The 2000s
Australia's Record in Test Match Cricket 2000–
| Season | Opponent | Venue | Played | Won | Lost | Drawn | Result |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1999-00 | India | Australia | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | Won |
| 1999–90 | New Zealand | New Zealand | 3 | 3 | 0 | 0 | Won |
| 2000–01 | West Indies | Australia | 5 | 5 | 0 | 0 | Won |
| 2000–01 | India | India | 3 | 1 | 2 | 0 | Lost |
| 2001 | England | England | 5 | 4 | 0 | 1 | Won |
| 2001–02 | New Zealand | New Zealand | 3 | 0 | 0 | 3 | Drawn |
| 2001–02 | South Africa | Australia | 3 | 3 | 0 | 0 | Won |
| 2001–02 | South Africa | South Africa | 3 | 2 | 1 | 0 | Won |
| 2002–03 | Pakistan | SL/Sharjah | 3 | 3 | 0 | 0 | Won |
| 2002–03 | England | Australia | 5 | 4 | 1 | 0 | Won |
| 2002–03 | West Indies | West Indies | 4 | 3 | 1 | 0 | Won |
| 2003 | Bangladesh | Australia | 2 | 2 | 0 | 0 | Won |
| 2003–04 | Zimbabwe | Australia | 2 | 2 | 0 | 0 | Won |
| 2003–04 | India | Australia | 4 | 1 | 1 | 2 | Drawn |
| 2003–04 | Sri Lanka | Sri Lanka | 3 | 3 | 0 | 0 | Won |
| 2004 | Sri Lanka | Australia | 2 | 1 | 0 | 1 | Won |
| 2004–05 | India | India | 4 | 2 | 1 | 1 | Won |
| 2004–05 | New Zealand | Australia | 2 | 2 | 0 | 0 | Won |
| 2004–05 | Pakistan | Australia | 3 | 3 | 0 | 0 | Won |
| 2004–05 | New Zealand | New Zealand | 3 | 2 | 0 | 1 | Won |
| 2005 | England | England | 5 | 1 | 2 | 2 | Lost |
| 2005–06 | ICC World XI | Australia | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | Won |
| 2005–06 | West Indies | Australia | 3 | 3 | 0 | 0 | Won |
| 2005–06 | South Africa | Australia | 3 | 2 | 0 | 1 | Won |
| 2005–06 | South Africa | South Africa | 3 | 3 | 0 | 0 | Won |
| 2005–06 | Bangladesh | Bangladesh | 2 | 2 | 0 | 0 | Won |
| 2006–07 | England | Australia | 5 | 5 | 0 | 0 | Won |
| 2007–08 | Sri Lanka | Australia | 2 | 2 | 0 | 0 | Won |
| 2007–08 | India | Australia | 4 | 2 | 1 | 1 | Won |
| 2007–08 | West Indies | Australia | 3 | 2 | 1 | 0 | Won |
| 2008–09 | India | India | 4 | 0 | 2 | 2 | Lost |
| 2008–09 | New Zealand | Australia | 2 | 2 | 0 | 0 | Won |
| 2008–09 | South Africa | Australia | 3 | 1 | 2 | 0 | Lost |
| 2008–09 | South Africa | South Africa | 3 | 2 | 1 | 0 | Won |
| 2009 | England | England | 5 | 1 | 2 | 2 | Lost |
| Totals | 111 | 70 | 18 | 18 |
During this decade, Australia's dominance has continued to the point that they have gone months sometimes even a full calendar year without losing a single match and have racked up many records along the way. Following Steve Waugh's omission in 2002 from One Day International cricket and, in his retirement in 2004 from Test cricket, Ricky Ponting replaced him as Captain and continued the team's international dominance.
The 2005 Ashes series 2–1 loss to England was considered a disaster. The return series in 2006–07, was, however, a resounding success, with the Australians completing a 5–0 whitewash of the English, a feat not witnessed since Warwick Armstrong's side in 1920–21. The 2006–07 season also saw the retirements of Shane Warne, Glenn McGrath and Justin Langer. The Ashes were again lost 2–1 in England in 2009, this result reduced Australia to 4th in the ICC Test Rankings, their lowest ever position. Australia's dominance during this time extended to One-Day Cricket, with the Australians winning a third consecutive Cricket World Cup in 2007, following their successes in 2003 and 1999). Australia's dominance of the tournament during the decade has meant that the team has not suffered a World Cup loss since the group stage of 1999. Australia pulled out of their cricket tour of Pakistan because of Terrorism in Pakistan on 11 March 2008.
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