Australian captains scoring a century and a half century in a test
SPD Smith of Australia scored 130 and 62 in the ongoing test against Pakistan at Brisbane to provide the 26th occasion of an Australian captain scoring a century and a half century in a test against various oppositions. All such occasions are listed below
| No | Player | FI | SI | Opposition | Ground | Start Date |
| 1 | HL Collins | 114 | 60 | v England | Sydney | 19 Dec 1924 |
| 2 | DG Bradman | 51 | 144* | v England | Nottingham | 10 Jun 1938 |
| 3 | DG Bradman | 132 | 127* | v India | Melbourne | 01 Jan 1948 |
| 4 | RB Simpson | 153 | 115 | v Pakistan | Karachi | 24 Oct 1964 |
| 5 | RB Simpson | 55 | 103 | v India | Adelaide | 23 Dec 1967 |
| 6 | IM Chappell | 72 | 106* | v West Indies | Bridgetown | 09 Mar 1973 |
| 7 | IM Chappell | 145 | 121 | v New Zealand | Wellington | 01 Mar 1974 |
| 8 | GS Chappell | 123 | 109* | v West Indies | Brisbane | 28 Nov 1975 |
| 9 | GS Chappell | 121 | 67 | v Pakistan | Melbourne | 01 Jan 1977 |
| 10 | RB Simpson | 100 | 51 | v India | Adelaide | 28 Jan 1978 |
| 11 | GS Chappell | 74 | 124 | v West Indies | Brisbane | 01 Dec 1979 |
| 12 | AR Border | 140 | 114* | v New Zealand | Christchurch | 28 Feb 1986 |
| 13 | AR Border | 70 | 100* | v England | Adelaide | 12 Dec 1986 |
| 14 | AR Border | 106 | 78 | v Sri Lanka | Moratuwa | 08 Sep 1992 |
| 15 | MA Taylor | 334* | 92 | v Pakistan | Peshawar | 15 Oct 1998 |
| 16 | RT Ponting | 105 | 86* | v New Zealand | Auckland | 26 Mar 2005 |
| 17 | RT Ponting | 149 | 104* | v West Indies | Brisbane | 03 Nov 2005 |
| 18 | RT Ponting | 120 | 143* | v South Africa | Sydney | 02 Jan 2006 |
| 19 | RT Ponting | 103 | 116 | v South Africa | Durban | 24 Mar 2006 |
| 20 | RT Ponting | 196 | 60* | v England | Brisbane | 23 Nov 2006 |
| 21` | RT Ponting | 101 | 99 | v South Africa | Melbourne | 26 Dec 2008 |
| 22 | RT Ponting | 209 | 89 | v Pakistan | Hobart | 14 Jan 2010 |
| 23 | SPD Smith | 117 | 71 | v India | Sydney | 06 Jan 2015 |
| 24 | SPD Smith | 134* | 70* | v West Indies | Melbourne | 26 Dec 2015 |
| 25 | SPD Smith | 138 | 53* | v New Zealand | Christchurch | 20 Feb 2016 |
| 26 | SPD Smith | 130 | 63 | v Pakistan | Brisbane | 15 Dec 2016 |
SPD Smith’s feat makes him the fifth Australian captain to score a century and a half century against Pakistan in a test. The performance of these five captains are furnished below
| No | Player | FI | SI | Opposition | Ground | Start Date |
| 1 | RB Simpson | 153 | 115 | v Pakistan | Karachi | 24 Oct 1964 |
| 2 | GS Chappell | 121 | 67 | v Pakistan | Melbourne | 01 Jan 1977 |
| 3 | MA Taylor | 334* | 92 | v Pakistan | Peshawar | 15 Oct 1998 |
| 4 | RT Ponting | 209 | 89 | v Pakistan | Hobart | 14 Jan 2010 |
| 5 | SPD Smith | 130 | 63 | v Pakistan | Brisbane | 15 Dec 2016 |
The following are the eight occasions of Australian captains scoring centuries in both innings of a test. RT Ponting owns the record for most occasions of captain scoring twin centuries in a test. He has performed the feat on three occasions
| No | Player | FI | SI | Opposition | Ground | Start Date |
| 1 | DG Bradman | 132 | 127* | v India | Melbourne | 01 Jan 1948 |
| 2 | RB Simpson | 153 | 115 | v Pakistan | Karachi | 24 Oct 1964 |
| 3 | IM Chappell | 145 | 121 | v New Zealand | Wellington | 01 Mar 1974 |
| 4 | GS Chappell | 123 | 109* | v West Indies | Brisbane | 28 Nov 1975 |
| 5 | AR Border | 140 | 114* | v New Zealand | Christchurch | 28 Feb 1986 |
| 6 | RT Ponting | 149 | 104* | v West Indies | Brisbane | 03 Nov 2005 |
| 7 | RT Ponting | 120 | 143* | v South Africa | Sydney | 02 Jan 2006 |
| 8 | RT Ponting | 103 | 116 | v South Africa | Durban | 24 Mar 2006 |