPre1999.svg  West Indies
189 (39.5 overs)
Shaun Marsh 81 (97)
Brad Haddin 50 (52)
Darren Sammy 2/31 (7 overs)
Darren Sammy 33 (35)
Dwayne Bravo 33 (37)
Nathan Bracken 4/31 (5.5 overs)
  • Australia led the series 1–0

One Day International debut: Shaun Marsh

Second ODI: 27 June, St George's

27 June
13:30 UTC
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Australia  Flag of Australia (converted).svg
5/213 (50 overs)
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WestIndiesCricketFlagPre1999.svg  West Indies
8/140 (41 overs)
Michael Hussey 62 (105)
Michael Clarke 56 (98)
Jerome Taylor 2/47 (10 overs)
Shivnarine Chanderpaul 45* (77)
Sulieman Benn 23* (26)
Michael Clarke 3/26 (6 overs)
  • Australia led the series 2–0

One Day International debut: Luke Ronchi

Third ODI: 29 June, St George's

29 June
13:30 UTC
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West Indies  WestIndiesCricketFlagPre1999.svg
223 (48 overs)
v
Flag of Australia (converted).svg  Australia
3/227 (40.3 overs)
Chris Gayle 53 (54)
Xavier Marshall 35 (65)
Nathan Bracken 3/26 (9 overs)
Shane Watson 126 (122)
Ricky Ponting 69 (83)
Darren Sammy 1/20 (4 overs)
Flag of Australia (converted).svg  Australia won by 7 wickets
Cricket National Stadium, St George's, Grenada
Umpires: Asad Rauf & Norman Malcolm
Player of the match: Shane Watson
  • Australia led the series 3–0

Fourth ODI: 4 July, Basseterre

4 July
13:30 UTC
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Australia  Flag of Australia (converted).svg
8/282 (50 overs)
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WestIndiesCricketFlagPre1999.svg  West Indies
6/281 (50 overs)
Andrew Symonds 87 (78)
David Hussey 50 (51)
Fidel Edwards 2/53 (10 overs)
Chris Gayle 92 (92)
Ramnaresh Sarwan 63 (79)
Brett Lee 3/64 (10 overs)
  • Australia led the series 4–0

One Day International debut: David Hussey

Fifth ODI: 6 July, Basseterre

6 July
13:30 UTC
Scorecard
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Australia  Flag of Australia (converted).svg
8/341 (50 overs)
v
WestIndiesCricketFlagPre1999.svg  West Indies
172 (39.5 overs)
Andrew Symonds 66 (80)
Luke Ronchi 64 (28)
Ramnaresh Sarwan 3/57 (9 overs)
Shawn Findlay 59 (74)
Shivnarine Chanderpaul 38 (49)
Mitchell Johnson 5/29 (7.5 overs)
Flag of Australia (converted).svg  Australia won by 169 runs
Warner Park, Basseterre, Saint Kitts and Nevis
Umpires: Asad Rauf & Steve Bucknor
Player of the match: Luke Ronchi
  • 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

28 August
Scorecard
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Australia  Flag of Australia (converted).svg
177 (49.4 overs)
v
Flag of Australia (converted).svg AIS
123 (33.5 overs)
Michael Hussey 69 (95)
Cameron White 31 (40)
Grant Sullivan 3/37 (8.4 overs)
Michael Hill 34 (67)
Moises Henriques 16 (19)
Mitchell Johnson 3/5 (4 overs)
Flag of Australia (converted).svg  Australia won by 54 runs
TIO Stadium, Darwin
Umpires: Bruce Oxenford & Rod Tucker

One Day International series

First ODI: 30 August, Darwin

30 August
00:00 UTC
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Australia  Flag of Australia (converted).svg
8/254 (50 overs)
v
Flag of Bangladesh.svg  Bangladesh
74 (27.4 overs)
Michael Hussey 85 (87)
Shaun Marsh 76 (105)
Shahadat Hossain 3/42 (6 overs)
Tamim Iqbal 21 (31)
Raqibul Hasan 14 (50)
Cameron White 3/5 (1.4 overs)
Flag of Australia (converted).svg  Australia won by 180 runs
TIO Stadium, Darwin
Umpires: Peter Parker & Amiesh Saheba
Player of the match: Michael Hussey
  • Australia led the series 1–0

One Day International debut: Brett Geeves

Second ODI: 3 September, Darwin

3 September
00:00 UTC
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Bangladesh  Flag of Bangladesh.svg
117 (36.1 overs)
v
Flag of Australia (converted).svg  Australia
2/118 (22.4 overs)
Dhiman Ghosh 30 (36)
Junaid Siddique 21 (44)
Mitchell Johnson 3/17 (6.1 overs)
Shaun Marsh 69 (81)
Shane Watson 29 (33)
Shakib Al Hasan 2/38 (6.4 overs)
Flag of Australia (converted).svg  Australia won by 8 wickets
TIO Stadium, Darwin
Umpires: Bruce Oxenford & Amiesh Saheba
Player of the match: Shaun Marsh
  • Australia led the series 2–0

Third ODI: 6 September, Darwin

6 September
00:00 UTC
Scorecard
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Australia  Flag of Australia (converted).svg
5/198 (50 overs)
v
Flag of Bangladesh.svg  Bangladesh
125 (29.5 overs)
Michael Hussey 57 (72)
Shaun Marsh 30 (36)
Abdur Razzak 1/22 (10 overs)
Tamim Iqbal 63 (69)
Shakib Al Hasan 27 (29)
James Hopes 3/30 (5 overs)
Flag of Australia (converted).svg  Australia won by 73 runs
TIO Stadium, Darwin
Umpires: Peter Parker & Amiesh Saheba
Player of the match: Tamim Iqbal
  • 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.PlayerT20IODITestTotal
15 Beau Casson -11
8 Stuart Clark -33
23 Michael Clarke 1-23
57 Brad Haddin --33
17 Brad Hodge -11
39 James Hopes 1-1
29 David Hussey 1--1
48 Michael Hussey 1-34
5 Phil Jaques -33
25 Mitchell Johnson 134
13 Simon Katich --33
58 Brett Lee 1-34
45 Stuart MacGill --22
20 Shaun Marsh 1--1
14 Ricky Ponting 1-34
34 Luke Ronchi 1--1
63 Andrew Symonds --33
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.

PlayerMtsInnsNOBFRunsAvgS/RHS50s100s
Luke Ronchi 11223636.00163.6336-
Shaun Marsh 11222929.00131.8129-
Shane Watson 1111517113.3317*-
Cameron White 111610166.6610*-
David Hussey 11200.000.000-

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

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.

PlayerMtsInnsNOBFRunsAvgS/RHS50s100s
Ricky Ponting 36-49532353.8365.2515811
Simon Katich 3568531963.8046.561572
Andrew Symonds 36239826466.0066.33793
Phil Jaques 3647024540.8352.1210811
Michael Clarke 24132116856.0052.331101
Brad Haddin 36132715130.2046.1745*
Michael Hussey 3636613722.8337.43561
Brett Lee 35217810334.3357.8663*1
Brad Hodge 121759447.0053.71671
Mitchell Johnson 3411005518.3355.0029*
Beau Casson 11441010.0022.7210
Stuart Clark 3312452.5020.833
Stuart MacGill 221321.0015.382

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.

PlayerMtsWktsRunsAvgS/REconBBIBBMOvrs5WI10WM
Shane Watson 111717.0013.07.841/172.1-
Cameron White 1088.001.0-
James Hopes 10147.002.0-
Brett Lee 102613.00-2.0-
Mitchell Johnson 103015.002.0-

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.

PlayerMtsWktsRunsAvgS/REconBBIBBMOvrs5WI10WM

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.

PlayerMtsWktsRunsAvgS/REconBBIBBMOvrs5WI10WM
Brett Lee 31842723.7244.23.215/598/110132.41-
Stuart Clark 31325119.3050.72.285/328/91110.01-
Mitchell Johnson 31034734.7062.93.314/415/113104.5--
Stuart MacGill 2532565.0091.24.272/434/14376.0--
Michael Clarke 247719.2540.01.922/202/3640.0--
Beau Casson 1312943.0064.04.033/863/12932.0--
Andrew Symonds 317373.00216.02.021/171/2336.0--
Michael Hussey 20142.336.0--

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.

PlayerT20IODITestTotal
Beau Casson --22
Stuart Clark --11
Michael Clarke --22
Brad Haddin--1616
Michael Hussey --55
Phil Jaques --44
Mitchell Johnson 1-12
Simon Katich --33
Brett Lee --22
Ricky Ponting --11
Andrew Symonds --22

Wicketkeeper
Source: cricinfo.com

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