Top 5 bowling attacks ever assembled in Test cricket

#2 Glenn McGrath/Shane Warne/Jason Gillespie/Brett Lee

Warne's mesmerising skills complemented the three versatile seam bowlers

Even though a star-studded batting lineup reigned supreme, Australia's unparalleled dominance during the late 1990s and early 2000s was often attributed to the presence of two champions bowlers. With 980 wickets from 104 matches, Glenn McGrath and Shane Warne remain the most prolific bowling duo in Test history.

The metronome seamer and magical leg-spinner were joined by the likes of Brett Lee and Jason Gillespie at the turn of the millennium. While McGrath put batting techniques to the sword and Gillespie generated awkward bounce, Lee's hostile pace often unsettled opposition lineups. Adding Warne's trickery to the equation, Australia unfurled the most dynamic bowling attack in Test history.

From 16 Tests which featured all four bowlers together, Australia won ten matches and lost only twice. Having had to tackle such a strong bowling unit, England bore the brunt of their damage. In those matches between 2001 and 2005, Warne picked 89 wickets and McGrath scalped 77 wickets. While Lee accounted for 52 victims, Gillespie fell short of the 50-mark by just three wickets.