Shane Warne and Adam Gilchrist (Australia)
Adam Gilchrist (L), Shane Warne (R)
Adam Gilchrist is a man so squeaky clean that scientists have proven his blood is actually consists of 98% detergent, and Shane Warne is, well, Shane Warne. Surprisingly the two didn’t get on, the problem alleged to have dated back to the time Warne sledged Gilchrist in a Pura Cup game. “It was along the lines of Gilly being a goody two shoes but it was much more severe than that,” an unnamed Australia player told the Herald Sun in 2007. “Warnie really got into Gilly that day and he was seriously offended by it. You could tell by the way he batted and the way he left the ground and his general demeanour throughout the game. I don’t think he ever forgot it.” The good news for Clarke and Watson is that the soured relationship didn’t stop Warne and Gilchrist from helping Australia dominate world cricket. The bad news is that the pair had the likes of Ricky Ponting, Glenn McGrath and Steve Waugh to back them up. Clarke and Watson have Ed Cowan and pugilism’s David Warner.