# 2002–03 Australia Tri-Nation Series

The 2002–03 Australia Tri-Nation Series (more commonly known as the 2002–03 VB Series) was a One Day International (ODI) cricket tri-series where Australia played host to England and Sri Lanka. Australia and England reached the Finals, which Australia won 2–0.

## Squads

| Australia | England | Sri Lanka |
| Ricky Ponting (c) Michael Bevan Andy Bichel Nathan Bracken Ryan Campbell Michael Clarke Adam Gilchrist Jason Gillespie Matthew Hayden Brad Hogg Brett Lee Darren Lehmann Jimmy Maher Damien Martyn Glenn McGrath Shane Warne Shane Watson Brad Williams | Nasser Hussain (c) James Anderson Gareth Batty Ian Blackwell Andy Caddick Paul Collingwood Andrew Flintoff Steve Harmison Matthew Hoggard Ronnie Irani James Kirtley Nick Knight Owais Shah Alec Stewart Marcus Trescothick Michael Vaughan | Sanath Jayasuriya (c) Russel Arnold Marvan Atapattu Aravinda de Silva Dilhara Fernando Charitha Buddhika Pulasthi Gunaratne Avishka Gunawardene Mahela Jayawardene Romesh Kaluwitharana Chamila Gamage Jehan Mubarak Muttiah Muralitharan Prabath Nissanka Thilan Samaraweera Kumar Sangakkara Hashan Tillakaratne Chaminda Vaas |

## Points table

| Pos | Team | P | W | L | NR | T | Points | NRR |
| 1 | Australia | 8 | 7 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 14 | +0.730 |
| 2 | England | 8 | 3 | 5 | 0 | 0 | 6 | −0.023 |
| 3 | Sri Lanka | 8 | 2 | 6 | 0 | 0 | 4 | −0.993 |

## Group stage
### 1st Match: Australia v England

* 13 December 2002 14:15 (D/N) Scorecard
| England 8/251 (50 overs) | v | Australia 3/252 (45 overs) |
| NV Knight 111* (133) B Lee 4/47 (8 overs) | | ML Hayden 98 (92) ID Blackwell 2/38 (10 overs) |
* Australia won by 7 wickets Sydney Cricket Ground, Sydney Umpires: RE Koertzen (SA) and SJA Taufel (Aus) Player of the match: ML Hayden (Aus)
* England won the toss and elected to bat.
* Gareth Batty (Eng) made his ODI debut.

### 2nd Match: Australia v England

* 15 December 2002 14:15 (D/N) Scorecard
| Australia 6/318 (50 overs) | v | England 229 (48 overs) |
| AC Gilchrist 124 (104) ID Blackwell 2/54 (10 overs) | | NV Knight 70 (68) B Lee 2/31 (9 overs) |
* Australia won by 89 runs Melbourne Cricket Ground, Melbourne Umpires: SA Bucknor (WI) and SJA Taufel (Aus) Player of the match: AC Gilchrist (Aus)
* Australia won the toss and elected to bat.
* James Anderson (Eng) made his ODI debut.

### 3rd Match: England v Sri Lanka

* 17 December 2002 13:15 (D/N) Scorecard
| England 292 (50 overs) | v | Sri Lanka 6/249 (50 overs) |
| N Hussain 79 (106) CRD Fernando 3/68 (10 overs) | | DPMD Jayawardene 71 (92) SJ Harmison 2/39 (10 overs) |
* England won by 43 runs The Gabba, Brisbane Umpires: DB Hair (Aus) and RE Koertzen (SA) Player of the match: AJ Stewart (Eng)
* England won the toss and elected to bat.
* Steve Harmison (Eng) made his ODI debut.

### 4th Match: England v Sri Lanka

* 20 December 2002 12:15 (D/N) Scorecard
| England 9/258 (50 overs) | v | Sri Lanka 163 (43.4 overs) |
| PD Collingwood 100 (124) CRD Fernando 4/48 (10 overs) | | RP Arnold 44 (82) AR Caddick 3/30 (10 overs) |
* England won by 95 runs WACA Ground, Perth Umpires: SA Bucknor (WI) and SJA Taufel (Aus) Player of the match: PD Collingwood (Eng)
* England won the toss and elected to bat.

### 5th Match: Australia v Sri Lanka

* 22 December 2002 12:15 (D/N) Scorecard
| Australia 5/305 (50 overs) | v | Sri Lanka 163 (43 overs) |
| DS Lehmann 119 (119) RAP Nissanka 3/54 (8 overs) | | KC Sangakkara 40 (70) B Lee 3/23 (7 overs) |
* Australia won by 142 runs WACA Ground, Perth Umpires: DB Hair (Aus) and RE Koertzen (SA) Player of the match: DS Lehmann (Aus)
* Australia won the toss and elected to bat.

### 6th Match: Australia v Sri Lanka

* 9 January 2003 14:15 (D/N) Scorecard
| Sri Lanka 5/343 (50 overs) | v | Australia 264 (49.3 overs) |
| ST Jayasuriya 122 (105) SR Watson 2/72 (10 overs) | | MG Bevan 41 (51) ST Jayasuriya 4/39 (10 overs) |
* Sri Lanka won by 79 runs Sydney Cricket Ground, Sydney Umpires: SJA Taufel (Aus) and RB Tiffin (Zim) Player of the match: ST Jayasuriya (SL)
* Australia won the toss and elected to bowl.

### 7th Match: Australia v England

* 11 January 2003 10:00 Scorecard
| Australia 4/271 (50 overs) | v | England 7/264 (50 overs) |
| DR Martyn 101* (114) JM Anderson 2/40 (10 overs) | | NV Knight 85 (102) GB Hogg 3/55 (9 overs) |
* Australia won by 7 runs Bellerive Oval, Hobart Umpires: DB Hair (Aus) and DL Orchard (SA) Player of the match: DR Martyn (Aus)
* Australia won the toss and elected to bat.

### 8th Match: England v Sri Lanka

* 13 January 2003 14:15 (D/N) Scorecard
| Sri Lanka 7/284 (50 overs) | v | England 253 (49.2 overs) |
| ST Jayasuriya 106 (110) AR Caddick 2/29 (10 overs) | | ME Trescothick 85 (86) PA de Silva 4/30 (6.2 overs) |
* Sri Lanka won by 31 runs Sydney Cricket Ground, Sydney Umpires: DB Hair (Aus) and RB Tiffin (Zim) Player of the match: ST Jayasuriya (SL)
* Sri Lanka won the toss and elected to bat.

### 9th Match: Australia v Sri Lanka

* 15 January 2003 13:15 (D/N) Scorecard
| Sri Lanka 9/211 (50 overs) | v | Australia 6/214 (48.5 overs) |
| MS Atapattu 70 (101) GB Hogg 2/38 (10 overs) | | MG Bevan 45* (79) M Muralitharan 4/27 (10 overs) |
* Australia won by 4 wickets The Gabba, Brisbane Umpires: SJA Taufel (Aus) and DL Orchard (SA) Player of the match: MG Bevan (Aus)
* Sri Lanka won the toss and elected to bat.

### 10th Match: England v Sri Lanka

* 17 January 2003 13:45 (D/N) Scorecard
| England 7/279 (50 overs) | v | Sri Lanka 260 (49.2 overs) |
| NV Knight 88 (110) MKGCB Lakshitha 2/42 (9 overs) | | ST Jayasuriya 99 (83) AR Caddick 4/35 (10 overs) |
* England won by 19 runs Adelaide Oval, Adelaide Umpires: DJ Harper (Aus) and RB Tiffin (Zim) Player of the match: AR Caddick (Eng)
* England won the toss and elected to bat.

### 11th Match: Australia v England

* 19 January 2003 13:45 (D/N) Scorecard
| England 152 (48.3 overs) | v | Australia 6/153 (47.3 overs) |
| PD Collingwood 63* (106) NW Bracken 3/21 (7.3 overs) | | DR Martyn 59 (102) ID Blackwell 3/26 (10 overs) |
* Australia won by 4 wickets Adelaide Oval, Adelaide Umpires: DJ Harper (Aus) and DL Orchard (SA) Player of the match: NW Bracken (Aus)
* England won the toss and elected to bat.
* Michael Clarke (Aus) made his ODI debut.

### 12th Match: Australia v Sri Lanka

* 21 January 2003 14:15 (D/N) Scorecard
| Sri Lanka 8/214 (50 overs) | v | Australia 1/215 (34.3 overs) |
| DA Gunawardene 45 (72) GB Hogg 3/37 (10 overs) | | Ricky Ponting 106* (97) WPUJC Vaas 1/45 (8 overs) |
* Australia won by 9 wickets Melbourne Cricket Ground, Melbourne Umpires: DJ Harper (Aus) and RB Tiffin (Zim) Player of the match: RT Ponting (Aus)
* Australia won the toss and elected to bat.

## Final series
### 1st Final: Australia v England

* 23 January 2003 14:15 (D/N) Scorecard
| England 117 (41 overs) | v | Australia 0/118 (12.2 overs) |
| PD Collingwood 43 (71) AJ Bichel 4/18 (7 overs) | | AC Gilchrist 69* (37) RC Irani 0/14 (2 overs) |
* Australia won by 10 wickets Sydney Cricket Ground, Sydney Umpires: DL Orchard (SA) and SJA Taufel (Aus) Player of the match: B Lee (Aus)
* England won the toss and elected to bat.

### 2nd Final: Australia v England

* 25 January 2003 14:15 (D/N) Scorecard
| Australia 7/229 (50 overs) | v | England 224 (49.3 overs) |
| GB Hogg 71* (77) RC Irani 3/46 (10 overs) | | AJ Stewart 60 (70) B Lee 5/30 (9.3 overs) |
* Australia won by 5 runs Melbourne Cricket Ground, Melbourne Umpires: DB Hair (Aus) and RB Tiffin (Zim) Player of the match: B Lee (Aus)
* Australia won the toss and elected to bat.
* Australia won the best of three final series against England 2–0.

## Gallery

* Damien Martyn strikes a four - England vs Australia, Bellerive Oval
* Brett Lee in the outfield in the 7th match against England at Bellerive Oval