Test cricket is a form of cricket which started in 1877 and was played between England and Australia. The match with a timeless format with 4 balls per over started on 15th March 1877 and ended on 19th March 1877 with Australia winning the match by 45 runs. The test cricket series between Australia and England is named as “Ashes”. Since then, test matches have become the heart of the game involving 2-innings per team usually played over 5 consecutive days and if the match is not finished during the stipulated time, it is said to be drawn. Australian cricket team is one of the oldest team along with the England team to have played test cricket in 1877. It is named as the leading teams for test cricket by the International Cricket Council (ICC) and has won almost 50% of the matches it has played against other nations. Every year Australia’s National Selection Panel (NSP) releases a list of 25 players from which the test team as well as the one-day cricket team is being chosen. For the year 2006-2007, Ricky Ponting and Adam Gilchrist have been named as the captain and vice-captain respectively. The scores for test cricket matches are calculated in a different way to ascertain the winner/loser team. Each team plays two innings and suppose if team B’s total score of both innings is less than team A’s 1st innings score, then team A wins or else if it is not the case, then team A plays the 2nd inning and its total score exceeds the total score of team B then again A wins or vice – versa. The price of cricket tickets is too high for both one-day international as well as test matches. Still the fans of the game are ready to spend money like water to watch the game. One can by tickets online as well as through some sources or directly from the stadium. But those who cannot afford to buy the tickets have the privilege of watching it live on television. This information might help you to get into the intricacies of how to play cricket, especially test matches.