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6 WELCOMENOTE
9 ONEDAYINTERNATIONAL
SERIESSCHEDULE
Commonwealth Bank Series dates
and venues.
11 TT20MATCHSCHEDULE
KFC T20 INTL dates and venues.
12 ONEDAYINTERNATIONAL
SERIESPREVIEW
RETRO SPIRIT ALIVE!
The welcome mat is out for the 2013
Commonwealth Bank Series – and
this year the action comes with bells,
whistles, beats and pumping choruses
as the teams honour the past while
embracing the future.
20 KFCT20INTLSERIESPREVIEW
AUSTRALIA PUSHING
FOR BOOST
After a disappointing early exit
from the Twenty20 World Cup the
Aussies are focused on rising up the
ranks.
28 10BESTMOMENTS
AUSTRALIA V SRI LANKA
A recap of the most exciting passages
of play between these fierce
cricketing rivals.
36 10BESTMOMENTS
AUSTRALIA V WEST INDIES
The standout individual performances
with both bat and ball from One Day
International and T20 formats.
44 PLAYERPROFILES
AUSTRALIA
All the ODI and T20 statistics and
information you’ll need on your
favourite players, including the next
generation of local stars.
50 PLAYERPROFILES
SRI LANKA
All the ODI and T20 statistics and
information on Sri Lanka’s established
stars plus the newcomers set to
ignite Down Under.
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56 PLAYERPROFILES
WEST INDIES
Comprehensive ODI and T20 statistics
and information on the Windies squad
that continues to take the world by
storm in the short versions of the game.
62 AROUNDTHEGROUNDS
A snapshot of the venues that will host
the 2013 Commonwealth Bank Series
and KFC T20 INTLs.
64 EVERYONECANPLAY
Cricket continues to forge connections
with all members of communities,
regardless of players’ abilities.
69 SALUTETOTHECOMMONWEALTH
BANKSOUTHERNSTARS
Australia’s women ruled the world once
again in 2012.
72 ONEDAYHISTORY
INCANBERRA
The nation’s capital will leave its mark
on the International scene when
Manuka Oval hosts its first day/night
International.
75 MILOT20BLAST
Ausie kids now have the chance to
get involved in the excitement of
Milo T20 Blast.
78 MULTICULTURALAPPEAL
Cricket is making huge inroads
embracing the increasing diversity of the
Australian population.
81 FLASHBACK
Adam Gilchrist’s rapid-fire century
shattered Sri Lanka back in 2006.
82 AUTOGRAPHS
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GETSETTOWATCHTHEWHITEBALLFLY!Welcome to the 2013 Commonwealth Bank Series
and KFC T20 INTL matches – and what a feast of
entertainment lies in store for fans as the world’s
most exciting short-form cricket teams lock horns
with Australia, both in Twenty20 format as well
as One Day Internationals.
Having narrowly failed to wrest the world number
one ranking during the recent Vodafone Test Series
against South Africa, Australia now regroup and set
their sights on climbing up the T20 ladder on home soil.
While their task is daunting it presents the opportunity
for revenge after Australia were knocked out of the
ICC World Twenty20 by eventual champions the West
Indies in a thrilling semi-final encounter. That Sri Lanka
were runners-up in the championship, and hold top
spot in the ICC T20 world rankings, emphasises the
challenge that lies ahead.
Led by Darren Sammy and with swashbuckling
Chris Gayle again their trump card, the cavalier West
Indies unit will not hold back in their quest to go one
better and climb to the top of the T20 tree, while
improvement on their seventh position in the ICC ODI
rankings is there for the taking.
Likewise the doggedly competitive Angelo
Mathews-led Sri Lankans will be keen to maintain their
benchmark status in T20 and the opportunity is there
for them to leapfrog Australia into fourth place on the
ODI stage. Certainly the likes of Mahela Jayawardene,
Kumar Sangakkara, Tillakaratne Dilshan and Lasith
Malinga will be fiercely focused.
Buoyed by good recent form, the Aussies will aim
to consolidate a new player base following the recent
retirements of a core group of superstars including
Ricky Ponting and Brett Lee. Opportunities are there
for fringe players to cement their standing.
This year’s Commonwealth Bank Series is dedicated
to entertaining fans both on and off the field, with
pulsating musical beats and a party atmosphere the
backdrop to the fast-paced action in the middle.
Strap yourself in – it’s going to be a wild ride!

11 JAN 2013
AustraliaVSriLanka
MCG 2:20 PM LOCAL
13 JAN 2013
AustraliaVSriLanka
ADELAIDE OVAL 1:50 PM LOCAL
18 JAN 2013
AustraliaVSriLanka
GABBA 1:20 PM LOCAL
20 JAN 2013
AustraliaVSriLanka
SCG 2:20 PM LOCAL
23 JAN 2013
AustraliaVSriLanka
BLUNDSTONE ARENA, BELLERIVE 2:20 PM LOCAL
01 FEB 2013
AustraliaVWestIndies
WACA 11:20 PM LOCAL
03 FEB 2013
WACA 11:20 PM LOCAL
06 FEB 2013
MANUKA OVAL 2:20 PM LOCAL
08 FEB 2013
SCG 2:20 PM LOCAL
10 FEB 2013
MCG 2:20 PM LOCAL

26 JAN 2013
AustraliaVSriLanka
STADIUM AUSTRALIA 7:35 PM LOCAL
28 JAN 2013
AustraliaVSriLanka
MCG 7:35 PM LOCAL
13 FEB 2013
THE GABBA 6:35 PM LOCAL

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RETROSPIRITALIVE
AS TEAMS
EMBRACE
FUTURE
TheCommonwealthBankSerieswelcomemat
isoutforthe2012/13summerand
thistime,itcomeswithbells,whistles,
beatsandpumpingchoruses.
Who will step up:
Australia have a brace
of up-and-comers
who are champing at
the bit as the green
and gold look to
life after superstars
including Brett Lee
and Ricky Ponting.
BY STEPHEN GRAY
PREVIEW:
COMMONWEALTHBANKODISERIES

thisseasonwillseeallstopspulled
outtoensurethattheone-daygame
enchantsfansbothnewandold.
W
ith the 2015 Cricket
World Cup in Australia
and New Zealand
looming large on the
horizon, and an Ashes
summer to come next
year, this season will
see all stops pulled out to ensure
that the one-day game enchants
fans both new and old as it jostles
for position alongside its brash and
precocious T20 sibling.
As the Commonwealth Bank
Series slowly transforms into
cricket’s version of the Big Day
Out, fans attending matches
this season will have top-line
international dance artists like
Basement Jaxx and Sneaky Sound
System to keep them jumping,
while Cricket Australia’s talent
bookers are on the hunt for other
DJs and bands to bounce from the
sidelines as the bat and ball blasts
in the middle.
And with warm, fuzzy memories
of the birth of one-day cricket
still fresh in the wake of Channel
Nine’s ratings giant ‘Howzat’ this
year, the spirit of Kerry Packer
would no doubt nod approvingly,
if not necessarily in time with the
beats and breaks.
The West Indies and Sri Lanka
will provide competitive opponents
in this Commonwealth Bank Series
for Australia, which is in the throes
of continuing the root and branch
reinvigoration of its playing stocks
ahead of the World Cup.
Australia has bid farewell to
core players Ricky Ponting and
Brett Lee in recent times, but
has successfully introduced the
likes of wicketkeeper Matthew
Wade, Peter Forrest, Aaron Finch,
James Pattinson, Mitchell Starc,
Dan Christian, Glenn Maxwell,
Clint McKay, John Hastings, Josh
Hazlewood, George Bailey and
Steve Smith as the selectors leave
no stone unturned in their quest
for a vigorous and match-hardened
group to chose from.
Expect more newcomers to don
the green and gold this season.
Batsmen including Usman Khawaja,
Joe Burns, Phil Hughes, Michael
Klinger and Rob Quiney will
contend, as will pacemen Nathan
Coulter-Nile, Ben Cutting, Alister
McDermott, Gary Putland and
all-rounders James Faulkner and
Moises Henriques.
However, Australia will miss the
likes of rising all-rounder Mitchell
Marsh, with a serious hamstring
injury bringing a premature end
to an unhappy season, while a
similar season-ending shoulder
injury to left-arm spinner Jon
Holland was also a setback to
qualified for the Commonwealth
Bank Series Final against Australia.
After losing the First Final, they
roared back in the next match,
with an eight-wicket spanking in
Adelaide, highlighted by knocks
of 106 by Tillakaratne Dilshan, 80
from Mahela Jayawardene and 51
not out from Kumar Sangakkara.
Although Australia won the
decider a few days later, it will be
that trio who the popular ’Lankans
will build their team around again
this summer.
The stately Sangakkara, classical
Jayawardene and flamboyant
Dilshan should be buttressed
by the multi-talented Angelo
Mathews, one of the top-10
ranked all-rounders in the world.
Mathews has shown that when
the host nation’s plans.
Sri Lanka have been regular
visitors to Australia of late, usually
providing stern opposition for
whoever they play, as was the
case last season where they went
hammer and tongs with India,
relegating them to also-rans as they
Heads up:
Shane Watson’s ability
to clear the ropes will
be relied on again.
Fighting spirit:
Elegant Mahela Jayawardene
stunned the Aussies in
Adelaide last March.
On the rise:
Queensland quick
Ben Cutting is
staking his claim.
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injury-free, his crisp batting and
attacking seam bowling can turn
a game. In Mathews’ absence,
the strapping Thisara Perera has
been a T20 winner for Sri Lanka
and he should add further to the
squad’s ODI depth.
While renowned for their
spinners, with the great Muttiah
Muralitharan a giant talent to
replace this summer, Sri Lanka
have shown their pace bowling
teeth in recent series.
The likes of mop-topped Lasith
Malinga and Nuwan Kulasekara
are formidable white ball bowlers.
There are still slow bowling match-
winners too, with mystery spinner
Ajantha Mendis and Test stalwart
and left-armer Rangana Herath
doing their bits.
Sri Lanka will be relatively well
adjusted to Australian conditions,
with the bulk of the squad likely to
have been involved in the three-
match Vodafone Test Series prior
to the limited overs encounters.
They will play their CommBank
ODIs in front of the traditionally
enthusiastic expat population of
Melbourne at the MCG, as well as
at the Adelaide Oval, the Gabba,
SCG and Blundstone Arena.
It is also fitting in this ‘Howzat’
era of retro appeal to have the
West Indies back (no coral pink
colours this time though!). The
fierce maroon of the Windies
should still bring back memories of
all-conquering Caribbean line-ups
of years gone by, coming off the
...SriLankahave
showntheirpace
bowlingteethin
recentseries.
Sing it again, Sammy:
Darren Sammy’s powerful
batting is sure to provide
some headaches.
Sling of fire:
Lasith Malinga will
rattle stumps and
batsmen’s psyches.

a limited overs series in Bangladesh
and while not quite the dominant
force of fast-bowling forebears
like Holding, Roberts, Garner,
Marshall, Walsh and Ambrose, they
will do nicely for the multi-faceted
Windies squad.
The Windies will book-end
the season in February, with two
matches at the WACA and one
each at the SCG and MCG.
History will be made too
with their February 6 clash with
Australia at Canberra’s Manuka
Oval the first time an ODI featuring
the home team has been staged
in the nation’s capital after a
steady diet of Prime Minister’s XI
matches.
back of their ebullient ICC World
Twenty20 win in Sri Lanka.
Led by the composed all-
rounder Darren Sammy, and
boasting big-gun match-winners
like batting hammers Chris Gayle,
Marlon Samuels and Keiron Pollard,
the West Indies should have the
firepower to go head to head with
the host nation.
Bowling options are strong as
well. Match-winning mystery spinner
Sunil Narine was among a host of
enthusiastic West Indians who spent
their festive period of December
and January in Australia as part of the
KFC T20 Big Bash League.
Fast bowlers Kemar Roach and
Andre Russell will enjoy the bouncy
Australian tracks after coming off
...theWestIndiesshould
havethefirepowertogoheadto
headwiththehostnation.
Springboard
to success:
Giant paceman
Andre Russell will
relish the bouncier
Aussie pitches.
More to come:
Clint McKay is
ready to take
the next leap.

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BY STEPHEN GRAY
Pull together:
George Bailey knows
seventh-ranked Australia need
a concerted effort if they
are to match motors with
the world’s two best
T20 sides this summer.
AUSTRALIA
PUSHINGFOR
RANKINGSBOOST
Afteradisappointingearlyexitinthe
ICCWorldTwenty20WorldCup,Australiaare
focusedonachievingforce-to-be-reckoned-
withstatusthissummer.
PREVIEW:
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PREVIEW:
KFCINTLT20
T
wenty20 cricket has been
the itch that Australia
have never quite been
able to scratch. For such
a proud cricket nation,
Australia’s overall record of
winning 30 of their 58 T20
internationals is barely palatable.
That record looks even duller
when you consider they have
made the final of the ICC World
Twenty20 only once in four
tournaments – and that was a loss
to the old enemy England in the
Caribbean in 2010.
The reasons for Australia’s
struggles in T20 cricket are hard
to pinpoint, especially when you
consider current stars Dave Warner
and Shane Watson are two of the
best and most explosive short-form
players in the world today.
All-rounder Watson was head
and shoulders the player of the
tournament at last year’s (2012)
ICC World Twenty20 in Sri Lanka,
topping the run tally with 249 and
also snaring 11 wickets.
But not even that was enough as
the Aussies were torpedoed out of
the tournament by rampant West
Indian master blaster Chris Gayle in
the semi-final.
Gayle then danced on Australia’s
grave with his own energetic
version of global hit ‘Gangnam
Style’ – before the West Indies
went all the way to beat Sri Lanka
in the T20 final.
The result gave George Bailey’s
Australian side plenty of headaches
following yet another unexpectedly
early exit from a T20 tournament.
But it also gave them a score to
settle with the West Indies and Sri
Lanka in the KFC T20 INTL games
this summer.
Bailey and his men are well
aware of the International Cricket
Council rankings which show
Australia are rated a lowly seventh
in the world in T20 cricket – with
Sri Lanka and the West Indies
ranked one and two respectively.
According to the rankings at
least, Australia have probably never
gone in as such underdogs for any
matches on home soil as they will
in two KFC T20 INTLs against
Sri Lanka and a lone clash against
the West Indies.
Although the rankings are
probably a true reflection of
Australia’s place in the T20
landscape, everything can change in
the blink of an eye in cricket’s fast-
food format of the game.
And let’s not forget Australia
have been hard to toss at home
in the sawn-off format, with their
home record of 12 from 15 KFC
T20 INTLs far better than their
overall record.
More good news for the home
side is that Australian cricket’s
baby – the new KFC T20 Big
Bash League – is seeing a rise in
the board are improving.
Mind you, they would want
to because the West Indian side
they will take on this summer is
custom-made for the shortest form
of cricket. Gayle, the world’s most
flamboyant and destructive T20
batsman, is far from the only big
gun to worry about.
Indeed the T20 Calypso kings
also have Kieron Pollard, the huge-
hitter batting brute who Big Bash
watchers know can clout the ball
a country mile. And throw in the
likes of Marlon Samuels, Dwayne
Smith and Dwayne Bravo and you
have a batting strike force to be
reckoned with.
The West Indies’ bowling has
always been their weak point but
spinner Sunil Narine, who has
several mystery balls that can be
the quality and depth of 20-over
cricket in this country.
After being slow on the uptake
on T20 cricket, finally hitching a
ride to the gravy train years after
the Indian Premier League launched
in 2008, Australia have finally
caught on and performances across
Australiahaveprobablynever
goneinassuchunderdogsforany
matchesonhomesoil...
Bravo, sir:
Flashy Dwayne Bravo will
be keen to get amongst
the runs again.
Best foot forward:
Shane Watson is focused
on replicating his
ICC World Twenty20
form after being the
standout player of
the tournament.
Let’s get this party started:
Chris Gayle and jubilant
teammates celebrate
the West Indies’ ICC
World Twenty20 win.

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virtually unplayable, adds spice and
intrigue to their bowling mix.
Sri Lanka, traditionally one of
the best short-form teams in world
cricket, certainly won’t be any
pushovers either.
They have some of the
world’s best T20 batsmen in the
flamboyant Tillakaratne Dilshan,
the class and power-hitting of
wicketkeeper and sometimes
captain Kumar Sangakkara and the
vast experience and guile of Mahela
Jayawardene.
Then there are the likes of
fast bowling super-slinger Lasith
Malinga and Sri Lanka’s very own
mystery spinner Ajantha Mendis,
who has been bamboozling the
world’s top batsmen for years,
including an astounding 6/16
against Australia at Pallekele in the
ICC World Twenty20 tournament.
ball for the feisty Sri Lankans.
Mind you, Australia will be far
from daunted with some rising
T20 trumps in their line-up to
complement the established stars
including Watson and Warner.
Victorian up-and-coming
all-rounder Glenn Maxwell has
already been given a taste of T20
international cricket and rising
’keeper/batsman Matthew Wade
and left-arm swing bowler Mitchell
Starc look custom-made for the
20-over format.
A young ’old head’ like Victorian
batsman Aaron Finch will also
Add to the mix the return of
star all-rounder Angelo Mathews,
whose battles with untimely injury
have been
Watson-like in recent years,
but when fit and firing has
demonstrated he has what it takes
to finish off innings with bat and
Ready to go:
Left-arm quick
Mitchell Starc will
relish getting into
the swing of T20.
SriLanka,traditionallyoneofthebest
short-formteamsinworldcricket,certainly
won’tbeanypushoverseither.
Class at a glance:
Damaging left-hander
Kumar Sangakkara’s
powerful strokeplay can
provide the x-factor for
Sri Lanka.

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push hard, as will the unorthodox
but effective Steve Smith from the
world champion Sydney Sixers line-
up, while youngsters like powerful
Queenslander Chris Lynn or his
Bulls team-mate Joe Burns may well
burst from the crowded BBL pack
across the summer holiday period.
The loss of Brett Lee, who
retired last year after being
Australia’s leading T20 wicket-
to every form of cricket.
Not being at or near the top
in everything they do rankles the
Aussies, and with T20 offering an
entry into the ‘big show’ for many
of their developing talents, the
home side will push the envelope.
And who knows? The next
Warner or Cummins could well
be waiting in the wings, itching to
parlay some big hitting or wicket-
taking in the T20 spotlight into an
ODI and Test career.
While Australia will always be
judged mostly on Test cricket, they
desperately want to soar up the
rankings in the T20 game and they
see this summer’s games as the
start of something big.
taker in 2011-12, and young
guns Patrick Cummins and
Mitchell Marsh to long-term injury,
has drawn some of the teeth from
Australia’s T20 armoury, but under
coach Mickey Arthur, Australia are
taking a hardline philosophy
ThenextWarneror
Cumminscouldwellbewaiting
inthewings...
Lofty ambition:
Queensland’s
Chris Lynn
will push
for inclusion.
Time to shine:
Steve Smith’ could
play a vital role
for the Aussies.

CAMERON WHITE
SPECIAL IN BARBADOS
The knock that confirmed
Cameron White as a star
icame in Australia’s ICC World
Twenty20 second round match
against Sri Lanka in Barbados.
One year on by 2011, he was
leading Australia in T20 cricket.
A semi-final berth was at
stake for Australia and they
had slumped to 5/67 halfway
through the innings against
the Sri Lankans. White turned
things around with an unbroken
101-run, sixth-wicket stand with
Michael Hussey.
There was no containing
White as he smashed 87 off
49 deliveries, with six blows
to the rope – and six towering
crunches over it. The pace of
Shaun Tait and Mitchell Johnson
proved too much for the Sri
Lankans, who were bowled out
in 17 overs to suffer an 81-run
defeat, to date their heaviest in
T20 cricket.
DE SILVA
MASTERCLASS
There was quite a bit of bad blood leading up to
the 1996 World Cup Final in Lahore. The World
Cup came just after Sri Lanka’s acrimonious tour
of Australia, where their premier spinner Muttiah
Muralitharan was called for chucking on Boxing
Day. There were also accusations of ball tampering
against the Sri Lankans. Making matters worse,
Australia had refused to honour their World Cup
group game against the Sri Lankans in Colombo due
to security reasons.
Sri Lanka were focused and were determined to
prove a point. Aravinda de Silva was immovable as
he crafted an unbeaten century and the Australians
fielded poorly, grassing three catch chances. It was
Sri Lanka’s biggest day in the sporting arena and they
chased the target with seven wickets to spare to
become World Champions.
McGRATH SHORT
AND TO THE POINT
The day prior to the Australia-Sri Lanka clash in Adelaide on
January 24, 1999, the Sri Lankans had walked off the field in
protest after ace-spinner Muttiah Muralitharan had been called
for throwing in a game against England.
The build-up again, like during most Australia-Sri Lanka
clashes in the 1990s, was hostile. Glenn McGrath rose to
the occasion like the champion he is. His game plan was to
pepper the tourists with short-pitched bowling – and it
yielded rich rewards.
He bowled unchanged when the fielding restrictions were
on and at the end of the 15th over, the Sri Lankans were staring
down the barrel having slumped to 6/53 chasing 271. McGrath
had accounted for five of them – with the icing on the cake his
dismissal of Arjuna Ranatunga for a duck.
These two flamboyant sides have established a rich
history in both ODI and T20 formats, leaving fans with
some truly breathtaking moments to savour...
By Rex Clementine
GREATMOMENTS
VERSUSSRILANKA

JAYASURIYA
RETURNS IN
STYLE
A freak injury in Christchurch forced
Sanath Jayasuriya back home and he
wasn’t selected for Sri Lanka’s tour of
Australia that followed immediately
afterwards. But injuries to several other
players in the squad forced the team
management to request the selectors
send for Jayasuriya and he was flown
in halfway through the tri-nations
competition in 2006.
With already a win under their
belt against Sri Lanka, the Australians
experimented by resting Glenn
McGrath and that proved to be
disastrous as Jayasuriya smashed the
back-up bowlers to all corners of the
SCG after landing in Sydney less than 24
hours before the game.
He hit 114 off 96 balls, with 10 fours
and four sixes, and maintained that
form as Sri Lanka qualified for the finals
over South Africa.
MATHEWS
,
MCG MAGIC
Perhaps Sri Lanka’s most memorable
win Down Under also set the tone
for their only series win so far in
Australia. Chasing 240 at the MCG in
2010, the tourists slumped to 8/107
and a disastrous defeat loomed.
With nothing to lose Sri Lanka
triggered the Power Play and
the duo of Lasith Malinga
and Angelo Mathews, with a
mixture of slogs and elegant
batting, added 122 runs for the
ninth wicket (off just 110 deliveries) to
turn the game on its head.
With the scores level, Malinga
was run out, bringing last man
Muttiah Muralitharan (right) to the
crease. On his last tour of Australia
he secured the winning runs, flicking
Shane Watson to the boundary and
triggering jubilant celebrations.
SYMONDS TO
THE RESCUE
During the golden era of Australian
cricket, not many visiting teams
have managed to win the tri-nations
competition of the Australian summer.
Stretching the finals to the deciding third
game itself has been considered an
achievement.
In the summer of 2005, Sri Lanka
journeyed to Sydney with a 1-0 lead;
they then had Australia on the ropes,
dismissing the three top batsmen with
just 10 runs on the board. But such was
the depth of Australian cricket that no
task was impossible – and that day it was
Andrew Symonds’ turn.
At the end of 50 overs Australia
had posted a prohibitive 368; Symonds
had contributed with 151 off 127 balls,
with 13 fours and three sixes. Sri Lanka
were comprehensively beaten and in the
third final at the Gabba they suffered an
embarrassing nine-wicket defeat.
GREATMOMENTS
VERSUSSRILANKA

THOMMO SPELL SENDS
TWO TO HOSPITAL
Not yet a Test cricket nation, Sri Lanka were nonetheless invited to join the full members for
the inaugural World Cup in 1975. They were rolled for 86 runs in their first game against the
West Indies, leaving questions asked as to whether they deserved to be in the ‘big league’.
Their next clash was against Ian Chappell’s Australians at the Oval; it proved to be a horrible
nightmare for some of the batsmen, with Jeff Thomson sending Duleep Mendis and Sunil
Wettimuny to hospital.
In the pre-helmet era, the Sri Lankans were peppered with plenty of short bowling and
Mendis was taken to hospital after he was struck on the face. Wettimuny followed soon after.
Yet, the seemingly outgunned Sri Lankans put up a gallant show and chasing a target of 329
fell short by just 52 runs.
GREATMOMENTS
VERSUSSRILANKA
GILLY
,
S
STUNNING
INNOVATION
Australia’s defence of their World Cup title in 2007 was well on course, but Adam
Gilchrist was having a quiet tournament. He had managed just two half-centuries in
10 games leading up to the final against Sri Lanka. In such a big game and him not
being in the best of touches, Gilchrist thought he should try something different to
get himself out of his worrying slump.
Taking strike with a squash ball in his left glove was something that Gilchrist had
worked with his batting coach Bob Meuleman to prevent the bat from turning in
his hand on impact. The effects were devastating: Gilchrist’s slammed 149 off 104
deliveries, hitting 13 fours and eight sixes to power Australia to a match-winning
total of 281 in a game reduced to 38 overs.
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GREATMOMENTS
VERSUSSRILANKA
BORDER FLOURISH
SINKS LANKANS
In the 1985 Benson & Hedges series, Australia had suffered
five successive defeats against the West Indies. Rubbing salt
to their wounds, Sri Lanka too had beaten them in a close
encounter at the MCG.
Playing their penultimate game in the Group stage, the
Australians responded to their disappointing run with a
stunning display. Allan Border was never regarded as the
most flamboyant of Australian batsman, but on this day in
Adelaide he was in a different mood. Together with Dean
Jones he added a then-world record partnership of 224.
Border finished unbeaten on 118 (off just 88 deliveries),
clubbing 10 fours and three sixes. Australia’s total of 2/323
was demoralising and Sri Lanka were shot out for 91 runs
to suffer, until early this year, their heaviest defeat in ODI
cricket.
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In the summer of 2002-03, Sri Lanka had played three matches
in the VB Series prior to Christmas – and had been thrashed
in all three games. Things went from bad to worse when they
played Australia ‘A’ in a warm-up game before the tournament
matches resumed in the New Year and they were bowled out
for a paltry 65 runs.
With pressure mounting on struggling Sanath Jayasuriya,
the captain produced a masterclass, hammering 122 off 105
deliveries and shared a 237-run stand for the first wicket – at
the time a Sri Lankan record for any wicket.
Sri Lanka posted a massive 5/343 – still their highest total
against Australia – and won by 79 runs as Jayasuriya took 4/39
with his canny left-arm spin.
JAYASURIYA STANDS
TALL YET AGAIN.

He gained a formidable reputation for executing successful
limited overs runs chases for Australia but the landmark innings
that anointed Michael Bevan’s status as a whirlwind finisher
occurred at the Sydney Cricket Ground on New Year’s Day,
1996.
Needing 174 to win, at one stage during the rain-interrupted
encounter Australia slumped precariously to 6/38. But Bevan
kept his cool and in two crucial partnerships, with Shane Warne
and Paul Reiffel, advanced the hosts to a nail-biting equation
whereby they required seven to win off the final over bowled
by Roger Harper.
With a boundary needed off the final ball, Harper – who
had earlier claimed a catch of Bevan that umpires overturned
– was smashed for four, Bevan’s clout delivering Australia a
remarkable one-wicket victory.
BEVAN
,
S NEW YEAR
RESCUE MISSION
MARK
WAUGH
,
S
MASTERY
Although the West Indies eventually
triumphed in the 1992/93 Benson &
Hedges World Series, it was Australia
that clinched a classic preliminary first
round clash between the two sides,
by a nail-biting four runs.
Mark Waugh was the architect
behind the win, the fluid stroke-
maker producing a stellar all-round
performance at the MCG. He set
the tone as he top-scored with 57 in
Australia’s total of 8/198 from their
50 overs, hitting five of the team’s
seven boundaries.
Then, with the visitors seemingly
cruising home and the scoreboard
reading an ominous 2/158 on the
back of half centuries from Brian Lara
and Richie Richardson, Mark Taylor
threw the ball to his fellow New South
Welshman. Incredibly, Waugh clinched
5/24 in just six overs to trigger a calypso
collapse, in which the Windies lost eight
wickets for 36 runs in a mere 52 balls.
The action has come fast and furious in limited overs
clashes between these cricketing Goliaths over
the years .? But which moments stand out?
By Colin Benjamin
GREATMOMENTS
VERSUSWESTINDIES

AUSSIE BOWLERS
STAND TALL
Both teams clinched miniscule victories (by one- and
eight-run margins) in two of their Preliminary Round
clashes of the 1988/89 Benson & Hedges World
Series. The trends of close contests continued in the
first final, with Australia clinching a tense two-run win
at the MCG.
Batting first, Australia posted a moderate 9/204,
with Curtly Ambrose claiming impressive figures of
5/26. Allan Border top-scored with a typically gritty
knock of 78, sharing a key 99-run, fourth-wicket
partnership with Dean Jones.
The Aussie team’s bowling effort saw Merv
Hughes, Terry Alderman, Simon O’Donnell and Peter
Taylor (pictured) each pick up two wickets, restricting
Viv Richards’ side to 9/202 and delighting the
boisterous 73,575-strong crowd.
LEE STARS ON
AUSTRALIA DAY
While the Windies dominated Australia in the
’70s and ’80s, the roles were reversed during
the first decade of the 21st Century as Australia
powered to the top. On Australia Day 2005
in Adelaide the Caribbean side fought
hard to gain the ascendency – before the
Aussies produced the sort of fightback
that had become synonymous with their
world dominance.
Pedro Collins ran through Australia’s top order
to leave them struggling at 4/38 (his impressive
left-arm medium pace eventually delivering him
a five-wicket haul). Thereafter a middle-order
revival steadied the Aussies’ ship before Lee, in
partnership with Jason Gillespie (pictured), gave the
innings a final flourish during a lively 73-run stand.
Energised by his batting heroics, Lee then
bowled Australia to victory with a viciously quick
spell, clinching 4/38 – and incredibly twice finding
himself on a hat-trick.
In recent years the six-hitting ability of tall
and powerful Chris Gayle and Kieron Pollard
have made them the most-coveted pairing in
Twenty20 leagues globally. However, few times
in West Indies colours have they combined
their lethal talents in the same match.
Yet it was on the biggest of stages, in
the 2012 T20 World Cup semi-final against
Australia that they truly clicked. Gayle anchored
the innings with an unbeaten 75, while Pollard
gave the brutal finishing touches, with 38 from
15 balls – including 25 off the final over – as the
West Indies posted a massive 4/205.
Australia’s reply was a procession of misery,
slumping to 6/43 in quick succession. Captain
George Bailey’s valiant 29-ball 63 merely
delayed the inevitable drubbing.
WINDIES PAIR
WREAK HAVOC
BLISTERING BORDER
SETS THE TONE
“There was a ton of excitement up here in the commentary
box,” explained an exuberant Richie Benaud as Allan Border’s
highest one-day score propelled Australia to victory in the first
of three finals in the 1985 Benson & Hedges World Series over
a legendary West Indian line-up of the time.
Facing the traditional fearsome Windies pace battery led
by famous names such as Malcolm Marshall, Joel Garner and
Michael Holding, Border survived a stern technical and physical
batting examination to play the ultimate captain’s knock of 127
not out as Australia posted a competitive 6/247.
This benchmark innings inspired the home team’s bowling
attack, which combined magnificently to restrict the visitors’
much-vaunted batting to just 221 in front of almost 40,000 fans
in Sydney.
GREATMOMENTS
VERSUSWESTINDIES

RAMPANT GAYLE BLOWS
AWAY STUNNED AUSSIES
En route to Australia losing the 2005 Ashes, a whirlwind innings of 91 by Kevin
Pietersen in a one-day international at Bristol set the tone for a disappointing
summer in England. Fast forward to 2009 and a similarly destructive early tour
knock by Chris Gayle in a Twenty20 World Cup fixture at the Oval in London
propelled the Windies to a crushing seven-wicket win.
Chasing what seemed a competitive 170, Gayle’s blistering 50-ball 88 made that
total seem horribly inadequate. Opening with Andre Fletcher, the pair raced to 133
in just 12 overs. Gayle was particularly harsh on Brett Lee, taking 27 runs off one
of his overs – including memorable, monstrous sixes onto the nearby road outside
Archbishop Tenison’s School and the roof of the Bedser Stand.
LAIRD
,
S
TON OF
COURAGE
Despite just a brief Test career,
West Australian opener Bruce Laird
(pictured) distinguished himself with
an organised technique and great
bravery facing the brutal pacemen
of the ’70s and ’80s. However, his
most famous innings for Australia
came in the one-day arena as he
compiled his sole limited overs
century versus West Indies in
Sydney in 1981 – propelling the
hosts to a famous win.
Set 237 to win by Clive Lloyd’s
team, that total seemed daunting
for the Aussies up against the
cyclonic pace of Andy Roberts,
Michael Holding, Joel Garner,
Colin Croft and a young Malcolm
Marshall – and so it proved when
Australian slumped to 2/8 early.
However, Laird hit an unbeaten
117, sharing a crucial 147-run
partnership with Kim Hughes and
guiding the hosts home by seven
wickets with three overs to spare.
GREATMOMENTS
VERSUSWESTINDIES

SEE-SAW CLASH
ENDS IN A TIE
These two proud cricket nations contested the first
tied Test in Brisbane on December 9, 1961 – and on
February 11, 1984 in Melbourne they memorably
played out the first tied one-day international.
Having cruised to a nine-wicket win in the first of the
1984 Benson & Hedges finals, the West Indies needed
to defend 222 to clinch the series. Australia were up for
the fight and a 109-run second-wicket alliance between
Kepler Wessels and captain Kim Hughes initiated the
resistance.
The Windies’ quicks chipped away at the middle
order, resulting in the Aussies needing 10 runs off
the final over bowled by Joel Garner. It was a thrilling
climax: a boundary and two run-outs concluded that
final over, much to the delight of the West Indies unit.
SUPER CAT CLAWS
OUT ADVANTAGE
Distinguished West Indian journalist Tony Cozier described
the 1975 World Cup Final as “perhaps the boldest and
most ambitious innovation the game has known since the
legalisation of overarm bowling”, while cricinfo’s Martin
Williamson described Clive ‘Super Cat’ Lloyd’s 85-ball 102
as “elegant brutality”.
All appropriate superlatives for the match that signalled
an impending dominant era of West Indies cricket, as well
as the innings that would forever define the great man from
Queenstown, Guyana.
The first World Cup was truly a landmark moment for
world and West Indies cricket. Other tournaments may
have been more riveting for viewing; and other World
Cup Final innings of similar or exceeding quality to Lloyd’s.
However, the quality of that first tournament remains
unparalleled.
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GREATMOMENTS
VERSUSWESTINDIES

Has ridden an extraordinary wave of success at
Test level recently, and will seek to extend his run
throughout the Commonwealth Bank ODI Series.
Has successfully re-tuned his limited overs game and
boasts a more-than-tidy average of 45 with the bat.
The bustling right-hander’s ODI captaincy for Australia
is both innovative and effective. Picks his moment, but
when on song, his left-arm spinners can turn a game.
Multi-skilled, the Indigenous all-rounder provides
the ODI and T20 line-ups with batting and bowling
options. Can wreck a bowling attack with his clean
hitting and is a wicket-taker, especially in the middle
overs. A career highpoint came last season against Sri
Lanka at the MCG when he took 5/39 including a hat-
trick in an ODI match. Was a member of the Australia
T20 squad at the ICC World T20 in Sri Lanka.
Led Australia at the ICC World Twenty20 with
composure while also scoring valuable runs. His
feisty 63 against eventual champions the West Indies
in the semi-finals deserved better. Bailey has only
represented Australia at T20 level, but shapes as a go-
to batsman in the ODI arena as he builds his resume.
Has plenty of power in his shot-making and can be
relied upon to lead counter-attacks after early wickets.
Went the journey at the hands of Marlon Samuels
and Chris Gayle in the T20 World Cup in Sri Lanka,
but on the bouncier Aussie pitches, the left-arm
spinner will remain foremost in the selectors’
thoughts. Generally bowls tightly, and is handy
with the bat and competitive in the field. He has
represented Australia in all three formats of the
game in the past two years.
MICHAELCLARKE DANCHRISTIANGEORGEBAILEY XAVIERDOHERTY
STATS:
Total 7278 runs in 221 ODIs for
average of 45.48 (seven 100s, fifty-
four 50s, highest score 130 plus 56
wickets with best figures of 5/35 and
87 catches; averages 21.21 runs from
34 matches in T20 with six wickets
and best bowling figures of 1/2.
STATS:
Averages 40.09 runs from 13 ODIs
(three 50s); averages 29 runs from
13 matches in T20 (one 50).
STATS:
Averages 20.83 runs from 17 ODIs
(no 50s) and has 17 wickets (average
31.05) with best figures of 5/31; has
11 wickets from 10 matches in T20
(average 24).
STATS:
Has 42 wickets from 37 ODIs at an
average of 34.07 with best figures
of 4/28; has six wickets from eight
matches in T20 with best figures
of 3/20.
With both of his parents teachers, and his father
Peter a former Tasmanian all-rounder, Faulkner
has shown he is a quick learner on the field, too.
A left-arm paceman with a love of the slower
delivery, he is also a robust hitter down the order.
Made his T20 debut in 2012 and also landed an IPL
deal off the back of some eye-catching efforts for
the Stars in BBL|01.
Burst from seemingly nowhere last year off the back
of a successful switch from NSW to Queensland.
His career highpoint came with a measured ODI ton
against India that came in just his fourth match. A crisp
hitter, he impressed in the KFC T20 Big Bash League
last summer where he combined captaincy with
scoring. Had a challenging start to 2012-13 but will be
in the mix against Sri Lanka and the West Indies.
Building a compelling case for more time in the
Aussie set-up, off the back of some withering batting
blasts for Victoria in domestic limited overs cricket in
the past two years, including 154 and 140 earlier this
summer. While his first-class returns have plateaued,
the coffee-loving right-hander could find himself in an
‘espresso’ line to a regular T20 and ODI spot. Had a
strike-rate of 137 for the Renegades in BBL|01.
Entering the twilight of his ODI career, Haddin
remains a damaging batsman and a reliable glovesman.
After replacing Adam Gilchrist in the Aussie limited
overs side, he was first choice until last summer when
Matthew Wade was preferred. Captained the Sydney
Sixers to the inaugural KFC T20 Big Bash League title
and Champions League T20 trophy last season. He
has also led Australia at T20 level.
JAMESFAULKNER PETERFORRESTAARONFINCH BRADHADDIN
STATS:
Yet to register stats.
STATS:
Total 104 runs in three ODIs for
average of 53 (one 50).
STATS:
Total 368 runs in 15 ODIs for average
of 26.28 (one 100, three 50s, highest
score 104).
STATS:
127 catches and nine stumpings in 93
ODIs; total 2511 runs for average of
41.38 (two 100s, fifteen 50s, highest
score 110); averages 18 runs from 25
matches in T20.
RIGHT-HANDED BATSMAN, LEFT-ARM OFF-SPIN
TEAMS: NSW, SYDNEY THUNDER
LEFT-ARM FAST BOWLER
TEAMS: TASMANIA, MELBOURNE STARS
RIGHT-HANDED BATSMAN
TEAMS: TASMANIA, HOBART HURRICANES
TEAMS: VICTORIA, MELBOURNE RENEGADES
ALL-ROUNDER
TEAMS: SOUTH AUSTRALIA, BRISBANE HEAT
TEAMS: QUEENSLAND, BRISBANE HEAT
LEFT-ARM OFF-SPIN
WICKETKEEPER, RIGHT-HANDED BATSMAN
TEAMS: NSW, SYDNEY SIXERS
PROFILES:
AUSTRALIA

Bounced back from major shoulder surgery that
sidelined him for more than 12 months, earning a
call-up for the third and deciding Test against South
Africa. A bowling all-rounder, he has excellent variety,
including a range of slower deliveries. Known as The
Duke (his middle name is Wayne), the former rugby
back-rower cuts an imposing figure on field. He was
the Bradman Young Cricketer of the Year in 2010.
Brad Hogg’s second wind continues to blow strongly,
after his cult-figure cameo last year in the BBL for Perth
turned into a full-scale comeback that led him back into
Australian colours. That rarest of cricketing beasts – a
left-arm ‘Chinaman’ spinner – his accuracy and fizz has
proven irresistible. Super-fit, the former postman will
again contend for the Aussie T20 side. Played seven
Tests and 123 ODIs before retiring the first time in 2008.
Enhanced his reputation as a first-class specialist
with his recent T20 efforts, especially in the IPL and
Champions League. The former bricklayer was the
Bradman Young Cricketer of the Year in 2007 and
muscled up in the limited overs arena and then the Test
ranks, becoming just the second Tasmanian fast bowler
to play for Australia. Took a career-best 5/33 in the
Commonwealth Bank Series last year against India.
For a time it seemed the “other’’ Hussey would soar
to another level whenever he donned the green, gold
or variations of the above at the ODI or T20 arena.
But the younger brother of Aussie stalwart Mike
found himself on the outer during the World T20
campaign in Sri Lanka, a situation the aggressive right-
hander will look to change. Gets plenty of wickets
with his off-breaks, including a scorching arm ball.
JOHNHASTINGS BRADHOGGBENHILFENHAUS DAVIDHUSSEY
STATS:
of 16.4 plus eight wickets at an
average of 51.25 with best figures of
2/35; averages 32 runs from three
matches in T20 with three wickets
and best figures of 3/14.
STATS:
Total 29 wickets in 25 ODIs for
of 5/33; nine wickets from seven
matches in T20 for average of 17.8.
STATS:
5/32 plus 790 runs for average of
20.25; five wickets from 12 matches
in T20 for average of 61.6.
STATS:
average of 32.7 (one 100, thirteen
50s, highest score 111) plus 18
wickets at an average of 37.44 with
best figures of 4/21; averages 22.9
runs from 39 matches in T20 with 19
wickets and best figures of 3/25.
Australia’s most consistent and reliable finisher of a
limited overs innings since Michael Bevan. Unfussed
whatever the situation, he brings both boundary-
hitting power (his T20 INTL strike rate is above 136)
and rapid strike turn-over to the crease. More than
5000 ODI runs suggest there are few challenges he has
not overcome at the crease. Has also led his country
at ODI level. ‘Mr Cricket’ still has much to offer.
Quickly dispelling perceptions his elegance is best
suited to first-class and Test cricket. Although yet
to play an ODI, limited overs performances for
Derbyshire and his newly adopted Queensland this
season indicate that could change soon. Used at the
top of the order, he can accumulate and accelerate,
with powerful pull shots mixed with sweetly timed
cover drives.
Fought back from a serious case of ‘turf toe’ in
2011-12 to rip into batting line-ups once again this
season, and was included in the squad for the deciding
Vodafone Test against South Africa. Is more mercurial
than methodical, but his dash of quicksilver can
produce hostile, unplayable deliveries. A clean hitter
down the order, his talents have delivered more than
170 ODI scalps and a further 36 T20 wickets.
MIKEHUSSEY USMANKHAWAJAMITCHELLJOHNSON
STATS:
average of 48.15 (three 100s,
thirty-nine 50s, highest score 109
not out); averages 37.9 runs from 38
matches in T20 with highest score of
60 not out.
STATS:
of 6/31 plus 720 runs for average of
17.56; 36 wickets from 28 matches
in T20 for average of 20.1 with best
figures of 3/15.
STATS:
Yet to play for Australia at ODI
or T20 level.
RIGHT-ARM FAST-MEDIUM BOWLER, RIGHT-HANDED BATSMAN
TEAMS: VICTORIA, MELBOURNE STARS
LEFT-HANDED BATSMAN
TEAMS: WESTERN AUSTRALIA, PERTH SCORCHERS
RIGHT-ARM FAST-MEDIUM BOWLER
LEFT-ARM FAST BOWLER, LEFT-HANDED BATSMAN
TEAMS: WESTERN AUSTRALIA, BRISBANE HEAT
LEFT-ARM UNORTHODOX SPIN BOWLER
TEAMS: WESTERN AUSTRALIA, PERTH SCORCHERS
LEFT-HANDED BATSMAN
TEAMS: QUEENSLAND, SYDNEY THUNDER
RIGHT-HANDED BATSMAN, RIGHT-ARM OFF-SPIN
Made the back-of-the-hand slower ball something
of an art form, and is the sort of quickish bowler
who can both take wickets and also contain batsmen.
A fine athlete for a big (194cm) man, he is no slouch
with the bat. Has a Test cap, but shapes as a white
ball specialist this season. Trained with a VFL club
to get fitter after losing his Victorian contract as a
youngster.
CLINTMcKAY
STATS:
5/28; two wickets from four matches
RIGHT-ARM FAST-MEDIUM BOWLER
PROFILES:
AUSTRALIA

On the comeback trail after a nasty side injury ruled
him out of the Vodafone Test series against South
Africa and Sri Lanka. When fit, he is rapidly assuming
spearhead status within the ranks of the Australian
pace battery. Swings the ball at pace, especially the
new white ball, and is the sort of three-dimensional
cricketer that selectors like to utilise in ODI and T20
formats. A star on the rise!
Tall quick who is shooting up the pace bowling
charts. Has the irresistible trifecta of pace, swing and
control, and has acquitted himself well at national
level in all formats to date. Was the player of the
tournament at the recent Champions League as he
took 14 wickets for the Sixers in their title victory.
Incredibly, he started off as a wicketkeeper as a teen,
but bowling is definitely his forte now.
Growing into his game after premature national
selections threatened to overwhelm his promise.
Smith’s keen eye makes him a dangerous unorthodox
strokemaker in the white ball arena, while his leggies
can deliver an x-factor. Has an insightful cricket brain
and excellent hands. A key performer for the Sydney
Sixers in the KFC BBL & Champions League in 2012,
he impressed as stand-in skipper on several occasions.
Starts the 2012-13 limited overs season as the
number one glovesman after usurping Brad Haddin.
Made the call to leave his home in Tasmania as a
teen to try his luck in Victoria and soon found it was
the right move. A key figure for the Bushangers,
he has climbed the national ladder from T20 to
Baggy Green. Bats anywhere, and is a hard-working
glovesman equally comfortable handling pace or spin.
JAMESPATTINSON MITCHELLSTARCSTEVESMITH
MATTHEWWADE
STATS:
of 4/51; three wickets from four
matches in T20 for average of 34.66.
STATS:
of 39.1 (two 100s, eight 50s, highest
score 117). Yet to take a wicket in
ODIs.
STATS:
5/42; 14 wickets from eight matches
in T20 for average of 13.7 with best
figures of 3/11.
STATS:
30 catches and four stumpings in
25 ODIs; total 546 runs for average
of 22 (two 50s, highest score 75);
averages 20 runs from 15 matches
in T20.
A switch-hitting dynamo who has used his T20 power
and innovation to springboard to a Baggy Green,
where his liking for fast scoring and monster hitting
has been welcomed by the Test team. Carries an
increased responsibility in all three formats, but recent
results suggest he is more than comfortable with igniting
batting innings against white or red balls. Has a safe pair
of hands and is an under-utilised wrist spinner.
Steadily rebuilding form and a case for inclusion in
the national short-form teams after a horrid summer
last year that saw him first relegated as T20 skipper
for George Bailey and then axed from the team
altogether. But the Victorian skipper is made of
stern stuff, and via the Deccan Chargers in the IPL,
has since pressed his claims. Great hands in the field
and an under-rated wrist spinner.
At his peak, is Australian’s most complete and
damaging T20 exponent and in the leading handful
of ODI players. Seemingly at war with a recalcitrant
physique, a fit and strong Watson is the sight skipper
Michael Clarke most wants to see this summer. A
genuine all-rounder, the dual Allan Border Medallist
was a stand-out in the World T20 and Champions
League tournaments. Once hit 15 sixes in a ODI ton.
DAVIDWARNER CAMERONWHITESHANEWATSON
STATS:
average of 30.88 (two100s, five 50s,
highest score 163); averages 27 runs
from 42 matches in T20 with highest
score of 89 not out.
STATS:
average of 41.5 (six 100s, twenty-
eight 50s, highest score 185 not
out) plus 155 wickets at an average
of 28.8 with best figures of 4/36;
averages 30.6 runs from 36 matches
in T20 with 35 wickets for an average
of 20.4 and best figures of 4/15.
STATS:
average of 35.12 (two100s, eleven
wickets with best figures of 3/5;
in T20 with highest score of 85
not out.
RIGHT-ARM FAST BOWLER, LEFT-HANDED BATSMAN
LEFT-HANDED OPENING BATSMAN
RIGHT-HANDED BATSMAN, RIGHT-ARM LEG-SPIN
RIGHT-HANDED BATSMAN, RIGHT-ARM MEDIUM-FAST BOWLER
TEAMS: NSW, BRISBANE HEAT
LEFT-ARM FAST BOWLER
WICKETKEEPER, LEFT-HANDED BATSMAN
Rising all-round asset, has made rapid strides since
emerging as a bits-and-pieces performer for the Vic
Bushrangers. A powerful striker and athletic fielder,
he was given plenty of responsibility as a spinning and
batting option for Australia during the off-season series
in Pakistan and Sri Lanka. Kept David Hussey out of
the ICC World Twenty20 for much of the tournament.
Once cracked a 19-ball domestic one-day ton.
GLENNMAXWELL
STATS:
Total 124 runs in four ODIs for
average of 41.3 (highest score 53 not
out); averages 13 runs from seven
matches in T20 with two wickets for
an average of 45.
ALL-ROUNDER
PROFILES:
AUSTRALIA

Mathews will lead Sri Lanka in the T20s and will be
the vice-captain during the ODIs. He is expected to
take over the captaincy full-time after the tour of
Australia. Mathews hails from St Joseph’s, a premier
cricket-playing school in Sri Lanka. His calmness
in the middle order is vital for the side and his IPL
franchise Pune Warriors. He often shares the new
ball with Lasith Malinga.
ODI captain Jayawardene first came to light during
Sri Lanka’s tour of Australia in 1999. Aged 21, after
being flown in as a replacement for the injured
Aravinda de Silva, he stroked an elegant 120 as Sri
Lanka successfully chased a 300-plus target against
England. He has not looked back since, having
completed 10,000 runs in both Test and ODI cricket.
He is an astute leader and a brilliant slips fielder as well.
Vice-captain for the T20s and perhaps the most-feared
bowler in shorter formats of the game, Malinga gave
up Test cricket at the age of 27 to concentrate on
limited overs cricket – which created a public outcry
in Sri Lanka. But he remains a match-winner for both
Sri Lanka and Mumbai Indians, whom he represents
in IPL. While he can bowl at good pace, it’s Malinga’s
unique action that troubles most batsmen.
For some months he occupied the No.1 rank in
official ICC Rankings for bowlers in ODI cricket – the
reason for that is his ability to maintain a tight line
and length throughout his spells. Kulasekara was a
late developer, having initially played softball cricket.
In addition to his discipline with the ball Kulasekara is
able to get the old ball to reverse-swing, making him
a valuable asset.
ANGELOMATHEWS MAHELAJAYAWARDENELASITHMALINGA NUWANKULASEKARA
STATS:
average of 34.8 (twelve 50s,
highest score 80) plus 50 wickets
at an average of 35.86 with best
figures of 6/20; averages 24.35
runs from 36 matches in T20
with 21 wickets and best figures
of 3/16.
STATS:
of 6/38 (five 5-wicket hauls); 48
wickets from 40 matches in T20 for
of 5/31).
STATS:
Total 10,844 runs in 386 ODIs for
average of 33.36 (sixty-eight 50s,
fifteen 100s, highest score 144) plus
174 catches; averages 32.21 from
44 matches in T20 with seven 50s
and a highest score of 100.
STATS:
of 4/40 plus 880 runs for average
of 16.2; 25 wickets from 25
matches in T20 for average of 25.4
with best figures of 3/4.
A victim of the December 2004 tsunami that ravaged
the south coast of Sri Lanka including his home town
Ambalangoda, Chandimal has endured a tough road
to the top. His talent was spotted early and he won a
scholarship to Colombo’s Ananda College (that also
produced Arjuna Ranatunga). Career highlights have
been a stunning ODI hundred at Lord’s and twin 50s in
Durban as Sri Lanka won their first Test in South Africa.
Like Sanath Jayasuriya, Dilshan is innovative. He
invented the scoop shot over the wicketkeeper’s
head, a bewildering shot that caught the imagination
of the world and got to be known as ‘Dilscoop’.
Apart from his explosive batting, Dilshan can bowl
tidy off-spin and is renowned as the best fielder in
the side. He led Sri Lanka for 10 months, but without
success, experiencing eight straight series defeats.
Akila Dananjaya was a mere net bowler when Sri Lanka
were preparing for the Test series against Pakistan.
However, coach Graham Ford and captain Mahela
Jayawardene thought he was a special case: he could
bowl the doosra like Saeed Ajmal, and they found he
could bowl a variety of deliveries with great control.
Consequently he was drafted into the national squad
for ICC World T20 before making his first-class debut.
Versatile Eranga bowls at a good pace and has a good
slower ball. On his ODI debut he outfoxed Ricky
Ponting with a slower delivery and when he made his
Test debut he picked up the wicket of Shane Watson
off the first ball he bowled. However, he is prone to
injury and was out of action for nearly a year due to
a chronic shoulder complaint.
DINESHCHANDIMAL TILLAKARATNEDILSHANAKILADANANJAYA SHAMINDAERANGA
STATS:
average of 33.81 (eight 50s, two
catches and one stumping; averages
16.8 from 12 matches in T20 with
one 50 and a highest score of 56.
STATS:
Total seven wickets in four T20
matches for average of 11.85 with
best figures of 2/9.
STATS:
average of 35.6 (twenty-seven
50s, fourteen 100s, highest score
160) plus 67 wickets at an average
of 47.74 with best figures of
4/4; averages 28.9 runs from 46
matches in T20 with five wickets
STATS:
Total four wickets in four ODIs for
of 2/38; three wickets from two
with best figures of 2/30.
RIGHT-HAND BATSMAN, RIGHT-ARM MEDIUM-FAST BOWLER
TEAMS: COLTS CC, PUNE WARRIORS
RIGHT-HAND BATSMAN,WICKETKEEPER
TEAMS: NONDESCRIPTS CC
RIGHT-HAND BATSMAN, RIGHT-ARM FAST BOWLER
TEAMS: NONDESCRIPTS CC, MUMBAI INDIANS, MELBOURNE STARS
LEFT-HAND BATSMAN, RIGHT-ARM OFF-SPIN BOWLER
TEAMS: WAYAMBA UNITED
RIGHT-HAND BATSMAN, RIGHT-ARM SLOW-MEDIUM BOWLER
TEAMS: SINHALESE SC, DELHI DAREDEVILS
RIGHT-HAND BATSMAN, RIGHT-ARM OFF-SPIN BOWLER
TEAMS: TAMIL UNION C & A CLUB, ROYAL CHALLENGERS
RIGHT-HAND BATSMAN, RIGHT-ARM MEDIUM BOWLER
TEAMS: COLTS CC, CHENNAI SUPER KINGS
RIGHT-HAND BATSMAN, RIGHT-ARM MEDIUM-FAST BOWLER
TEAMS: CHILAW MARIANS
PROFILES:
SRILANKA

Hailing from a cricketing family, Mendis was going
nowhere in domestic cricket as a specialist batsman.
But once he started working on his leg-spin he
became an impact player. Recently his all-round skills
have come in handy for Sri Lanka: he’s been involved
in many successful run chases, while his tidy leg-spin
earned him Man of the Match honours in Sri Lanka’s
last limited overs game against New Zealand.
Sri Lanka’s coach Graham Ford once said Perera
reminded him of Lance Klusener. Both have many
similar traits – strongly built, decent bowlers and
with the ability to clear the rope with ease. Perera
has improved tremendously over the past 12 months
as a bowler, but it is with his powerful batting at
number seven that he is most destructive. He too
is a product of St Joseph’s College, Colombo.
A good show in the Sri Lanka Premier League
(SLPL) earned hard-hitting opening batsman
Munaweera a place in the ICC World T20 squad.
Both Munaweera’s parents played first-class cricket.
Munaweera is an exceptional fielder, despite having
a stocky build: his catch diving backwards to dismiss
Richard Levi was rated one of the best catches of
this year’s World T20.
No Sri Lankan cricketer has caught the imagination
of the public like Sangakkara. Educated at the
prestigious Trinity College in Kandy, Sangakkara sets
his standards high – winning a Test match in Australia
being his ultimate goal. In 2010 he became the first
Sri Lankan captain to win a series in Australia when
the tourists beat Ricky Ponting’s side 2-1 in a three-
match ODI series.
JEEVANMENDIS THISARAPERERADILSHANMUNAWEERA KUMARSANGAKKARA
STATS:
of 24.2 (highest score 72); six
average of 18.3, plus 135 runs for
an average of 22.5 (highest score
43 not out).
STATS:
Total 34 runs in three T20 matches
for average of 17 a highest score
of 17.
STATS:
of 6/44 (three 5-wicket hauls) plus
487 runs for average of 16.7 (one
50, highest score 69 not out); 12
average of 27.5 plus 168 runs for
average of 16.8.
STATS:
Total 411 dismissals (330 catches
and 81 stumpings) in 337 ODIs;
total 10,915 runs for average of
38.56 (seventy-three 50s, fourteen
100s, highest score 138 not out);
total 37 dismissals (20 caught, 17
stumpings) from 43 matches in T20
with 1080 runs for an average of
30 (highest score 78).
A tall off-spinner, Senanayake broke into the senior
side after consistent performances in domestic
cricket. Hailing from Ananda College, Senanayake
featured regularly for Sri Lanka ‘A’ and finally an
opportunity came his way in the senior side when
Ajantha Menids was injured during Sri Lanka’s tour of
South Africa last year. Senanayake also adds value to
the side with his excellent fielding.
Highly rated by former batting great Aravinda de
Silva, Thirimanne made his international debut in
England in 2011. Thirimanne has adapted well to the
demands of the team, having opened the innings at
times and also batting in the middle order. He has a
reputation for being a good finisher and the selectors
have looked to fit him in at the number six position.
He is been also earmarked as a future captain.
While most subcontinent batsmen have poor
records away from home, Tharanga is among the few
exceptions. Indeed, of his 12 ODI hundreds, seven
have come away from home. His timing on the off
side is exquisite; he is quick to cut or drive anything
wide or short. Tharanga can also keep wickets and
has been playing first-class cricket since the age of
15. His role in the side is to bat through the innings.
After being a part of Sri Lanka’s under-19 World Cup
squad, Tharindu Kaushal was fast-tracked into the
national squad in October – even before his first-class
debut! The spinner, who hails from Galle, has good
control while delivering his accurate off-spin and
he possesses other variations. He is perhaps more
suited to Test cricket, but has been highly rated by the
coaches who were impressed by his work ethic.
SACHITHRASENANAYAKE LAHIRUTHIRIMANNEUPULTHARANGA THARINDUKAUSHAL
STATS:
Total seven wickets in seven ODIs
for average of 35.14 with best
figures of 2/38 plus 63 runs for
average of 21; two wickets from
two matches in T20 for average
of 18.5.
STATS:
average of 34.4 (twenty-eight 50s,
twelve 100s, highest score 133)
plus 31 catches; averages 13 runs
from 10 matches in T20 with a
highest score of 37.
STATS:
average of 29 (four 50s, highest
score 77) plus one wicket at an
average of 25 and 12 catches;
averages 15.8 runs from 11
matches in T20 with a highest
score of 30.
STATS:
Yet to play at ODI or T20 level for
Sri Lanka.
LEFT-HAND BATSMAN, RIGHT-ARM LEG-SPIN BOWLER
TEAMS: TAMIL UNION CRICKET & ATHLETIC CLUB
TEAMS: SINHALESE SC
TEAMS: BLOOMFIELD CRICKET & ATHLETIC CLUB
LEFT-HAND BATSMAN, WICKETKEEPER
LEFT-HAND BAT, RIGHT-ARM MEDIUM BOWLER
TEAMS: COLTS CC, MUMBAI INDIANS
LEFT-HAND BATSMAN, RIGHT-ARM MEDIUM BOWLER
TEAMS: RAGAMA CC
LEFT-HAND BAT, WICKETKEEPER
TEAMS: NONDESCRIPTS CC, DECCAN CHARGERS
PROFILES:
SRILANKA

Like Angelo Mathews and Thisara Perera,
Karunaratne hails from St Joseph’s College. A prolific
run-scorer for SSC and Sri Lanka ‘A’, he made his
Test debut in November with an inauspicious start
(making a duck against NZ). But the nerves were
certainly missing in the second innings when he made
a polished, unbeaten half-century. He has captained
Sri Lanka ‘A’ and could lead the senior team one day.
Despite an impressive start, off-spinner Suraj Randiv
has struggled to hold onto his place in recent times.
While other young spinners have emerged, Randiv
has lacked rhythm in his bowling, resulting in some
poor returns. However, with his height he attracts
more bounce off the pitch than any other spinner,
which still gives him an edge over the others. He is
a decent batsman and a good cover fielder.
Having lived in the shadows of Muttiah Muralitharan
for more than a decade, Herath’s perseverance is to
be admired. Since Muralitharan’s retirement he has
played an important part in Sri Lanka’s successes.
Herath played a crucial role in Sri Lanka’s campaign
during the World T20, although surprisingly was
left out of the final. Loads of experience and the
confidence to flight the ball are Herath’s strengths.
No question Prasad has the ability to win battles
against some of the world’s best batsmen –
unfortunately though he has let the side down by
getting injured in the middle of a game on more than
one occasion. Fast but erratic, he has never been
able to cement his place in the side, but when fully fit
Prasad asks all the right questions from the batsmen
both with his bowling and ‘death’ stares.
DIMUTHKARUNARATNE SURAJRANDIVRANGANAHERATH DHAMMIKAPRASAD
STATS:
Total 64 runs in two ODIs for
average of 32 (highest score 60).
Yet to play T20 for Sri Lanka.
STATS:
average of 44 with best figures of
9.3; six wickets from six matches in
T20 for average of 20.16 with best
figures of 3/25.
STATS:
of 17.07; seven wickets from seven
matches in T20 for average of
19.85 with best figures of 3/20.
STATS:
of 3/17 plus 63 runs for average of
21 (highest score 31 not out).
With a smooth run-up, Welegedara’s strength is his
ability to bring the ball in to the right-hander. He was
picked by Daryl Foster for Sri Lanka’s Pace Academy
in 2000 and within a couple of years he was one
of the highly rated bowlers in domestic cricket.
Welegedara was the natural successor to Chaminda
Vaas; he has done a decent job since Vaas retired,
beginning to feature in limited-overs matches as well.
Despite some good efforts, all-rounder Maharoof
has been unable to fulfill his early potential. The
emergence of other all-rounders such as Angelo
Mathews and Thisara Perera has resulted in him
being not an automatic choice – although he still
remains the best bowler among the trio. Maharoof
has been prone to injuries and has lost out on quite a
bit of cricket due to recuperation.
A stocky batsman, Thilina Kandamby’s style of
batting has been compared to that of Arjuna
Ranatunga. Both were from Ananda College.
Kandamby has captained Sri Lanka in T20
Internationals and led Uva Next to a title win in the
inaugural SLPL tournament. Kandamby scores at a
rapid rate, but his poor fielding at times has seen him
left out of the side.
The returns have been minimal for the faith the
selectors have had in Kapuchedera, but there’s no
denying his class. A technically sound batsman who
can enter the fray in any position in the order, in
recent times Kapuchedera has been used targeting
the Power Play overs, as he has the ability to clear
the boundary. He can bowl a few overs of medium
pace as well and is an exceptional fielder.
CHANAKAWELEGEDARA FARVEEZMAHAROOFTHILINAKANDAMBY CHAMARAKAPUCHEDERA
STATS:
21 (highest score 31 not out); one
wicket from two matches in T20
for average of 61.
STATS:
average of 30 (five 50s, highest
score 93 not out) plus two wickets
at an average of 86.5; averages
3.25 runs from five matches in T20
with a highest score of 10.
STATS:
19.29 (highest score 69 not out);
seven wickets from seven matches
STATS:
average of 22.04 (eight 50s, highest
score 95) plus two wickets at an
average of 112.5; averages 19.66
runs from 21 matches in T20 with
a highest score of 47.
ProfilesbyRexClementine
LEFT-HAND BATSMAN, RIGHT-ARM MEDIUM BOWLER
TEAMS: SINHALESE SC
RIGHT-HAND BATSMAN, LEFT-ARM MEDIUM FAST BOWLER
TEAMS: MOORS SC
LEFT-HAND BATSMAN, LEFT-ARM ORTHODOX BOWLER
TEAMS: TAMIL UNION CRICKET & ATHLETIC CLUB
LEFT-HAND BAT, RIGHT-ARM LEG-SPIN BOWLER
TEAMS: SINHALESE SC
TEAMS: BLOOMFIELD CRICKET & ATHLETIC CLUB
RIGHT-HAND BATSMAN, RIGHT-ARM MEDIUM FAST BOWLER
RIGHT-HAND BATSMAN, RIGHT-ARM FAST MEDIUM BOWLER
TEAMS: SINHALESE SPORTS CLUB
RIGHT-HAND BATSMAN, RIGHT-ARM MEDIUM BOWLER
PROFILES:
SRILANKA

Historically no West Indies Captain’s position and
place in the team has divided opinion throughout
the Caribbean as the St Lucian’s. Those divided
opinions became united joy however, as he helped
deliver the region its first World Cup title since 1979.
Clinching the limited overs’ rubber Down Under will
be an added scalp and fillip to the CV of this honest
professional.
‘The Beast’ has a compelling reputation as one of
the premier T20 players in the world. His status
as a globe-trotting ball beater is well known to
Australian oppositions – 54 off 18 balls and a
69-ball century versus New South Wales and
Australia respectively highlight this. Caribbean fans
will be seeking scores of similar brutality from him
this series.
In this recent cricket era of Twenty20 cricket
excitement, ‘Gayle Force’ is the zenith box office
player attraction. After a lengthy spat with the
regional cricket administrators, he returned to play
a major role in the recent Windies’ T20 world cup
glory in Sri Lanka. His performances in an improving
Caribbean side will be pivotal as they hunt their first
one-day series triumph in Australia since 1993.
The archetypal calypso cricketer who lives every
shot and delivery he bowls and fields with perennial
youthful exuberance. With two of his three Test
hundreds in Australia, Windies supporters will
hope those good memories can inspire him to a
tournament of excellence in the shorter versions
of the game in February. Averages more than one
wicket per game with the ball in hand in ODIs.
DARRENSAMMY KIERONPOLLARDCHRISGAYLE DWAYNEBRAVO
STATS:
of 20.85 and 45 catches; 35 wickets
from 36 matches in T20 for average
of 19.22 with best figures of 5/26.
STATS:
average of 39.13 (forty-five 50s,
twenty 100s, highest score 153 not
in T20 with a highest score of 117
plus 15 wickets and best figures of
2/15.
STATS:
average of 25.17 (five 50s, two 100s,
highest score 119) plus 38 wickets at
an average of 36.1 with best figures
of 3/27; averages 18.68 runs from 31
matches in T20 with a highest score
of 63 not out plus 13 wickets and
best figures of 2/6.
STATS:
4/19 and 52 catches plus 2165 runs
for an average of 24.05 (highest score
112 not out); 24 wickets from 32
with best figures of 4/38 plus 604
runs for an average of 28.76 (highest
score 66 not out).
Steve Waugh presented him with a red handkerchief
in admiration of his talent after his second Test in
Melbourne 2000. Returning to international cricket
in 2011 following a two-year ban, his 2012 batting
exploits in the stadiums of Nottingham, Kingston,
Colombo, Khulna show a batsman possibly finally
living up to the precocious talent that Waugh
immediately noticed.
His batting demeanour and style is uncannily similar
to his famous cousin Brian Lara. Consecutive Test
hundreds in India in 2011 prompted both Lara and
Steve Waugh to anoint him international cricket’s
next superstar. On his first sojourn Down Under,
emulating even a hint of Lara’s great batting exploits
in Australia will surely fuel further expectation of his
stardom.
Emerging from Barbados, a country with an historical
affinity for producing some of cricket’s greatest
fast bowlers, 24-year-old Roach is the undisputed
spearhead of the West Indies attack. Roach will be
remembered in Australia as the ‘quick’ who broke
Ricky Ponting’s elbow in Perth 2010. His 10-wicket
Test haul in Trinidad in 2012 is a reminder of the
threat he’ll pose to the hosts.
Following in the footsteps of Saeed Ajmal, Ajantha
Mendis and Ravichandran Ashwin, Narine is latest
off-spin/doosra conjurer to thrive internationally. In
recent battles with him throughout 2012 the Aussie
batsmen were flummoxed by his variations. And
Narine, who cost a whopping US$700,000 in the IPL
auction, will seek to continue his meteoric rise on
Australian soil.
MARLONSAMUELS DARRENBRAVOKEMARROACH SUNILNARINE
STATS:
average of 31.15 (twenty-two 50s,
four 100s, highest score 126) plus 74
wickets at an average of 43.87 with
best figures of 3/25; averages 27.72
runs from 22 matches in T20 with a
highest score of 78 plus 13 wickets
STATS:
11.75; nine wickets from 10 matches
STATS:
of 29.05 (six 50s, highest score 86)
plus nine catches; averages 19.66 runs
from seven matches in T20 with a
highest score of 42.
STATS:
12.20; 16 wickets from 12 matches in
T20 for average of 16.68, with best
figures of 4/12.
ALL-ROUNDER
TEAMS: WINDWARD ISLANDS
BATSMAN
TEAMS: JAMAICA, PUNE WARRIORS, MELBOURNE RENEGADES
OPENING BATSMAN
TEAMS: JAMAICA, ROYAL CHALLENGERS BANGALORE, SYD THUNDER,
FAST BOWLER
TEAMS: WEST INDIES, BARBADOS, BRISBANE HEAT
BATSMAN
TEAMS: TRINIDAD, MUMBAI INDIANS, ADELAIDE STRIKERS, SOMERSET
BATSMAN
TEAMS: TRINIDAD, DECCAN CHARGERS
ALL-ROUNDER
TEAMS: TRINIDAD, CHENNAI, SYDNEY SIXERS, CHITTAGONG KINGS
OFF-SPIN BOWLER
TEAMS: TRINIDAD, KOLKATA KNIGHT RIDERS, SYDNEY SIXERS
PROFILES:
WESTINDIES

Smith burst onto the world scene in South Africa in
2004 becoming the seventh West Indian to score a
Test hundred on debut. That proved to be a one-
off, as he faded after that whirlwind introduction.
Now reinvented as a destructive T20 opener via
performances in leagues worldwide, Smith is one of
the tourists’ game-changers. Is capable of snaring a
crucial wicket when given the opportunity.
Three days after the Soca Warriors qualified for
the 2006 FIFA World Cup, Ramdin was involved in
an inspiring 182-run partnership with countryman
Dwayne Bravo in the 2005 Hobart Test. He seemed
set to be the long-term Windies wicketkeeper – but
inconsistency caused his career to stagnate. Two
Test hundreds in 2012 show he is potentially turning
a new leaf.
Despite being cited as a childhood prodigy after
being part of impressive West Indies teams in the
2000 and 2004 Youth World Cups, international
success deserted Rampaul initially. However, a
five-wicket haul versus India in the 2011 World Cup
group stage changed his career fortunes and now he
is an important cog in a new-look, potent Windies
pace attack.
Possessing an energetic bowling action, robust six-
hitting ability with the bat and dynamic athleticism in
the field, Russell has emerged from relative obscurity
in just two years to become one of the game’s most
impressive limited overs all-rounders. Australian
players saw glimpses of his aforementioned skills
during the 2012 Caribbean tour – now so too will
the Australian public.
DWAYNESMITH DENESHRAMDINRAVIRAMPAUL ANDRERUSSELL
STATS:
of 16.05 (five 50s, highest score 68);
seven wickets from 16 matches in
T20 for average of 26.42, with best
figures of 3/24, plus 292 runs at an
average of 18.25 (highest score 70).
STATS:
13.56 (highest score 86 not out); 25
average of 23.88, with best figures
of 3/16.
STATS:
Total 131 dismissals (125 catches and
six stumpings) in 94 ODIs;Total 1105
runs for average of 20.09 (three 50s,
highest score 96);Total 32 dismissals
(25 catches and seven stumpings)
from 33 matches in T20, with 237
runs at an average of 15.8 (highest
score 44).
STATS:
4/35 plus 595 runs for an average of
33.05 (three 50s, highest score 92 not
out); one wicket from 11 matches in
T20 for average of 161 with 58 runs
for an average of 11.6.
Only legendary duo Viv Richards and Gordon
Greenidge boast higher one-day batting averages for
the West Indies than the ritzy Guyanese stroke-
player. Since mid-2011 though he has been absent
for the regional set-up due to controversies with the
Board. He starred for English county Leicestershire in
2012 and many fans hope he is reintegrated in time
for this Australian tour.
Ushered into international cricket in 2003 in an
anomalous manner – having played just one first-
class match and impressing Brian Lara in the nets
– Edward’s career evolved to exemplify memorable
moments, harsh learning on the job and injury
setbacks. His most recent injury sidelined him for
two years (2009-2011), but now he is back and
settled as the Windies’ pace attack veteran.
Finding a steady opening partner for Chris Gayle
has been a decade-long episode of musical chairs,
in which Powell is the latest player tested. Having
scored three Test hundreds in 2012, including two
in a Test against Bangladesh – the 22-year-old left-
hander has all the batting accoutrements to have
a long career in all formats of the game. Needs to
transform that form to the ODI and T20 arenas.
An aggressive opener by nature, the nephew of Phil
Simmons (who scored a memorable century versus
Australia back in the 1992 Melbourne Test) has
found decent success in limited overs cricket so far
in his career. Can really push the scoring rate along.
Simmons is likely to be contesting with Johnson
Charles, Dwayne Smith and possibly Kieran Powell
to be Gayle’s opening partner during this tour.
RAMNARESHSARWAN FIDELEDWARDSKIERANPOWELL LENDLSIMMONS
STATS:
average of 43.41 (thirty-eight 50s,
four 100s, highest score 115 not
in T20 (highest score 59) with two
wickets and best figures of 2/10.
STATS:
of 13.22 (highest score 47). Yet to
play T20 for the West Indies.
STATS:
6/22; 16 wickets from 20 matches in
T20 for average of 31.06 with best
figures of 3/23.
STATS:
average of 30.31 (ten 50s, one 100s,
highest score 122); averages 25.66
runs from 13 matches in T20 (highest
score 77) with six wickets and best
figures of 4/19.
ALL-ROUNDER
TEAMS: BARBADOS, MUMBAI INDIANS, KHULNA ROYALS BENGALS
BATSMAN
TEAMS: GUYANA, LEICESTERSHIRE
FAST BOWLER
TEAMS: TRINIDAD
OPENING BATSMAN
TEAMS: LEEWARD ISLANDS
WICKETKEEPER
TEAMS: TRINIDAD
FAST BOWLER
TEAMS: BARBADOS
ALL-ROUNDER
TEAMS: JAMAICA, DELHI DAREDEVILS
OPENING BATSMAN
TEAMS: TRINIDAD
PROFILES:
WESTINDIES

Illustrating the traditional West Indian batting
penchant of attacking intent, the strongly built St
Lucian possesses a punishing back-foot game and
has showed suitability to the shorter formats in his
early career. He displayed this versus the Australians
in 2012 with useful cameo knocks in the Caribbean
and globally, with a superb 84 versus England in the
Twenty20 World Cup.
Young tearaway Best propelled Barbados to the
2002/03 first-class title and thus received his Test
call-up versus the Australians in 2003. He became
known more for his eccentric celebrations than his
wickets which unfortunately began to peter off the
radar. Forcing his way back in 2012, he clinched his
first international five-wicket haul and accumulated
the highest Test score by a number 11 (with 95).
A leg-spinner of similar ilk to Anil Kumble, Badree’s
bowling modus operandi is based on minimal turn
and maximum accuracy. The 31-year-old has been a
domestic stalwart for years for Trinidad and Tobago,
before making his Twenty20 debut in June 2012.
Three months later on turning Sri Lankan pitches, his
bowling repertoire proved invaluable to the Windies’
tournament success.
Kevon Cooper is a perfect example of the impact
of T20 cricket, in which players can cash in on the
riches of domestic leagues even before claiming
international stardom. The IPL and Sri Lanka Premier
League have already utilised his services this year and
it won’t be long before the regional selectors follow
suit in the T20 format internationally. His talents with
bat and ball should be well utilised.
JOHNSONCHARLES TINOBESTSAMUELBADREE KEVONCOOPER
STATS:
Total 152 runs in eight ODIs for
average of 19 (highest score 45);
in T20 (highest score 84).
STATS:
Yet to play ODI for the West Indies;
five wickets from six matches in T20
for average of 28.40 and best figures
of 2/27.
STATS:
4/35; yet to play T20 for the West
Indies.
STATS:
Yet to represent the West Indies
at ODI or T20 level.
Thomas is amongst the many talented young West
Indies players who are currently benefiting from the
recently developed Sagicor High Performance Centre
and West Indies A-Team tours. He has impressed
many with his wicketkeeping and hard-hitting batting,
which has promoted Windies Coach Ottis Gibson to
praise his work ethic. The 22-year old from Antigua
is one for the future.
Recently joined the illustrious company of Clive Lloyd,
Shivnarine Chanderpaul, Colin Croft etc to become
the 46th player from Guyana to represent the West
Indies at Test level. Having impressed many as West
Indies A-team captain in 2012, on current form the
selectors have anointed him the back-up one-day
international spinner over some older players such
as Shane Shillingord and Suliemann Benn.
Standing an imposing 197cm, Brathwaite has
impressed many in his brief career with his all-round
talents with the bat, ball and in the field. These are
attributes that have earmarked him as an attractive
option for the shorter formats over the long term –
and which the selectors have clearly noticed having
handed him his one-day international debut against
Bangladesh in 2011.
His hat-trick versus Australia in the 2006 and 5/11
versus England to rout them for 47 in 2009 were two
of the best bowling spells by a West Indian paceman
in recent years. Disappointingly though injuries
and squabbles with the Windies board have seen
him absent internationally for two years, but many
Windies supporters hope for his imminent return. If
he can recapture form he could prove a match-winner.
DEVONTHOMAS VEERASAMMYPERMAULCARLOSBRATHWAITE JEROMETAYLOR
STATS:
Total 18 dismissals (13 catches and
five stumpings) in 14 ODIs;Total 155
runs for average of 15.5 (highest
score 37).
STATS:
Scored 11 runs in his only ODI
to date; took 1/25 in his only T20
match to date.
STATS:
Took two wickets at an average of
20 runs in his only ODI to date; yet
to represent at T20 level for the
West Indies.
STATS:
8.86 (highest score 43 not out); 23
average of 20.56, with best figures
of 3/6.
OPENING BATSMAN
TEAMS: WINDWARD ISLANDS
WICKETKEEPER
TEAMS: LEEWARD ISLANDS
LEG-SPIN BOWLER
TEAMS: TRINIDAD
ALL-ROUNDER
TEAMS: BARBADOS
FAST BOWLER
TEAMS: BARBADOS
LEFT-ARM SPINNER
TEAMS: GUYANA
ALL-ROUNDER
TEAMS: TRINIDAD, RAJASTHAN ROYALS, RUHUNA ROYALS
FAST BOWLER
TEAMS: JAMAICA, RUHUNA ROYALS
PROFILES:
WESTINDIES

CAPACITY: 16,200
ESTABLISHED: 1914
ADDRESS: 15 Derwent Street, Bellerive, Tas
Set amongst a magnificent seaside backdrop in
the Tasmanian capital this wonderful ground is one
of the finest venues in the country to enjoy a day
or night watching the cricket.
CAPACITY: 24,500
ESTABLISHED: 1890
ADDRESS: Hale Street, East Perth, WA
The home of WA cricket is renowned for its fast,
bouncy wicket, courtesy of Perth’s sunny climate.
The ‘Fremantle doctor’ can be a bowler’s friend when
it whips across the ground late in the afternoon.
CAPACITY: 83,500
ESTABLISHED: 1999
ADDRESS: Edwin Flack Ave, Homebush, NSW
Built as the pivotal venue for the Sydney 2000
Olympics, this massive stadium extended its reach
into international cricket when it hosted the Australia
versus India KFC T20 INTL match in February last year.
CAPACITY: 48,000 (from 2013-14)
ESTABLISHED: 1848
ADDRESS: Driver Avenue, Moore Park, NSW
A traditional host of CommBank One Day
Internationals, with its distinctive Members and Ladies
pavilions, the landmark Sydney venue is synonymous
with games played at night.
CAPACITY: 100,018
ESTABLISHED: 1854
ADDRESS: Brunton Avenue, East Melbourne, Vic
Fans attending this iconic colosseum-style ground
can cheer on Australia when they confront Sri Lanka
in ODI format on January 11 and a KFC T20 INTL on
January 28, and the West Indies (ODI) on February 10.
CAPACITY: 50,000 (from 2013-14)
ESTABLISHED: 1871
ADDRESS: War Memorial Drive, North Adelaide, SA
Renowned as one of the most picturesque grounds
in world cricket, the Adelaide Oval is being upgraded
this summer. But the atmospheric grass banks and
much-loved scoreboard are still there!
CAPACITY: 42,000
ESTABLISHED: 1895
ADDRESS: 411 Vulture Street, Woolloongabba, Qld
Known for its excellent wicket and atmosphere, the
hub of Queensland cricket has also been a happy
hunting ground for the Australians in recent years.
BLUNDSTONEARENAHOBART
WACAPERTH
STADIUMAUSTRALIASYDNEY
SCGSYDNEY
MCGMELBOURNE
AROUND THE
GROUNDS
ADELAIDEOVALADELAIDE
THEGABBABRISBANE
This year’s Commonwealth Bank
Series One Day Internationals and
KFC T20 INTLs will be staged at
a variety of established and new
venues around Australia.
Significantly, the wonderful
Manuka Oval in Canberra will
be showcased when it hosts the
Australia v West Indies CommBank
ODI on February 6 (see story p72).
WHERETHEGAMESWILLBE
PLAYED

Good form:
The Australian Blind Cricket team
proved too good for England last June.
C
ricket is not only Australia’s
favourite sport – it’s a
sport for all Australians,
regardless of age, gender,
cultural background or
ability.
Cricket Australia
supports a variety of All Ability
programs, many of which have
had teams tour internationally in
recent times.
In November 2011 the
Australian team for athletes with
an intellectual disability traveled
to Kimberley in South Africa, to
compete in a tri-nations series
against South Africa and England.
Australia had previously
won all three INAS Tri-Nations
Tournaments (for athletes with
an intellectual disability) since the
competition’s inception in 2005.
However 2011 proved the
end of their monopoly due to
a strong showing from arch
rivals. Nevertheless, the trip was
a fantastic experience for the
team, particularly as it welcomed
Australian first-timers Steve
Teloniatis, David Searle and Michael
Massarotti to the ranks.
June 2012 saw the Australian
Blind Cricket Team tour the UK in
an attempt to win back the Ashes.
After securing the sacred urn,
the Aussies were determined to
make the series a clean sweep,
securing the 3-0, series-winning
runs off the final ball of the last
match in Warwickshire.
Skipper Matt Horsey had a
dream series, his efforts culminating
in the Man of the Match Award
during the final, thrilling game.
Cricketcontinuestoforgeconnections
withallmembersofcommunities,
regardlessofplayers’abilities.
EVERYONE
CANPLAY
GAMEDEVELOPMENT:
ALLABILITIES

...afterreclaimingtheAshes,they
immediatelyresumedtraininginpreparation
fortheT20WorldCupfortheBlind.
There was no rest for the
victorious Australian Blind
Cricket Team. Back in Australia
after reclaiming the Ashes, they
immediately resumed training in
preparation for the T20 World
Cup for the Blind to be held in
Bangalore, India.
T20 cricket has gripped the
rest-of-world cricket scene and our
blind stars headed to the Indian
city of Bangalore for their taste
of the newest form of the game
in December 2012. The event
featured nine nations contesting for
the title of inaugural champions:
Australia, India, Pakistan, Sri Lanka,
South Africa, England, West Indies,
Bangladesh and Nepal.
Matt Horsey, who once again
led his side in India, said that
the 17-man-squad were looking
forward to the opportunity of
playing eight competitive matches
in Indian conditions.
“We’ve had a great preparation
and are confident in our chances,”
Horsey said.
John Watkin, Cricket Australia’s
National Market Development
Manager, explained it was essential
that there were opportunities for
all Australians to participate in
Australia’s favourite sport.
“Cricket Australia is committed
to embracing all Australians and
providing opportunities for people
to play cricket,” he said. “Australian
Cricket is dedicated in supporting
the various national teams and
programs.”
“It is exciting to see some of
the opportunities that many of
our partners are involved in, and
we wish them all the very best
and thank them for the wonderful
work they do to help grow cricket
in Australia.”
Inclusive: A game for all.
Resounding winners:
The Australian Blind Cricket
team after their 3-nil Ashes win.
GAMEDEVELOPMENT:
ALLABILITIES

Australia’swomen
ruledtheworldonce
againin2012.
SOUTHERN
STARS
SALUTE
T
he year 2012 will go down
as yet another successful
one for the Aussie women’s
cricket team, who took their
second straight ICC World
Twenty20 victory in Sri
Lanka in October.
The Commonwealth Bank
Southern Stars earned the right
to keep the trophy after narrowly
defeating England in the final in
Colombo. It was a close-run thing,
with Australia’s 4-142 proving
enough by just four runs. The
Aussies have now won two of the
three tournaments held since the
inaugural women’s event in 2009.
In for the kill:
Ellyse Perry can’t contain her
joy as the Commonwealth
Bank Southern Stars claim
another scalp in their
World Twenty20 semi-final
win over the West Indies.
CONGRATULATIONS:
COMMONWEALTHBANK
SOUTHERNSTARS

The final was an all-round team
effort that spoke volumes for the
team’s ethic: no player reached 50,
but everyone made it into double
figures. The wickets were shared
out among the bowlers too, with
Jess Jonassen leading the way with
three victims.
...theyshowedgreat
charactertocomebackandbeat
Englandinthefinal.
The final put the seal on a
great tournament in which the
Australians routed the West Indies
in the semi-final and won two
out of three games in the group
stage. Ironically, their only loss in
the tournament was to that same
English side, and they showed great
character to come back and beat
England in the final.
The 2012 ICC Women’s
World Twenty20 was also a
wonderful advert for the women’s
game. It received more media
coverage than any previous
women’s cricket tournament, and
attention continues to grow after
the women’s event was staged
alongside the men’s tournament for
the third time.
The next big challenge for the
Commonwealth Bank Southern
Stars is the 2013 World Cup,
which takes place in India. They’ve
already won it five times – more
than any other country in history
– and on this form few would bet
against them making it six. We wish
them the very best of luck!
Key contributor:
Julie Hunter is hoping
to strike more form
for the CommBank
Southern Stars
in the 2013 Women’s
World Cup in India.
Running for cover:
Jodie Fields drives
on the off-side.
CONGRATULATIONS:
COMMONWEALTHBANK
SOUTHERNSTARS

W
ith Canberra’s 100th
birthday celebrations
underway, it is fitting
that this year’s Summer
of Cricket will feature
a number of historic
firsts: The first time the
Australian cricket team has played
in Canberra and, thanks to major
upgrades to Manuka Oval, the first
day/night game, which promises to
provide a special atmosphere.
Manuka Oval is the home of
cricket in the Canberra region
and the ACT Government has
been working hard to upgrade its
facilities. This will not only help
position Manuka Oval (below)
to host future international and
domestic cricket matches, including
matches in the 2015 Cricket World
Cup, but it will also help grow the
game of cricket in Canberra and
surrounding regions.
A strong supporter of cricket in
the region, the ACT Government
is proud to bring the One Day
International to Canberra fans. The
match between Australia and the
West Indies is the first of many
elite sporting events that will help
celebrate the Centenary of Canberra
in 2013 – 100 years since the naming
of the nation’s capital.
What better time to watch
this historic match than during
Canberra’s Centenary, which
features a year-long calendar
packed with events and activities.
The Centenary program celebrates
sport along with science, arts,
community, architecture, the
environment, diverse cultures
and big ideas.
This historic match is a great
chance for cricket fans from
Canberra and the region to see
some of the best cricketers in the
world in action, while taking the
opportunity to discover world-
class attractions that share the
essence of Australia. Visitors to
Canberra can celebrate Australia’s
proud sporting achievements at the
Australian Institute of Sport; see
the courage of our ANZACS at the
Australian War Memorial; or take
in some amazing art and creative
ONE DAY
HISTORY IN
CANBERRA activities at a host of galleries,
exhibitions and local markets.
While Canberra is celebrating
its centenary in 2013, the city’s
connection with cricket goes back
further than 100 years. Pastoralist
William Davis introduced cricket
to this area in the early 1850s with
the formation of the Ginninderra
Cricket Club. With three Aboriginal
players as its stars – Jimmy and
Johnny Taylor and Bobby Hamilton
– the Ginninderra team was almost
unbeatable. In 1864, the biggest
match ever played to that date
saw Ginninderra beat a combined
Queanbeyan and Bungendore XI,
enjoyed by an enthusiastic crowd.
Davis saw cricket as much more
than a game – it was his passion.
He added to the excitement of
the big matches with a very public
celebration, including dinners, balls,
brass bands and fireworks.
More than 150 years later
the people of Canberra remain
passionate about this great game.
The arrival of lights at Manuka
(above) and the first ODI involving
our national men’s team will
go down as a red-letter day in
Canberra’s sporting history.
Thenation’scapitalisabout
toleaveitsmarkonthe
Internationalscene.
ODIHISTORY
MANUKAOVAL

T
he recent case of Fawad
Ahmed, the Pakistani
asylum seeker turned
Melbourne Renegade
who fled his native land
for fear of persecution
shows cricket’s shifting
participation base and its ability
to effect change.
Facing the prospect of a forced
return to Pakistan and its awaiting
uncertainty as his bridging visa
expired, the Australian cricket
community and Australian
Government united to ensure
Ahmed’s future lay in Australia.
Permanent visa granted, finding
a home for Ahmed’s considerable
cricket talents came next. Plying
his trade as a leg-spinner for the
Melbourne University Cricket
Club, interest swirled from KFC
T20 Big Bash League teams, but
with his foreign player status a
prohibiting factor.
Once more the Australian
cricket community united, agreeing
to class Ahmed as a local player to
clear the path to a contract with
the Melbourne Renegades.
“I’m grateful to the government
and everyone who helped me with
my application. It is overwhelming,
I’m really happy,” Ahmed said
at the time, acknowledging the
collective effort that so heavily
impacted his life.
The particulars of Ahmed’s
story are unique, but not its
sentiments. It’s an exemplar of
Australian cricket’s commitment
to diversity.
Through the vision of Australia’s
favourite sport, Australian cricket is
embracing the increasing diversity
of the Australian population,
placing itself as a sport for all
Australians. A sport that truly
reflects society and attracts new
fans, players and people to the
CRICKET’SPITCH FOR ALL
Withvisionandplanning,Australiancricketisembracing
theincreasingdiversityofthepopulation,successfully
positioningitselfasasportforallAustralians.
game regardless of age, gender,
cultural background or ability.
Cricket Australia’s Diversity
Council – established in 2012 – is
currently developing a diversity and
inclusion strategy for Australian
cricket that will address the needs
of Australia’s diverse society and
discover the next Fawad Ahmed.
Amongst Australian cricket’s
collective approach to diversity,
state and territory cricket
associations run their own
initiatives, specifically targeted at
their constituents.
Cricket Victoria has long
understood the power that sport
possesses to bridge cultural divides
and it practises these through its
Harmony in Cricket program.
Harmony in Cricket celebrates
traditional Australian values –
justice, equality, fairness and
mateship – and represents the
bonds that hold us together.
Victorian cricket clubs are
encouraged to embrace the
program, making their club
rooms a place where all people
feel welcome: if a person has a
passion for cricket, clubs have a
place for them.
Cricket NSW launched Mosaic
Cricket in 2012, a program
involving a bold new strategy
designed to attract an engage
children from non-traditional
cricket backgrounds.
Headed by Iraqi refugee and
Cricket NSW Emerging Markets
Leader Sam Almaliki, Mosaic
Cricket focuses on the grassroots
by providing opportunities for
boys and girls from all backgrounds
to get active and involved
in cricket.
The strategy has a particular
focus on Greater Western Sydney.
Statistics show that the region
is the most popular locale for
Australia’s newest arrivals, with
one third of the region’s population
born overseas.
Not confined to Australia’s
multicultural population, Australian
cricket’s approach to diversity and
inclusion includes the areas
of disability, female and Indigenous,
with the goal of making cricket
accessible to all, irrespective
of background.
For more information, visit
http://www.cricket.com.au/
get-involved
GAMEDEVELOPMENT:
MULTICULTURAL
Bridging cultural divides:
Harmony in Cricket helps
children bond while having fun..
HarmonyinCricketcelebrates
traditionalAustralianvalues–justice,
equality,fairnessandmateship.

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