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The West Indies ended the winning streak of a Ricky Ponting-led Australia on Sunday, with a 39-run victory in the fifth of the seven match ODI series.
A look at Australia's 21-match winning run and the batting and bowling averages of the players during that period.
| Num | Date | Teams | Competition | Venue | Won by | Margin |
| 1 | 11/01/03 | Aus v Eng | VB Series | Bellerive | Aus | 7 runs |
| 2 | 15/01/03 | Aus v SL | VB Series | 'The Gabba' | Aus | 4 wickets |
| 3 | 19/01/03 | Aus v Eng | VB Series | Adelaide | Aus | 4 wickets |
| 4 | 21/01/03 | Aus v SL | VB Series | MCG | Aus | 9 wickets |
| 5 | 23/01/03 | Aus v Eng | VB Series | Sydney (SCG) | Aus | 10 wickets |
| 6 | 25/01/03 | Aus v Eng | VB Series | MCG | Aus | 5 runs |
| 7 | 11/02/03 | Aus v Pak | World Cup | Wanderers | Aus | 82 runs |
| 8 | 15/02/03 | Aus v Ind | World Cup | Centurion | Aus | 9 wickets |
| 9 | 20/02/03 | Aus v Ned | World Cup | Potchefstroom | Aus | 75 runs |
| 10 | 24/02/03 | Zim v Aus | World Cup | Bulawayo | Aus | 7 wickets |
| 11 | 27/02/03 | Aus v Nam | World Cup | Potchefstroom | Aus | 256 runs |
| 12 | 02/03/03 | Aus v Eng | World Cup | Port Elizabeth | Aus | 2 wickets |
| 13 | 07/03/03 | Aus v SL | World Cup | Centurion | Aus | 96 runs |
| 14 | 11/03/03 | Aus v NZ | World Cup | Port Elizabeth | Aus | 96 runs |
| 15 | 15/03/03 | Aus v Ken | World Cup | Kingsmead | Aus | 5 wickets |
| 16 | 18/03/03 | Aus v SL | World Cup(S/F) | Port Elizabeth | Aus | 48 runs |
| 17 | 23/03/03 | Aus v Ind | World Cup(F) | Wanderers | Aus | 125 runs |
| 18 | 17/05/03 | WI v Aus | 1st ODI | Kingston | Aus | 2 runs |
| 19 | 18/05/03 | WI v Aus | 2nd ODI | Kingston | Aus | 8 wickets |
| 20 | 21/05/03 | WI v Aus | 3rd ODI | Gros Islet | Aus | 25 runs |
| 21 | 24/05/03 | WI v Aus | 4th ODI | Port-of-Spain | Aus | 67 runs |
Top run getters
| Batsman | M | I | NO | Runs | HS | Ave | 100 | 50 | 0 | BF | SR |
| RT Ponting | 20 | 18 | 4 | 738 | 140* | 52.71 | 3 | 3 | - | 856 | 86.21 |
| ML Hayden | 20 | 20 | 3 | 707 | 88 | 41.59 | - | 4 | - | 882 | 80.16 |
| AC Gilchrist | 18 | 18 | 1 | 667 | 99 | 39.24 | - | 6 | - | 648 | 102.93 |
| DR Martyn | 15 | 12 | 4 | 495 | 101* | 61.88 | 1 | 5 | 2 | 632 | 78.32 |
| A Symonds | 17 | 11 | 4 | 468 | 143* | 66.86 | 1 | 3 | 2 | 563 | 83.13 |
| MG Bevan | 19 | 12 | 6 | 381 | 74* | 63.50 | - | 3 | 1 | 646 | 58.98 |
| DS Lehmann | 12 | 10 | 3 | 317 | 56* | 45.29 | - | 3 | - | 407 | 77.89 |
| MJ Clarke | 3 | 3 | 3 | 169 | 75* | - | - | 2 | - | 187 | 90.37 |
| JP Maher | 8 | 6 | 1 | 131 | 49* | 26.20 | - | - | 1 | 192 | 68.23 |
| AJ Bichel | 15 | 4 | 3 | 128 | 64 | 128.00 | - | 1 | - | 150 | 85.33 |
| GB Hogg | 20 | 8 | 3 | 127 | 71* | 25.40 | - | 1 | 2 | 154 | 82.47 |
| IJ Harvey | 8 | 6 | 3 | 114 | 48* | 38.00 | - | - | - | 116 | 98.28 |
Australia's top wicket-takers
| Bowler | M | B | Md | R | W | Ave | Best | 5 | 4 | SR | ER |
| B Lee | 18 | 934 | 16 | 694 | 36 | 19.28 | 5/30 | 2 | - | 25.94 | 4.46 |
| GD McGrath | 17 | 834 | 25 | 495 | 29 | 17.07 | 7/15 | 1 | 1 | 28.76 | 3.56 |
| AJ Bichel | 15 | 696 | 11 | 438 | 25 | 17.52 | 7/20 | 1 | 1 | 27.84 | 3.78 |
| GB Hogg | 20 | 946 | 10 | 666 | 25 | 26.64 | 3/37 | - | - | 37.84 | 4.22 |
| IJ Harvey | 8 | 315 | 3 | 252 | 13 | 19.38 | 4/58 | - | 1 | 24.23 | 4.80 |
| JN Gillespie | 7 | 342 | 5 | 204 | 13 | 15.69 | 3/13 | - | - | 26.31 | 3.58 |
| BA Williams | 5 | 282 | 4 | 178 | 7 | 25.43 | 2/22 | - | - | 40.29 | 3.79 |
| DS Lehmann | 12 | 228 | 0 | 155 | 6 | 25.83 | 2/22 | - | - | 38.00 | 4.08 |
Most Consecutive ODI Wins
| Wins | Team | Date |
| 21 | Australia | Hobart, 11 Jan 2003 to Port of Spain, 24 May 2003 |
| 11 | West Indies | Lord's, 04 Jun 1984 to Perth, 02 Feb 1985 |
| 10 | Australia | Melbourne, 23 Feb 1990 to Sharjah, 02 May 1990 |
| 10 | Australia | Melbourne, 11 Jan 2001 to Melbourne, 09 Feb 2001 |
| 10 | Pakistan | Sharjah, 27 Apr 1990 to Multan, 13 Nov 1990 |
| 10 | South Africa | Johannesburg, 13 Jan 1996 to Rawalpindi, 05 Mar 1996 |
| 10 | South Africa | Benoni, 22 Oct 2000 to Bloemfontein, 14 Jan 2001 |
| 10 | West Indies | Rajkot, 05 Jan 1988 to Georgetown, 30 Mar 1988 |