Best Test XI for major Test teams in the last 20 years

#10 Australia

Ponting, one of the most ruthless leaders

The Australian cricket team, being the most successful team in Test cricket, is ranked the number-one team in terms of overall wins, win-loss ratio and win percentage. Sir Donald Bradman is considered the greatest batsman of all time. The Australian team, led by Don Bradman which toured England in 1948 were given the nickname of “The Invincibles”.

The team is famous for being the first Test side to play an entire tour of England, going undefeated. Their dominance was reinstated back between the late 1980s and early 1990s. Over the years, Allan Border and Mark Taylor orchestrated the dominance which was carried on by Steve Waugh and later by Ricky Ponting. Australia were undefeated for 16 Tests in a row twice. One between December 2005 - January 2008 and the second being October 1999 - March 2001. We take a look at the best Australian Test XI from the past two decades.

Justin Langer
Matthew Hayden
Ricky Ponting
Damien Martyn
Steve Waugh (c)
Michael Hussey
Adam Gilchrist (wk)
Shane Warne
Nathan Lyon
Jason Gillespie
Glenn McGrath

About the author

Aayushman is a cricket journalist at Sportskeeda who covers news, features and listicles. A Finance graduate with a diploma in journalism, he has a total work experience of around 7 years and has bylines at reputed websites like Free Press Journal, Cricket Addictor, and Roar. Aayushman believes in presenting all the relevant information and facts in his articles to let the readers form their own opinions. His exploits in the industry have led to interview former Australia stalwart David Hussey.

A former Tata Consultancy Services employee, Aayushman has been supporting the Australian men's national team after being impressed with their aggressive and never-say-die attitude in the 2003 ICC World Cup. His favorite cricketer is Steve Smith, whose tremendous self-belief in his methods, despite them being unorthodox, inspire him a lot. Smith’s performances from 2019 Ashes Series only fueled this inspiration further. He would like to revisit the 2015 ICC World Cup semi-final clash between India and Australia if ever got hold of a time machine.

When not working, Aayushman loves to spend his spare time reading fiction books and watching one of his favorite television shows Grey's Anatomy.

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Edited by Sarah Waris