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There is a very good countdown on cricket.com.au on Top 20 test batting and bowling performances on Australian soil since the beginning of the century. Batting countdown is done, bowling is up to no 3.
Batting Performances
20) Ricky Ponting v South Africa, Sydney, 2006
19) Virender Sehwag v Australia, Melbourne, 2003
18) David Warner v New Zealand, Hobart, 2011
17) Virat Kohli v Australia, Adelaide, 2014
16) Alastair Cook v Australia, Brisbane, 2010
15) VVS Laxman v Australia, Sydney, 2000
14) Steve Smith v England, Perth, 2017
13) Hashim Amla v Australia, Perth, 2012
12) Cheteshwar Pujara v Australia, Adelaide, 2018
11) AB de Villiers v Australia, Perth, 2008
10) Kevin Pietersen v Australia, Adelaide, 2010
9) Michael Clarke v South Africa, Adelaide, 2012
8) Steve Smith v England, Brisbane, 2017
7) Kumar Sangakkara v Australia, Hobart, 2007
6) Sachin Tendulkar v Australia, Sydney, 2004
5) Brian Lara v Australia, Adelaide, 2005
4) JP Duminy v Australia, Melbourne, 2008
3) Rahul Dravid v Australia, Adelaide, 2003
2) Ricky Ponting v India, Melbourne, 2003
1) Faf du Plessis v Australia, Adelaide 2012
Bowling Performances
20) James Pattinson v New Zealand, Brisbane, 2011
19) Glenn McGrath v England, Brisbane, 2006
18) Anil Kumble v Australia, Sydney, 2004
17) Mohammad Asif v Australia, Sydney, 2010
16) Peter Siddle v England, Brisbane, 2010
15) Rene Farrell v England, Sydney, 2011
14) Glenn McGrath v Pakistan, Perth, 2004
13) Jasprit Bumrah v Australia, Melbourne, 2018
12) Michael Clarke v India, Sydney, 2008
11) Mitchell Johnson v South Africa, Perth, 2008
10) Vernon Philander v Australia, Hobart, 2016
9) Glenn McGrath v West Indies, Brisbane, 2000
8) Mitchell Johnson v England, Perth, 2010
7) Doug Bracewell v Australia, Hobart, 2011
6) Ajit Agarkar v Australia, Adelaide, 2003
5) Mitchell Johnson v England, Brisbane, 2013
4) Shane Warne v England, Adelaide, 2006
3) Dale Steyn v Australia, Melbourne, 2008
Here is what they say about Mohammad Asif:
17) Mohammad Asif, 6-41
Pakistan v Australia, Sydney, 2010
By Martin Smith
It's unlikely that history will be kind to Mohammad Asif.
Convicted of corruption offences in 2010, the Pakistani bowler copped a seven-year ban from international cricket and was also jailed in Britain for his role in a scandal that rocked the world of cricket.
The controversy is an intrinsic part of his cricketing story. But another truism is the fact that, on his day, he was one of the best seam and swing bowlers the modern game has seen.
In fact, former England captain Kevin Pietersen says he's the best he ever faced.
Asif was an old-school Test bowler; not overly quick or aggressive, he took 106 Test wickets thanks primarily to an ability to bend the ball seemingly to his will, mostly away in the air or back in off the seam.
And sometimes, as Michael Clarke discovered on the opening day of the 2010 SCG Test, he could do both at once.
Early Sydney rain led to a delayed start to the first Test of the new year but recalled Pakistan quick Mohammad Sami wasted no time when play finally got underway after 2pm, ripping out three Australian wickets before the first drinks break.
One of the trio was skipper Ricky Ponting, caught hooking from the first ball he faced, who had earlier ignored the overhead cloud and tinge of green on the pitch in electing to bat first.
With the score at 3-10 after Sami's early burst, that decision seemed questionable. After Asif was done, it looked plain wrong.
Asif started his rout with the ball of the summer to remove Clarke; what appeared to be an out-swinger that landed perfectly in line with off-stump suddenly and prodigiously seamed the other way, evading the Australian's bat and pad and cannoning into the top of middle stump.
And when Asif removed Michael Hussey and Marcus North in consecutive deliveries to finish his ninth over, an early Australian wobble had become a full-blown collapse.
A face-saving partnership from Mitchell Johnson and Nathan Hauritz at least pushed the hosts into triple figures, before Asif returned to grab three more wickets – including another delightful in-ducker to bowl Hauritz – and finish with a career-best haul of 6-41.
The remainder of that Test match, like Asif's legacy, is complicated. After securing a 206-run lead on the first innings, Pakistan inexplicably capitulated in a mess of dropped catches and questionable field placings as Australia routed the tourists for just 139 on the final day to secure a memorable come-from-behind win.
Eight months later, Asif’s world came crashing down when a newspaper sting implicated him and two teammates in a spot-fixing scandal in England, while senior Pakistan officials later told an inquiry they held suspicions that the SCG Test was also tainted.
For all his brilliance with ball in hand, it's a chapter of the Mohammad Asif story that he's unable to erase.
https://www.cricket.com.au/news/fea...-oval-2012-best-batting-since-2000/2020-06-10
Batting Performances
20) Ricky Ponting v South Africa, Sydney, 2006
19) Virender Sehwag v Australia, Melbourne, 2003
18) David Warner v New Zealand, Hobart, 2011
17) Virat Kohli v Australia, Adelaide, 2014
16) Alastair Cook v Australia, Brisbane, 2010
15) VVS Laxman v Australia, Sydney, 2000
14) Steve Smith v England, Perth, 2017
13) Hashim Amla v Australia, Perth, 2012
12) Cheteshwar Pujara v Australia, Adelaide, 2018
11) AB de Villiers v Australia, Perth, 2008
10) Kevin Pietersen v Australia, Adelaide, 2010
9) Michael Clarke v South Africa, Adelaide, 2012
8) Steve Smith v England, Brisbane, 2017
7) Kumar Sangakkara v Australia, Hobart, 2007
6) Sachin Tendulkar v Australia, Sydney, 2004
5) Brian Lara v Australia, Adelaide, 2005
4) JP Duminy v Australia, Melbourne, 2008
3) Rahul Dravid v Australia, Adelaide, 2003
2) Ricky Ponting v India, Melbourne, 2003
1) Faf du Plessis v Australia, Adelaide 2012
Bowling Performances
20) James Pattinson v New Zealand, Brisbane, 2011
19) Glenn McGrath v England, Brisbane, 2006
18) Anil Kumble v Australia, Sydney, 2004
17) Mohammad Asif v Australia, Sydney, 2010
16) Peter Siddle v England, Brisbane, 2010
15) Rene Farrell v England, Sydney, 2011
14) Glenn McGrath v Pakistan, Perth, 2004
13) Jasprit Bumrah v Australia, Melbourne, 2018
12) Michael Clarke v India, Sydney, 2008
11) Mitchell Johnson v South Africa, Perth, 2008
10) Vernon Philander v Australia, Hobart, 2016
9) Glenn McGrath v West Indies, Brisbane, 2000
8) Mitchell Johnson v England, Perth, 2010
7) Doug Bracewell v Australia, Hobart, 2011
6) Ajit Agarkar v Australia, Adelaide, 2003
5) Mitchell Johnson v England, Brisbane, 2013
4) Shane Warne v England, Adelaide, 2006
3) Dale Steyn v Australia, Melbourne, 2008
Here is what they say about Mohammad Asif:
17) Mohammad Asif, 6-41
Pakistan v Australia, Sydney, 2010
By Martin Smith
It's unlikely that history will be kind to Mohammad Asif.
Convicted of corruption offences in 2010, the Pakistani bowler copped a seven-year ban from international cricket and was also jailed in Britain for his role in a scandal that rocked the world of cricket.
The controversy is an intrinsic part of his cricketing story. But another truism is the fact that, on his day, he was one of the best seam and swing bowlers the modern game has seen.
In fact, former England captain Kevin Pietersen says he's the best he ever faced.
Asif was an old-school Test bowler; not overly quick or aggressive, he took 106 Test wickets thanks primarily to an ability to bend the ball seemingly to his will, mostly away in the air or back in off the seam.
And sometimes, as Michael Clarke discovered on the opening day of the 2010 SCG Test, he could do both at once.
Early Sydney rain led to a delayed start to the first Test of the new year but recalled Pakistan quick Mohammad Sami wasted no time when play finally got underway after 2pm, ripping out three Australian wickets before the first drinks break.
One of the trio was skipper Ricky Ponting, caught hooking from the first ball he faced, who had earlier ignored the overhead cloud and tinge of green on the pitch in electing to bat first.
With the score at 3-10 after Sami's early burst, that decision seemed questionable. After Asif was done, it looked plain wrong.
Asif started his rout with the ball of the summer to remove Clarke; what appeared to be an out-swinger that landed perfectly in line with off-stump suddenly and prodigiously seamed the other way, evading the Australian's bat and pad and cannoning into the top of middle stump.
And when Asif removed Michael Hussey and Marcus North in consecutive deliveries to finish his ninth over, an early Australian wobble had become a full-blown collapse.
A face-saving partnership from Mitchell Johnson and Nathan Hauritz at least pushed the hosts into triple figures, before Asif returned to grab three more wickets – including another delightful in-ducker to bowl Hauritz – and finish with a career-best haul of 6-41.
The remainder of that Test match, like Asif's legacy, is complicated. After securing a 206-run lead on the first innings, Pakistan inexplicably capitulated in a mess of dropped catches and questionable field placings as Australia routed the tourists for just 139 on the final day to secure a memorable come-from-behind win.
Eight months later, Asif’s world came crashing down when a newspaper sting implicated him and two teammates in a spot-fixing scandal in England, while senior Pakistan officials later told an inquiry they held suspicions that the SCG Test was also tainted.
For all his brilliance with ball in hand, it's a chapter of the Mohammad Asif story that he's unable to erase.
https://www.cricket.com.au/news/fea...-oval-2012-best-batting-since-2000/2020-06-10
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