UNDER THE SOUTHERN CROSS . . .

Under the Southern Cross I stand,

A sprig of wattle in my hand,

A native of my native land,

Australia, you fucking beauty!

• "Under The Southern Cross I Stand" is the victory song of the Australian cricket team. It is typically sung by the players in the style of a raucous chant after every victory and "treated with reverential consideration and respect" within the team.

• The authorship of "Under the Southern Cross I Stand" is credited to former wicketkeeper Rod Marsh, who was apparently inspired by Henry Lawson's 1887 poem, "Flag of the Southern Cross".

• Marsh initially had the role of leading the team in singing it, and on his retirement he passed it on to Allan Border. 

• The other players to have taken on the role are:

- David Boon (when Border took over the captaincy), Ian Healy (on Boon's retirement);

- Ricky Ponting (on Healy's retirement);

- Justin Langer (when Ponting took over the captaincy); and 

- Michael Hussey (on Langer's retirement). 

- Hussey passed it on to Nathan Lyon upon his retirement in January 2013.

- With Nathan Lyon's departure from the team due to injury after the Second Ashes Test at Lord's in 2023, custody of the song has passed to wicketkeeper Alex Carey.