Australia to honour all Tests players

The Australian Cricket Board ACB) has announced that Australia's 199 living Test cricketers will be honoured at a dinner and presentation night in Sydney in July. Each player will receive a commemorative baggy green cap and the older players will be issued with an official Test number.

The function is a joint initiative of the ACB and the Australian Cricketers' Association (ACA) to reunite Australia's Test players. James Sutherland, chief executive of the ACB, explained the reason for the decision. "The 385 players who have worn the baggy green cap have collectively contributed to a sporting tradition that in turn has helped develop our distinctive Australian national culture,"

Australia's oldest living Test cricketer, 90-year-old Bill Brown, was the 150th player selected to represent Australia when he made his debut against England at Nottingham in 1934. The most-recently capped player was Queensland batsman Martin Love against England at Melbourne last December.