| As in any sport, Test cricket has players who seem | | | | twin, Mark Waugh, come a distant second behind |
| almost indispensable to their team. In addition, some | | | | Border with 107 consecutive matches. From June |
| players are able to eschew poor form and injuries to | | | | 1993, up until his retirement in October 2002, Mark |
| represent their country in consecutive Tests. Players | | | | cemented his place in an Aussie side that was fast |
| from India and Australia dominate the list. Those two | | | | becoming world-beaters. His elegant batting was |
| countries had some of the best players in the | | | | responsible for Australia having such a solid batting |
| modern era. | | | | order and the Waugh brothers were synonymous |
| With 153 consecutive Tests (out of 156 he played), | | | | with the Aussie team of the 90s and early 2000s. |
| Australia's Allan Border tops the list for consecutive | | | | Indian maestro Sunil Gavaskar is the third on this |
| Tests. This is not too surprising as he was a | | | | esteemed list. The technically sound and aggressive |
| redoubtable batsman and long-standing captain for | | | | opener played 106 consecutive matches (out of 125) |
| the Aussies. The former Australia captain tops the list | | | | between January 1975 and February 1987. He faced |
| for most Test matches played. Between 1979 and | | | | the most hostile fast bowling of Lillee, Thompson, |
| 1994, Border played 153 Tests. The brief hiatus he | | | | Holding, Marshall, Garner et al. during this period. |
| had in Test cricket was before he embarked on his | | | | Gavaskar made his Test debut in 1971, but started |
| amazing run in the Test side. He played three Tests | | | | his amazing run in the side in 1975 and only ended it |
| in 1979, the three Tests that leave him short of | | | | when he retired in 1987. He held the record for most |
| playing all of his matches consecutively. | | | | consecutive matches before Border and Waugh |
| Of the two Waugh brothers, one would expect | | | | passed his tally. |
| Steve Waugh to be high on this list. However, his | | | | |