Top 10 Australian ODI openers of all time

#3 Mark Waugh

Mark Waugh, the most elegant driver of the ball, opened the batting in 141 ODIs for Australia, scoring 5,729 runs at an average of 44.06.

Between 1993 and 2002, Junior, who was born four minutes after the birth of his twin brother Steve Waugh, hit 15 tons and 32 fifties as an opener.

Waugh, who retired as Australia's highest run-scorer and century-maker (18) in ODIs before his records were broken by Ricky Ponting, got his highest score of 173 in 50-over cricket against the West Indies during a 2001 game at Melbourne.