Australia isn’t kind to touring all-rounders.

Extra bounce, long spells, hard yards — and nowhere to hide.

This list looks at the Top 10 touring all-rounders in Australia since 1979, featuring the rare few who genuinely did both jobs down under: Imran Khan, Shaun Pollock, Kapil Dev, Richard Hadlee, Ian Botham, Jacques Kallis and more.

Runs when it mattered. Wickets when nothing was happening.

Two skills. One of the toughest workplaces in cricket.

If you want an even drier / punchier version:

Australia: fast, unforgiving, no favours.

These blokes still batted, bowled — and led from the front.

Imran Khan, Pollock, Kapil Dev, Hadlee, Botham, Kallis.

All-rounders who didn’t just tour Australia — they survived it.

Happy to sharpen it further or add a one-liner for each player if you want extra bite.

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With Steven Smith's retirement from 50 Over cricket.

I thought id pick my greatest 50 over team for Australia this century.

Plenty of World Cup Titles 2003,2007,2015 and 2023 but what is the combined best XI

Smithy is in as Vice Captain but who are his teammates ?

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my: Top 10 Touring Batsmen to Australia since 1979!

These brilliant batsman flew halfway around the world to face the bounciest minefields on earth – where the ball bounces higher than Aussie beer prices and the fast bowlers are angrier than a kangaroo on Red Bull.

These fearless warriors braved the fastest, bounciest tracks Down Under... facing legends like Lillee, Thomson, McGrath, Warne, and Johnson.

We're talking the explosive West Indian Master Blaster and Prince and Indian Little Master and KING ... a classy Kiwi and Englishman who conquered the aussies in almost slo mo. and so much more!

Who dominated the Aussies on their own turf? Who piled on runs when it mattered most?

Stick around as I rank them all – from number 10 to the undisputed king!

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