Year Review: Australian team's performance in 2015

2015 was full of highs and lows for Australia. The teams underwent numbers of changes. They got a new young leader in Steve Smith. New promising faces made their way into the team and impressed. The team also saw memorable comebacks.

The year began on a high for them. They announced their authority in the limited overs format and ended as the top-ranked team in ODIs. But, as the year progressed they were made to swallow the bitter pill of Test losses. However, they came back stronger in the old fashioned Australian style and won two back to back Test series at home before the end of this year. In all, Australia had a highly memorable 2015.

1. Started the year with the Border-Gavaskar trophy:

Australia began 2015 with a 2-0 satisfying victory over India. The series was largely dominated by Australia but India was also competent. India managed to fight back and draw the last two Tests at Melbourne and Sydney after losing the first two at Adelaide and Brisbane. The series was special Steven Smith as he became the 45th Test captain of Australia. He celebrated that by thrashing the Indian bowlers throughout the series, scoring 769 runs in 8 innings which included four centuries and 2 half-centuries.