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.
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