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Oceania, Oceania

Most definitions recognize parts of Australasia such as Australia, New Zealand, and New Guinea, and all or part of the Malay Archipelago as being parts of Oceania.

Terms such as Pacific Islands or South Sea Islands might be used to describe Oceania without Australia (and New Zealand).

The Oceania ecozone includes all of Micronesia, Fiji, and all of Polynesia except New Zealand. New Zealand, New Guinea and nearby islands, Australia, the Solomon Islands, Vanuatu, and New Caledonia constitute the separate Australasia ecozone.

Australia has ruled the cricket world as the number one team for more than a decade. Australia have won the last three Cricket World Cups. New Zealand is one the strong teams in Cricket and has produced many famous cricketers. New Zealand Cricket Team are also called Black Caps. Both Australia and New Zealand are the Full members of ICC. Fiji, Vanuatu and Papua New Guinea are some of the Assosciate/Affiliate members of ICC from Oceania that are governed by East Asia-Pacific Cricket Council. Beach Cricket is also a popular recreational sport in Australia.

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