October) Australia won the toss and captain Ricky Ponting elected to bat first. They got off to a good start, with Gilchrist and Katich quickly putting on 110 runs before Katich was bowled by a doosra from Muralitharan. Gilchrist and Ponting put on 63, with Gilchrist reaching his century off 73 balls, before missing a straight Sehwag delivery. Martyn and Ponting consolidated in a 103-run stand, working singles around. On 276, Ponting failed to beat Flintoff to the stumps at the other end and Martyn was bowled next ball, giving the World XI a sniff. However, Andrew Symonds and Michael Clarke pushed the Australian total comfortably past 300, with 4 for 328 at the end of their 50 overs. Every bowler was taken to, except for Muralitharan, who finished with 1 for 43 off 10 overs. The World XI initially looked like challenging this total. Chris Gayle blasted a 48-ball half-century as the World XI reached 125 off only 16.1 overs. From then on however, they consistently lost wickets, due to insipid running between the wickets and a few soft dismissals, with Lara again hitting Nathan Bracken straight to Symonds at cover. The World XI ended up being dismissed for 273, handing another victory to Australia. Scorecard Third ODI: Australia v World XI (9 October) Scorecard Super Test: Australia v World XI Future The original aim was that the Super Series would be played every four years. However, immediately after the completion of the first Test match, Malcolm Speed, the ICC Chief Executive, removed it from the regular ICC schedule, noting that it may be played in the future when there is a clear world champion. See also Rest of the World cricket team in England in 1970 Rest of the World cricket team in Australia in 1971–72 Test cricket List of World XI ODI cricketers List of World XI T20I cricketers Notes References Bibliography News about the ICC Super Series from Cricinfo Association of Cricket Statisticians and Historians Representation to the ICC Cricinfo bulletin on Victoria v World XI World XI Test squad Selection process 2005 in Australian cricket Super International cricket competitions in 2005 Multi-national cricket tours of Australia