# Australian cricket team in 2009–10

This article contains information, results and statistics regarding the Australian national cricket team in the 2009 and 2009-10 cricket seasons. Statisticians class the 2009 season and 2009–10 season as those matches played on tours that started between May 2009 and April 2010.

## Player contracts

The 2009-10 list was announced on 14 May 2009. Note that uncontracted players are still available to be selected to play for the national cricket team.
| Player | Age as at 14 May 2009 | State | Test cap | ODI cap | ODI shirt |
| Ricky Ponting (captain) | 34 years, 146 days | TAS | 366 | 123 | 14 |
| Michael Clarke (vice-captain) | 28 years, 42 days | NSW | 389 | 149 | 23 |
| Doug Bollinger | 27 years, 294 days | NSW | 405 | 175 | 4 |
| Nathan Bracken | 31 years, 244 days | NSW | 387 | 142 | 59 |
| Stuart Clark | 33 years, 228 days | NSW | 396 | 153 | 8 |
| Callum Ferguson | 24 years, 174 days | SA | - | 171 | 12 |
| Brad Haddin | 31 years, 203 days | NSW | 400 | 144 | 57 |
| Nathan Hauritz | 27 years, 208 days | NSW | 390 | 147 | 43 |
| Ben Hilfenhaus | 26 years, 60 days | TAS | 407 | 161 | 20 |
| Brad Hodge | 34 years, 136 days | VIC | 394 | 154 | 17 |
| James Hopes | 30 years, 202 days | QLD | - | 151 | 39 |
| Phillip Hughes | 20 years, 165 days | NSW | 408 | - | 2 |
| David Hussey | 31 years, 303 days | VIC | - | 167 | 29 |
| Michael Hussey | 33 years, 352 days | WA | 393 | 150 | 48 |
| Mitchell Johnson | 27 years, 193 days | QLD | 398 | 156 | 25 |
| Simon Katich | 33 years, 266 days | NSW | 384 | 143 | 13 |
| Brett Lee | 32 years, 187 days | NSW | 383 | 140 | 58 |
| Graham Manou | 30 years, 21 days | SA | 411 | 180 | 30 |
| Shaun Marsh | 25 years, 309 days | WA | - | 165 | 9 |
| Andrew McDonald | 27 years, 333 days | VIC | 406 | - | 35 |
| Marcus North | 29 years, 290 days | WA | 409 | 176 | 26 |
| Peter Siddle | 24 years, 170 days | VIC | 403 | 172 | 10 |
| Andrew Symonds | 33 years, 339 days | QLD | 388 | 139 | 63 |
| Shane Watson | 27 years, 331 days | QLD | 391 | 148 | 33 |
| Cameron White | 25 years, 269 days | VIC | 402 | 152 | 7 |

## Match summary

| Format | P | W | L | D | T | NR |
| Tests | 7/8 | 6 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
| One Day International | 26/26 | 20 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 2 |
| Twenty20 International | 5 | 4 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Total | 38/39 | 30 | 5 | 1 | 0 | 2 |
P = Matches Played/Total Matches, W = Won, L = Lost, D = Drawn, T = Tied, NR = No Result N.B. Result from All-Star match not included as it was only an exhibition match.

## 2009 season
### Pakistan v Australia in UAE

| No. | Date | Team 1 | Captain 1 | Team 2 | Captain 2 | Venue | Result |
| ODI Series ||||||||
| ODI 2845 | 22 April | Australia | Michael Clarke | Pakistan | Younis Khan | Dubai Sports City Cricket Stadium, Dubai | Pakistan by 4 wickets |
| ODI 2846 | 24 April | Pakistan | Younis Khan | Australia | Michael Clarke | Dubai Sports City Cricket Stadium, Dubai | Australia by 6 wickets |
| ODI 2847 | 27 April | Australia | Michael Clarke | Pakistan | Younis Khan | Sheikh Zayed Cricket Stadium, Abu Dhabi | Australia by 27 runs |
| ODI 2848 | 1 May | Pakistan | Younis Khan | Australia | Michael Clarke | Sheikh Zayed Cricket Stadium, Abu Dhabi | Australia by 8 wickets |
| ODI 2849 | 3 May | Australia | Michael Clarke | Pakistan | Younis Khan | Sheikh Zayed Cricket Stadium, Abu Dhabi | Pakistan by 7 wickets |
| Twenty20 Series ||||||||
| T20I 89 | 7 May | Australia | Brad Haddin | Pakistan | Misbah-ul-Haq | Dubai Sports City Cricket Stadium, Dubai | Pakistan by 7 wickets |
* This series was moved from Pakistan to UAE for security reasons.

### ICC World Twenty20

Group Stage :
| No. | Date | Team 1 | Captain 1 | Team 2 | Captain 2 | Venue | Result |
| 3rd Match | 6 June | Australia | Ricky Ponting | West Indies | Chris Gayle | Kennington Oval, London | West Indies by 7 wickets |
| 8th Match | 8 June | Australia | Ricky Ponting | Sri Lanka | Kumar Sangakkara | Trent Bridge, Nottingham | Sri Lanka by 6 wickets |

### Tour of England

| No. | Date | Home Captain | Away Captain | Venue | Result |
| Test Series (The 2009 Ashes) ||||||
| Test 1922 | 8–12 July | Andrew Strauss | Ricky Ponting | Sophia Gardens, Cardiff | Match Drawn |
| Test 1925 | 16–20 July | Andrew Strauss | Ricky Ponting | Lord's Cricket Ground, London | England won by 115 runs |
| Test 1928 | 30 July-3 August | Andrew Strauss | Ricky Ponting | Edgbaston Cricket Ground, Birmingham | Match Drawn |
| Test 1929 | 7–11 August | Andrew Strauss | Ricky Ponting | Headingley Cricket Ground, Leeds | Australia won by an innings and 80 runs |
| Test 1931 | 20–24 August | Andrew Strauss | Ricky Ponting | The Oval, London | England won by 197 runs |
| T20I Series ||||||
| T20I 119 | 30 August | Paul Collingwood | Michael Clarke | Old Trafford Cricket Ground, Manchester | No Result |
| T20I 119a | 1 September | Paul Collingwood | Michael Clarke | Old Trafford Cricket Ground, Manchester | No Result |
| ODI Series ||||||
| ODI 2882 | 4 September | Andrew Strauss | Michael Clarke | The Oval, London | Australia won by 4 runs |
| ODI 2883 | 6 September | Andrew Strauss | Michael Clarke | Lord's Cricket Ground, London | Australia won by 39 runs |
| ODI 2885 | 9 September | Andrew Strauss | Michael Clarke | Rose Bowl, Southampton | Australia by 6 wickets |
| ODI 2888 | 12 September | Andrew Strauss | Ricky Ponting | Lord's Cricket Ground, London | Australia by 7 wickets |
| ODI 2890 | 15 September | Andrew Strauss | Ricky Ponting | Trent Bridge, Nottingham | Australia by 4 wickets |
| ODI 2891 | 17 September | Andrew Strauss | Ricky Ponting | Trent Bridge, Nottingham | Australia by 111 runs |
| ODI 2892 | 20 September | Andrew Strauss | Ricky Ponting | Riverside Ground, Durham | England by 4 wickets |

### Tour of Scotland

| No. | Date | Home Captain | Away Captain | Venue | Result |
| ODI Series ||||||
| ODI 2879 | 28 August | Gavin Hamilton | Michael Clarke | Raeburn Place, Edinburgh | Australia by 189 runs |

## 2009–10 Season
### 2009 ICC Champions Trophy

The 2009 ICC Champions Trophy was scheduled to take place in the 2008–09 season in Pakistan, but because of an unstable security situation, it was rescheduled for the 2009–10 season. The hosting rights were also moved from Pakistan to South Africa. Sri Lanka was considered as a potential host, but was discarded due to worries related to the weather during that time of the year in Sri Lanka.
| No. | Date | Team 1 | Captain 1 | Team 2 | Captain 2 | Venue | Result |
| Group Stage ||||||||
| 5th Match | 26 September | Australia | Ricky Ponting | West Indies | Floyd Reifer | New Wanderers Stadium, Johannesburg | Australia by 50 runs |
| 9th Match | 28 September | Australia | Ricky Ponting | India | MS Dhoni | SuperSport Park, Centurion | No result |
| 11th Match | 30 September | Australia | Ricky Ponting | Pakistan | Younis Khan | SuperSport Park, Centurion | Australia by 2 wickets |
| Semi-finals ||||||||
| 1st Semifinal | 2 October | Australia | Ricky Ponting | England | Andrew Strauss | SuperSport Park, Centurion | Australia by 9 wickets |
| Final ||||||||
| Final | 5 October | Australia | Ricky Ponting | New Zealand | Brendon McCullum | SuperSport Park, Centurion | Australia by 6 wickets |

### Tour of India

The Australian Cricket Team toured India from 25 October to 11 November 2009. The tour consists of 7 ODIs which Australia won 4–2.
| No. | Date | Home Captain | Away Captain | Venue | Result |
| ODI Series ||||||
| ODI 2913 | 25 October | Mahendra Singh Dhoni | Ricky Ponting | Reliance Stadium, Vadodara | Australia by 4 runs |
| ODI 2915 | 28 October | Mahendra Singh Dhoni | Ricky Ponting | VCA Stadium, Nagpur | India by 99 runs |
| ODI 2918 | 31 October | Mahendra Singh Dhoni | Ricky Ponting | Feroz Shah Kotla, Delhi | India by 6 wickets |
| ODI 2919 | 2 November | Mahendra Singh Dhoni | Ricky Ponting | PCA Stadium, Mohali | Australia by 24 runs |
| ODI 2923 | 5 November | Mahendra Singh Dhoni | Ricky Ponting | Rajiv Gandhi Stadium, Hyderabad | Australia by 3 runs |
| ODI 2925 | 8 November | Mahendra Singh Dhoni | Ricky Ponting | Nehru Stadium, Guwahati | Australia by 6 wickets |
| ODI 2928a | 11 November | Mahendra Singh Dhoni | Ricky Ponting | Brabourne Stadium, Mumbai | Match abandoned without a ball bowled |

### Johnnie Walker All*Star Twenty20 match

The Australian Cricket team played an exhibition Twenty20 match against an all star cricket team featuring up and coming first class cricketers and Australian cricket legends to open the 2009/10 summer of international cricket in Australia. The Australian Cricketers' Association (ACA) XI all star team consisted of legends Adam Gilchrist, Matthew Hayden, Glenn McGrath & Shane Warne who is the captain. They were coached by former Australian fast bowler Dennis Lillee.
* 22 November 2009 Scorecard
| Australian XI 5/173 (20 overs) | v | ACA XI 9/156 (20 overs) |
| Cameron White 44* (24) Glenn McGrath 3/18 (4 overs) | | Lee Carseldine 41 (31) Clint McKay 3/18 (4 overs) |
* Australian XI won by 17 runs The Gabba, Brisbane, Australia Umpires: Bruce Oxenford and Paul Reiffel Player of the match: Glenn McGrath

### West Indies in Australia

The tour began with a practice match for the West Indians against Queensland starting 18 November. The first test began on 26 November and the tour will conclude on 23 February with a T20I. In all the tour included one First Class match, one List A match, three Tests, five ODIs and two T20Is.
| No. | Date | Home Captain | Away Captain | Venue | Result |
| Test Series ||||||
| Test 1936 | 26–30 November | Ricky Ponting | Chris Gayle | Brisbane Cricket Ground, Brisbane | Australia by an innings and 65 runs |
| Test 1939 | 4–8 December | Ricky Ponting | Chris Gayle | Adelaide Oval, Adelaide | Match Drawn |
| Test 1941 | 16–20 December | Ricky Ponting | Chris Gayle | WACA Ground, Perth | Australia won by 35 runs |
| ODI Series ||||||
| ODI 2950 | 7 February | Ricky Ponting | Chris Gayle | Melbourne Cricket Ground, Melbourne | Australia won by 113 runs |
| ODI 2952 | 9 February | Ricky Ponting | Chris Gayle | Adelaide Oval, Adelaide | Australia won by 8 wickets |
| ODI 2954 | 12 February | Ricky Ponting | Chris Gayle | Sydney Cricket Ground, Sydney | No result |
| ODI 2955 | 14 February | Ricky Ponting | Chris Gayle | Brisbane Cricket Ground, Brisbane | Australia won by 50 runs |
| ODI 2960 | 19 February | Ricky Ponting | Chris Gayle | Melbourne Cricket Ground, Melbourne | Australia won by 125 runs |
| T20I Series ||||||
| T20I 146 | 21 February | Michael Clarke | Chris Gayle | Bellerive Oval, Hobart | Australia won by 38 runs |
| T20I 147 | 23 February | Michael Clarke | Chris Gayle | Sydney Cricket Ground, Sydney | Australia won by 8 wickets |

### Pakistan in Australia

The tour started on 19 December with a three-day first class match against Tasmania. This was followed on 26 December with the Boxing Day Test match at the MCG. It concluded on 5 February with a T20I at the MCG. In all the tour included three tests, five ODIs and a T20I.
| No. | Date | Home Captain | Away Captain | Venue | Result |
| Test Series ||||||
| Test 1943 | 26–30 December | Ricky Ponting | Mohammed Yousuf | Melbourne Cricket Ground, Melbourne | Australia by 170 runs |
| Test 1945 | 3–7 January | Ricky Ponting | Mohammad Yousuf | Sydney Cricket Ground, Sydney | Australia by 36 runs |
| Test 1947 | 14–18 January | Ricky Ponting | Mohammad Yousuf | Bellerive Oval, Hobart | Australia by 231 runs |
| ODI Series ||||||
| ODI 2944 | 22 January | Ricky Ponting | Mohammad Yousuf | Brisbane Cricket Ground, Brisbane | Australia by 5 wickets |
| ODI 2945 | 24 January | Ricky Ponting | Mohammad Yousuf | Sydney Cricket Ground, Sydney | Australia by 140 runs |
| ODI 2946 | 26 January | Ricky Ponting | Mohammad Yousuf | Adelaide Oval, Adelaide | Australia by 40 runs |
| ODI 2947 | 29 January | Ricky Ponting | Mohammad Yousuf | Western Australia Cricket Association Ground, Perth | Australia by 135 runs |
| ODI 2948 | 31 January | Ricky Ponting | Shahid Afridi | Western Australia Cricket Association Ground, Perth | Australia by 2 wickets |
| T20I Series ||||||
| T20I 134 | 5 February | Michael Clarke | Shoaib Malik | Melbourne Cricket Ground, Melbourne | Australia by 2 runs |

### Tour of New Zealand

The Australia Cricket Team toured New Zealand from 26 February to 31 March 2010. The tour consisted of 2 Twenty20s, 5 One Day Internationals and 2 Tests.
| No. | Date | Home Captain | Away Captain | Venue | Result |
| Twenty20 Series ||||||
| T20I 148 | 26 February | Daniel Vettori | Michael Clarke | Westpac Stadium, Wellington | Australia by 6 wickets |
| T20I 149 | 28 February | Daniel Vettori | Michael Clarke | AMI Stadium, Christchurch | Match tied. New Zealand won in Super Over |
| ODI Series ||||||
| ODI 2966 | 3 March | Ross Taylor | Ricky Ponting | McLean Park, Napier | New Zealand won by 2 wickets |
| ODI 2969 | 6 March | Daniel Vettori | Ricky Ponting | Eden Park, Auckland | Australia by 12 runs (D/L method) |
| ODI 2971 | 9 March | Daniel Vettori | Ricky Ponting | Seddon Park, Hamilton | Australia by 6 wickets |
| ODI 2973 | 11 March | Daniel Vettori | Ricky Ponting | Eden Park, Auckland | Australia by 6 wickets (D/L method) |
| ODI 2975 | 13 March | Daniel Vettori | Ricky Ponting | Westpac Stadium, Wellington | New Zealand won by 51 runs |
| Test Series ||||||
| Test 1955 | 19–23 March | Daniel Vettori | Ricky Ponting | Basin Reserve, Wellington | Australia by 10 wickets |
| Test 1957 | 27–31 March | Daniel Vettori | Ricky Ponting | Seddon Park, Hamilton | | Australia by 176 runs |