Pick the Kit: '92 WC or World Series Cup

Round Two of our Pick the Kit fan vote pits two timeless classics in a head-to-head showdown.

Cricket Australia, with the support of kit-maker Asics and sponsor Alinta Energy, have thrown open the choice for the design of 2019-20 men’s one-day uniform to Australia's fans.

VOTING IS NOW CLOSED. The 1992 World Cup kit won 60% of the vote compared to 40% for the World Series Cup kit

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Keep an eye on cricket.com.au and our social media accounts for the latest results from the voting held across web, app AND social media.

The fan vote will be run in a head-to-head format until there's a final winner from the shortlist of eight uniforms worn by some of the greats of Australian cricket in the golden age between 1980 and 1999.

1981-84 World Series Cup

The early days of one-day cricket saw the birth of Australian Gold, with Dennis Lillee, Rod Marsh and Greg Chappell icons of this era.

These were halcyon days, the Australian public giddy with excitement for the still relatively new format and thrilling contests under lights it so often produced while the cry of "C'mon Aussie C'mon" continued to ring out across Australian cricket grounds following its release in the summer of 1979.

Image Id: https://www.cricket.com.au/~/media/News/2019/02/KIT-embed-WSC-RMarsh?la=en&hash=440E02A176F91C3451B89E595D6F44464C656273 Image Caption: Rod Marsh hits out in a 1981 World Series Cup match

This era of cricket in Australia often saw Test series take a break for the one-day games, played as tri-series tournaments.

This kit made its debut in the 1981-82 World Series Cup that featured Pakistan and the mighty West Indies and was worn for three successive summers.

It is not the same uniform during the infamous underarm incident of February 1981 – that kit had long sleeves with twin tracks of green stripes running down the outer arm and a gold collar. It was discarded after that infamous summer.

Image Id: F37668F06F2E420197ED80D08992B773 Image Caption: John Dyson sweeps in 1983

This uniform is all but identical, with the green side panels and a green patch on the inside of the trouser pocket.

But the return of New Zealand the following summer did nothing to ease the simmering tensions between the trans-Tasman rivals. Richard Hadlee was in his pomp and the Beige Brigade were leading the tri-series tournament that also featured England until the allrounder's untimely hamstring injury on the eve of the finals, with Kim Hughes dominating.

Image Id: 097BE3A9C3FF4A798160566871DE29D7 Image Caption: Kim Hughes with his haul from the 1981-82 summer

The final outing for this kit saw the return of the Windies and Pakistan in 1983-84, by which time Kim Hughes was Australian captain. But again the might of the West Indies with Clive Lloyd, Viv Richards, Desmond Haynes, Malcolm Marshall, Michael Holding and Joel Garner proved far too much to overcome.

The second final of this tournament was one-day cricket's first ever tied match, and the third saw a one-day debut handed to Tasmanian David Boon.

Australia played 40 ODIs at home during the original lifespan of this kit, winning 17 and losing 21 of them, mostly to the mighty West Indians. Indeed, Australia won only four of the 17 ODIs against the Windies in this kit, but enjoyed winning records against Pakistan and England, and split honours 4-4 with New Zealand.

The 1992 World Cup

Coloured clothing comes to the World Cup for the first time – and what an introduction! Of all the kits featured in this fan vote, the 1992 World Cup is surely the most well-known and iconic.

It made a reappearance during the 2015 World Cup when the tournament returned to Australian and New Zealand shores for fans, but the chance for players to again don this famous uniform will surely attract many votes.

Image Id: 9DCCA875A7684A4FB0192A512CA3B749 Image Caption: The 1992 World Cup captains assemble in Sydney

Nine teams contest this tournament, and the captains gathered for a famous pre-tournament photograph on the shores of Sydney Harbour, resplendent in their kits, while all players posed for a mass photo on the rear of a battle ship in front of Opera House and Harbour Bridge.

Pakistan, of course, won this tournament. Imran Khan and his famous 'cornered tigers' overcoming England in the final.

This tournament also marked the reintroduction of South Africa to international cricket following the end of Apartheid late the previous year. And perhaps started the Proteas sorry history in global tournaments when the rain rule of the day left them needing 21 off the final ball in a key match against England.

Image Id: https://www.cricket.com.au/~/media/News/2019/02/KIT-embed-92WC-Boon?la=en&hash=6FF11001125FF3E6FEF647E1E3F82639EDB1EC89 Image Caption: David Boon during the 1992 World Cup

It was a poor tournament for Allan Border's side, the defending champions after their win in 1987. This kit made its debut in Australia's opening match, which was played at Auckland's Eden Park, where a Martin Crowe century proved too much for the Aussies, despite Boon replying with a hundred of his own.

Australian fans first got to see Border's men step out in the kit on home soil when they played South Africa at the SCG and had Allan Donald tear through them as they made just 9-170 and lost by nine wickets.

Image Id: 9DB222B9F00845988D927A68984D4BFA Image Caption: Allan Border, Kepler Wessels and Craig McDermott

Dean Jones struck 90 as the Aussies won a rain-interrupted affair at the Gabba against India by just a solitary run, and the old nemesis Ian Botham's four wickets saw the Aussies crumble to 171 all out against England who cantered to an eight-wicket win.

They beat Sri Lanka in Adelaide, but were undone by Pakistan at the WACA before finishing the round robin tournament on a high with wins over Zimbabwe in Hobart and the West Indies where Boon struck his second century of the tournament.

Image Id: 825A337510FC454F85D49FF686DF1548 Image Caption: Mike Whitney took nine wickets at 23.88 in the '92 World Cup

Boon finished with 368 runs at 52.57 while the next best was Dean Jones' 276 at 39.42. Mike Whitney was the leading wicket taker with nine, while Craig McDermott and Steve Waugh each had eight.