Australian cricket team in India in 2008–09 Australian cricket team in India in 2008–09 The Australian cricket team toured India from 27 September to 10 November 2008 and played four test matches, for the Border-Gavaskar Trophy. During the second test match in Mohali Sachin Tendulkar became the first person to make 12,000 runs in Test cricket breaking Brian Lara's record of 11,953 runs. Before the Australian cricket team was scheduled to tour India and play a series of Test matches, one-day internationals and Twenty20 matches, it was doubtful if the Australian cricket team would tour India after the terror attacks in Delhi and the press briefing given
Keith Miller with the Australian cricket team in England in 1953 Keith Miller with the Australian cricket team in England in 1953 Keith Miller was part of the Australian cricket team that toured England in 1953. While Miller was personally successful on tour, Australia lost the Ashes series to England, one Test to nil. Australia proceeded to the 1953 Ashes tour, travelling to England aboard the "Orcades" after leaving Australia in late March. They almost did so with their three main bowlers marooned in an Italian jail. During a stopover at Naples on the sea voyage to England, Miller had taken Lindwall and Johnston to watch a rehearsal of "La Boheme"