2002-03 Annual R eport 2002-03 Annual R eport - Australian Sports ...

Back, left to right: Lucy Frostick (Team Massage Therapist), Reg Dickason (Security Consultant), Errol Alcott (Physiotherapist), Brett Lee, Matthew Hayden,
Jason Gillespie, Andrew Symonds, Shane Watson, Nathan Hauritz, Mike Walsh (Assistant Manager/Cricket Analyst), Jock Campbell (Physical Performance Manager).
Front, left to right: Andrew Bichel, Michael Bevan, Shane Warne, Stephen Bernard (Team Manager), Ricky Ponting (Captain), Adam Gilchrist (Vice-captain), Allan Border
(Coach), Glenn McGrath, Damien Martyn, Jimmy Maher.
TRAVELEX TOUR AGAINST PAKISTAN
AND KENYA IN KENYA, 2002
Australia took the opportunity to shake off any winter cobwebs
and prepare for the upcoming ICC Champions Trophy with a triseries
in Kenya, pitting itself against the hosts and Pakistan.
And while the finale of the tournament was unsatisfactory – the
final was washed out when Ricky Ponting’s side appeared well
on the road to victory – the tournament still served its purpose
as Australia looked impressive and was unbeaten throughout.
For much of the event it appeared as though Australia was
playing on a different level to the other two sides as they
crushed both Kenya and Pakistan in four qualifying matches.
So easily did it win its first three games there was even scope
for experimentation with the batting order in the final qualifying
match against the home side to ensure all players spent some
quality time at the crease.
Australia’s dominance was founded on top-quality pace bowling
and the dominance of opener Matthew Hayden. Ponting’s men
had the two leading wicket-takers in the tournament in Jason
Gillespie (15) and Glenn McGrath (9), and by capturing early
wickets they ensured the opposition was always under pressure.
Hayden continued the dominant form he had begun in India 18
months earlier and proved almost impossible to bowl at with
scores of 146, 40*, 59* and 20*. The Queensland left-hander
finished as the leading batsman in the tournament.
Australia was coached by former Test captain and current
selector Allan Border during the tournament. Border was
originally due to take charge of the Australia A side in South
Africa but stepped in when John Buchanan dropped out to rest a
back injury. Commonwealth Bank Cricket Academy coach Bennett
King took over as coach of the A squad in Border’s absence.
Australia was also without batsman Darren Lehmann during the
tournament. The South Australian left-hander was selected but
had to miss out because of a hand injury sustained playing
county cricket for Yorkshire. Jimmy Maher of Queensland took
his place.
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Australia v Pakistan
At Gymkhana Club Ground, Nairobi, 30 August 2002: Australia won by 224 runs;
Australia five for 332 (ML Hayden 146, RT Ponting 65, JP Maher 35; Wasim Akram
2-58, Shahid Afridi 2-56); Pakistan 108 (Azhar Mahmood 32; GD McGrath 2-11,
JN Gillespie 5-22); Man of the Match: ML Hayden.
Australia v Kenya
At Gymkhana Club Ground, Nairobi, 2 September 2002: Australia won by eight
wickets; Kenya 84 (GD McGrath 3-8, JN Gillespie 3-40, SR Watson 2-13); Australia
two for 85 (ML Hayden 40*); Man of the Match: GD McGrath.
Australia v Pakistan
At Gymkhana Club Ground, Nairobi, 4 September 2002: Australia won by nine
wickets; Pakistan 117 (Misbah-ul-Haq 39; GD McGrath 3-15, JN Gillespie 2-33,
B Lee 4-32); Australia one for 121 (ML Hayden 59*); Man of the Match: B Lee.
Australia v Kenya
At Gymkhana Club Ground, Nairobi, 5 September 2002: Australia won by five
wickets; Kenya nine for 204 (BJ Patel 42, SO Tikolo 35, MO Odumbe 55; NM Hauritz
4-39); Australia five for 205 (AC Gilchrist 41, SR Watson 77*, A Symonds 43; TM
Odoyo 2-38); Man of the Match: MO Odumbe.
FINAL - Australia v Pakistan
At Gymkhana Club Ground, Nairobi, 7 September 2002: no result; Pakistan 227
(Shoaib Malik 37, Misbah-ul-Haq 50, Abdur Razzaq 59; JN Gillespie 5-70,
B Lee 2-38); Australia one for 67; Man of the Match: no award.
T ravelex Tour against Pakistan and Kenya in Kenya, 2002