Ashes: Best Batting Performances in History

1. Sir Don Bradman 

This list would have remained incomplete if Sir Don Bradman's name wasn't mentioned. He was the epitome of batsmanship of the 20th century and arguably the greatest run-scorer in that era. Having made his Ashes debut in 1928, he scored 5,028 runs against England averaging 89.78.

Maybe WG Grace can be compared to Sir Don Bradman in terms of batting, except for him no one comes a mile closer to Bradman. He's a true example of a complete batter, who not only survived that era but also scored runs heavily. He crossed 200 runs mark record six times against England. If not for World War, the world would have witnessed more of his batting.

He still holds the record for scoring the most runs in an Ashes series with a mind-boggling 974 runs from just seven innings. It was during that Ashes; he registered the then-highest Test score of 334 runs at Leeds. Interestingly enough, four years later, at the same venue, Bradman scored another triple century (304). Sir Don is also the record holder of most centuries (19) in Ashes.