Most prolific batting pairs for Australia across all three formats

#4 Ricky Ponting and Michael Clarke

The former Australian captain Ricky Ponting's prowess as one of the greatest batsmen in the history of the game beyond question and it is further exemplified in the way that he created so many superb partnerships across formats, with different batsmen.

One of the most fruitful partnerships in Australian cricket history was the one between Ricky Ponting and his heir Michael Clarke.

Both were ultra-aggressive batsmen and were almost always able to get on top of most bowling attacks in the world. However, what made their partnership particularly brilliant was the fact that they did it across the three formats of the game.

They were involved in 95 partnerships across formats and aggregated 5092 runs at an outstanding average of 56.57. The star pair were involved in 16 partnerships in excess of hundred runs, while the number of fifty-plus partnerships stood at 18.