Coming to Amazon Prime in 2020, a new documentary follows the Australian Men's team from the fallout in Cape Town to their Ashes defence
Details revealed for new doco on the Aussie Men's team
A new docuseries will be released early next year that provides a behind-the-scenes look at the Australia's Men's Cricket Team over 18 months from the fallout of the Cape Town saga all the way to their Ashes defence in England.
The eight-part series – titled The Test: A New Era for Australia’s Team – will follow the Australian team through their home Test series against India, limited-overs tours overseas and their highly successful 2019 campaign in the United Kingdom where they reached the semi-finals of the World Cup and managed to retain the Ashes during a thrilling Test series against arch-rivals England.
Viewers will be presented with unprecedented access to Justin Langer's side as the docuseries follows the journey the Australian team went on following the infamous Newlands Test in March 2018.
The docuseries will be shown in Australia on Amazon Prime Video and will be available in more than 200 countries and territories around the world in early 2020.
The Test is produced by CA Films in partnership with Australian production company Whooshka Media. Cricket Australia's Head of Broadcast & Production Richard Ostroff is thrilled with the final product.
"Our national team, led by Tim Paine, Aaron Finch and Justin Langer, have been on a considerable journey over the past 18 months," Ostroff said.
"The Test has captured the highs and lows of this story intimately and we are thrilled to work with Amazon Prime Video to bring this story to cricket fans around the world."
The director of the docuseries, Adrian Brown, said it was great to work alongside Cricket Australia during the project and thanked all the coaches and players for the access they provided.
"Cricket is a game steeped in tradition, and the behind the scenes access the Australian Cricket team have provided for The Test is unprecedented," Brown said.
"I can’t speak highly enough of the players and coaches involved. Having the opportunity to tell this story of resilience, character and achievement against-the-odds has been a privilege and I can’t wait to share it."