Australian cricket team in 2009–10
Introduction This article contains information, results and statistics regarding the Australian national cricket team in the 2009 and 2009-10 cricket seasons. Statisticians class the 2009 season and 2009–10 season as those matches played on tours that started between May 2009 and April 2010.
Player contracts The 2009-10 list was announced on 14 May 2009.Note that uncontracted players are still available to be selected to play for the national cricket team. Player Age as at14 May 2009  State Test cap ODI cap ODI shirt Ricky Ponting (captain)    TAS  366  123  14 Michael Clarke (vice-captain)    NSW  389  149  23 Doug Bollinger    NSW  405  175  4 Nathan Bracken    NSW  387  142  59 Stuart Clark    NSW  396  153  8 Callum Ferguson     SA  -  171  12 Brad Haddin    NSW  400  144  57 Nathan Hauritz     NSW  390  147  43 Ben Hilfenhaus    TAS  407  161  20 Brad Hodge    VIC  394  154  17 James Hopes    QLD  -  151  39 Phillip Hughes     NSW  408  -  2 David Hussey    VIC  -  167  29 Michael Hussey    WA  393  150  48 Mitchell Johnson    QLD  398  156  25 Simon Katich    NSW  384  143  13 Brett Lee    NSW  383  140  58 Graham Manou     SA  411  180  30 Shaun Marsh    WA  -  165  9 Andrew McDonald     VIC  406  -  35 Marcus North     WA  409  176  26 Peter Siddle     VIC  403  172  10 Andrew Symonds    QLD  388  139  63 Shane Watson    QLD  391  148  33 Cameron White     VIC  402  152  7
Match summary  Format  P  W  L  D  T NR Tests  7/8  6  0  1  0  0 One Day International  26/26  20  4  0  0  2 Twenty20 International  5  4  1  0  0  0 '''Total''' '''38/39'''  '''30'''  '''5''' '''1'''  '''0'''  '''2''''''P''' = Matches Played/Total Matches, '''W''' = Won, '''L''' = Lost, '''D''' = Drawn, '''T''' = Tied, '''NR''' = No ResultN.B. Result from All-Star match not included as it was only an exhibition match.
2009 season ===Pakistan v Australia in UAE=== No. Date Team 1 Captain 1 Team 2 Captain 2 Venue ResultODI Series  ODI 2845 Michael Clarke|Younis Khan  Dubai Sports City Cricket Stadium, Dubai   by 4 wickets  ODI 2846 Michael Clarke Dubai Sports City Cricket Stadium, Dubai   by 6 wickets  ODI 2847 Younis Khan Sheikh Zayed Cricket Stadium, Abu Dhabi  by 27 runs  ODI 2848 Younis Khan Michael Clarke  Sheikh Zayed Cricket Stadium, Abu Dhabi  by 8 wickets  ODI 2849 Younis Khan Sheikh Zayed Cricket Stadium, Abu Dhabi   by 7 wicketsTwenty20 Series  T20I 89  7 May  Brad Haddin|Misbah-ul-Haq  Dubai Sports City Cricket Stadium, Dubai  by 7 wickets* This series was moved from Pakistan to UAE for security reasons.===ICC World Twenty20===Group Stage No. Date Team 1 Captain 1 Team 2 Captain 2 Venue Result  3rd Match   6 June    Ricky Ponting    Chris Gayle  Kennington Oval, London   by 7 wickets  8th Match   8 June    Ricky Ponting    Kumar Sangakkara  Trent Bridge, Nottingham   by 6 wickets===Tour of England=== No. Date Home Captain Away Captain Venue ResultTest Series ('''The 2009 Ashes''')  Test 1922  8–12 July    Andrew Strauss  Ricky Ponting  Sophia Gardens, Cardiff  Match Drawn  Test 1925  16–20 July  Andrew Strauss   Ricky Ponting   Lord's Cricket Ground, London   won by 115 runs  Test 1928  30 July-3 August  Andrew Strauss  Ricky Ponting  Edgbaston Cricket Ground, Birmingham  Match Drawn  Test 1929  7–11 August  Andrew Strauss  Ricky Ponting  Headingley Cricket Ground, Leeds   won by an innings and 80 runs  Test 1931  20–24 August  Andrew Strauss  Ricky Ponting  The Oval, London   won by 197 runsT20I Series  T20I 119  30 August  Paul Collingwood  Michael Clarke  Old Trafford Cricket Ground, Manchester  No Result  T20I 119a  1 September  Paul Collingwood  Michael Clarke  Old Trafford Cricket Ground, Manchester  No ResultODI Series  ODI 2882  4 September  Andrew Strauss  Michael Clarke  The Oval, London   won by 4 runs  ODI 2883  6 September    Andrew Strauss  Michael Clarke  Lord's Cricket Ground, London   won by 39 runs  ODI 2885  9 September    Andrew Strauss  Michael Clarke  Rose Bowl, Southampton   by 6 wickets  ODI 2888  12 September    Andrew Strauss  Ricky Ponting  Lord's Cricket Ground, London   by 7 wickets  ODI 2890  15 September    Andrew Strauss  Ricky Ponting  Trent Bridge, Nottingham   by 4 wickets  ODI 2891  17 September    Andrew Strauss  Ricky Ponting  Trent Bridge, Nottingham   by 111 runs  ODI 2892  20 September    Andrew Strauss  Ricky Ponting  Riverside Ground, Durham   by 4 wickets===Tour of Scotland=== No. Date Home Captain Away Captain Venue ResultODI Series  ODI 2879  28 August  Gavin Hamilton  Michael Clarke Raeburn Place, Edinburgh   by 189 runs
2009–10 Season ===2009 ICC Champions Trophy===The 2009 ICC Champions Trophy was scheduled to take place in the 2008–09 season in Pakistan, but because of an unstable security situation, it was rescheduled for the 2009–10 season. The hosting rights were also moved from Pakistan to South Africa. Sri Lanka was considered as a potential host, but was discarded due to worries related to the weather during that time of the year in Sri Lanka. No. Date Team 1 Captain 1 Team 2 Captain 2 Venue ResultGroup Stage  5th Match  26 September    Ricky Ponting    Floyd Reifer  New Wanderers Stadium, Johannesburg   by 50 runs  9th Match  28 September    Ricky Ponting    MS Dhoni  SuperSport Park, Centurion  No result  11th Match  30 September    Ricky Ponting    Younis Khan  SuperSport Park, Centurion   by 2 wicketsSemi-finals  1st Semifinal  2 October    Ricky Ponting    Andrew Strauss  SuperSport Park, Centurion   by 9 wicketsFinal  Final  5 October    Ricky Ponting     Brendon McCullum   SuperSport Park, Centurion   by 6 wickets===Tour of India===The Australian Cricket Team toured India from 25 October to 11 November 2009.The tour consists of 7 ODIs which Australia won 4–2.No. Date Home Captain Away Captain Venue ResultODI Series  ODI 2913 25 October    Mahendra Singh Dhoni  Ricky Ponting   Reliance Stadium, Vadodara   by 4 runs  ODI 2915 28 October    Mahendra Singh Dhoni   Ricky Ponting   VCA Stadium, Nagpur   by 99 runs  ODI 2918  31 October   Mahendra Singh Dhoni  Ricky Ponting   Feroz Shah Kotla, Delhi   by 6 wickets  ODI 2919  2 November   Mahendra Singh Dhoni  Ricky Ponting   PCA Stadium, Mohali   by 24 runs  ODI 2923  5 November   Mahendra Singh Dhoni  Ricky Ponting  Rajiv Gandhi Stadium, Hyderabad   by 3 runs  ODI 2925  8 November    Mahendra Singh Dhoni  Ricky Ponting   Nehru Stadium, Guwahati    by 6 wickets  ODI 2928a  11 November    Mahendra Singh Dhoni  Ricky Ponting   Brabourne Stadium, Mumbai  Match abandoned without a ball bowled===Johnnie Walker All*Star Twenty20 match===The Australian Cricket team played an exhibition Twenty20 match against an all star cricket team featuring up and coming first class cricketers and Australian cricket legends to open the 2009/10 summer of international cricket in Australia. The Australian Cricketers' Association (ACA) XI all star team consisted of legends Adam Gilchrist, Matthew Hayden, Glenn McGrath & Shane Warne who is the captain. They were coached by former Australian fast bowler Dennis Lillee.===West Indies in Australia===The tour began with a practice match for the West Indians against Queensland starting 18 November. The first test began on 26 November and the tour will conclude on 23 February with a T20I. In all the tour included one First Class match, one List A match, three Tests, five ODIs and two T20Is. No. Date Home Captain Away Captain Venue ResultTest Series  Test 1936  26–30 November  Ricky Ponting  Chris Gayle  Brisbane Cricket Ground, Brisbane   by an innings and 65 runs  Test 1939  4–8 December  Ricky Ponting  Chris Gayle  Adelaide Oval, Adelaide  Match Drawn  Test 1941 16–20 December Ricky Ponting   Chris Gayle  WACA Ground, Perth  won by 35 runsODI Series  ODI 2950  7 February  Ricky Ponting  Chris Gayle  Melbourne Cricket Ground, Melbourne   won by 113 runs  ODI 2952  9 February  Ricky Ponting  Chris Gayle  Adelaide Oval, Adelaide   won by 8 wickets  ODI 2954  12 February  Ricky Ponting  Chris Gayle  Sydney Cricket Ground, Sydney  No result  ODI 2955  14 February  Ricky Ponting  Chris Gayle  Brisbane Cricket Ground, Brisbane   won by 50 runs  ODI 2960  19 February   Ricky Ponting  Chris Gayle  Melbourne Cricket Ground, Melbourne   won by 125 runsT20I Series  T20I 146  21 February  Michael Clarke  Chris Gayle  Bellerive Oval, Hobart   won by 38 runs  T20I 147  23 February  Michael Clarke  Chris Gayle  Sydney Cricket Ground, Sydney   won by 8 wickets===Pakistan in Australia===The tour started on 19 December with a three-day first class match against Tasmania. This was followed on 26 December with the Boxing Day Test match at the MCG. It concluded on 5 February with a T20I at the MCG. In all the tour included three tests, five ODIs and a T20I. No. Date Home Captain Away Captain Venue ResultTest Series  Test 1943  26–30 December Ricky Ponting  Mohammed Yousuf   Melbourne Cricket Ground, Melbourne   by 170 runs  Test 1945  3–7 January  Ricky Ponting  Mohammad Yousuf  Sydney Cricket Ground, Sydney   by 36 runs  Test 1947  14–18 January  Ricky Ponting Mohammad Yousuf  Bellerive Oval, Hobart   by 231 runsODI Series  ODI 2944  22 January  Ricky Ponting  Mohammad Yousuf  Brisbane Cricket Ground, Brisbane   by 5 wickets  ODI 2945  24 January   Ricky Ponting  Mohammad Yousuf   Sydney Cricket Ground, Sydney   by 140 runs  ODI 2946  26 January  Ricky Ponting  Mohammad Yousuf   Adelaide Oval, Adelaide   by 40 runs  ODI 2947  29 January  Ricky Ponting  Mohammad Yousuf   Western Australia Cricket Association Ground, Perth   by 135 runs  ODI 2948  31 January  Ricky Ponting  Shahid Afridi  Western Australia Cricket Association Ground, Perth   by 2 wicketsT20I Series  T20I 134  5 February  Michael Clarke  Shoaib Malik  Melbourne Cricket Ground, Melbourne   by 2 runs===Tour of New Zealand===The Australia Cricket Team toured New Zealand from 26 February to 31 March 2010.The tour consisted of 2 Twenty20s, 5 One Day Internationals and 2 Tests. No. Date Home Captain Away Captain Venue ResultTwenty20 Series  T20I 148  26 February  Daniel Vettori  Michael Clarke  Westpac Stadium, Wellington   by 6 wickets  T20I 149  28 February  Daniel Vettori  Michael Clarke  AMI Stadium, Christchurch  Match tied. won in Super OverODI Series  ODI 2966  3 March   Ross Taylor  Ricky Ponting  McLean Park, Napier   won by 2 wickets  ODI 2969  6 March   Daniel Vettori  Ricky Ponting  Eden Park, Auckland   by 12 runs (D/L method)  ODI 2971  9 March   Daniel Vettori  Ricky Ponting  Seddon Park, Hamilton   by 6 wickets  ODI 2973  11 March   Daniel Vettori  Ricky Ponting  Eden Park, Auckland   by 6 wickets (D/L method)  ODI 2975  13 March   Daniel Vettori  Ricky Ponting  Westpac Stadium, Wellington   won by 51 runsTest Series  Test 1955  19–23 March  Daniel Vettori  Ricky Ponting  Basin Reserve, Wellington   by 10 wickets  Test 1957  27–31 March  Daniel Vettori  Ricky Ponting  Seddon Park, Hamilton |  by 176 runs
Important events
See also * Australia national cricket team
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