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Bored on school holidays, I thought I might select tiered all-time Aussie Test XIs.
I didn’t have any specific number of teams in mind, but rather simply selected until I arrived at a dearth of further genuine quality.
No doubt I have missed some players that might have been worthy of at least a mention and feel free to point them out in the comments. Share
I set myself three parameters. The first is that I decided to keep opening partnerships in tact – at least for the first five XIs. This ruled out pairing Matthew Hayden up with Victor Trumper.
Australian cricket s seven best Test XIs
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“It’s not how, it’s how many.”
Bowlers really do win matches. But sometimes, they do so with the bat. Even a genuine bunny can play a vital role in extending a lead, reducing a deficit, turning a poor score into a respectable one, or forcing a draw.
Each run scored by a tail-ender has the same worth as one scored by a recognised batsman, and sometimes more when it entertains spectators, frustrates opponents or lifts team-mates’ spirits.