… in Paul Johnson’s list.
The Australia’s Top 101 athletes list that was published on Alpha magazine pushed him to mull it over and come up with his own. But instead of listing 101 of them, he picked the top 25 that he thinks is notable.

Steve Waugh – cricket
Shane Warne – cricket
Pat Rafter – tennis
Mick Doohan – motorcycle racing
Layne Beachley – women’s surfing

1. Australia

Matches: 51
Points: 6660
Rating: 131

2. England

Matches: 46
Points: 5207
Rating: 113

3. India

Matches: 42
Points: 4671
Rating: 111

4. Pakistan

Matches: 34
Points: 3660
Rating: 108

5. New Zealand

Matches: 30
Points: 3040
Rating: 101

For a quick trackback, Australia won the opening Test by seven wickets and sealed the series with a 112-run triumph last week. The last victory completed a 3-0 sweep and the top-ranked team’s eighth win in 11 series on South African soil.
It was a tense match till the last partnership, Brett Lee and Michael Kasprowicz walked up to bat. But they survived the fast-bowling onslaught that South Africa laid down on them.
Damien Martyn scored a century and one, 13 of which were fours, which makes it the 13th century of his career, after facing 208 balls.
Lee was named Man of …read more