Four tests were played , Australia winning the first test at the Sydney Cricket Ground 13 - 3 .
Representatives from these two unions combined in 1899 when an Australian team played its first Test series - against a visiting team from the British Isles .
Four tests were played , Australian winning the first test at the Sydney Cricket Ground 13 - 3 .
Representatives from these two unions combined in 1899 when an Australian team played its first Test series - against a visiting team from the British Isles .