The evolution of the Australian jersey in the past two decades

#2 The 1996 and 1999 World Cups

The shade of the jerseys was same; Only the designs were different

The two kits used similar colours. A yellow top with a few wayward designs made the 1999 kit less desirable. Also, the choice of lemon yellow instead of the traditional golden-yellow was a miss. However, they reverted to their original jersey choice for the 1999 World Cup, and it was a thing of beauty.

The dark green tinge in the midst of a sea of gold was eye catching. Australia finished runners-up in Group A after defeats against Sri Lanka and West Indies. They brought their A-game in the knock-out stages as they thrashed New Zealand and the West Indies. But, they fell short in the finals as they lost to Sri Lanka for the second time in the tournament.

In what was Steve Waugh’s last World Cup (1999 version), the team from down under started off slowly with defeats against New Zealand and Pakistan. They fought valiantly in the super six’s and ended up dismantling Pakistan in the finals to lift the illustrious cup for the second time.