The Ashes is one of the oldest rivalries in the international cricket which is played between England & Australia. The term ‘Ashes’ was first used when England lost to Australia for the first time on their home soil. Since the time Ashes series began it has been a neck to neck battle. There have been 72 Ashes series where Australia have won 34 and England have won 32 and six series have been drawn. There have been various marvellous performances by the players of both the countries. Here we are going to look at the top 10 Australian cricketers with best performances in Ashes.

1. Don Bradman

I think everyone would’ve anticipated that who is no. 1 and he is none other than Sir Donald Bradman. He is the one of the greatest players of all time. He had an average of 99.94 and still it has not been broken by anyone. He played Ashes from 1928 to 1948. He is on the 1st position in the list of most runs scored by an Aussie in The Ashes as well as in the list of most runs scored in The Ashes. He scored 19 centuries and 12 half centuries in The Ashes.

Ashes Matches:- 37

Runs:- 5028

Average:- 89.78

Highest Score:- 334

2. Shane Warne

When it comes to greatest spinners of all time one name which always comes in everyone’s mind is Shane Warne. Shane Warne is a former Australian cricketer and a great leg spinner. He played Ashes from 1993 to 2007. He is on the 1st spot in the list of most wickets taken by an Aussie as well as in the list of most wickets taken in The Ashes. He was born on 13 September 1969 and made his test debut in 1992 against India.

Ashes Matches:- 36

Wickets:- 195

Bowling Average:- 23.25

Economy:- 2.52

3. Allan Border

He is none other than the first world cup winning captain of Australia. Allan Border was born on 27 July 1955 and has played Ashes from 1978 to 1993. He led his team to the world cup victory of 1987. He is on the 2nd spot in the list of most runs scored by an Aussie in The Ashes and on the 3rd position in the list of most runs scored in The Ashes. He scored 7 centuries and 19 half centuries in his Ashes career.

Ashes Matches:- 42

Runs:- 3222

Highest Score:- 200*

Average:- 55.55

4. Glenn McGrath

Undoubtedly one of best bowlers the game has ever seen. Glenn McGrath is a former Australian fast bowler who was known for his swing bowling. He played international cricket for 14 years. He played Ashes from 1994 to 2007. He is on the 2nd position in the list of most wickets taken by an Aussie in The Ashes as well as in list of most wickets taken in The Ashes.

 Ashes Matches:- 30

Wickets:- 157

Bowling Average:- 20.9

Economy:- 2.70

5. Steve Waugh

Steve Waugh is a former Australian cricketer and captain. He is one the best captains that Australian team ever had. He also led the Australian team to 1999 world cup victory. He played The Ashes from 1986 to 2003. He is on the 3rd position in the list of most runs scored by an Aussie in the Ashes and on the 4th spot in the list of most runs scored in The Ashes. He scored 10 centuries and 14 half centuries in his career of Ashes.

Ashes Matches:- 45

Runs:- 3173

Highest Score:- 177*

Average:- 58.75

6. Hugh Trumble

Hugh Trumble was a bowling all-rounder. He used to bowl right arm off-spin. He played Ashes from 1890 to 1904. He was born on 12 May 1867. He also captained the Australian team in a couple of games and won both. He on the 3rd position in the list of most wickets taken by an Aussie in The Ashes as well as in the list of most wickets taken in The Ashes.

Ashes Matches:- 31

Wickets:- 141

Runs:- 2945

Bowling Average:- 20.88

Economy:- 2.23

7. Steve Smith

There is no doubt in saying that Steve Smith is one of the best players of modern times. He is known for his unorthodox style of batting. He was also the former captain of Australian team. He was born on 2 June 1989. He started playing Ashes in the year 2010 and is still playing. He is currently on the 4th spot in the list of most runs scored by an Aussie in The Ashes and on the 6th spot in the list of most runs scored in The Ashes. So far he has scored 11 centuries and 10 half centuries.

Ashes Matches:- 30*

Runs:- 2927*

Highest Score:- 239

Average:- 62.27

8. Dennis Lillee

Dennis Lillee is a former Australian cricketer who was an outstanding fast bowler of his time. He was known for his fiery right handed fast bowling and for his never give up attitude. He was born on 18 July 1949 & played Ashes from 1971 to 1982. He made his test debut on 29 January 1971 against England and he played his last test on 2 January 1984 against Pakistan. He is on the 4th spot in the list of most wickets by an Aussie in The Ashes as well as in the list of most wickets in The Ashes.

Ashes Matches:- 24

Wickets:- 128

Economy:- 2.45

Bowling Average:- 22.32

9. Clem Hill

Clement “Clem” Hill was a left handed Australian batsman who also captained the Australian team in ten test matches with five wins & five losses. He was born on 18 March 1877 and he played Ashes from 1896 to 1912. He was the first batsman to score 1000 test runs in a calendar year. He achieved this milestone in the year 1902. He is on the 5th position in the list of most runs scored by an Aussie in The Ashes & on the 9th position in the list of most runs scored in The Ashes.

Ashes Matches:-41

Runs:- 2660

Average:- 35.46

Highest Score:- 188

10. Monty Noble

Born on 28 January 1873 Montague Alfred Noble was an Australian cricketer. He was an all-rounder who could deliver both medium pace and off-break bowling. His Ashes span was from 1898 to 1909. He is on 5th position in the list of most wickets by an Aussie in The Ashes and on the 8th position in the list of most wickets in The Ashes with 9 five wicket hauls.     

Ashes Matches:- 39

Runs:- 2860

Wickets:- 11

Economy:- 2.98

Bowling Average:- 24.86