In 1973, the Australia Council for the Arts launched a national competition to find new lyrics and music for the anthem. Despite receiving over 2,600 entries, none met the required standards.

A PCB official said that as this is an ICC tournament, the anthem playlist has been produced and distributed by the ICC ...

They are passion picks as opposed to a critics list, the songs on high rotation in the lives of these music ... essence of Australia onto the world stage, Midnight Oil’s timeless anthem Beds ...