| Tour of South Africa 2008-09 Captain: Ricky Ponting | |
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| 82nd Australian
Test tour Twelfth Test-playing tour
of South Africa by Australia (February - April 2009) | At Durban Phillip Hughes broke records by becoming the youngest to score a century in each innings | Other
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| Members
of the Test tour party (14) Opening batsmen Phillip Hughes, Simon Katich Middle-order batsmen:Ricky Ponting, Michael Clarke, Michael Hussey, Marcus
North Wicket-keeper Brad
Haddin Spin bowlers Bryce
McGain, Nathan Hauritz Fast bowlers :Doug Bollinger, Andrew McDonald, Mitchell Johnson,
Peter Siddle, Ben Hilfenhaus. Michael Clarke, Brad Haddin (wk), David
Warner, Ricky Ponting (capt), David Hussey, Michael Hussey, Adam Voges,
Cameron White, Callum Ferguson, James Hopes, Mitchell Johnson, Nathan
Bracken, Nathan Hauritz, Ben Laughlin, Brett Geeves, Shane Harwood. | D E Bollinger | NSW | 27 | LFM | ODI (U) | | M J Clarke | NSW | 27 | RHB (SLA) vice-captain | T20 ODI (S) (U) | | B J Haddin | NSW | 31 | WK | T20 ODI (S) (U) | | N M Hauritz | NSW | 27 | OB | T20 ODI (S) (U) | | B W Hilfenhaus | Tas | 25 | RFM | ODI (U) | | P J Hughes | Vic | 20 | LHB opener | | | M E K
Hussey | WA | 33 | LHB | T20 ODI (S) | | M G Johnson | WA | 27 | LHB LF | T20 ODI (S) | | S M Katich | NSW | 33 | LHB opener SLA | | | A B McDonald | Vic | 27 | RHB RFM | | | B E McGain | Vic | 36 | LBG | | | M J North | WA | 29 | RHB OB | T20 ODI (S) | | R T Ponting | Tas | 34 | RHB captain | T20 ODI (S) | | P M Siddle | Vic | 24 | RFM | | | Limited-overs squads only. | N W Bracken (Qld) | T20 ODI (S) (U) | | S R Clark (NSW) | ODI (S) | | | | C J Ferguson (SA) | T20 ODI (S) (U) | | | | B Geeves (Tas) | T20 ODI (U) w/d | | | | S M Harwood (Vic) | T20 ODI (S) | | | | J R HopesQld) | T20 ODI (S) (U) | | | | D J Hussey (Vic) | T20 ODI (S) (U) | | | | B Laughlin (Qld) | T20 ODI (S) (U) | | | | B Lee (NSW) | ODI (U) w/d | | | | S E Marsh (WA) | ODI (U) | | | | A Symonds (Qld) | ODI (U) | | | | D A Warner (NSW) | T20 | | | | S R Watson (Qld) | ODI (U) | | | | C L White (Vic) | T20 ODI (S) | | | | A C Voges (WA) w/d | T20 w/d |
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State
representation Sheffield Shield teams NSW New
South Wales (5) Qld Queensland
(0) SA South
Australia (0) Tas Tasmania
(2) Vic Victoria (4) WA Western
Australia (3) Average age of team at time of first Test match (26 February 2009): 2 yrs months T20 - member of the squad for the two Twenty20 inter-nationals in South Africa ODI - member of the one day international squad … (S) in South Africa (U) versus Pakistan in United Arab Emirates | |
| Test
Appearances made before the tour | Ponting 128, Clarke 44,
Katich 35, Hussey 34, Johnson 18,
Haddin 12, Hauritz 4, Siddle 4,
McDonald 2, Bollinger 1, Hilfenhaus 0, Hughes 0,
McGain 0, North 0, Geeves 0,
Magoffin 0. | | |
| Tour
Officials | Steve Bernard | Tour manager | Tim Nielsen | Coach | Alex Kountouris | Physiotherapist | Mick Marshall | Performance Analyst | Kevin Sims | Physio (in UAE) | Trefor James | Doctor | Frank Dimasi | Security mananger |
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| Selectors | Andrew Hilditch (chairman), David Boon, Allan Border, Merv Hughes, | | |
| Selection | Unavailable : Stuart Clark
(elbow injury), Brett Lee (ankle and
foot operation in January) ; Shane
Watson (back stress fractures) ; Andrew Symonds (knee injury, and then not considered
by Cricket Australia
after making radio criticisms of Brendon McCallum. He was not considered for the
South African Test tour following a series of incidents and was required to
undergo counselling and rehabilitation);
Matthew Hayden (retired). Tour Party announced: 5 February 2009. Not selected: Phil Jaques
(not yet regarded as fit after back injury);
Limited-overs team announced: 12 March
2009. One-day squad v Pakistan
in UAE announced: 8 April
2009 Michael Clarke (capt), Brad
Haddin (wk), Nathan Bracken, Callum Ferguson, Brett Geeves, Nathan Hauritz,
Ben Hilfenhaus, James Hopes, David Hussey, Ben Laughlin, Brett Lee, Shaun
Marsh, Andrew Symonds, Shane Watson. Brett Lee was withdrawn from
the ODI squad on 15 April and replaced by Doug Bollinger. | Time between selection and departure from Australia 11 days 5 - 16 February) | |
| Travel Sydney Q
Johannesburg | The team left Sydney on Monday 16
February and arrived in South
Africa later the same day. Bryce McGain
missed the connecting flight from Melbourne to
Sydney and arrived in Johannesburg
via Hong Kong the morning after his
team-mates. The disciplinary lapse was dealt with
"internally" Brett Lee and the New South Wales
physio flew to South
Africa on 6 April to train with the
Australian one-day squad and prepare for the one-day series in UAE in the
hope of being selected | Time spent in South
Africa 61 days (16 February - 18 April) | |
| On-tour
selection panel | Ricky Ponting (captain),
Michael Clarke (vice-captain), Tim
Nielsen (coach), David Boon / Merv
Hughes (on-tour selectors). | | |
| Reinforcements | Brett Geeves joined
the touring party on Monday 2 March as
cover for Doug Bollinger, who sustained an abdominal strain while training at
Johannesburg. Geeves was later ruled out of Australia's limited-overs side
with a fractured foot and Stuart Clark
was brought in. Clark
joined the team on Monday 13 April. Marcus North was
admitted to hospital with gastroenteritis allowing McGain to make his Test
debut. Steve Magoffin flew from Perth to South Africa
on 4 March to cover for injuries to fast bowlers Ben Hilfenhaus (lower back)
and Peter Siddle (left foot). Shaun Marsh returned home to Perth
after injuring his left hamstring in the first ODI against Pakistan in Dubai. | | |
| Fixtures/Results | a | Potchefstroom | South African Board
President’s XI | Drawn | b | JOHANNESBURG | SOUTH AFRICA First Test | WON 162 r | c | DURBAN | SOUTH AFRICA Second Test | WON 175 r | d | CAPE TOWN | SOUTH AFRICA Third Test | LOST INNS 20 r | e | ÅJohannesburg | South Africa (1st T20) | Lost 4 w | f | ÅCenturion | South Africa (2nd T20) | Lost 17 r | g | § Durban | South Africa (1st ODI) | Won 141 r | h | § Centurion | South Africa (2nd ODI) | Lost 7 w | i | § Cape Town | South Africa (3rd ODI) | Lost 25 r | j | § Port Elizabeth | South Africa (4th ODI) | Lost 61 r | k | § Johannesburg | South Africa (5th ODI) | Won 47 r | | | | | l | § Dubai
(DSC) | Pakistan (1st ODI) | Lost 4 w | m | § Dubai
(DSC) | Pakistan (2nd ODI) | Won 6 w | n | § Abu Dhabi | Pakistan (3rd ODI) | Won 27 r | o | § Abu Dhabi | Pakistan (4th ODI) | Won 8 w | p | § Abu Dhabi | Pakistan (5th ODI) | Lost 7 w | q | Å Dubai (DSC) | Pakistan (T20) | Lost 7 w |
| ϯ not first-class Å T20 international §
one-day international Time
spent in South Africa
before First Test: 8 days (18 February - 26
February) | |
| Test
appearances on tour | 3 - Clarke,
Haddin, Hilfenhaus, Hughes,
Hussey, Johnson, Katich,
McDonald, Ponting, Siddle. 2 - North 1 - McGain 0 - Bollinger,
Geeves, Hauritz, Magoffin. | | |
| Match
appearances T Test match o one-day international x other match
⊕ T/20 international ∙ played for opposition W won L lost D drawn N
no result A abandoned u unknown result | | a | b | c | d | e | f | g | h | i | j | k | | l | m | n | o | p | q | D E Bollinger | x | | | | | | | | | | | | | o | | o | o | | M J Clarke | | T | T | T | Å | Å | o | o | o | o | o | | o | o | o | o | o | | B J Haddin | x | T | T | T | Å | Å | o | o | o | o | o | | o | o | o | o | o | Å | N M Hauritz | | | | | | | o | o | o | o | o | | o | o | o | o | o | Å | B Hilfenhaus | x | T | T | T | | | | | | | | | o | | o | | o | Å | P J Hughes | x | T | T | T | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | M E K Hussey | | T | T | T | Å | | o | o | o | o | o | | | | | | | | M G Johnson | x | T | T | T | Å | | o | o | o | o | o | | | | | | | | S M Katich | x | T | T | T | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | A B McDonald | x | T | T | T | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | B E McGain | x | | | T | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | M J North | x | T | T | | | | | | | | | | | | | o | o | Å | R T Ponting | x | T | T | T | Å | Å | o | o | o | o | o | | | | | | | | P M Siddle | x | T | T | T | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | S J Magoffin | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | N W Bracken | | | | | | Å | o | o | o | o | o | | o | o | o | o | | Å | S R Clark | | | | | | | | | | | | | o | | o | o | | | C J Ferguson | | | | | | Å | o | o | o | o | o | | o | o | o | o | o | Å | B Geeves | | | | | Å | | | | o | | | | | | | | | | S M Harwood | | | | | Å | Å | | | | o | | | | | | | | | J R Hopes | | | | | Å | Å | o | o | o | o | o | | o | o | o | o | o | Å | D J Hussey | | | | | Å | Å | o | o | o | o | o | | | o | o | | | Å | B Laughlin | | | | | | Å | o | o | | | o | | | o | | | o | | B Lee | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | Å | S E Marsh | | | | | | | | | | | | | o | | | | | | A Symonds | | | | | | | | | | | | | o | o | o | o | o | Å | D A Warner | | | | | Å | Å | | | | | | | | | | | | | S R Watson | | | | | | | | | | | | | o | o | o | o | o | Å | C L White | | | | | Å | Å | | | | | | | | | | | | | R E
S U L T S | D | W | W | L | L | L | W | L | L | L | W | | L | W | W | W | L | L |
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| Highlights | • Philip Hughes (20) became Australia’s
youngest Test debutant since Craig McDermott in 1984, while 36 year-old Bryce
McGain became the country’s oldest Test debutant since Bob Holland • Hughes scored a duck on
debut but then a century (115) in the Durban Test, the youngest to do so
since Doug Walters, and then added 160 so becoming the youngest to score a
hundred in each innings of a Test. • At Cape
Town Australia
suffered their first defeat by an innings since losing to India at Calcutta
in 1997-98. | | |
| Tour
Summary | | P | W | L | D | Aban | Test Matches | 3 | 2 | 1 | 0 | - | Other first-class matches | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | - | ϯ Minor matches | 0 | - | - | - | - | Å T20
internationals | 2 | 0 | 2 | 0 | - | § One-day internationals | 5 | 2 | 3 | 0 | - | All Matches | 11 | 4 | 6 | 1 | |
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| Return
to Australia
Johannesburg Q Dubai
Dubai Q Sydney | The Test-only players arrived
back in Melbourne
on Wednesday 25 March. Peter Siddle and Ben Hilfenhaus were rested for Australia's limited-overs contests in South Africa and Dubai Shane Harwood and David Warner
flew home after the two T20 matches. Ricky Ponting, Mitchell Johnson
and Michael Hussey were rested from the UAE series and returned home from South Africa
after the ODIs The Australian tour party flew
straight from South Africa
to Dubai for the Pakistan series on 18 April.
Brett Lee was not fit and continued to train in South Africa. Shaun Marsh returned home early
from the ODI series against Pakistan
after straining his hamstring in the first match. Lee flew in to Abu Dhabi on
Tuesday 28 April to train with the Australian squad and played in the last
T20 international before heading for the IPL in South Africa. Andrew Symonds and David Hussey also went to
the IPL. On medical grounds Shane
Watson (groin), Nathan Bracken (knee) and James Hopes (knee) were prevented
from taking part in the IPL by Cricket Australia, and they returned with
the rest of the team on Saturday 9 May. | Time away from Australia 82 days
(16 February - 9 May) | |
| Finances | ….. | | |
| Postscript | | | |