Statisticians class the 2008–09 season as those matches played on tours that started between September 2008 and April 2009.
[2] Australia arrived in India in September for a 4 Test series against the Indian cricket team.
Australian XI: Matthew Hayden, Simon Katich, Ricky Ponting (c), Michael Hussey, Michael Clarke, Shane Watson, Brad Haddin (wk), Cameron White, Brett Lee, Mitchell Johnson, Stuart Clark Test debut: Cameron White India won the series 2-0-2 The first leg comprises two Test match series.
New Zealand then goes home for a series against the West Indies and Australia will host the South African team.
South Africa arrived in Australia for a 3 Tests, 2 Twenty20's and 5 ODI's against the Australian cricket team.