Herath Mudiyanselage Rangana Keerthi Bandara Herath,known as Rangana Herath,is a former Sri Lankan cricketer,who played all forms of cricket game and a former Test cricket captain for Sri Lanka. Considered as one of the best spinners to ever play the game,Herath is the most successful left arm bowler in Test cricket history. Herath was a member of the Sri Lankan team that won the 2014 ICC World Twenty20.
Benjamin William Hilfenhaus is an Australian former professional cricketer who played for Tasmania in Australian domestic cricket and for the Australia national cricket team. He is right-arm fast-medium bowler known for his ability to swing the ball. Hilfenhaus plays club cricket for Tasmania University Cricket Club. He made his first-class cricket debut in the 2005/06 season and his haul of 39 wickets was a record for someone playing their first season for Tasmania. Before he was given a full-time contract for 2006/07,he worked as a bricklayer as well as playing cricket. He has best bowling figures of 7/58 in first-class cricket,achieved in his first season for Tasmania. During his time with Australia,Hilfenhaus won the 2009 ICC Champions Trophy.
Alexander James Doolan is an Australian former cricketer,who played domestic cricket for Tasmania from 2009 to 2021 and played four Test matches for Australia in 2014. Despite almost scoring a century on debut,Doolan was dropped after his fourth match and never returned to the national team. He retired from cricket in 2021. As of December 2022,Doolan is the eighth-highest Sheffield Shield run-scorer of all-time for Tasmania.
Stephen Norman John O'Keefe is a former Australian cricketer who played for the Australian national team in Test matches and Twenty20 Internationals,and a commentator for SEN and Nine. O'Keefe was formerly the captain of the New South Wales Sheffield Shield team.
Peter Matthew Siddle is an Australian cricketer. He is a specialist right-arm fast-medium bowler who currently plays for Victoria in first-class and List A cricket,and for Melbourne Stars in the Big Bash League. He played Test cricket for Australia over an eight-year period from 2008 to 2016,before being recalled for the Test series against Pakistan in 2018. He retired from International cricket in December 2019. Australia won the 2009 ICC Champions Trophy during his time in the team.
Mitchell Aaron Starc is an Australian international cricketer who plays for the Australian national team and New South Wales in domestic cricket. A left-arm fast bowler and a lower order left-handed batsman,he is widely regarded as one of the greatest bowlers in white-ball cricket as well as one of the best fast bowlers to play the ICC Cricket World Cup. Starc represents Australia in all three main formats of international cricket:Test cricket,One Day Internationals (ODI),and Twenty20 Internationals. In 2015,he was the highest-rated bowler in ODI cricket.
Cameron John Boyce is an Australian cricketer. He is a right-arm leg break bowler who has played for several domestic teams in Australia and has appeared in seven T20I matches for the Australian cricket team.
Nathan Michael Lyon is an Australian international cricketer. He made his Test debut in 2011 and plays domestic cricket for New South Wales. Lyon is an off-spin bowler and a lower-order right-handed batsman. Considered the most successful off-spin bowler of all time for Australia,Lyon holds the record for the most Test wickets taken by an Australian off-spin bowler,passing Hugh Trumble's 141 wickets in 2015. In January 2021,Lyon played in his 100th Test match during Australia's series against India. As of December 2023,Lyon is Australia's third highest Test wicket taker of all time and ranks eighth among all international players in Test cricket with more than 500 wickets to his name. Lyon was a member of the Australian team that won the 2023 ICC World Test Championship final.
Kane William Richardson is an Australian international cricketer who plays domestic cricket for Queensland and Melbourne Renegades.
Ashton Charles Agar is an Australian cricketer who plays all forms of the game at international level. Agar plays domestically for Western Australia and the Perth Scorchers. A left-handed spin bowler,he played two Test matches for the Australian national side during the 2013 Ashes series and 5 Test matches in his career. Agar was also a member of the Australian team that won the 2021 T20 World Cup in Dubai and Oman.
Travis Michael Head is an Australian international cricketer who represents the Australia national cricket team in all formats. A left-handed batter and part-time right arm off-spin bowler,Head plays for South Australia,Adelaide Strikers,Sunrisers Hyderabad and Washington Freedom. He was formerly a co vice-captain of the Australian national team in Tests from January 2019 to November 2020 but then renamed again as co vice-captain alongside Steve Smith at the beginning of the 2023 series against Pakistan. Head captained Australia in T20Is and served as vice-captain in ODIs in 2024.
The England cricket team toured Australia during the 2013–14 season from 31 October 2013 to 2 February 2014. The series included the traditional five Tests for The Ashes,and also featured five One Day Internationals (ODIs) and three T20 Internationals (T20Is).
Adam Zampa is an Australian international cricketer who represents Australian cricket team in limited-overs cricket. Zampa was a member of the Australian teams that won the 2023 Cricket World Cup and the 2021 T20 World Cup. He is also the highest wicket-taker for Australia in Twenty20 International.
Christopher Peter Tremain is an Australian cricketer who plays for New South Wales in the Sheffield Shield.
The New Zealand cricket team toured Australia from 23 October to 1 December 2015 to play three Test matches and four tour matches. The third match of the series at the Adelaide Oval was the first ever day-night Test. Michael Hussey captained the Prime Minister's XI side for the tour match,and in preparation for the day-night Test,a pink ball was used in this game. Australia won the series 2–0,with victories in Brisbane and Adelaide,with the second Test in Perth being drawn.
The West Indies cricket team toured Australia from 2 December 2015 to 7 January 2016 to play two tour matches and three Test matches. Australia won the Test series 2–0,retaining the Frank Worrell Trophy.
Dhananjaya Maduranga de Silva is a Sri Lankan professional cricketer,who plays for Sri Lanka in all formats of the game and for Tamil Union in domestic cricket and current captain of the national team in Test cricket. In November 2017,he was named the Test batsman of the year for the 2016–17 season at Sri Lanka Cricket's annual awards.
The Pakistani cricket team toured Australia in December 2016 to play three Test matches and five One Day Internationals (ODIs). The 1st Test at The Gabba in Brisbane was a day/night match played with a pink ball. In preparation for the first Test,ten matches in Pakistan's 2016–17 Quaid-e-Azam Trophy and the first round of matches in Australia's 2016–17 Sheffield Shield season were played as day/night matches. Ahead of the Test matches,Pakistan also played a first-class match against Cricket Australia XI.
The Australian cricket team toured India in February and March 2017 playing four Test matches. India won the series 2–1. With the series victory,India held all the series titles against all of the other Test sides at the same time.
This article contains information,results and statistics regarding the Australian national cricket team in the 2016 and 2016–17 cricket seasons. Statisticians class the 2016–17 season as matches played between May 2016 and April 2017.
