ADAM Voges has lit up scoreboards and torn up record books throughout his stunning 14-Test career.

Indeed, so impressive has he been in amassing five centuries (including two doubles) since June 2015, he has been compared with some of the greatest names in Test cricket.

We lend some perspective to the discussion.

DON DEAL? NOT SO FAST

There has been much discussion about the historical significance of Voges’ first 19 innings in the Test arena.

By any measure, his 1,267 runs at 97.46 including five centuries is an incredible feat - even when contrasted against Bradman’s 1,846 runs at 102.55 over the same number of innings at the start of his career.

But, presumably, this is where the comparisons will end.

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There’s a chance no one will match the career figures of Sir Donald Bradman. Source: Supplied

Here’s what The Don achieved over his next 61 innings: a barely believable 5,150 runs at 99.03 including 21 centuries (and, of those centuries, seven were doubles and one was a triple).

Bradman also made the Ashes his own, particularly on English soil. In 30 innings, he amassed a stunning 2,674 runs at 102.84 including 11 centuries and a highest score of 334.

Voges’ Ashes return was a modest 201 runs at 28.71 from eight innings last year.

Bradman’s legacy as the greatest batsman to ever mark centre has survived many challenges over the years from the likes of Sobers, Lara, Tendulkar and Ponting. It will survive yet.

WHO WE SHOULD BE COMPARING VOGES TO

Mike Hussey, a fellow Western Australian who also made his Test debut after his 30th birthday, was the talk of Australian cricket when he exploded onto the Test scene in 2005.

His first 19 innings yielded a more than impressive 1,139 runs at 75.93, including four centuries, and invited comparisons with some of the all-time Australian greats.

Hussey maintained those high standards over his remaining 118 Test innings. He retired in 2013 with 6,235 runs at an average in excess of 51.

Hussey (L) and Voges (R) were teammates for Western Australia and Australia’s one-day team. Source: Getty Images

Voges will turn 37 in October and will not enjoy the longevity of Hussey’s 79-Test career. But the challenge remains to match his former WA teammate’s sustained success for the duration of his days in the baggy green.

AUSTRALIAN ARMS RACE

The Aussies have been filling their boots since the start of the last Australian summer, albeit against modest opposition.

Consider these performances against the sixth ranked New Zealanders and eighth ranked West Indies:

David Warner - 823 runs at 82.3, including four centuries.

Usman Khawaja - 644 runs at 128.80, including four centuries.

Steve Smith - 566 runs at 70.75, including two centuries.

Shaun Marsh (233 runs at 77.67) and Joe Burns (457 runs at 41.55) have also been in the runs, although none can match Voges’ 899 runs at 179.80, including four centuries, during that span.

Voges finished sixth on the international Test run scorers list in 2015 with 1,028 runs at 85.66.

MORE RUNS TO COME

Only one Test match has been played at Christchurch’s Hagley Oval - and the runs were flowing.

Of the three completed innings by New Zealand and Sri Lanka in late 2014, two produced totals in excess of 400.

Much of the focus on the match centred on one man: Brendon McCullum. The combative Black Caps skipper pounded 195 runs from 134 deliveries.

The Christchurch Test will be the first of ten scheduled by the Australians through to the end of next summer. They are also listed to play three away Tests against Sri Lanka as well as three at home against South Africa and Pakistan, respectively.

That would take Voges well past his 37th birthday and, presumably, near retirement.