Top 10 Australian Test cricketers of all time

#6. Steve Waugh

Steve Waugh is one of Australia's finest batsmen

One of Australia’s greatest captains of all-time is also one of the greatest Test batsmen ever. Debuting in 1987, Waugh went on to become one of Australia’s talismanic cricketers for the most part of his career and led them to a record of 16 Test wins in a row.

Beginning as an all-rounder, Waugh had a back injury that prevented him from bowling but it turned out to be an asset as his batting significantly improved. Waugh had the ability to play long innings and his very presence on the field was a nightmare for bowlers.

In a career that lasted nearly two decades, Waugh scored 10,927 runs from 168 matches at an impressive average of 51.06, scoring 50 half-centuries and 32 centuries. He also took 92 wickets with three 5-wicket hauls under his belt. Waugh also took 112 catches.

#5. Glenn McGrath

McGrath is the highest wicket-taking pacer in Tests

The highest wicket-taking pacer of all-time, Glenn McGrath is undoubtedly the greatest fast bowler Australia ever had. McGrath’s accurate line and length made him a dangerous wicket-taking bowler and he became a crucial part of the Australian team that dominated cricket from the mid-90s to mid-2000s.

McGrath is one of the few bowlers to have taken two eight-wicket spells, having done so against Pakistan in 2004 and against England in 1997. In a career lasting nearly 14 years, McGrath took 563 wickets in 124 Tests at an average of 21.64.

Pidge took 29 five-wicket hauls and 3 ten-wicket hauls with 8/24 against Pakistan being his best figures in Tests. McGrath also has a fifty to his name, scoring 61 against New Zealand at the Gabba in 2004.