SPD Smith emulates DG Bradman in scoring a double hundred while batting at number three in a test innings at Lord’s
SPD Smith scored 215 in Australia’s first innings in the ongoing second test at Lord’s against England to provide the fourth occasion of a batsman scoring a double hundred while batting at number three in a test innings at Lord’s. All the four occasions are listed below
| No | Player | Pos | Runs | Inns | Team | Oppn | Ground | Start Date |
| 1 | DG Bradman | 3 | 254 | 2 | Aus | Eng | Lord’s | 27 Jun 1930 |
| 2 | RWT Key | 3 | 221 | 1 | Eng | Win | Lord’s | 22 Jul 2004 |
| 3 | IJL Trott | 3 | 226 | 1 | Eng | Ban | Lord’s | 27 May 2010 |
| 4 | SPD Smith | 3 | 215 | 1 | Aus | Eng | Lord’s | 16 Jul 2015 |
SPD Smith became the second Australian batsman to score a double hundred while batting at number three in a test innings against England at Lord’s after DG Bradman. DG Bradman had scored 254 while batting at number three against England at Lord’s in Jun 1930. SPD Smth emulated DG Bradman after a gap of 85 years
| No | Player | Pos | Runs | Inns | Team | Oppn | Ground | Start Date |
| 1 | DG Bradman | 3 | 254 | 2 | Aus | Eng | Lord’s | 27 Jun 1930 |
| 2 | SPD Smith | 3 | 215 | 1 | Aus | Eng | Lord’s | 16 Jul 2015 |
SPD Smith’s double hundred while batting at number three at Lord’s against England provide the ninth occasion of an Australian batsman scoring a double hundred while batting at number three in a test innings against various oppositions. All such occasions are listed below.
| No | Player | Pos | Runs | Inns | Opposition | Ground | Start Date |
| 1 | WL Murdoch | 3 | 211 | 1 | v England | The Oval | 11 Aug 1884 |
| 2 | DG Bradman | 3 | 254 | 2 | v England | Lord’s | 27 Jun 1930 |
| 3 | DG Bradman | 3 | 334 | 1 | v England | Leeds | 11 Jul 1930 |
| 4 | DG Bradman | 3 | 232 | 2 | v England | The Oval | 16 Aug 1930 |
| 5 | DG Bradman | 3 | 244 | 1 | v England | The Oval | 18 Aug 1934 |
| 6 | DM Jones | 3 | 210 | 1 | v India | Chennai | 18 Sep 1986 |
| 7 | RT Ponting | 3 | 206 | 1 | v West Indies | Port of Spain | 19 Apr 2003 |
| 8 | JN Gillespie | 3 | 201* | 2 | v Bangladesh | Chittagong | 16 Apr 2006 |
| 9 | SPD Smith | 3 | 215 | 1 | v England | Lord’s | 16 Jul 2015 |