Speedy Adam Gilchrist

Adam Gilchrist has secured a slice of history by distinguishing himself as Test cricket's fastest run-scorer.

Faster than the legendary Victor Trumper, faster than West Indian master blaster Viv Richards, and faster than his bludgeoning teammate Matthew Hayden, Australia's extraordinary wicketkeeper-batsman heads a top 100, to be published in the new edition of Wisden Australia, that includes 30 present players.

There's a picture of Adam Gilchrist here, celebrating Australia's victory over India in the third Test, by which they clinched the series. He looks... odd.