The 2006–07

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season is made up of three domestic competitions for the men; the first-class

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, the

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and the Twenty20 competition

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. The women compete in the

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, although

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does not have a first-class women's team. The season started on 11 October 2006 with a domestic Ford Ranger One Day Cup match between

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and

, and culminated with the World Cup Final between Australia and Sri Lanka on 28 April 2007. The international season started with the

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in October and November, followed by the 5- Test match

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series and a single

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match against

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until early January. The English tour was followed by the 2006–07 Commonwealth Bank Series, an ODI triangular series against England and

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which lasted until mid February. Later in the summer, Australia toured

, playing for the

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, and competed in the

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in March and April.

Roll of honour

International series

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: Australia Women beat New Zealand Women 5–0 in 5-ODI series. *

: Australia beat West Indies by eight wickets in the final. *

: Australia beat England 5–0 in 5-Test Match series. * Commonwealth Bank Series: Australia finished first in pool table, but lost to England, who finished second in the pools, 2–0 in Best of 3 ODI Finals Series. *

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: New Zealand won 3–0 in 3 Match ODI Series. *

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: Australia beat Sri Lanka in the final, undefeated throughout the tournament.

Domestic tournaments

: Tasmanian Tigers defeated New South Wales Blues in Final. *

: Queensland defeated Victoria in Final. *

: Victorian Bushrangers defeated Tasmanian Tigers in Final. *

: New South Wales Breakers defeated Victoria Spirit 2–1 in the three-match final. *

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(2nd XI): New South Wales Second XI finished first in the pool table.

International tours and tournaments

Champions Trophy

Ashes

The 2006–07 cricket series between

and

for

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was played in Australia between 23 November 2006 and 5 January 2007. The five

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matches were at

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and

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. Australia won the series 5–0, the first whitewash victory in 86 years, and regained the ashes that were held by England after its win in 2005. Australia also won the Twenty20 International.

Commonwealth Bank Series

Australia was a clear winner in the round robin stage, with 7 wins and only 1 loss, but lost against England in the best-of-3 series final.

Chappell–Hadlee Trophy

3 ODI matches between

and

to be held in New Zealand.

World Cup

The premier One Day International tournament was held in the

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from 13 March to 28 April. Australia topped their group in the competition, defeating

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and

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along the way. They remained undefeated throughout the Super 8 stage of the competition and again topped the group table. They defeated

in the semi-final and went on to complete an unbeaten tournament with victory over

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in a rain-affected final.

Domestic competitions

Tables

''For an explanation of the points system for the Pura Cup, please see Pura Cup#Points system.'' Legend: * W: Outright win * DWF: Draws when first innings won * DLF: Draws when first innings lost * LWF: Losses when first innings won * L: Losses

Matches

Squads

Notes

References

* ''Playfair Cricket Annual 2007'' * ''Wisden Cricketers Almanack 2007''

External links

Cricket Australia

Cricinfo

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