65-609: The ICC Super Series 2005 was a cricket series held in Australia during October 2005, organised by the International Cricket Council (ICC). It was played between Australia (the world's top-ranked side at the time) and a World XI team of players selected from other countries. The series consisted of three One Day Internationals and one Test match . Australia won all four matches. The matches attracted small crowds and were not competitive, in part because
130-559: A fifty over game was arranged against a strong Victorian side. The game was thirteen-a-side, but with only eleven players allowed to bat and eleven to field. Andrew Flintoff was allowed to rest, with the other World XI players all playing. By agreement the World XI batted first, but they fared badly as they collapsed from 63 for no loss to 131 for 6, with Shane Harwood taking 4 for 37. Rahul Dravid 's knock of 66 off 80 balls and Shaun Pollock 's cameo of 54 not out off only 38 balls rescued
195-727: A secondary reason was the wish to move offices closer to the increasingly important new centres of cricketing power in South Asia . Lord's had been a logical venue when the ICC had been administered by the Marylebone Cricket Club (MCC) (a situation that lasted until 1993). But the growing power of India and Pakistan in world cricket had made the continued control of international cricket by a British private members club (the MCC) anachronistic and unsustainable. A direct consequence of
260-512: Is an institution that has been built up over a period of 128 years, and it should not be tampered with". (Although arguably this overlooks the anomaly related to the West Indies, as well as the fact that Australia and South Africa both competed in what are now deemed test matches in the nineteenth century prior to formal political unification.) Conversely, Tony Greig , who played for the Rest of
325-816: Is responsible for the organisation and governance of cricket's major international tournaments, most notably the Cricket World Cup , T20 World Cup , and ICC World Test Championship . It also appoints the umpires and referees that officiate at all sanctioned Test matches , One Day Internationals and Twenty20 Internationals . It promulgates the ICC Code of Conduct , which sets professional standards of discipline for international cricket, and also co-ordinates action against corruption and match-fixing through its Anti-Corruption and Security Unit (ACSU). The ICC does not control bilateral fixtures between member countries (which include all Test matches outside of
390-538: The 2005 Ashes Series . The ICC had intended to hold a Super Series every four years, but the concept was not repeated. In the late 1990s and early 2000s, the Australian cricket side had become completely dominant in world cricket, and had a reputation of being unbeatable. In this climate, the concept of gathering the world's best players into one team to challenge them was born, and the ICC Super Series
455-535: The Indian national cricket team from 2000 to 2005 and New Zealand from 2010 to 2012. With India, he helped the national team to be one of the dual-winners of the 2002 ICC Champions Trophy , along with Sri Lanka, and led the team to the finals of the 2003 Cricket World Cup . John Wright played cricket for his school, Christ's College, Christchurch , scoring several centuries. When he was studying at Otago University , he would travel from Dunedin to Christchurch on
520-426: The Australian total comfortably past 300, with 4 for 328 at the end of their 50 overs. Every bowler was taken to, except for Muralitharan , who finished with 1 for 43 off 10 overs. The ICC World XI initially looked like challenging this total. Chris Gayle blasted a 48-ball half-century as the World XI reached 125 off only 16.1 overs. From then on however, they consistently lost wickets, due to insipid running between
585-558: The Global Qualifiers will no longer take place and teams will qualify directly based on their performance in the previous T20 World Cup and from regional qualifiers. ICC conducts world cup qualifying leagues for associate teams. A two-tier league system with promotion & relegation where best performing teams qualify for ICC Cricket World Cup Qualifier . In addition, there are two playoff events which are part of World cup qualification process and essentially connected to
650-522: The ICC World XI had only one warm-up game to gel as a team. The Super Series concept had been controversial from its first proposal. The ICC's intention was to showcase the world's best players and provide a close contest with Australia, who had dominated international cricket for several years. However, many fans and experts dismissed the Super Series as a gimmick, comparing it unfavourably with
715-489: The ICC agreed to include non-Test playing countries. The following year, the ICC changed its name to the International Cricket Conference. The US , Ceylon (who later became Sri Lanka } and Fiji were admitted as Associates, a new class of members. In 1968, Denmark , Bermuda , Netherlands , and East Africa were admitted as Associates, while South Africa had still not applied to rejoin
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#1732781025805780-541: The ICC hoped. The Super Series was widely seen as a failure and is not expected to be repeated, and India called for the Champions Trophy to be scrapped in 2006. The Champions Trophy 2004 event was referred to in Wisden 2005 by the editor as a "turkey of a tournament" and a "fiasco"; although the 2006 event was seen as a greater success due to a new format. The ICC World Twenty20 , first played in 2007 ,
845-507: The ICC member countries rose substantially. This led to a growth in the number of commercial staff employed by IDI in Monaco. It also had the disadvantage that the council's cricket administrators, who remained at Lord's, were separated from their commercial colleagues in Monaco. The Council decided to seek ways of bringing all of their staff together in one office while protecting their commercial income from tax. The option of staying at Lord's
910-503: The ICC. Full Members – The 12 governing bodies of teams that have full voting rights within the International Cricket Council and play official Test matches. Associate Members – The 96 governing bodies in countries where cricket is firmly established and organized, but have not been granted Full Membership. Currently, 8 associate teams have temporary ODI status until 2027. These teams are one tier above
975-510: The ICC. In 1969, the basic rules of ICC were amended. At the 1971 meeting, the idea of organizing a World Cup was introduced. At the 1973 meeting, it was decided that a World Cup would be played in 1975 in England. The six Test playing nations and East Africa and Sri Lanka were invited to take part. New members were added frequently during this period: In 1974, Israel and Singapore were admitted as Associates. In 1976, West Africa
1040-640: The July 1989 meeting, the ICC renamed itself as the International Cricket Council, and the tradition of the MCC President automatically becoming the Chairman of ICC was abolished. In 1990, UAE joined as an Associate. In 1991, for the first time in ICC history, the meeting was held away from England , in Melbourne , Australia. South Africa was re-elected as a Full Member of the ICC in July, following
1105-450: The Kent second XI, scoring 500 runs at an average of 52. Wright also played for Derrick Robins' XI against Kent, scoring a century. Wright wrote to Derbyshire asking them for a trial on the basis that they were the only English county side without an overseas player. He was invited to play a couple of trial games. He played in a second XI game for Derbyshire against Nottinghamshire. Opening
1170-1290: The Test squad or the ODI squad, while James Hopes received a surprise call-up for the ODI side following his 146 in a first-class game for Australia A on their tour of Pakistan in September 2005 . The World XI selectors named a shortlist, from which the 11 Test players were named. The selection panel comprised: The shortlist they named was: Andrew Flintoff (England), Steve Harmison (England), Michael Vaughan (England), Rahul Dravid (India), Virender Sehwag (India), Sachin Tendulkar (India), Anil Kumble (India), Brendon McCullum (New Zealand), Daniel Vettori (New Zealand), Shoaib Akhtar (Pakistan), Inzamam-ul-Haq (Pakistan), Younis Khan (Pakistan), Mark Boucher (South Africa), Jacques Kallis (South Africa), Makhaya Ntini (South Africa), Shaun Pollock (South Africa), Graeme Smith (South Africa), Muttiah Muralitharan (Sri Lanka), Brian Lara (West Indies), Shivnarine Chanderpaul (West Indies) The ICC World squads were announced on 23 August 2005, with additions on 23 September due to injuries to two players. Of
1235-607: The United Kingdom, it was necessary to protect cricket's revenues by creating a company, ICC Development (International) Pvt. Ltd, known as IDI outside the UK. This was established in January 1994 and was based in Monaco . For the remainder of the nineties, the administration of IDI was a modest affair. But with the negotiation of a bundle of rights to all ICC events from 2001 to 2008, revenues available to International cricket and
1300-474: The West Indies. New Zealand Cricket was keen for him to continue as coach but Wright did not wish to do so. He did not see eye to eye with John Buchanan , who was the Director of Cricket for New Zealand Cricket. "We see things a little differently," Wright said. "It would be fair to say we're probably more comfortable coaching against each other, which we did for four and a half years." In January 2013 Wright
1365-492: The World Test Championship Final), and neither does it govern domestic cricket within member countries. It does not make or alter the laws of the game , which have remained under the governance of the Marylebone Cricket Club since 1788. The Chairman heads the board of directors and on June 26, 2014, Narayanaswami Srinivasan , the former president of BCCI , was announced as the first chairman of
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#17327810258051430-488: The World against Australia in 1971–1972 , said "My understanding of the status of first-class and Test cricket is related to the standard of the players. These are all Test cricketers... [The 1971–72 matches] were played like Tests and were deadly serious. " The matches themselves were characterised by poor crowds (half empty grounds) and lacklustre performances by the World XI. Former England batsman Geoffrey Boycott described
1495-511: The appointed team director, the coach and captain of the team, who will be appointed by the selection panel. The colour of the ICC World XI's uniform was predominantly blue and black. The coach of the team was India's former coach John Wright . Statistics are correct as of 19 October 2005, after the only Test match played to date by the World XI The International Cricket Council declared that
1560-524: The ball had crossed the boundary. In 1997 decisions on the cleanness of catches could be referred to the third umpire. This year also saw the introduction of the Duckworth-Lewis method , a way of adjusting targets in rain-affected ODI matches. In 2000, Bangladesh was admitted as the tenth Full Member of the International Cricket Council. In 2005, ICC moved to its new headquarters to Dubai . In 2017, Afghanistan and Ireland were admitted as
1625-412: The batting he proceeded to score 159 not out and then had success in the other trial games. As a result, Wright was offered a one-year contract to play for Derbyshire in 1977. After five first-class games for Derbyshire in 1977, he received his county cap and a pay rise. Wright typically opened the batting for New Zealand, and was noted as a tenacious, rather than spectacular, batsman. His team nickname
1690-596: The bilateral international cricket matches ( Test matches , One Day International and Twenty20 Internationals ), that account for the great majority of the international playing schedule, as they are owned and run by its members. It has sought to create other new events to augment its World Cup revenues. These include the ICC Champions Trophy and the ICC Super Series played in Australia in 2005. However, these events have not been as successful as
1755-443: The bowler with the bat in line with their legs and perpendicular to the ground, Wright would stand with his bat raised parallel to the ground. Wright was disappointed with the results of his first 20-odd Test matches and after a discussion with Bob Willis , he started working with a sports psychologist. He eventually learnt transcendental meditation. He commented: "Some people call it mental toughness, it wasn't mental toughness, it
1820-470: The bullish officials: "I've got the Super Series in two weeks' time. I can't think of anything worse," he said, adding on arrival; "I'm only here for the food." Captain Graeme Smith admitted to frustration in the aftermath of the series, saying he found it hard to deal with the fact that there weren't any repercussions to 'losing so badly' In a practice match preceding the first One Day International,
1885-487: The changes and reforms instituted in 1993 was eventually to be the move away from Lord's to a more neutral venue. The ICC generates income from the tournaments it organises, primarily the Cricket World Cup , and it distributes the majority of that income to its members. Sponsorship and television rights of the World Cup brought in over US$ 1.6 billion between 2007 and 2015, by far the ICC's main source of income. In
1950-589: The city of Dubai in the United Arab Emirates . The ICC is also registered in British Virgin Islands . In August 2005, the ICC moved its offices to Dubai , and subsequently closed its offices at Lord's and Monaco. The move to Dubai was made after an 11–1 vote by the ICC's executive board in favour. While the principal driver of the ICC's move to Dubai was the wish to bring its main employees together in one tax-efficient location,
2015-542: The council. The role of ICC president became a largely honorary position after the establishment of the chairman role and other changes made to the ICC constitution in 2014. It has been claimed that the 2014 changes have handed control to the 'Big Three' nations of England, India and Australia. The last ICC president was Zaheer Abbas , who was appointed in June 2015 following the resignation of Mustafa Kamal in April 2015. When
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2080-540: The decision because of inconsistency in that the 1970 Rest of the World series in England is not accorded Test status, although those matches were advertised as Test matches at the time. Officially, however, Test status seems unlikely to be withdrawn from the 2005 Super Test in part because of the effect on noted cricket records; for instance without the wickets taken in this match, Muttiah Muralitharan would fall slightly short of 800 career test wickets. Statisticians such as Bill Frindall have said that they will not recognise
2145-613: The decision to recognise the World Cricket Tsunami Appeal match as an official ODI, the ICC decided to award official status to the Super Series matches too. Apart from fixtures in which Caribbean islands and territories of the former British empire compete together as the West Indies , this was the first official Test match not between two countries. This decision proved controversial among players and writers alike. Cricket historians have generally opposed
2210-594: The eleventh and twelfth Full Members of the International Cricket Council after a unanimous vote at the ICC Full Council meeting at The Oval . Affiliate Membership was also abolished, with all existing Affiliate Members becoming Associate Members. In 2018, all Women's T20 matches were elevated to Women's Twenty20 International status. In 2019, all Men's T20 matches were elevated to Twenty20 International status. In July 2022, Cambodia , Cote D'Ivoire , and Uzbekistan were granted associate member status by
2275-478: The end of apartheid . In 1992, Zimbabwe was admitted as the ninth Full Member. Namibia joined as an Associate member. Austria , Belgium , Brunei and Spain all joined as Affiliates. In 1993, the position of Chief Executive of ICC was created; David Richards of the Australian Cricket Board was the first person appointed to the position. In July, Sir Clyde Walcott , from Barbados,
2340-573: The final of the 2003 Cricket World Cup held in South Africa, Zimbabwe and Kenya. The following months saw the team lose form, and series to Australia and Pakistan. In May 2005, former Australian skipper Greg Chappell took over from Wright. Wright was also appointed as coach of the World XI team that played Australia in the ICC Super Series 2005 . On 20 December 2010, Wright was named as New Zealand's coach, replacing Mark Greatbatch . He resigned that role in 2012, following New Zealand's tour of
2405-494: The innings, which finished on a competitive 281 for 8. Victoria came close in reply, with Brad Hodge top-scoring with 92 before succumbing to Muttiah Muralitharan . Scorecard Australia won the toss and captain Ricky Ponting elected to bat first. They got off to a good start, with Gilchrist and Katich putting on 80 runs in only 14 overs before Gilchrist was bowled by Kallis . Katich and Ponting put on 48 in
2470-837: The leagues above mentioned. John Wright (cricketer, born 1954) John Geoffrey Wright MBE (born 5 July 1954) is a former international cricketer who represented – and captained – New Zealand . He made his international debut in 1978 against England . He scored more than 5,000 Test runs (the first New Zealand Test player to do so) at an average of 37.82 runs per dismissal with 12 Test centuries , 10 of them in New Zealand. He also played for Derbyshire in England from 1977 to 1988. In first-class cricket he scored more than 25,000 runs, including more than 50 first-class centuries. He scored over 10,000 runs in List A limited-overs cricket. Following his retirement in 1993, he coached
2535-419: The letter, he suggested that the board would be responsible for the formulation of rules and regulations that would govern the bilateral international matches of the three members, Australia, England and South Africa. Bailey wanted to host a Triangular Test series among the participant countries in South Africa. However, Australia rejected the offer. Still, Bailey did not lose hope. He saw an opportunity of getting
2600-478: The matches would count as official One Day Internationals and Test matches. Some previous matches, such as the series between England and the Rest of the World in 1970 , were initially regarded as Test matches, perhaps in the interests of attracting a sponsor, but later stripped of Test status by the ICC. At first it was unclear whether the Super Series matches would be recognised as official internationals, but following
2665-583: The next eight overs, and at 1 for 128 after 22.1 overs, Australia looked to be heading for a big score. But after that wickets fell regularly, with the spinners Muralitharan and Vettori working their way steadily through the middle order to restrict Australia to 8 for 255 at the end of their 50 overs. The ICC World XI never looked like challenging this total. They lost five of their top six batsmen – Sehwag , Kallis , Lara , Dravid and Pietersen – for single figures, to collapse to 5 for 82 inside 22 overs. Only Sangakkara 's innings gave any hope, but when he
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2730-428: The nine-month accounting period to 31 December 2007 the ICC had operating income of $ 12.66 million, mainly from member subscriptions and sponsorship. In contrast, event income was US$ 285.87 million, including $ 239 million from the 2007 World Cup. There was also investment income of $ 6.695 million in the period. In 2022 ICC generated US$ 208,375,000 as an net income. The ICC has no income streams from
2795-433: The players in the final squads, five were from South Africa , three each were from England and Pakistan , two each were from India , Sri Lanka and West Indies , and one was from New Zealand . Zimbabwe and Bangladesh were unrepresented. After first being reduced to 13, who travelled to Australia, the final 11 players to take the field were selected by the Chairman of Selectors, Sunil Gavaskar in consultation with
2860-627: The post of ICC president was abolished in April 2016, Shashank Manohar , who replaced Srinivasan in October 2015, became the first independent elected chairman of the ICC. On 30 November 1907, Abe Bailey , the President of the South African Cricket Association, wrote a letter to the Marylebone Cricket Club 's (MCC, England) secretary, Francis Lacey . Bailey suggested the formation of an 'Imperial Cricket Board'. In
2925-870: The regular ICC schedule, noting that it may be played in the future when there is a clear world champion. International Cricket Council The International Cricket Council ( ICC ) is the global governing body of cricket . It was founded as the Imperial Cricket Conference in 1909 by representatives from Australia, England, and South Africa. It was renamed as the International Cricket Conference in 1965 and adopted its current name in 1987. The ICC has its headquarters in Dubai , United Arab Emirates . The ICC currently has 108 member nations: 12 Full Members that play Test matches , and 96 Associate Members . The ICC
2990-534: The rest of the associate teams. The details of all 96 associate teams are presented in the table below: 2019 Since its creation, the ICC had the Lord's Cricket Ground as its home, and in 1993 moved its offices to the "Clock Tower" building at the nursery end of the ground. The independently run ICC was funded initially by commercial exploitation of the rights to the World Cup of One Day International cricket. As not all Member countries had double-tax agreements with
3055-626: The ruling and will exclude the matches from their records. Although it has been said that this "raises the possibility of two competing sets of cricket statistics being in circulation", that has always been a reality because there has never been a standard for match status and statisticians have always used their own match lists. Many current and former Test cricketers also joined in the debate. For example, former Australian captain Allan Border said: "I firmly believe that this status should be restricted to matches between national sides. Test cricket
3120-526: The same category". In the 1988 Queen's Birthday Honours , Wright was appointed a Member of the Order of the British Empire , for services to cricket. After retiring, Wright worked in sales for around two years – self-confessedly without great success. After taking up coaching for Kent County Cricket Club , Wright enjoyed a successful coaching career with India from 2000 to 2005, during which time
3185-434: The series as a "bunfight" and said that there was "nothing that resembled cricket" in it. The authoritative publication The Wisden Cricketer summed up the Test match as follows: " [it] was a terrible game of cricket. It had a small crowd, little meaning and was forgotten quickly." The World XI players seemed to be there more for fun than anything else. Andrew Flintoff came up with some refreshingly honest statements amidst all
3250-537: The table below: Additionally, The ICC in association with Commonwealth Games Federation and International Olympic Committee also conducts Twenty20 Cricket Tournament for Women in Commonwealth Games and Cricket at the Summer Olympics (for both) respectively. The ICC organizes qualifying tournaments for various international main events. Starting with the 2024 ICC Men's T20 World Cup ,
3315-399: The team improved immensely, winning a home Test series 2–1 against Australia (which included the historic Kolkata Test which India won coming back from a follow-on with Indian batsman VVS Laxman making 281 not out ), drawing a four-match Test series against Australia 1–1 in Australia in 2003–04 ( Steve Waugh 's farewell Test series), winning a series against arch-rivals Pakistan, and reaching
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#17327810258053380-428: The three members together during Australia's tour of England in 1909. After continued lobbying and efforts, Bailey was successful. On 15 June 1909, representatives from England , Australia and South Africa met at Lord's and founded the Imperial Cricket Conference . A month later, a second meeting between the three members was held. The rules were agreed upon amongst the nations, and the first-ever Tri-Test series
3445-573: The weekends to play club cricket in order to make the Canterbury team . Unable to make the Canterbury team, he moved to Gisborne and played five first-class games for Northern Districts in the 1975/76 season. At the end of the season, he travelled to England where he spent time playing club cricket and time training with the Kent team. Later in the 1976 season, he got the opportunity to play for
3510-504: The wickets and a few soft dismissals, with Lara again hitting Nathan Bracken straight to Symonds at cover. The ICC World XI ended up being dismissed for 273, handing another victory to Australia. Scorecard Scorecard The original aim was that the Super Series would be played every four years. However, immediately after the completion of the first Test match, Malcolm Speed , the ICC Chief Executive, removed it from
3575-463: Was "shake"; reputedly a reflection of his packing technique. Together with Bruce Edgar of Wellington, he formed what was arguably New Zealand's most successful and reliable opening partnership. During a match against Australia in 1980, he became the second player in history to score an eight off one ball in a Test, running four and collecting four overthrows. Toward the end of his career he used an unorthodox batting stance. In contrast, most batsman face
3640-668: Was a success. The ICC's current plan is to have an international tournament every year, with a Twenty20 World Cup played in even number years, the World Cup continuing to be held the year before the Olympic Games , and the ICC Champions Trophy in the remaining year of the cycle. This cycle began in 2010 , one year after the 2009 tournament . The ICC organizes various international Test , One-Day and Twenty20 cricket competitions for Men , Women and Under-19 national teams. The details are presented in
3705-527: Was admitted as an Associate. In 1977, Bangladesh was admitted as an Associate. In 1978, Papua-New Guinea was admitted as an Associate. South Africa applied to rejoin, but their application was rejected. In 1981, Sri Lanka was promoted to a Full Member, and they played their first Test in 1982. In 1984, a third class of membership (Affiliate) was introduced. Italy was the first such member, followed by Switzerland in 1985. In 1987, Bahamas and France were admitted, followed by Nepal in 1988. At
3770-617: Was appointed head coach of the Mumbai Indians in the Indian Premier League . The Mumbai Indians won that edition of the IPL . Wright has worked with the Mumbai Indians for seven years. Wright always took his guitar when on tour as a cricketer. He released his debut album Red Skies in 2017. The songs are about travelling as an international cricketer and coach. He is planning to release an EP of new songs titled Jump
3835-432: Was bowled by a doosra from Muralitharan . Gilchrist and Ponting put on 63, with Gilchrist reaching his century off 73 balls, before missing a straight Sehwag delivery. Martyn and Ponting consolidated in a 103-run stand, working singles around. On 276, Ponting failed to beat Flintoff to the stumps at the other end and Martyn was bowled next ball, giving the World XI a sniff. However, Andrew Symonds and Michael Clarke pushed
3900-468: Was decided to be held in England in 1912. In 1926, West Indies , New Zealand and India were elected as Full Members, doubling the number of Test-playing nations to six. After the formation of Pakistan in 1947, it was given Test status five years later in 1952, becoming the seventh Test-playing, nation. In May 1961, South Africa left the Commonwealth and therefore lost membership. In 1964,
3965-519: Was developed. The Australian squads were announced on 20 September, and the axe fell on the lacklustre performers on the team during the recent Ashes series . Damien Martyn was dropped from the Test side in favour of Brad Hodge but retained his one-day spot. Stuart MacGill and Shane Watson , who toured England but did not play in any of the Ashes Tests, were included in the lineup. Jason Gillespie and Michael Kasprowicz were not included in
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#17327810258054030-408: Was elected as the first non-British Chairman. The emergence of new technology saw the introduction of a third umpire who was equipped with video playback facilities. By 1995, TV replays were made available for run-outs and stumpings in Test matches, with the third umpire required to signal out or not out with red and green lights respectively. The following year, the cameras were used to determine if
4095-579: Was investigated and a request was made, through Sport England , to the British Government to allow the ICC to have all its personnel (including those working on commercial matters) in London – but be given special exemption from paying UK corporation tax on its commercial income. The British Government was unwilling to create a precedent and would not agree to this request. As a consequence, the ICC examined other locations and eventually settled on
4160-582: Was just being mentally organised, being able to get out there and express yourself in a way you knew you were capable of but you made it hard for yourself because of the pressure you put on yourself". Wright's Test teammate Ian Smith said of Wright's captaincy of the team: "He had an uncanny knack of bringing out the best in players, some of whom, I'm sure, thought they had already had their best days. I probably played my best cricket under John Wright's leadership; Martin Snedden and John Bracewell would be in
4225-423: Was out for 64 to leave the ICC World XI on 6 for 101, needing 7 runs an over off the last 22 overs, the game was over. Australia eventually wrapped up the ICC World XI's innings for 162 to record a comprehensive 93-run victory. Scorecard Australia won the toss and captain Ricky Ponting elected to bat first. They got off to a good start, with Gilchrist and Katich quickly putting on 110 runs before Katich
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