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Serious

Steve Waugh Takes the Captaincy — Australia's Era Begins, 1999

West Indies vs Australia

1999-03-04

In February 1999 Mark Taylor retired and Steve Waugh became Australia's Test captain. His first series — the Caribbean tour — was a 2-2 dramatic draw featuring Brian Lara's 213 and 153 not out. From there Waugh built the most dominant Test team in cricket history, including a record 16 consecutive Test wins.

#steve-waugh#australia#captaincy
Explosive

Australia End the West Indies Dynasty — Sabina Park 1995

West Indies vs Australia

1995-05-03

On May 3, 1995, Australia beat the West Indies by an innings and 53 runs at Sabina Park to take the four-Test series 2-1 — and end West Indian dominance of Test cricket after 15 years and 29 unbeaten series. Steve Waugh's 200 and a 231 stand with twin Mark anchored the win.

#australia#west-indies#sabina-park
Mild

Garry Sobers Takes the West Indies Captaincy — 1965

West Indies vs Australia

1965-03-03

When Bob Simpson's Australia arrived in the Caribbean in early 1965, Garfield Sobers led West Indies into a Test for the first time as full-time captain. He inherited the job from the retired Frank Worrell and within five Tests had won the Frank Worrell Trophy 2-1 on home soil — the first time West Indies had ever held it.

#garry sobers#west indies#captaincy
Mild

The Frank Worrell Trophy is Commissioned — 1960-61

Australia vs West Indies

1961-02-17

Midway through the 1960-61 series — and impressed by the spirit Worrell's tourists had brought to Australia after the Tied Test — Sir Donald Bradman and the Australian Cricket Board commissioned a perpetual trophy from former Test fast bowler turned silversmith Ernie McCormick. They named it the Frank Worrell Trophy. It was the first major Test trophy named for a West Indian and remains the prize for every Australia v West Indies series.

#frank worrell trophy#australia#west indies