A depleted Australian staff will vie for a 3rd ICC Champions Trophy title when it kicks off its marketing campaign in opposition to archrival England in Lahore on February 22.
Australia, the one staff to have received consecutive titles (2006 and 2009), shall be with out skipper Pat Cummins, who led the staff to the ODI World Cup crown in 2023. Steve Smith will change Cummins on the helm all through the event.
Although it’s the most profitable staff within the historical past of the ODI World Cup, Australia has had a tough time within the final two editions of the ICC Champions Trophy. It exited the event in 2013 and 2017 within the group stage after numerous its matches had been washed out because of inclement climate. Because of this, Australia has been winless within the event because the ultimate in 2009, when it beat New Zealand at Centurion to clinch its second title.
AUSTRALIA’S OVERALL RECORD IN ICC CHAMPIONS TROPHY (1998-2017)
Matches performed: 24
Matches received: 12
Matches misplaced: 8
No end result: 4
Final end result: Misplaced to England by 40 runs (Birmingham; 2017)
Final 5 outcomes: Gained – 2; Misplaced – 3
AUSTRALIA AT EVERY ICC CHAMPIONS TROPHY EDITION
| Yr | Outcome | Most runs | Most wickets |
| 1998 | Quarterfinals | Mark Waugh (74) | Michael Kasprowicz (3) |
| 2000 | Quarterfinals | Ricky Ponting (46) | Shane Lee (2) |
| 2002 | Semifinals | Adam Gilchrist (129) | Glenn McGrath (8) |
| 2004 | Semifinals | Damien Martyn (125) | Michael Kasprowicz (7) |
| 2006 | Winner | Damien Martyn (241) | Glenn McGrath (10) |
| 2009 | Winner | Ricky Ponting (288) | Peter Siddle (6) |
| 2013 | Group Stage | Adam Voges (135) | Clint McKay (5) |
| 2017 | Group Stage | Aaron Finch (95) | Josh Hazlewood (9) |
MOST RUNS FOR AUSTRALIA IN ICC CHAMPIONS TROPHY
| Batter | Mat. | Runs | Avg. | S/R | Highest | 100s/50s |
| Ricky Ponting | 18 | 593 | 39.53 | 76.51 | 111* | 1/4 |
| Damien Martyn | 12 | 492 | 61.50 | 73.98 | 78 | 0/5 |
| Shane Watson | 17 | 453 | 41.18 | 82.81 | 136* | 2/2 |
| Adam Gilchrist | 13 | 382 | 31.83 | 94.08 | 92 | 0/2 |
| Michael Hussey | 10 | 228 | 38.00 | 69.51 | 67 | 0/2 |
MOST WICKETS FOR AUSTRALIA IN ICC CHAMPIONS TROPHY
| Bowler | Mat. | Wickets | Econ. | Avg. | S/R | BBI |
| Brett Lee | 16 | 22 | 4.79 | 26.86 | 33.50 | 3/38 |
| Glenn McGrath | 12 | 21 | 4.03 | 19.61 | 29.1 | 5/37 |
| Shane Watson | 17 | 17 | 4.12 | 23.29 | 33.8 | 3/16 |
| Jason Gillespie | 7 | 12 | 3.73 | 17.41 | 28.0 | 4/15 |
| Mitchell Johnson | 11 | 12 | 4.66 | 33.83 | 43.5 | 3/40 |
AUSTRALIA SQUAD FOR ICC CHAMPIONS TROPHY 2025
Steve Smith (c), Sean Abbott, Alex Carey, Ben Dwarshuis, Nathan Ellis, Jake Fraser-McGurk, Aaron Hardie, Travis Head, Josh Inglis, Spencer Johnson, Marnus Labuschagne, Glenn Maxwell, Tanveer Sangha, Matthew Quick, Adam Zampa.
AUSTRALIA SCHEDULE FOR ICC CHAMPIONS TROPHY 2025
- Australia vs England – February 22 – Lahore (2:30 PM IST)
- Australia vs South Africa – February 25 – Rawalpindi (2:30 PM IST)
- Australia vs Afghanistan – February 28 – Lahore (2:30 PM IST)