where do the australian green and gold colours come from
National colours of Australia
The first Australian national sporting team to wear green and gold was the Australian cricket team that toured England in 1899 . Their clothes were the traditional white , but the captain Joe Darling arranged for green and gold caps and blazers to be worn for the opening match of the Ashes series . Previously , the team had had no uniform cap or blazer colours but wore an assortment of club or state colours . The Australian cricket team continued to use the colours thereafter , and in 1908 the colours were ratified as the official team colours for future Australian cricket teams . During subsequent discussions by members of the New South Wales Cricket Association , the colours were reportedly referred to as `` gum - tree green '' and `` wattle - gold '' . 
The first Australian national sporting team to wear green and gold was the Australian cricket team that toured England in 1899 . Their clothes were the traditional white , but the captain Joe Darling arranged for green and gold caps and blazers to be worn for the opening match of the Ashes series . Previously , the team had had no uniform cap or blazer colours but wore an assortment of club or state colours . The Australian cricket team continued to use the colours thereafter , and in 1908 the colours were ratified as the official team colours for future Australian cricket teams . During subsequent discussions by members of the New South Wales Cricket Association , the colours were reportedly referred to as `` gum - tree green '' and `` wattle - gold '' .
The clothes of the Australian cricket team were the traditional white, but the captain Joe Darling arranged for green and gold caps and blazers to be worn for the opening match of the Ashes series. The Australian cricket team continued to use the colours thereafter, and in 1908 the colours were confirmed as the official team colours for future Australian cricket teams .
Their clothes were the traditional white , but the captain Joe Darling arranged for green and gold caps and blazers to be worn for the opening match of the Ashes series . The Australian cricket team continued to use the colours thereafter , and in 1908 the colours were ratified as the official team colours for future Australian cricket teams .