10 great batsmen who bagged a pair in Tests

MARK TAYLOR

Mark Taylor bagged a pair in his first Test as captain.

Tubby, as he was affectionately called, took over the captaincy reins from Allan Border, and helped shape the Australian side into a dominating force. Apart from being a solid opening batsman, he was regarded as an excellent in the slip position, grabbing the then-world record 157 catches as a fielder.

Although Taylor ended his 104 Test career with 7525 runs, averaging 43 and with 19 centuries, he had a poor start to his captaincy. Leading the national side in his first Test, at Karachi, Taylor couldn’t manage a single run in both the innings, falling first to Wasim Akram, and then to Waqar Younis.