All-time XI: Australia

Australia's finest

Australia's finest

Three legends from the 2000s feature in the jury's XI, which has a mostly even spread across the decades of Australian cricket

20-Jul-2009•Peter English

Fire and brimstone

Fire and brimstone

Two fast bowlers or three? Into-the-wind specialist? Left-right combination? Welcome to the most complicated selection

13-Jul-2009•Peter English

Spin doctors

Spin doctors

Arthur Mailey and Chuck Fleetwood-Smith miss the shortlist, which means the choice of spinners is not exactly an easy one to make

09-Jul-2009•Peter English

Golden glovemen

Golden glovemen

Wicketkeeper or wicketkeeper-batsman? Making the decision harder is the fact these are six of the best ever in the world

03-Jul-2009•Peter English

Men for all seasons

Men for all seasons

Australia may not have had too many in recent times, but their ranks of allrounders from all time are formidable all the same

29-Jun-2009•Peter English

Masters in the middle

Masters in the middle

The toughness of Border and Boon, the style of Harvey and Chappell - which of them makes it to the side?

24-Jun-2009•Peter English

Tough at the top

Tough at the top

Some openers were artists, some evoked fear, some held their wicket as dear as life - Australia's top two present many a selection dilemma

19-Jun-2009•Peter English

Eleven of the best

Eleven of the best

Introducing a new series, where Cricinfo picks all-time best teams for the Test countries

15-Jun-2009•Peter English

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