Australia A cricket team
Second-tier national team
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The Australia A men's cricket team is a cricket team representing Australia. It is currently used to develop young players and prepare them for the Australian national cricket team,[1] though has seen participation from older, or more established players, as preparation for upcoming series.[2] Originally playing as tour matches alongside the main Australian side, the team has since expanded to participating in their own tours.
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| Association | Cricket Australia | ||
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| Personnel | |||
| Coach | Tim Paine | ||
| Batting coach | Scott Prestwidge | ||
| Bowling coach | Adam Griffith | ||
| Team information | |||
| Founded | 1994 | ||
| History | |||
| First-class debut | South Africa in 19–22 December 1997 at The Gabba | ||
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History
Australia had sent Second XI teams on overseas tours before—such as their tours of New Zealand in 1949–50 and 1959–60. These teams would consist of players on the fringes of national selection.
In 1994, this team was given an official name, when the 1994–95 Australian Tri-Series was expanded to involve four teams instead of three, with the addition of "Australia A" to the pre-established Australia, England and Zimbabwe.[3] This Australia A team was made up of younger players as part of the selection process for the 1996 Cricket World Cup, with Ricky Ponting, Michael Bevan and Paul Reiffel going from the Australia A side in these games to the squad for the World Cup as David Boon, Tim May and Phil Emery missed out. Games involving Australia A are not official One Day Internationals but are included in the List A statistics when that classification was made official by the International Cricket Council in 2006.[4] During this series, players would regularly be swapped between the 'A' team and the national team.[5]
The team originally played 50-over cricket until their first-class debut against the South Africa national team in 1997.[6] They participated in their first solo tour in 1998, touring Scotland and Ireland.
Squad
This table lists all players who have played for Australia A since 1 September 2025.
- Players who were selected in a current squad but have not played are in italics.
- Players who have international caps are in boldface.
| Name | Birth date | Batting style | Bowling style | State team | Captain | Last FC | Last LA | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Batters | ||||||||
| Peter Handscomb | 26 April 1991 | Right-handed | Right-arm off break | Victoria | India A 2018 | Gloucestershire 2019 | ||
| Mackenzie Harvey | 19 December 2000 | Left-handed | Right-arm off break | South Australia | N/a | India A 2025/26 | ||
| Lachlan Hearne | 26 December 2002 | Left-handed | Right-arm off break | Queensland | N/a | India A 2025/26 | ||
| Campbell Kellaway | 1 November 2002 | Left-handed | Slow left-arm orthodox | Victoria | England Lions 2025/26 | Sri Lanka A 2025 | ||
| Sam Konstas | 2 October 2005 | Right-handed | Right-arm off break | New South Wales | India A 2025/26 | N/a | ||
| Jake Fraser-McGurk | 11 April 2002 | Right-handed | Right-arm leg break | South Australia | N/a | India A 2025/26 | ||
| Nathan McSweeney | 8 March 1999 | Right-handed | Right-arm off break | South Australia | [N 1] | England Lions 2025/26 | Sri Lanka A 2025 | |
| Oliver Peake | 11 September 2006 | Left-handed | Right-arm off break | Victoria | India A 2025/26 | Sri Lanka A 2025 | ||
| Matt Renshaw | 28 March 1996 | Left-handed | Right-arm off break | Queensland | England Lions 2025/26 | Sri Lanka A 2025 | ||
| Jason Sangha | 8 September 1999 | Right-handed | Right-arm leg break | South Australia | Sri Lanka A 2025 | Sri Lanka A 2025 | ||
| All-rounders | ||||||||
| Nikhil Chaudhary | 4 May 1996 | Right-handed | Right-arm off break | Tasmania | N/a | N/a | ||
| Cooper Connolly | 22 August 2003 | Left-handed | Slow left-arm orthodox | Western Australia | England Lions 2025/26 | India A 2025/26 | ||
| Harry Dixon | 13 February 2005 | Left-handed | Right-arm off spin | Victoria | N/a | India A 2025/26 | ||
| Jack Edwards | 19 April 2000 | Right-handed | Right-arm medium | New South Wales | [N 2] | India A 2025/26 | India A 2025/26 | |
| Aaron Hardie | 7 January 1999 | Right-handed | Right-arm medium-fast | Western Australia | England Lions 2024/25 | Sri Lanka A 2022 | ||
| Mitchell Owen | 16 September 2001 | Right-handed | Right-arm medium | Tasmania | N/a | N/a | ||
| Liam Scott | 12 December 2000 | Right-handed | Right-arm fast-medium | South Australia | India A 2025/26 | India A 2025/26 | ||
| Will Sutherland | 27 October 1999 | Right handed | Right-arm medium-fast | Victoria | [N 3] | India A 2025/26 | India A 2025/26 | |
| Beau Webster | 1 December 1993 | Right-handed | Right-arm medium, off break | Tasmania | England Lions 2025/26 | N/a | ||
| Wicket-keepers | ||||||||
| Sam Harper | 10 December 1996 | Right-handed | N/a | Victoria | N/a | N/a | ||
| Josh Philippe | 1 June 1997 | Right-handed | N/a | New South Wales | England Lions 2025/26 | Sri Lanka A 2025 | ||
| Lachlan Shaw | 26 December 2002 | Right-handed | N/a | New South Wales | N/a | India A 2025/26 | ||
| Pace bowlers | ||||||||
| Xavier Bartlett | 17 December 1998 | Right-handed | Right-arm fast-medium | Queensland | England Lions 2025/26 | N/a | ||
| Mahli Beardman | 31 August 2005 | Right-handed | Right-arm fast-medium | Western Australia | N/a | N/a | ||
| Brendan Doggett | 3 May 1994 | Right-handed | Right-arm fast-medium | South Australia | England Lions 2024/25 | N/a | ||
| Ben Dwarshuis | 23 June 1994 | Left-handed | Left-arm fast-medium | New South Wales | New Zealand A 2023 | N/a | ||
| Sam Elliott | 18 February 2000 | Right-handed | Right-arm fast-medium | Victoria | N/a | India A 2025/26 | ||
| Ryan Hadley | 17 November 1998 | Right-handed | Right-arm medium-fast | New South Wales | England Lions 2025/26 | N/a | ||
| Liam Hatcher | 17 September 1996 | Right-handed | Right-arm medium-fast | New South Wales | New Zealand A 2023 | N/a | ||
| Spencer Johnson | 16 December 1995 | Left-handed | Left-arm fast | South Australia | New Zealand A 2023 | N/a | ||
| Fergus O'Neill | 27 January 2001 | Right-handed | Right-arm medium | Victoria | England Lions 2025/26 | N/a | ||
| Jhye Richardson | 20 September 1996 | Right-handed | Right-arm fast | Western Australia | England Lions 2025/26 | India A 2019 | ||
| Tom Straker | 19 March 2005 | Right-handed | Right-arm medium | Queensland | N/a | India A 2025/26 | ||
| Henry Thornton | 16 December 1996 | Right-handed | Right-arm fast | South Australia | India A 2025/26 | Sri Lanka A 2025 | ||
| Spin bowlers | ||||||||
| Todd Murphy | 15 November 2000 | Left-handed | Right-arm off break | Victoria | England Lions 2025/26 | Sri Lanka A 2022 | ||
| Corey Rocchiccioli | 8 October 1997 | Right-handed | Right-arm off break | Western Australia | India A 2025/26 | N/a | ||
| Tanveer Sangha | 26 November 2001 | Right-handed | Right-arm leg break | New South Wales | Sri Lanka A 2025 | India A 2025/26 | ||
| As of 1 September 2026[update][12][13] | ||||||||
- Notes
- McSweeney captained Australia A in first-class for Australia A's tour of India and the England Lions' tour of Australia in 2025–26.[7][8]
- Edwards captained Australia A for the second and third List A matches in Australia A's tour of India in 2025–26.[9][10]
- Sutherland captained Australia A for the first List A match in Australia A's tour of India in 2025–26.[11]
Coaching staff
The following coaching panel was named ahead of Sri Lanka A's tour of Australia in 2025, as of June 2025[update].[14][15][16]
| Position | Name |
|---|---|
| Head coach | Tim Paine |
| Batting coach | Scott Prestwidge |
| Bowling coach | Adam Griffith |
| Development coach | Trent Keep |
Results summary
| Date | Opponent(s) | Location | First-class | List A | T20 | Ref | ||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| W | L | D | W | L | T | NR | W | L | T | NR | ||||
| Dec 1994–Jan 1995 | Australia, England & Zimbabwe (Quad-Series) |
Australia | — | 3 | 5 | 0 | 0 | — | [17] | |||||
| Jan 1996 | West Indies† | Australia | — | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | [18] | |||||
| Dec 1996 | West Indies† | Australia | — | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | [19] | |||||
| Dec 1996 | Pakistan† | Australia | — | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | — | [20] | |||||
| Dec 1997 | South Africa† | Australia | 0 | 0 | 1 | — | — | [6] | ||||||
| Jan 1998 | New Zealand† | Australia | — | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | — | [21] | |||||
| Jul–Aug 1998 | Scotland | Scotland | 0 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 3 | — | [22][23] | |||
| Scotland XI | — | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | ||||||||
| Ireland | Ireland | 1 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 2 | — | |||||
| Sep 1999 | India A | United States | — | 4 | 1 | 0 | 0 | — | [24] | |||||
| Jan 2000 | Pakistan† | Australia | — | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | [25] | |||||
| Dec 2000–Jan 2001 | West Indies† | Australia | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | — | [26] | |||
| Jan 2001 | Zimbabwe† | Australia | — | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | [27] | |||||
| Jan 2002 | New Zealand† | Australia | — | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | [28] | |||||
| Jan 2002 | South Africa† | Australia | — | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | [29] | |||||
| Sep 2002 | South Africa A | South Africa | — | 5 | 1 | 0 | 1 | — | [30] | |||||
| Nov–Dec 2002 | England XI† | Australia | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | [31] | |||
| Dec 2002–Jan 2003 | Sri Lanka † | Australia | — | 4 | 1 | 0 | 0 | — | [32] | |||||
| Apr 2003 | South Africa A | Australia | 0 | 0 | 2 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 1 | — | [33] | |||
| Dec 2003 | India† | Australia | 0 | 0 | 1 | — | — | [34] | ||||||
| Jan 2004 | Zimbabwe† | Australia | — | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | — | [35] | |||||
| Jan 2005 | West Indies† | Australia | — | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | — | [36] | |||||
| Jan 2005 | Pakistan† | Australia | — | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | — | [37] | |||||
| Sep 2005 | Pakistan A | Pakistan | 0 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 0 | — | [38] | |||
| Sep 2007 | Pakistan A | Pakistan | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 0 | — | [39] | |||
| Sep 2008 | India A | India | 0 | 0 | 2 | — | — | [40] | ||||||
| Sep 2008 | India A & New Zealand A (Tri-Series) |
India | — | 3 | 2 | 0 | 0 | — | [41] | |||||
| Jun–Jul 2010 | Sri Lanka A | Australia | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | [42] |
| Nov 2010 | England XI† | Australia | 0 | 1 | 0 | — | — | [43] | ||||||
| Nov 2011 | New Zealand† | Australia | 0 | 0 | 1 | — | — | [44] | ||||||
| Jul–Aug 2012 | Derbyshire | England | 0 | 0 | 1 | — | — | [45] | ||||||
| Durham | 0 | 1 | 0 | — | — | |||||||||
| England Lions | 0 | 0 | 2 | — | — | |||||||||
| Nov 2012 | South Africa† | Australia | 0 | 0 | 1 | — | — | [46] | ||||||
| Feb–Mar 2013 | England Lions | Australia | — | 4 | 0 | 0 | 1 | — | [47] | |||||
| Jun 2013 | Scotland | Scotland | 1 | 0 | 0 | — | — | [48] | ||||||
| Ireland | Ireland | 1 | 0 | 0 | — | — | ||||||||
| Gloucestershire | England | 1 | 0 | 0 | — | — | ||||||||
| Jul–Aug 2013 | Zimbabwe Select XI | Zimbabwe | 1 | 0 | 0 | — | — | [49] | ||||||
| South Africa A | South Africa | 0 | 1 | 1 | — | — | ||||||||
| Aug 2013 | South Africa A & India A (Tri-Series) |
South Africa | — | 3 | 2 | 0 | 0 | — | [50] | |||||
| Nov 2013 | England XI† | Australia | 0 | 0 | 1 | — | — | [51] | ||||||
| Jul 2014 | India A | Australia | 0 | 0 | 2 | — | — | [52] | ||||||
| Jul–Aug 2014 | India A, South Africa A & National Performance Squad (Quad-Series) |
Australia | — | 4 | 3 | 0 | 0 | — | [53] | |||||
| Aug 2014 | South Africa A | Australia | 0 | 1 | 1 | — | — | [54] | ||||||
| Jul–Aug 2015 | India A | India | 1 | 0 | 1 | — | — | [55] | ||||||
| Aug 2015 | India A & South Africa A (Tri-Series) |
India | — | 4 | 1 | 0 | 0 | — | [56] | |||||
| Jul–Aug 2016 | South Africa A | Australia | 2 | 0 | 0 | — | — | [57] | ||||||
| Aug–Sep 2016 | India A, South Africa A & National Performance Squad (Quad-Series) |
Australia | — | 3 | 3 | 0 | 1 | — | [58] | |||||
| Sep 2016 | India A | Australia | 1 | 0 | 1 | — | — | [59] | ||||||
| Aug 2018 | India A, India B & South Africa A (Quad-Series) |
India | — | 2 | 2 | 0 | 2 | — | [60] | |||||
| Sep 2018 | India A | India | 1 | 1 | 0 | — | — | [61] | ||||||
| Jun 2019 | Northamptonshire | England | — | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | [62] | |||||
| Derbyshire | — | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | ||||||||
| Worcestershire | — | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | — | ||||||||
| Gloucestershire | — | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | ||||||||
| Sussex | 1 | 0 | 0 | — | — | |||||||||
| England Lions | 0 | 0 | 1 | — | — | |||||||||
| Nov 2019 | Pakistan† | Australia | 0 | 0 | 1 | — | — | [63] | ||||||
| Feb 2020 | England Lions | Australia | 0 | 1 | 0 | — | — | [64] | ||||||
| Dec 2020 | India† | Australia | 0 | 0 | 2 | — | — | [65] | ||||||
| Dec 2021 | England Lions† | Australia | 1 | 0 | 0 | — | — | [66] | ||||||
| June 2022 | Sri Lanka A † | Sri Lanka | 2 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | — | [67] | |||
| Apr 2023 | New Zealand A | New Zealand | 0 | 1 | 1 | — | — | [68] | ||||||
| Aug–Sep 2023 | New Zealand A | Australia | 2 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | [69] | |||
| Oct–Nov 2024 | India A† | Australia | 2 | 0 | 0 | — | — | [70] | ||||||
| Jan–Feb 2025 | England Lions | Australia | 1 | 0 | 0 | — | — | [71] | ||||||
| Jul 2025 | Sri Lanka A | Australia | 0 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 0 | — | [72] | |||
| Sep–Oct 2025 | India A | India | 0 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 0 | — | [73] | |||
| Dec 2025 | England Lions† | Australia | 1 | 0 | 0 | — | — | [74] | ||||||
| Sep–Oct 2026 | India A | India | 2 | 3 | — | [75] | ||||||||