Australia’s captains in one day internationals – P Cummins joins the list
P Cummins became the 27th captain to lead Australia in one day internationals when he led Australia against England at Adelaide on 17 Nov 2022. The following table lists the performances of all the Australian captains.
| No | Player | Span | Mat | Runs | HS | C | W | BBI | 5 | Ct | St |
| 1 | WM Lawry | 1971-1971 | 1 | 27 | 27 | 0 | – | – | – | 1 | 0 |
| 2 | IM Chappell | 1972-1975 | 11 | 419 | 86 | 0 | 2 | 2/14 | 0 | 4 | 0 |
| 3 | GS Chappell | 1975-1983 | 49 | 1718 | 138* | 3 | 54 | 5/15 | 2 | 16 | 0 |
| 4 | RB Simpson | 1978-1978 | 2 | 36 | 23 | 0 | 2 | 2/30 | 0 | 4 | 0 |
| 5 | GN Yallop | 1979-1979 | 4 | 65 | 31 | 0 | – | – | – | 1 | 0 |
| 6 | KJ Hughes | 1979-1984 | 49 | 997 | 78 | 0 | 0 | – | 0 | 13 | 0 |
| 7 | DW Hookes | 1983-1983 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 0 | – | – | – | 1 | 0 |
| 8 | AR Border | 1985-1994 | 178 | 4439 | 127* | 2 | 56 | 3/20 | 0 | 103 | 0 |
| 9 | RJ Bright | 1986-1986 | 1 | – | – | – | 1 | 1/28 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 10 | GR Marsh | 1987-1991 | 4 | 115 | 70 | 0 | – | – | – | 1 | 0 |
| 11 | MA Taylor | 1992-1997 | 67 | 2098 | 105 | 1 | – | – | – | 39 | 0 |
| 12 | IA Healy | 1996-1997 | 8 | 93 | 25 | 0 | – | – | – | 6 | 1 |
| 13 | SR Waugh | 1997-2002 | 106 | 2585 | 120* | 2 | 23 | 4/40 | 0 | 33 | 0 |
| 14 | SK Warne | 1998-1999 | 11 | 32 | 11 | 0 | 18 | 3/16 | 0 | 7 | 0 |
| 15 | AC Gilchrist | 2001-2007 | 17 | 554 | 116 | 1 | – | – | – | 19 | 5 |
| 16 | RT Ponting | 2002-2012 | 229 | 8382 | 164 | 21 | – | – | – | 112 | 0 |
| 17 | MEK Hussey | 2006-2007 | 4 | 269 | 109* | 2 | – | – | – | 6 | 0 |
| 18 | MJ Clarke | 2008-2015 | 74 | 2745 | 117 | 5 | 12 | 3/15 | 0 | 44 | 0 |
| 19 | CL White | 2011-2011 | 1 | 24 | 24 | 0 | – | – | – | 0 | 0 |
| 20 | SR Watson | 2012-2013 | 9 | 235 | 66 | 0 | 12 | 3/30 | 0 | 4 | 0 |
| 21 | GJ Bailey | 2013-2015 | 29 | 1034 | 156 | 1 | – | – | – | 15 | 0 |
| 22 | SPD Smith | 2015-2018 | 51 | 1984 | 164 | 5 | 0 | – | 0 | 28 | 0 |
| 23 | DA Warner | 2016-2016 | 3 | 135 | 106 | 1 | – | – | – | 3 | 0 |
| 24 | AJ Finch | 2017-2022 | 55 | 2105 | 153* | 6 | 2 | 1/13 | 0 | 28 | 0 |
| 25 | TD Paine | 2018-2018 | 5 | 36 | 15 | 0 | – | – | – | 10 | 0 |
| 26 | AT Carey | 2021-2021 | 3 | 112 | 67 | 0 | – | – | – | 2 | 1 |
| 27 | PJ Cummins | 2022-2022 | 1 | – | – | – | 3 | 3/62 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
The following table lists the performances of all the Australian captains on home soil
| No | Player | Span | Mat | Runs | HS | C | W | BBI | 5 | Ct | St |
| 1 | WM Lawry | 1971-1971 | 1 | 27 | 27 | 0 | – | – | – | 1 | 0 |
| 2 | IM Chappell | 1975-1975 | 1 | 42 | 42 | 0 | – | – | – | 0 | 0 |
| 3 | GS Chappell | 1975-1982 | 37 | 1302 | 138* | 1 | 46 | 5/15 | 1 | 13 | 0 |
| 4 | GN Yallop | 1979-1979 | 4 | 65 | 31 | 0 | – | – | – | 1 | 0 |
| 5 | KJ Hughes | 1983-1984 | 26 | 454 | 71 | 0 | 0 | – | 0 | 6 | 0 |
| 6 | AR Border | 1985-1994 | 114 | 2647 | 127* | 2 | 28 | 3/23 | 0 | 75 | 0 |
| 7 | GR Marsh | 1991-1991 | 2 | 70 | 70 | 0 | – | – | – | 0 | 0 |
| 8 | MA Taylor | 1992-1997 | 27 | 846 | 90 | 0 | – | – | – | 19 | 0 |
| 9 | SR Waugh | 1997-2002 | 40 | 936 | 114* | 1 | 1 | 1/14 | 0 | 13 | 0 |
| 10 | SK Warne | 1998-1999 | 11 | 32 | 11 | 0 | 18 | 3/16 | 0 | 7 | 0 |
| 11 | AC Gilchrist | 2001-2007 | 9 | 414 | 116 | 1 | – | – | – | 15 | 2 |
| 12 | RT Ponting | 2002-2012 | 89 | 3093 | 134* | 10 | – | – | – | 42 | 0 |
| 13 | MJ Clarke | 2008-2015 | 35 | 1169 | 117 | 1 | 3 | 1/7 | 0 | 23 | 0 |
| 14 | CL White | 2011-2011 | 1 | 24 | 24 | 0 | – | – | – | 0 | 0 |
| 15 | SR Watson | 2012-2013 | 4 | 85 | 65 | 0 | 4 | 2/9 | 0 | 3 | 0 |
| 16 | GJ Bailey | 2013-2015 | 13 | 272 | 89 | 0 | – | – | – | 9 | 0 |
| 17 | SPD Smith | 2015-2018 | 19 | 976 | 164 | 4 | 0 | – | 0 | 12 | 0 |
| 18 | AJ Finch | 2018-2022 | 16 | 423 | 114 | 1 | – | – | – | 6 | 0 |
| 19 | PJ Cummins | 2022-2022 | 1 | – | – | – | 3 | 3/62 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
The following table lists the performances of all the Australian captains against England
| No | Player | Span | Mat | Runs | HS | C | W | BBI | 5 | Ct | St |
| 1 | WM Lawry | 1971-1971 | 1 | 27 | 27 | 0 | – | – | – | 1 | 0 |
| 2 | IM Chappell | 1972-1975 | 5 | 131 | 53 | 0 | – | – | – | 1 | 0 |
| 3 | GS Chappell | 1977-1980 | 9 | 388 | 125* | 1 | 9 | 5/20 | 1 | 4 | 0 |
| 4 | GN Yallop | 1979-1979 | 4 | 65 | 31 | 0 | – | – | – | 1 | 0 |
| 5 | KJ Hughes | 1979-1983 | 9 | 62 | 34 | 0 | – | – | – | 2 | 0 |
| 6 | AR Border | 1985-1993 | 26 | 915 | 91 | 0 | 10 | 3/21 | 0 | 12 | 0 |
| 7 | MA Taylor | 1993-1997 | 5 | 138 | 57 | 0 | – | – | – | 1 | 0 |
| 8 | SR Waugh | 1997-2001 | 5 | 107 | 64 | 0 | 0 | – | 0 | 1 | 0 |
| 9 | SK Warne | 1999-1999 | 6 | 28 | 11 | 0 | 10 | 3/16 | 0 | 3 | 0 |
| 10 | RT Ponting | 2002-2010 | 30 | 1226 | 126 | 4 | – | – | – | 13 | 0 |
| 11 | AC Gilchrist | 2003-2007 | 3 | 12 | 8 | 0 | – | – | – | 7 | 0 |
| 12 | MJ Clarke | 2009-2014 | 21 | 726 | 105 | 1 | 2 | 1/13 | 0 | 14 | 0 |
| 13 | CL White | 2011-2011 | 1 | 24 | 24 | 0 | – | – | – | 0 | 0 |
| 14 | GJ Bailey | 2013-2015 | 5 | 133 | 55 | 0 | – | – | – | 3 | 0 |
| 15 | SPD Smith | 2015-2018 | 12 | 416 | 102* | 1 | – | – | – | 3 | 0 |
| 16 | TD Paine | 2018-2018 | 5 | 36 | 15 | 0 | – | – | – | 10 | 0 |
| 17 | AJ Finch | 2019-2020 | 5 | 201 | 100 | 1 | – | – | – | 3 | 0 |
| 18 | PJ Cummins | 2022-2022 | 1 | – | – | – | 3 | 3/62 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
The following table lists the performances of all the Australian captains on home soil against England
| No | Player | Span | Mat | Runs | HS | C | W | BBI | 5 | Ct | St |
| 1 | WM Lawry | 1971-1971 | 1 | 27 | 27 | 0 | – | – | – | 1 | 0 |
| 2 | IM Chappell | 1975-1975 | 1 | 42 | 42 | 0 | – | – | – | 0 | 0 |
| 3 | GN Yallop | 1979-1979 | 4 | 65 | 31 | 0 | – | – | – | 1 | 0 |
| 4 | GS Chappell | 1979-1980 | 4 | 178 | 92 | 0 | 3 | 2/23 | 0 | 2 | 0 |
| 5 | KJ Hughes | 1983-1983 | 5 | 10 | 6 | 0 | – | – | – | 0 | 0 |
| 6 | AR Border | 1985-1992 | 14 | 333 | 91 | 0 | 3 | 3/24 | 0 | 8 | 0 |
| 7 | MA Taylor | 1994-1995 | 2 | 63 | 57 | 0 | – | – | – | 1 | 0 |
| 8 | SK Warne | 1999-1999 | 6 | 28 | 11 | 0 | 10 | 3/16 | 0 | 3 | 0 |
| 9 | SR Waugh | 1999-1999 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | – | – | – | 0 | 0 |
| 10 | RT Ponting | 2002-2007 | 9 | 368 | 119 | 1 | – | – | – | 5 | 0 |
| 11 | AC Gilchrist | 2003-2007 | 3 | 12 | 8 | 0 | – | – | – | 7 | 0 |
| 12 | MJ Clarke | 2011-2014 | 10 | 308 | 82 | 0 | 0 | – | 0 | 7 | 0 |
| 13 | CL White | 2011-2011 | 1 | 24 | 24 | 0 | – | – | – | 0 | 0 |
| 14 | GJ Bailey | 2014-2015 | 4 | 78 | 55 | 0 | – | – | – | 2 | 0 |
| 15 | SPD Smith | 2015-2018 | 6 | 204 | 102* | 1 | – | – | – | 2 | 0 |
| 16 | PJ Cummins | 2022-2022 | 1 | – | – | – | 3 | 3/62 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
The following table lists the performances of all the Australian captains against England at Adelaide
| No | Player | Span | Mat | Runs | HS | C | W | BBI | 5 | Ct | St |
| 1 | KJ Hughes | 1983-1983 | 1 | 4 | 4 | 0 | – | – | – | 0 | 0 |
| 2 | AR Border | 1987-1987 | 1 | 91 | 91 | 0 | – | – | – | 1 | 0 |
| 3 | SK Warne | 1999-1999 | 1 | 11 | 11 | 0 | 3 | 3/39 | 0 | 2 | 0 |
| 4 | AC Gilchrist | 2003-2003 | 1 | 4 | 4 | 0 | – | – | – | 3 | 0 |
| 5 | RT Ponting | 2007-2007 | 1 | 51 | 51* | 0 | – | – | – | 1 | 0 |
| 6 | MJ Clarke | 2011-2014 | 2 | 23 | 15 | 0 | – | – | – | 0 | 0 |
| 7 | SPD Smith | 2018-2018 | 1 | 4 | 4 | 0 | – | – | – | 1 | 0 |
| 8 | PJ Cummins | 2022-2022 | 1 | – | – | – | 3 | 3/62 | 0 | 0 | 0 |