Australia has been one of the most successful test-playing nations of all time and, the cricketers of Australia have performed very well when it is in terms of international test cricket. The Australian batsman has scored a lot of ranks in international test cricket and has performed very well for their country in the international test format. Australian cricketers have achieved a massive amount of runs in their International test career and, itself has been one of the most successful teams of all time. In this list, the discussion about the top 10 highest run-scorers for Australia in international test cricket will be done.
1. Ricky Ponting (13378)
The highest run-scorer for Australia in the international test format is the legendary Australian batsman and the former captain Ricky Ponting. He successfully represented Australia in the international test format from 1995 to 2012. During these years, Ponting has represented Australia in 168 International test matches, during which he has scored 13378 runs while having an exceptional average of 51.85.
2. Allan Border (11174)
The next Australian cricketer having the highest runs in international test cricket is Allan Border. He has successfully scored 11174 International test runs for Australia while representing them in 156 international test matches during his International test career from 1978 to 1994. Borders scored these runs while having an average of 50.56.
3. Steve Waugh (10927)
The third most run-getter for Australia in international test cricket is Steve Waugh. He has successfully represented Australia and 168 International test matches during his International test career from 1985 to 2004. During these matches, Steve successfully scored 10927 runs in international test matches while having an average of 51.06 for Australia.
4. Michael Clarke (8643)
Michael Clarke is next on the list of the top 10 highest run scorers for Australia in international test cricket. Clark has scored 8643 International test runs while representing Australia in 115 International test matches during his International test career from 2004 to 2015. Clarke had an average of 49.10 while scoring these runs for Australia in the international test format.
5. Mathew Hayden (8625)
Matthew Hayden has successfully scored 8625 International test runs for Australia, which makes him the fifth-highest run-scorer for Australia in the international test format. Hayden scored these runs while representing Australia in 103 International test matches from 199 to 2009. Matthew Hayden had an average of 50.73 while representing Australia in the international test cricket during his career.
6. Mark Waugh (8029)
The sixth-highest run-getter for Australia in international test cricket is Mark Waugh. He has successfully scored 8029 International test runs for Australia while representing Australia in the international test format from 1991 to 2002. During this time, mark represented Australia and 128 International test matches and also had an average of 41.81 in these matches.
7. Steve Smith (8010)
Steve Smith is presently one of the most essential cricketers for Australia in the international test format. He started playing the international Test cricket for Australia in 2010 and till now has represented Australia in 85 International test matches during his career. In these matches, Smith has successfully scored 8010 runs with an exceptional average of 59.77 in the international test format.
8. David Warner (7753)
David Warner has successfully scored 7753 International test runs for Australia which makes him the next highest run-scorer for Australia in the international test format. Warner has also been one of the most critical cricketers for Australia in the present scenario and started playing International test matches for Australia in 2011. Till now, he has represented Australia and 94 International test matches and has an average of 46.98 while representing them in international test format.
9. Justin Langer (7696)
The next Australian cricketer on the list of the top 10 highest run-getters for Australia in international test cricket is Justin Langer. He has successfully represented Australia in the international test format from 1993 to 2007. During these years, he also managed to play 105 International test matches for Australia and scored 7696 International test runs with an average of 45.27 in the international test format.
10. Mark Taylor (7525)
The last Australian batsman with the highest runs in the international test format is Mark Taylor. He has successfully scored 7525 International test runs for Australia in the international test format while representing them in 104 International test matches during his International test career from 1989 to 1999. Marks scored these runs with an average of 43.49 during his International test career.
