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Amazon cameras follow Australia’s cricket team on overseas tours
Amazon’s The Test is filming Australia’s team for a fourth season as it travels overseas.
The cameras are following the team on assignments in South Africa, India and England over the next 12 months.
The series offers viewers a look at team life, including celebrations after Australia beat South Africa by 214 runs in Durban.
Mitchell Starc and Travis Head say they do not watch full episodes of the show, though they sometimes see clips online.
Starc said cameras in the dressing room felt unusual at first, but the crew gradually became more familiar to players.
He said the series shows that life on tour is not always easy or celebratory.
Head said the crew stays out of sight while documenting the team.
Amazon cameras are documenting a fourth season of The Test, following Australia’s overseas assignments.
The series is set to cover tours in South Africa, India and England over the next 12 months.
Players Mitchell Starc and Travis Head say the crew has earned the team’s trust and generally stays out of sight.
Starc says he does not watch the series, though he values the insight it gives cricket fans into tour life.
The cameras have captured celebrations after Australia’s 214-run win over South Africa in Durban.
- Who
- Australia’s cricket team and the camera crew making Amazon’s The Test.
- What
- The cameras are documenting the team on overseas assignments for a fourth season of the series.
- When
- The series is set to follow the team over the next 12 months.
- Where
- South Africa, India and England.
- Why
- To give viewers insight into the team’s characteristics, pressure situations and life on tour.
This story does not have two clearly opposing sides.
Andre “Doc” Mauger documented a difficult white-ball tour of England, the first series Starc recalled.
The fourth season of The Test was following Australia’s overseas assignments in South Africa, India and England over the next 12 months.
- Series
- The Test, season four
- Production outlet
- Amazon Prime
- Upcoming tour countries
- South Africa, India and England
- Win in Durban
- Australia beat South Africa by 214 runs
- Player interviewed
- Mitchell Starc said he had not watched a complete episode of the series
What people are saying
There’s certainly guys that still enjoy playing up to the camera.
But personally, I don’t feel the need to watch it.
They’re out of sight. They’re unseen.