Atherton faced in tests Marshall, Ambrose, Bishop, Walsh, McGrath, Warne, Donald, Pollock, Waqar, Wasim, Shoaib, Saqlain, Hadlee, Kapil, Kumble, Murali, plus obviously lots of second rank bowlers like Gillespie, Vettori, McDermott, Fanie fe Villiers, Srinath, Streak etc.