Recapping the year of 2010 in the world of Test match cricket, we bring you the list of the top six best Test matches of the year
Australia v Pakistan, Sydney Cricket Ground
This was the second game of the three-Test match series and the Pakistanis had already lost the first game. With the Sydney track helping the seam bowlers, the Pakistanis bowled Australia out for 127 thanks to Mohammad Asif’s 6/41 before piling 333. With a decisive lead of 206 runs, the Pakistan side had reduced Australia to 257/8 and looked like running away with the game. 
Kamran Akmal then dropped three catches, missed an easy run-out and Michael Hussey smashed 134 not-out to set a target of 176 for Pakistan. The visitors were never in the hunt as Nathan Hauritz and Mitchell Johnson shared eight wickets to bowl the Aussies to a stunning 36-run victory.
This game has often come under the ICC-scanner for allegations of match-fixing against it.
Australia v Pakistan, Headingley, Leeds
The second exciting game in this list of best Test matches also belongs to the pair of Australia and Pakistan. And interestingly enough, it was on the similar lines as the first with a different result. The game was played at a neutral venue. 
On a green-looking Headingley track, Australia batted first and were blown away for a total of 88 in 33 overs. Asif took three, as did Mohammad Amir while Umar Gul had two to his name. In reply, the Pakistani side got to 258 after starts from most of their top-order failed to get converted. Shane Watson was the wrecker-in-chief with a six-wicket haul.
Australia fought hard in the second innings and made 349 thanks to half-centuries from Ricky Ponting, Michael Clarke and Steven Smith, down the order, to set a target of 180. This was similar to the 176 that Pakistan needed at Sydney at the beginning of the year but they looked more assured at 137/1. Then, a middle-order collapse left the side struggling at 150/5 and 161/6 before Kamran Akmal got the side a three-wicket win.