Allan Border
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"Allan Robert Border" Order of Australia/AO is an Australian former cricketer. A batsman, Border was for many years the Captain (cricket)/captain of the Australia national cricket team/Australian team. His playing nickname was ""A.B."". He played 156 Test cricket/Test matches in his career, a record until it was passed by fellow Australian Steve Waugh. Border still retains the world record for the number of consecutive Test appearances of 153 and the number of Tests as captain. He was primarily a left hand batsman but also achieved sporadic success as a part-time left arm orthodox spin bowling/spinner. Border amassed 11,174 Test runs (a world record until it was passed by Brian Lara in 2005). He hit List of international cricket centuries by Allan Border/27 centuries in his Test career. He retired as Australia's most capped player and leading run-scorer in both Tests and One Day International/ODIs. His Australian record for Test Match runs stood for 15 years before Ricky Ponting overtook him during the Third Ashes Test against England in July 2009.

Border was one of the 55 inaugural inductees of the ICC Cricket Hall of Fame.

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OK, go away, and I'll find someone who really wants to play for Australia.

The Australian bowling outfit is struggling and in particular Jason Gillespie. He has lost his way and I think he needs to be replaced.

I have never seen an Aussie team put down so many catches, and the batsmen really need to start to hunt as a pack.

Write off Australia at your peril. Most sides are at their most dangerous when they are down. If Australia find the form they displayed at Lord's, they'll be back on top again.

The Australian bowling outfit is struggling and in particular Jason Gillespie.

When your bowling is not firing, any captain is going to struggle.

Certainly half a dozen of the team will be looking anxiously over their shoulder and their performances will be under close scrutiny in the coming months.

He has lost his way, and I think he needs to be replaced in the team before the fourth Test at Trent Bridge.

England had a great series.