Important Events
- On 22 May wicketkeeper Brad Haddin became the 400th man to represent Australia in Test match cricket.
- On 30 May Australian captain Ricky Ponting became the seventh man to reach 10,000 Test match runs.
- On 1 June leg-spinner Stuart MacGill announced his retirement from international cricket effective at the end of the Second Test in Antigua, ending his ten year international career.
- On 27 June Australian captain Ricky Ponting became the second Australian to reach 300 One Day Internationals.
- On 29 June fast bowler Brett Lee reached 300 One Day International wickets, dismissing Darren Sammy caught and bowled. This made him the fastest to 300 wickets in One Day International history.
- All-rounder Andrew Symonds was axed from Australia's squad to play Bangladesh after missing a team meeting to go fishing.
Read more about this topic: Australian Cricket Team In 2008
Famous quotes containing the words important and/or events:
“Drink and be thankful to the host! What seems insignificant when you have it, is important when you need it.”
—Franz Grillparzer (1791–1872)
“By the power elite, we refer to those political, economic, and military circles which as an intricate set of overlapping cliques share decisions having at least national consequences. In so far as national events are decided, the power elite are those who decide them.”
—C. Wright Mills (1916–1962)