Both the Australian openers scoring centuries in the same test innings
MD Renshaw scored his maiden ton at Sydney. He was on 167 not out at the end of the first day

DA Warner exults after scoring his 18th test century at Sydney. He made 113 on the first day
DA Warner {113} and MD Renshaw {167 not out} scored centuries on the first day of the Sydney test between Australia and Pakistan to provide the 21st occasion of both Australian openers scoring centuries in a test. The complete list is furnished below. They also became the first Australian pair to accomplish the feat against Pakistan.
| No | Player | Runs | Inns | Opposition | Ground | Start Date |
| 1 | WA Brown | 121 | 1 | v South Africa | Cape Town | 01 Jan 1936 |
| JHW Fingleton | 112 | 1 | v South Africa | Cape Town | 01 Jan 1936 | |
| 2 | AR Morris | 111 | 1 | v South Africa | Johannesburg | 10 Feb 1950 |
| J Moroney | 118 | 3 | v South Africa | Johannesburg | 10 Feb 1950 | |
| 3 | CC McDonald | 110 | 2 | v West Indies | Port of Spain | 11 Apr 1955 |
| AR Morris | 111 | 2 | v West Indies | Port of Spain | 11 Apr 1955 | |
| 4 | WM Lawry | 106 | 1 | v England | Manchester | 23 Jul 1964 |
| RB Simpson | 311 | 1 | v England | Manchester | 23 Jul 1964 | |
| 5 | WM Lawry | 210 | 1 | v West Indies | Bridgetown | 05 May 1965 |
| RB Simpson | 201 | 1 | v West Indies | Bridgetown | 05 May 1965 | |
| 6 | RB Simpson | 225 | 2 | v England | Adelaide | 28 Jan 1966 |
| WM Lawry | 119 | 2 | v England | Adelaide | 28 Jan 1966 | |
| 7 | RB Simpson | 109 | 2 | v India | Melbourne | 30 Dec 1967 |
| WM Lawry | 100 | 2 | v India | Melbourne | 30 Dec 1967 | |
| 8 | GR Marsh | 138 | 1 | v England | Nottingham | 10 Aug 1989 |
| MA Taylor | 219 | 1 | v England | Nottingham | 10 Aug 1989 | |
| 9 | MA Taylor | 111 | 1 | v England | Lord’s | 17 Jun 1993 |
| MJ Slater | 152 | 1 | v England | Lord’s | 17 Jun 1993 | |
| 10 | MA Taylor | 113 | 4 | v England | Sydney | 01 Jan 1995 |
| MJ Slater | 103 | 4 | v England | Sydney | 01 Jan 1995 | |
| 11 | JL Langer | 104 | 1 | v New Zealand | Brisbane | 08 Nov 2001 |
| ML Hayden | 136 | 1 | v New Zealand | Brisbane | 08 Nov 2001 | |
| 12 | JL Langer | 126 | 1 | v South Africa | Sydney | 02 Jan 2002 |
| ML Hayden | 105 | 1 | v South Africa | Sydney | 02 Jan 2002 | |
| 13 | JL Langer | 250 | 1 | v England | Melbourne | 26 Dec 2002 |
| ML Hayden | 102 | 1 | v England | Melbourne | 26 Dec 2002 | |
| 14 | JL Langer | 111 | 3 | v West Indies | St John’s | 09 May 2003 |
| ML Hayden | 177 | 3 | v West Indies | St John’s | 09 May 2003 | |
| 15 | JL Langer | 162 | 1 | v Sri Lanka | Cairns | 09 Jul 2004 |
| ML Hayden | 117 | 1 | v Sri Lanka | Cairns | 09 Jul 2004 | |
| 16 | JL Langer | 105 | 2 | v England | The Oval | 08 Sep 2005 |
| ML Hayden | 138 | 2 | v England | The Oval | 08 Sep 2005 | |
| 17 | ML Hayden | 110 | 2 | v West Indies | Hobart | 17 Nov 2005 |
| MEK Hussey | 137 | 2 | v West Indies | Hobart | 17 Nov 2005 | |
| 18 | PA Jaques | 108 | 3 | v West Indies | Bridgetown | 12 Jun 2008 |
| SM Katich | 157 | 3 | v West Indies | Bridgetown | 12 Jun 2008 | |
| 19 | PJ Hughes | 115 | 1 | v South Africa | Durban | 06 Mar 2009 |
| SM Katich | 108 | 1 | v South Africa | Durban | 06 Mar 2009 | |
| 20 | DA Warner | 163 | 1 | v New Zealand | Brisbane | 05 Nov 2015 |
| JA Burns | 129 | 3 | v New Zealand | Brisbane | 05 Nov 2015 | |
| 21 | MT Renshaw | 167* | 1 | v Pakistan | Sydney | 03 Jan 2017 |
| DA Warner | 113 | 1 | v Pakistan | Sydney | 03 Jan 2017 |




