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Border leads the pack

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Allan Border and the Australian team line up, Australia v England,  Bicentenary Test, SCG, January 29, 1988

Allan Border Streak: 153
When he retired, Border had a lengthy list of major Test records: most runs, most matches, most catches, most matches as captain, most consecutive Tests. More than two decades on, he still has the final one, which is set to stand for years.  •  Fairfax Media via Getty Images