Australia

The MCG staged the first ever Test in 1877 and the first one day international in 1971, both against England. The Boxing Day Test ...

The SCG is the traditional New Year venue and the most historic ground in Australia, with the hill and the old Members Stand prese...

Adelaide Oval blends heritage stands with a modern redevelopment and the backdrop of St Peters Cathedral. The first day night Test...

The Gabba was long Australia fortress, unbeaten in Test cricket at the ground from 1988 until January 2021, when India chased 328 ...

The WACA was the fastest pitch in world cricket, where Dennis Lillee and Jeff Thomson terrified visiting teams in the 1970s. Adam ...

Bradman scored 6,996 Test runs in 52 Tests with 29 centuries from 80 innings. He made 974 in the 1930 Ashes, survived Bodyline in ...

Warne revived leg spin as a strike weapon, starting with the Gatting ball at Old Trafford in 1993. He took 708 Test wickets at 25....

McGrath bowled an unerring line and length on or just outside off stump, planning dismissals ball by ball. He took 8 for 24 agains...

Ponting is the second highest run scorer in Test history with 41 centuries and the most as an Australian captain. He led the unbea...

Gilchrist redefined the wicketkeeper batter, scoring 17 Test centuries at a strike rate beyond any keeper before him. His 57 ball ...

Lillee fought back from a serious back injury that should have ended his career, remaking his action and returning as a master of ...

Border rebuilt Australian cricket from the depths of the mid 1980s, captaining the 1987 World Cup win and setting a record of 153 ...

Waugh transformed Australia into the most ruthless team in history, winning 16 consecutive Tests through 1999 and 2001. He made 32...

Benaud was the first man to complete 2,000 runs and 200 wickets in Tests and never lost a series as Australia captain, drawing the...

Perry played World Cups for Australia in both cricket and football before choosing cricket full time. She made an unbeaten 213 in ...

Clark scored an unbeaten 229 against Denmark in the 1997 World Cup at Mumbai, the first ODI double hundred by any player, man or w...

Miller flew fighter bombers with the Royal Australian Air Force in the Second World War and brought a carefree flair to cricket af...

Smith began as a leg spinner and reinvented himself as one of the leading Test batsmen of his generation, with an idiosyncratic sh...