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List of Australia national cricket captains
[edit]One Day International vice-captains
[edit]A number of players have also served as vice-captain(s) in the One Day International side including:
- Bill Lawry – under Bob Simpson in 1965–66
- Barry Jarman – under Bill Lawry in 1968–69
- Keith Stackpole – under Ian Chappell in 1972
- Ian Redpath – under Ian Chappell in 1974–75, and under Greg Chappell in 1975–76
- Greg Chappell – under Ian Chappell in 1975, then promoted to captain
- Craig Serjeant – under Bob Simpson in 1977–78 vs India (first four tests), when he was dropped
- Graham Yallop – under Bob Simpson in 1977–78 vs India (5th test) – when he was dropped
- Jeff Thomson – under Bob Simpson in 1977–78 vs West Indies
- Gary Cosier – under Graham Yallop in 1978 (2 tests), when he was dropped
- John Maclean – under Graham Yallop in 1978–79, when he was dropped
- Andrew Hilditch – under Kim Hughes in 1979, when he was dropped
- Kim Hughes – under Graham Yallop and under Greg Chappell from 1979 to 1983
- Rod Marsh – under Greg Chappell and under Kim Hughes in 1981
- Greg Chappell – resumed the position under Kim Hughes in 1983–84 vs Pakistan
- Allan Border – under Kim Hughes from 1983–84 to 1984–85, then promoted to captain
- Rodney Hogg – under Kim Hughes in 1984–85 vs West Indies, when he was dropped
- Graeme Wood – under Allan Border for one Test in 1985
- Andrew Hilditch – resumed the position under Allan Border in England in 1985, when he was dropped
- David Hookes - under Allan Border in 1985, when he was dropped
- Ray Bright – under Allan Border from 1985 to 1986, when he retired
- Geoff Marsh – under Allan Border from 1988 to 1992, when he was dropped
- Mark Taylor – under Allan Border from 1992 to 1994, dropped at one point, re-selected and later promoted to captain
- Ian Healy – under Mark Taylor from 1994 to 1997, when he was made to step aside for Steve Waugh[citation needed]
- Steve Waugh – under Mark Taylor from 1997 to 1999, then promoted to captain
- Shane Warne – under Steve Waugh from 1999 to 2000, dropped at one point, re-selected and later sacked from the position[1]
- Mark Waugh – under Steve Waugh for one Test in 1999, when Shane Warne was dropped[citation needed]
- Adam Gilchrist – under Steve Waugh from August 2000 to April 2003, when he was made to step aside for Ricky Ponting[citation needed]
- Ricky Ponting – under Steve Waugh from April 2003 to March 2004, then promoted to captain
- Adam Gilchrist – resumed the position under Ricky Ponting from March 2004 to January 2008, when he retired
- Michael Clarke – under Ricky Ponting from April 2008[2] to March 2011, then promoted to captain
- Shane Watson – under Michael Clarke, from March 2011[3] to April 2013, when he resigned from the position
- George Bailey – under Michael Clarke from June to October 2013, then promoted to captain
- Brad Haddin – under George Bailey from October[4] to November 2013, when he was made to step aside for George Bailey
- George Bailey – resumed the position under Michael Clarke from January[5] to November 2014, then promoted to captain
- Brad Haddin – resumed the position under George Bailey in November 2014, when he was made to step aside for Steve Smith[6]
- Steve Smith – under George Bailey from January to February 2015, when he was made to step aside for George Bailey
- George Bailey – resumed the position under Michael Clarke in February 2015, when he was dropped
- Steve Smith – resumed the position under Michael Clarke from February to August 2015, then promoted to captain[7]
- David Warner – under Steve Smith from August 2015[8] to March 2018, when he stood down following a ball-tampering scandal[9]
- Aaron Finch – under Tim Paine in June 2018,[10] then promoted to captain[11]
- Alex Carey (jointly with Josh Hazlewood until November 2018, Pat Cummins from February 2019) – under Aaron Finch from October 2018[12] to September 2020, when he was sacked from the position[13]
- Josh Hazlewood (jointly with Alex Carey) – under Aaron Finch from October to November 2018,[14] when he was injured[15]
- Pat Cummins (jointly with Alex Carey until September 2020)[16] – under Aaron Finch since February 2019[17]
Jock McHale Medal List
[edit]Australia national cricket team
[edit]Team colours draft
[edit]Period | Kit manufacturer | Shirt sponsor |
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1979–1991 | Adidas | |
1990–1993 | XXXX | |
1992–1999 | ISC | |
1993–1998 | Coca-Cola | |
1999 | Asics | Fly Emirates |
2000–2001 | ISC | Carlton & United Breweries |
2002–2003 | Fila | Travelex
3 (Test cricket, 2005–2008) |
2004–2007 | Adidas | |
2007 | Fly Emirates | |
2008–2010 | Victoria Bitter | |
2011–2013 | Asics | |
2014 | Commonwealth Bank (H) Victoria Bitter (A) | |
2015–2016 | Commonwealth Bank (H) Qantas (A) | |
2017 | Qantas | |
2018–2020 | Alinta (H) Qantas (A) |
Qantas Lounge Locations Draft
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Big Four (cricket) Draft[edit]
The Big Four
In cricket, the quartet of men's players comprising Steve Smith, Virat Kohli, Kane Williamson, and Joe Root are often referred to as the Big Four. These players are considered dominant in terms of ICC Rankings and statistics, including having dominated the sport among them from 2004 until 2016. As of 2019, the trio of Federer, Nadal, and Djokovic has instead been referred to as the Big Three due to Murray's repeated struggles with injuries, relative absence from the ATP Tour, and vastly smaller achievements. Federer was the first to come to prominence after winning Wimbledon in 2003 and established himself as the world No. 1 after winning the Australian Open in 2004. Nadal followed in 2005 after a French Open triumph including a win over Federer,[24] and they occupied the top two places in the ATP rankings from July 2005 to August 2009. Djokovic, from 2007, then Murray, from late 2008, increasingly challenged Federer and Nadal's dominance with seasonal consistency. In 2011, Nadal declared that his and Federer's period of joint dominance had ended, owing to the ascent of other players, notably Djokovic and later Murray.[25] Djokovic has been a dominant player since the beginning of 2011, gradually approaching or surpassing Federer's and Nadal's career achievements.[26] Despite occasional injury breaks by individual members of the Big Four, they have maintained their dominance as a group at the majors until the present. The emergence of other players has reduced their dominance at the ATP Finals and Masters 1000 tournaments starting in 2017. They regularly held the top four places in the year-end rankings between 2008 and 2013, and were ranked year-end world top 4 consecutively from 2008 to 2012 which is the longest span of dominance for any quartet of players in tennis history. In 9 of the last 12 years (since 2007), the year-end top 3 ranks have been held by members of the Big Four, the years they didn't (2013, 2016 and 2017) was mainly due to injuries to 2 of the members during those seasons. They have held the top two spots continuously since 25 July 2005, as well as the top ranking since 2 February 2004, meaning that no player outside the Big Four has ranked world No. 1 in more than 15 and a half years or even No. 2 in 14 years. All four have reached a career high No. 1; Federer has been world No. 1 for a record 310 weeks, Djokovic for 275 weeks (third since the inception of the ATP Rankings in 1973), Nadal, the current No. 1, for 205 weeks (6th since 1973), and Murray for 41 weeks. Federer, Djokovic and Nadal have all been year-end No. 1 on five different occasions, only interrupted by Murray in 2016. Since about 2011 the term "Big Four", while used previously, became popular with the media and in tennis literature.[27][28][29] The Big Four have been a critical part of what has, since 2006, often been labelled a new "Golden Era" in tennis;[30][31][32][33] that term is also applied to the mid-1970s to 1980s,[34][35][36] and the 1920s to the 1930s.[37] Amongst them, they have won 56 of the last 62 men's major singles titles, from 2004 Wimbledon through 2019 US Open, with at least one of them appearing in every major final during this period, the only exceptions being the 2005 Australian Open, and 2014 US Open. Of the four, Federer leads with a record 20 major titles followed by Nadal (19), Djokovic (16) and Murray (3). Federer, Nadal, and Djokovic have completed a Career Grand Slam by winning each of the four Majors at least once, with Nadal also winning a gold medal at the 2008 Summer Olympics for a Career Golden Slam. Murray has won neither the French nor Australian Open, despite reaching the final five times in Melbourne and once in Paris, but has won two Olympic gold medals (one each at the 2012 and 2016 Summer Olympics), becoming the first tennis player in history to win two singles gold medals.[38] In the three Olympic Games between 2008 and 2016, the four won 5 gold medals (Murray 2, Nadal 2, Federer 1), 2 silver medals (Murray and Federer) and a bronze medal (Djokovic). Furthermore, at ATP Masters 1000 tournaments, they are all in the top-10 list (since 1970). Nadal leads with a record 35 titles, followed by Djokovic (34), Federer (28) and Murray (14).[39] They have won 12 of the last 16 ATP Finals, with Federer winning six and Djokovic winning five, and Murray winning one. All four players have also played key roles in leading their countries to success in the Davis Cup. Djokovic and Federer helped Serbia (2010) and Switzerland (2014), respectively, win the competition for the first time, while Nadal has won five Davis Cup titles, and Murray helped end a drought of 79 years for Great Britain in Davis Cup competition (2015).[40] In addition to all of these achievements, the Big Four hold many records for having won individual tournament titles the greatest number of times, including 3 of the 4 majors (Australian Open: Djokovic, 7 titles; French Open: Nadal, 12 titles; Wimbledon: Federer, 8 titles), the ATP Finals (Federer, 6 titles), and 9 of the 9 ATP Masters 1000 events. Djokovic is the only player since 1990 to have won all nine Masters 1000 events at least once. Some have objected to including Murray in the Big Four while excluding Stan Wawrinka, who has also won three majors in the same time period. Wawrinka himself has countered this objection, citing his own lack of consistency compared to the Big Four. A comparison between the career performances of the two shows Murray clearly ahead in all other parameters. Murray's statistics are often in the top 10 in the open era which highlight his consistency in comparison to Wawrinka.[41][42][43] History[edit] |
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