Top 10 Australian middle-order batsmen of all time

#5 Michael Clarke

Former Australian captain Michael Clarke made it to an already strong batting line up when he was only 23 years old and immediately showed his class by scoring a century on debut against India during the 2004 tour.

Over the next, decade or so, he became one of the world's best middle order batsmen and primarily batted at either number 4 or number 5. With an aggregate of 8611 runs in the middle-order, Clarke is the third most prolific run scorer for Australia for those positions.

He had his own technique but it was mighty effective and pace, spin or swing did not faze him either. He could score all round the wicket and additionally, he was excellent against the spinners.

Clarke could play superbly off both the front and the back foot, which made him a very difficult batsman to bowl to. He recorded an average of 49.77 in the middle-order positions and scored 28 hundred, which included the epic 329 not out against India at Sydney in 2012.