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International Cricket In 2005–06
The international cricket season in 2005–06 lasted from October 2005 to April 2006. The season included the 2005 ICC Super Series, ICC Super Series which was held in Australia. Season overview Rankings The following are the rankings at the start of the season. October 2005 ICC Super Series New Zealand in South Africa Sri Lanka in India November 2005 West Indies in Australia England in Pakistan South Africa in India December 2005 Australia in New Zealand South Africa in Australia Sri Lanka in New Zealand January 2006 VB Series India in Pakistan February 2006 Asia Cup The Asia Cup was postponed due to India's busy cricket schedule at the time. West Indies in New Zealand Sri Lanka in Bangladesh Australia in South Africa Kenya in Zimbabwe March 2006 ICC Intercontinental Cup England in India Kenya in Bangladesh Pakistan in Sri Lanka April 2006 Australia in Bangladesh New Zealand in South Afri ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
2005 ICC Super Series
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 4 of them. The matches attracted small crowds and were not competitive, in part because 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 the 2005 Ashes Series.The ICC had intended to hold a Super Series every four years, but the concept was not repeated. Background In th ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Australia In South Africa
Australia, officially the Commonwealth of Australia, is a country comprising the mainland of the Australian continent, the island of Tasmania and numerous smaller islands. It has a total area of , making it the sixth-largest country in the world and the largest in Oceania. Australia is the world's flattest and driest inhabited continent. It is a megadiverse country, and its size gives it a wide variety of landscapes and climates including deserts in the interior and tropical rainforests along the coast. The ancestors of Aboriginal Australians began arriving from south-east Asia 50,000 to 65,000 years ago, during the last glacial period. By the time of British settlement, Aboriginal Australians spoke 250 distinct languages and had one of the oldest living cultures in the world. Australia's written history commenced with Dutch exploration of most of the coastline in the 17th century. British colonisation began in 1788 with the establishment of the penal colony of New S ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
