The second ICC Awards ceremony was held at the Four Seasons Hotel, Sydney, Australia, on 11 October 2005. The judging period covered was from 1 August 2004, to 31 July 2005. This did not include the whole of the 2005 Ashes Series, since the final four matches of this series were played in August and September. The awards was presented at a function in Sydney on 11 October during the Super Series between champions Australia and the ICC World XI.
Nominees were voted by a 50-member panel of current and ex-players and officials from among players selected by a committee headed by India's Sunil Gavaskar. Selection panel members:
Sunil Gavaskar (Chairman) David Gower Richard Hadlee Rod Marsh Courtney WalshRicky Ponting was selected as the captain of the test team. 11 players and a 12th man were announced as follows:
Virender SehwagGraeme SmithRicky Ponting (Captain)Jacques KallisBrian LaraInzamam-ul-HaqAndrew FlintoffAdam Gilchrist (Wicket-keeper)Shane WarneChaminda VaasGlenn McGrath12th man: Anil KumbleMarvan Atapattu (Captain)Adam Gilchrist (Wicket-keeper)Rahul DravidKevin PietersenAndrew SymondsInzamam-ul-HaqAndrew FlintoffDaniel VettoriBrett LeeRana Naved-ul-HasanGlenn McGrath12th man:Jacques KallisWinners and Nominees
The winners and nominees of various individual awards were:
Winners: Andrew Flintoff (Eng) and Jacques Kallis (SA)Nominees: Inzamam-ul-Haq (Pakistan), Adam Gilchrist (Australia), Glenn McGrath (Australia)Winner: Jacques Kallis (SA)Nominees: Adam Gilchrist (Australia), Inzamam-ul-Haq (Pakistan), Glenn McGrath (Australia), Shane Warne (Australia)Winner: Kevin Pietersen (Eng)Nominees: Andrew Flintoff (England), Adam Gilchrist (Australia), Brett Lee (Australia), Andrew Symonds (Australia)Winner: Kevin Pietersen (Eng)Nominees[1]: A Ahmed (Bangladesh), IR Bell (England), G Gambhir (India), KKD Karthik (India), KP Pietersen (England), M Rana (Bangladesh), AB De Villiers (South Africa)Winner: Simon TaufelWinner: England