10 greatest fast bowling pairs of all time

#8 Jeff Thomson and Dennis Lillee

Theirs was a partnership that sparkled briefly but brightly

Thomson and Lillee formed one of the most terrifying new ball pairs of the 70s and are especially remembered for the 1974-75 Ashes against the touring English.

His slinging action took a toll on his body, limiting his participation to only 51 Tests. Yet, Jeffrey Thomson is regarded as the arguably the fastest bowler to have played the game. He generated off-cutters at serious pace and surprised batsmen with the occasional bouncer. He took exactly 200 Test wickets.

Dennis Lillee was the cornerstone of Australia’s bowling attack of the 70s, a well-rounded bowling machine packaged with a textbook bowling action. By the latter part of his career, courtesy various injuries, his pace had given way to accuracy and clever variations. He surpassed Lance Gibbs’ world record, and eventually finished with 355 Test wickets.

Together: 132 wickets at 26.05 in 16 Tests.