A victory in the third Test against India at the Holkar stadium in Indore during the Border-Gavaskar trophy cemented Australia’s place in the final of the second cycle of the World Test Championship.
Their campaign started off on a resounding note, a 4-0 thrashing of England in the Ashes down under, with the Aussies a wicket away in the Sydney Test from making it a clean rout.
A series win in the flat pitches of Pakistan and a 1-1 draw away at Sri Lanka helped them accumulate points from the tough Asian leg of the cycle. Comfortable wins over West Indian South Africa at home put Kangaroos in a good position with regard to the overall points table with qualification sealed despite the loss in the series in India.
Top 5 Australian batters in WTC 2021-23
Usman Khawaja had a tournament to remember during the 2021-23 WTC cycle, ending up as Australia’s top scorer. Khawaja managed to shake away his home-track bully image, scoring plenty in the subcontinent and accumulating 1608 runs with an average of 69.91.
World’s number one ranked Test batter Marnus Labuschagne followed him in second place in the list with 1509 runs in 33 innings. Steve Smith and Travis Head were the other highest run-getters for the Aussies.
| Player | Inns | Runs | HS | Ave | 100s | 50s |
| UT Khawaja | 28 | 1608 | 195* | 69.91 | 6 | 7 |
| M Labuschagne | 33 | 1509 | 204 | 53.89 | 5 | 5 |
| SPD Smith | 30 | 1252 | 200* | 50.08 | 3 | 6 |
| TM Head | 26 | 1208 | 175 | 52.52 | 3 | 6 |
| D Warner | 28 | 847 | 200 | 31.37 | 1 | 4 |
Top 5 Australian bowlers in WTC 2021-23
Ace-spinner Nathan Lyon led the wicket-taking charts for Australia in this edition of the WTC with 83 scalps in 32 innings at an average of 26.97. Captain Pat Cummins stood second with 53 wickets in seven less innings at an average of 21.22.
Michell Starc managed 51 wickets in 30 innings at an average of 27.27 with Scott Boland fourth with 28 wickets in 13 innings at an impressive average of 13.42.
| Player | Inns | Wkts | BBI | Ave | 5wi |
| NM Lyon | 32 | 83 | 8/64 | 26.97 | 5 |
| PJ Cummins | 25 | 53 | 5/38 | 21.22 | 3 |
| MA Starc | 30 | 51 | 4/33 | 27.27 | - |
| SM Boland | 13 | 28 | 6/7 | 13.42 | 1 |
| C Green | 24 | 23 | 5/27 | 29.17 | 1 |
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