A depleted Australian team will vie for a third ICC Champions Trophy title when it kicks off its campaign against archrival England in Lahore on February 22.
Australia, the only team to have won consecutive titles (2006 and 2009), will be without skipper Pat Cummins, who led the team to the ODI World Cup crown in 2023. Steve Smith will replace Cummins at the helm for the duration of the tournament.
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Though it is the most successful team in the history of the ODI World Cup, Australia has had a rough time in the last two editions of the ICC Champions Trophy. It exited the tournament in 2013 and 2017 in the group stage after a number of its matches were washed out due to inclement weather. As a result, Australia has been winless in the tournament since the final in 2009, when it beat New Zealand at Centurion to clinch its second title.
AUSTRALIA’S OVERALL RECORD IN ICC CHAMPIONS TROPHY (1998-2017)
Matches played: 24
Matches won: 12
Matches lost: 8
No result: 4
Last result: Lost to England by 40 runs (Birmingham; 2017)
Last five results: Won – 2; Lost – 3
AUSTRALIA AT EVERY ICC CHAMPIONS TROPHY EDITION
| Year | Result | Most runs | Most wickets |
| 1998 | Quarterfinals | Mark Waugh (74) | Michael Kasprowicz (3) |
| 2000 | Quarterfinals | Ricky Ponting (46) | Shane Lee (2) |
| 2002 | Semifinals | Adam Gilchrist (129) | Glenn McGrath (8) |
| 2004 | Semifinals | Damien Martyn (125) | Michael Kasprowicz (7) |
| 2006 | Winner | Damien Martyn (241) | Glenn McGrath (10) |
| 2009 | Winner | Ricky Ponting (288) | Peter Siddle (6) |
| 2013 | Group Stage | Adam Voges (135) | Clint McKay (5) |
| 2017 | Group Stage | Aaron Finch (95) | Josh Hazlewood (9) |
MOST RUNS FOR AUSTRALIA IN ICC CHAMPIONS TROPHY
| Batter | Mat. | Runs | Avg. | S/R | Highest | 100s/50s |
| Ricky Ponting | 18 | 593 | 39.53 | 76.51 | 111* | 1/4 |
| Damien Martyn | 12 | 492 | 61.50 | 73.98 | 78 | 0/5 |
| Shane Watson | 17 | 453 | 41.18 | 82.81 | 136* | 2/2 |
| Adam Gilchrist | 13 | 382 | 31.83 | 94.08 | 92 | 0/2 |
| Michael Hussey | 10 | 228 | 38.00 | 69.51 | 67 | 0/2 |
MOST WICKETS FOR AUSTRALIA IN ICC CHAMPIONS TROPHY
| Bowler | Mat. | Wickets | Econ. | Avg. | S/R | BBI |
| Brett Lee | 16 | 22 | 4.79 | 26.86 | 33.50 | 3/38 |
| Glenn McGrath | 12 | 21 | 4.03 | 19.61 | 29.1 | 5/37 |
| Shane Watson | 17 | 17 | 4.12 | 23.29 | 33.8 | 3/16 |
| Jason Gillespie | 7 | 12 | 3.73 | 17.41 | 28.0 | 4/15 |
| Mitchell Johnson | 11 | 12 | 4.66 | 33.83 | 43.5 | 3/40 |
AUSTRALIA SQUAD FOR ICC CHAMPIONS TROPHY 2025
Steve Smith (c), Sean Abbott, Alex Carey, Ben Dwarshuis, Nathan Ellis, Jake Fraser-McGurk, Aaron Hardie, Travis Head, Josh Inglis, Spencer Johnson, Marnus Labuschagne, Glenn Maxwell, Tanveer Sangha, Matthew Short, Adam Zampa.
AUSTRALIA SCHEDULE FOR ICC CHAMPIONS TROPHY 2025
- Australia vs England – February 22 – Lahore (2:30 PM IST)
- Australia vs South Africa – February 25 – Rawalpindi (2:30 PM IST)
- Australia vs Afghanistan – February 28 – Lahore (2:30 PM IST)