Australian cricket team in the West Indies in 1990–91
International cricket tour
The Australian cricket team toured the West Indies in the 1990–91 season to play a five-match Test series against the West Indies.
The West Indies won the series 2–1 with two matches drawn. The West Indies therefore retained the Sir Frank Worrell Trophy.
Australian squad
Australia had just defeated England 3–0 at home during the 1990–91 season. The team has recovered from the defeats of the mid 80s and there was hope the team could beat the West Indies in a series for the first time since 1975–76. Wisden wrote that the tour "began with exalted expectations of an epic contest between arguably the two strongest teams in the game."
The Australian squad was as follows:
Batsmen – Allan Border (captain), Geoff Marsh (vice-captain), David Boon, Dean Jones, Mark Taylor, Mark Waugh, Steve Waugh, Mike Veletta (also back up keeper)
Fast bowlers – Terry Alderman, Craig McDermott, Mike Whitney, Merv Hughes, Bruce Reid
Spinners – Greg Matthews, Peter Taylor
Wicketkeeper – Ian Healy
Test series summary
The West Indies won the second and fourth tests easily. Australia won the fifth test.
1st Test
2nd Test
3rd Test
4th Test
5th Test
ODI series summary
Australia won the Cable and Wireless Series 4–1.
1st ODI
2nd ODI
3rd ODI
4th ODI
5th ODI
Controversy
A book was written about the tour, Calypso Cricket by Roland Fishman, in which some Australian cricketers were quoted bragging about how many women they slept with. This was seen as a breach of the unspoken agreement between players and journalists for the latter not to report on the former's private lives, and embarrassed Greg Matthews, who was a friend of Fishman's, and who helped him get access to the players.
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