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A list highlighting legendary Test cricketers who have dominated the first innings with exceptional consistency and run-scoring ability, featuring past icons and an active modern-day star.  

In the long and storied history of Test cricket, scoring fifty or more in an innings has been a hallmark of consistency, temperament, and technique. While centuries are rightly celebrated, it’s the ability to repeatedly cross the 50-run mark that reflects a batter's lasting value to his team. Here’s a look at the top 10 players with the most 50+ scores in Test history  the true pillars of their sides over the decades.

 It was Allan Border who broke his record back in February 1993. The former Australian skipper retired after scoring 11,174 runs from 156 matches.

Australia's hopes of securing the Border-Gavaskar Trophy in India for the first time in 19 years were thwarted after collapsing to a second straight Test defeat.

Indian defeated Australia by an innings and 100 runs to clinch the six-match Test series by 2-1.

Australia and New Zealand will play three ODIs and three T20Is beginning September 26 at the Allan Border Field in Brisbane. Only mobile tickets will be available for the women series, and when a person buys a ticket, Cricket Australia will keep the details of the person for Covid-19 contact-tracing purposes. The last international cricket fixture that saw the presence of crowd was the women's T20 World Cup final between Australia and India at the MCG.

Warne was brought on by captain Allan Border after fast bowler Merv Hughes had dismissed a resolute Mike Atherton to end his opening stand with Graham Gooch in the first Test in Manchester.

Brisbane has seen exceptionally heavy rain over the past few weeks, with the cumulative rainfall already exceeding the average annual levels of rain.

Smith has returned from his one-year ban for the Newlands ball-tampering scandal in quite sensational form and hit his ninth consecutive Ashes half-century with a knock of 82 on Saturday.

The 30-year-old reached this milestone after he added 122 runs in the ongoing fourth Ashes Test.

Former Australian skipper Allan Border praised David Warner's century although it was not a typical swashbuckling inning from the lefthander. 

Former Australia captain Allan Border on Saturday heaped praises on fast bowler Mitchell Starc and said that an in-form Starc is the best bowler around.

Pakistan pulled off arguably the biggest upset so far when they beat hosts and tournament favourites England on Monday, a day after Bangladesh sprung a surprise by defeating South Africa.

Former captain Smith and Warner were selected in Australia`s World Cup squad last month after their ball-tampering bans expired but they will play under skipper Aaron Finch and a new leadership group.

Kohli's behaviour also drew criticism from ex-Australian captain Allan Border who stated that he had never observed such behaviour from any skipper. 

Australia great Allan Border praised the "amazing" Alastair Cook as the England batsman equalled his record of 153 consecutive Tests by playing in the series opener against Pakistan at Lord's on Thursday.

Border called the stunning 4-0 Ashes victory in 1989, with a team described as "possibly the worst side to ever tour England", the watershed moment of his career.

Matt Renshaw had a conversation with incoming batsman Steve Smith and following the hand signals towards the dressing room, the southpaw was confirmed to be "retired hurt".

With a need to get on the front foot batting in India, Warner said he could look forward to training after the break.

Cook became the 12th player ever to score more than 10,000 runs in Test cricke