10. Steven Smith
Overall: 17507 runs at 47.57 ave; 64 wickets
There is a case to be made that Smith is the greatest Test batter of this century to date. He is widely regarded in his home country as Australia's best since Sir Donald Bradman, surpassing Ricky Ponting.
That undersells his ODI exploits. He was Australia's best batter in the home World Cup win of 2015 and a key part of the top four in the 2023 triumph. He has won world titles in all three formats.
He was famously first picked as a legspinning allrounder. In reality, he was a batting prodigy who took time to flourish, and his bowling was a work in progress that never progressed.
But Smith's Test exploits will be his greatest legacy, whenever he does finish. The raw numbers may end up short of where they were trending in his prime, as pitches in the World Test Championship era have turned his once otherworldly record into something more in the mortal realm.
He has become one of the world's greatest Test batting problem solvers. Spin in the subcontinent, swing in England, bounce in Australia, No. 3, No. 4, captaincy or not, there was no problem that couldn't be worked out. Smith plundered runs everywhere and left the best bowlers of his generation confounded by his methods, each uniquely tailored to a specific challenge.
The mistake of Cape Town cost him the full-time captaincy and a year of his prime, but he bounced back, captained his country again, and surged into the 10,000-run club in Tests. While his rank among the greatest is a matter of debate, his presence in the debate is not.
Travis Head on Steven Smith: I've always said I feel like when you bat with Steve, you sort of go under the radar. It's almost like you're invisible at the other end, which is a good feeling to have as a batter. I think in the partnership, I've never feared him getting out on me. So that confidence is great. There's so much planning and effort that goes into him - he's so hard to get out that it feels like you go a bit unnoticed at the other end. He's an amazing run-getter. He knows how to score and knows how to score everywhere. I don't think I've seen many appetites like it in terms of batting. Everyone's got a different work ethic, but his work ethic is like no other when it comes to batting.
That and probably his catching, to be fair, away from his batting. Some of the catches he takes and just how easy he makes it look. You know if you nick it and it goes to second slip, you're out.
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Stats are for the 2000-2025 period