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The Australian Cricket Team is the Champion of One Day Cricket
as well as current ICC Test Champions. Australia has won 376
of the 671 ODI (One Day Internationals) till March12, 2006,
the day when history was created in ODI version of game of
cricket. In this ODI international at New Wanderer Stadium
at Johannesburg, the world champions scored a record historic
total of 434 runs in 50 overs only to be broken by South Africa
who scored 438 runs with just a ball to spare. Today, Australia
is considered the most professional and formidable cricket
team in the world.
The Australian Cricket Team has produced a number of legendary
cricketers including Sir Don Bradman, Dennis Lillee, Tom Moody,
David Boon, Allan Border, Mark Taylor, Steve Waugh and many
more.
Today, Australian Cricket Team plays some of the outstanding
players the game of cricket ever produced, including Ricky
Ponting, Shane Warne, Adam Gilchrist, Glenn McGrath and Brett
Lee. The Australian Cricket Team has performed exceptionally
well in most of the world cup matches and their track record
is simply superb. They were runners-up in 1975 and 1996 world
cups, and were winners of ICC Cricket World Cup in 1987, 1999
and 2003.
The world champion Australia is the most favorite contender
to lift the 2007 ICC Cricket World Cup in the West Indies.
Australia is placed in Group A of the ICC World Cup 2007 groupings,
along with South Africa, Scotland and the Netherlands. The
team will start its 2007 World Cup campaign against Scotland
on March 14, 2007 in St Kitts and Nevis.
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