The 1990s
Australia's Record in Test Match Cricket 1990–1999
| Season | Opponent | Venue | Played | Won | Lost | Drawn | Result |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1989–90 | Pakistan | Australia | 3 | 1 | 0 | 2 | Won |
| 1989–90 | New Zealand | New Zealand | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | Lost |
| 1990–91 | England | Australia | 5 | 3 | 0 | 2 | Won |
| 1990–91 | West Indies | West Indies | 5 | 1 | 3 | 1 | Lost |
| 1991–92 | India | Australia | 5 | 4 | 0 | 1 | Won |
| 1991–92 | Sri Lanka | Sri Lanka | 3 | 1 | 0 | 2 | Won |
| 1992–93 | West Indies | Australia | 5 | 1 | 2 | 2 | Lost |
| 1992–93 | New Zealand | New Zealand | 3 | 1 | 1 | 1 | Drawn |
| 1993 | England | England | 6 | 4 | 1 | 1 | Won |
| 1993–94 | New Zealand | Australia | 3 | 2 | 0 | 1 | Won |
| 1993–94 | South Africa | Australia | 3 | 1 | 1 | 1 | Drawn |
| 1993–94 | South Africa | South Africa | 3 | 1 | 1 | 1 | Drawn |
| 1994–95 | Pakistan | Pakistan | 3 | 0 | 1 | 2 | Lost |
| 1994–95 | England | Australia | 5 | 3 | 1 | 1 | Won |
| 1994–95 | West Indies | West Indies | 4 | 2 | 1 | 1 | Won |
| 1995–96 | Pakistan | Australia | 3 | 2 | 1 | 0 | Won |
| 1995–96 | Sri Lanka | Australia | 3 | 3 | 0 | 0 | Won |
| 1996–97 | India | India | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | Lost |
| 1996–97 | West Indies | Australia | 5 | 3 | 2 | 0 | Won |
| 1996–97 | South Africa | South Africa | 3 | 2 | 1 | 0 | Won |
| 1997 | England | England | 6 | 3 | 2 | 1 | Won |
| 1997–98 | New Zealand | Australia | 3 | 2 | 0 | 1 | Won |
| 1997–98 | South Africa | Australia | 3 | 1 | 0 | 2 | Won |
| 1997–98 | India | India | 3 | 1 | 2 | 0 | Lost |
| 1998–99 | Pakistan | Pakistan | 3 | 1 | 0 | 2 | Won |
| 1998–99 | England | Australia | 5 | 3 | 1 | 1 | Won |
| 1998–99 | West Indies | West Indies | 4 | 2 | 2 | 0 | Drawn |
| 1999-00 | Sri Lanka | Sri Lanka | 3 | 0 | 1 | 2 | Lost |
| 1999–00 | Zimbabwe | Zimbabwe | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | Won |
| 1999–00 | Pakistan | Australia | 3 | 3 | 0 | 0 | Won |
| 1999–00 | India | Australia | 2 | 2 | 0 | 0 | Completed 2000 |
| Totals | 109 | 55 | 26 | 28 |
Australia's Record in ODI Cricket 1990–1999
| Year | Tournament | Venue | Played | Won | Lost | Tied | N/R | Result |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1989–90 | World Series | Australia | 8 | 6 | 2 | 0 | 0 | Won |
| 1990 | Rothmans Cup | New Zealand | 5 | 5 | 0 | 0 | 0 | Won |
| 1990 | Austral-Asia Cup | Sharjah | 4 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 0 | Runner-up |
| 1990–91 | World Series | Australia | 10 | 9 | 1 | 0 | 0 | Won |
| 1991 | v West Indies | West Indies | 5 | 4 | 1 | 0 | 0 | Won |
| 1991–92 | World Series | Australia | 10 | 7 | 2 | 0 | 1 | Won |
| 1992 | 5th World Cup | Aust/NZ | 8 | 4 | 4 | 0 | 0 | Eliminated |
| 1992 | v Sri Lanka | Sri Lanka | 3 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 0 | Lost |
| 1992–93 | World Series | Australia | 10 | 5 | 4 | 1 | 0 | Runner-up |
| 1993 | v New Zealand | New Zealand | 5 | 3 | 2 | 0 | 0 | Won |
| 1993 | Texaco Trophy | England | 3 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | Won |
| 1993–94 | World Series | Australia | 11 | 7 | 4 | 0 | 0 | Won |
| 1994 | v South Africa | South Africa | 8 | 4 | 4 | 0 | 0 | Drawn |
| 1994 | Austral-Asia Cup | Sharjah | 3 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 0 | Semi-final |
| 1994 | Singer World Series | Sri Lanka | 3 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 0 | Eliminated |
| 1994 | Wills Triangular Series | Pakistan | 6 | 5 | 1 | 0 | 0 | Won |
| 1994–95 | World Series | Australia | 4 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 0 | Won |
| 1995 | NZ Centenary T’ment | New Zealand | 4 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 0 | Won |
| 1995 | v West Indies | West Indies | 5 | 1 | 4 | 0 | 0 | Lost |
| 1995–96 | World Series | Australia | 10 | 7 | 3 | 0 | 0 | Won |
| 1996 | 6th World Cup | Ind/Pak/SL | 7 | 5 | 2 | 0 | 0 | Runner-up |
| 1996 | Singer World Series | Sri Lanka | 4 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 0 | Runner-up |
| 1996 | Titan Cup | India | 5 | 0 | 5 | 0 | 0 | Eliminated |
| 1996–97 | CUB Series | Australia | 8 | 3 | 5 | 0 | 0 | Eliminated |
| 1997 | v South Africa | South Africa | 7 | 4 | 3 | 0 | 0 | Won |
| 1997 | Texaco Trophy | England | 3 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 0 | Lost |
| 1997–98 | CUB Series | Australia | 11 | 5 | 6 | 0 | 0 | Won |
| 1998 | v New Zealand | Australia | 4 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 0 | Drawn |
| 1998 | Pepsi Triangular Series | India | 5 | 3 | 2 | 0 | 0 | Won |
| 1998 | Coca-Cola Cup | Sharjah | 5 | 4 | 1 | 0 | 0 | Runner-up |
| 1998 | Wills Cup | Bangladesh | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | Eliminated |
| 1998 | v Pakistan | Pakistan | 3 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | Won |
| 1999 | CUB Series | Australia | 12 | 9 | 3 | 0 | 0 | Won |
| 1999 | v West Indies | West Indies | 7 | 3 | 3 | 1 | 0 | Drawn |
| 1999 | 7th World Cup | UK/Ire/Neth | 10 | 7 | 2 | 1 | 0 | Won |
| 1999 | Aiwa Cup | Sri Lanka | 5 | 4 | 1 | 0 | 0 | Runner-up |
| 1999 | v Zimbabwe | Zimbabwe | 3 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | Won |
| Totals | 225 | 140 | 81 | 3 | 1 |
The 1990s saw the dawn and twilight of many well-known Australian cricketers Shane Warne became a household name during the 1993 Ashes tour, Allan Border retired after playing South Africa at Durban in 1994, Glenn McGrath became famous as a metronome (and as a rabbit) during the 1994–95 tour of the West Indies, Ricky Ponting came onto the scene with 96 against Sri Lanka during 1995–96, Craig McDermott was forced to retire during the 1996–97 season, while Brett Lee appeared at the turn of the century. Meanwhile, Australian cricket was run by three captains, Allan Border, Mark Taylor and Steve Waugh.
Australia continued to assert their dominance over The Ashes during the 1990s, won the unofficial Test 'world championship' prize from West Indies during 1994–95, won a second World Cup in 1999 and began a long winning streak in 1999, both in one-day internationals and Tests. The only venues where Australia struggled were India and Sri Lanka. The 1992–93 Frank Worrell Trophy series against the West Indies was the last Test series Australia lost at home until the 2008–09 series loss to South Africa.
A year after losing to Sri Lanka in the final of the 1996 World Cup, Australia adopted a policy of fielding separate Test and one-day sides. The policy was intended to ensure that players were only chosen for the side for which they were suitable. This resulted in the immediate removal of captain Taylor and his deputy Ian Healy from the ODI team. The move proved successful, and was also adopted by other teams such as England and the West Indies.
The defeat of the then-dominant West Indies on their 1995 tour of the Caribbean is viewed as the moment when Australia became the dominant side in the world. Since then, in spite of a few occasions (specifically the 2005 Ashes series) the Australians have had an extremely high winning rate that compares favourably to the leading teams in history (much like the West Indies for the two decades prior).
- The 1994–95 World Series Cup was expanded to include an Australia A side, and by making the finals, it proved that Australia had a lot of young cricketers ready to represent their country (and many of them did)
- Mark Taylor's captaincy, following the retirement of Allan Border
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