Top 5 batting pairs in Test history

5. Strauss/Cook: 5085 runs (and still counting) at an average of 41.34

England’s most successful partnership in Tests has never failed to impress us. Opening the batting on seaming English wickets is no child’s play. They have done it day in and day out without much trouble and that is why they are on this list. Both of them are natural stroke-players. They have been extremely consistent for England even on subcontinent wickets.

Their highest partnership for England has been a 317 run stand against the West Indies at Bridgetown. They have been one of the major reasons for England’s rise to the top in Tests, and only if they continue to perform well at the top will England be able to consolidate their position.

These were the best batting pairs that the world has witnessed till date. I hope that there are more in the making so that the joy of watching cricket never dies out!