The Test: A New Era for Australia's Team

The Test: A New Era for Australia's Team, also known as The Test, is a 2020 Australian English-language TV docu-series, produced as an Original for Amazon Prime Video.[1] The docu-series was also co-produced by Cricket Australia. It was streamed on Amazon Prime on 12 March 2020 and consists of 8 episodes.[2] The docu-series talks about the Australia men's cricket team's path to redemption under the captaincy of Tim Paine with the joint effort under Justin Langer who was appointed as the head coach of the Australian cricket team in 2018.[3] It talks about the 18 months of Australian team which went through a rough phase and transition since the outbreak of the Australian ball-tampering scandal which emerged in March 2018.[4]

The Test: A New Era for Australia's Team
Genredocu-series
Based on2018 Australian ball-tampering scandal
Directed byAdrian Brown
Starring
Country of originAustralia
Original language(s)English
No. of seasons1
No. of episodes8
Production
Producer(s)Amazon Prime Video
Production location(s)Australia
Editor(s)
Release
Original networkAmazon Prime Video
Original release12 March 2020 (2020-03-12)

Cast

Storyline

This series is a behind-the-scenes glance which takes a look at the Australian men's team's fall from grace and being forced to retain its legacy, title and integrity. The series begins with the biggest ever ball-tampering scandal in decades, which rocked Australian cricket. It all started during the third test match on Day 4 against South Africa on 24 March 2018 at Cape Town where Australian opener Cameron Bancroft was seen tampering with the conditions of the ball by using sandpaper. During the course, Steve Smith was the captain of the national team while David Warner served as his deputy. Both knew that Bancroft was doing something illegal and allowed him to do so and also deliberately hidden it without disclosing it to the umpires. They were slapped with a ban for a minimum of a year by Cricket Australia. Immediately, the then head coach of the national team Darren Lehmann stepped down from his role and Tim Paine replaced Steve Smith as the new skipper of the national team.[5]

Despite the odds, the sequence of events ends up with the promise of a better future under the leadership of Tim Paine who also introduced ethical code of conduct within the Australian setup and also introduced the method of shaking hands before the commencement of a match. The series also includes Aaron Finch's turnaround, UAE spark, Paine-Kohli duel, Smith-Archer lockdown, Ben Stokes heroics and Australia's retention of the Ashes urn in 2019.[6][7]

References
  1. "The Test: A New Era For Australia's Team". www.amazon.com. Retrieved 1 June 2020.
  2. McAllister, Aaron (12 March 2020). "Amazon Prime Australia cricket docuseries release | Finder". finder India. Retrieved 25 March 2020.
  3. Mohanarangan, Vinayakk. "From ball-tampering low to Ashes high, Steve Smith's redemption story is highlight of 'The Test'". Scroll.in. Retrieved 25 March 2020.
  4. Balachandran, Kanishkaa (18 March 2020). "'The Test' review: Amazon Prime docu-series is all about the Australian cricket team's path to redemption". The Hindu. ISSN 0971-751X. Retrieved 25 March 2020.
  5. "' The Test: A New Era for Australia's Team' review: Masterful storytelling of an unlikely underdog story". The New Indian Express. Retrieved 25 March 2020.
  6. Rota, Genevieve (24 March 2020). "Doco or propaganda? The Test shines light on Aussie cricket team". The Sydney Morning Herald. Retrieved 25 March 2020.
  7. "Cricket Australia, The Test on Amazon Prime, video: Tim Paine and Virat Kohli sledge in Perth". Fox Sports. 12 March 2020. Retrieved 25 March 2020.
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