Top 5 Test opening pairs of all time

#2 Bill Lawry/ Bob Simpson (Australia)

Australia’s prolific pair was a paradox. Their average away is higher, albeit marginally, than their home average. They have 15 fifty-plus partnerships in 35 away innings and 27 in 62 innings overall, showing they gave their best under more alien conditions.

Their highest partnership is a whopping 382, which is also the highest for all opening pairs with more than 2000 Test partnership runs. They registered century partnerships in Australia, England, West Indies, India and South Africa, proving their mettle and their versatility.

Innings	Runs	Average	Away average	100s	50s
62	3596	60.94	62.25	9	18