Australian captains scoring 200 plus runs in a test innings
SPD Smith of Australia scored 229 not out at the end of the third day of the Perth test between Australia and England to provide the 23rd occasion of an Australian captain scoring 200 plus runs in a test innings. All such occasions are listed below.
| No | Player | Runs | Inns | Opposition | Ground | Start Date |
| 1 | WL Murdoch | 211 | 1 | v England | The Oval | 11 Aug 1884 |
| 2 | HL Collins | 203 | 1 | v South Africa | Johannesburg | 12 Nov 1921 |
| 3 | DG Bradman | 270 | 3 | v England | Melbourne | 01 Jan 1937 |
| 4 | DG Bradman | 212 | 3 | v England | Adelaide | 29 Jan 1937 |
| 5 | DG Bradman | 234 | 2 | v England | Sydney | 13 Dec 1946 |
| 6 | DG Bradman | 201 | 1 | v India | Adelaide | 23 Jan 1948 |
| 7 | RB Simpson | 311 | 1 | v England | Manchester | 23 Jul 1964 |
| 8 | RB Simpson | 201 | 1 | v West Indies | Bridgetown | 05 May 1965 |
| 9 | RB Simpson | 225 | 2 | v England | Adelaide | 28 Jan 1966 |
| 10 | WM Lawry | 205 | 2 | v West Indies | Melbourne | 26 Dec 1968 |
| 11 | GS Chappell | 235 | 1 | v Pakistan | Faisalabad | 06 Mar 1980 |
| 12 | GS Chappell | 204 | 2 | v India | Sydney | 02 Jan 1981 |
| 13 | GS Chappell | 201 | 2 | v Pakistan | Brisbane | 27 Nov 1981 |
| 14 | AR Border | 205 | 2 | v New Zealand | Adelaide | 11 Dec 1987 |
| 15 | AR Border | 200* | 1 | v England | Leeds | 22 Jul 1993 |
| 16 | MA Taylor | 334* | 1 | v Pakistan | Peshawar | 15 Oct 1998 |
| 17 | RT Ponting | 207 | 2 | v Pakistan | Sydney | 02 Jan 2005 |
| 18 | RT Ponting | 209 | 1 | v Pakistan | Hobart | 14 Jan 2010 |
| 19 | MJ Clarke | 329* | 2 | v India | Sydney | 03 Jan 2012 |
| 20 | MJ Clarke | 210 | 1 | v India | Adelaide | 24 Jan 2012 |
| 21 | MJ Clarke | 259* | 2 | v South Africa | Brisbane | 09 Nov 2012 |
| 22 | MJ Clarke | 230 | 1 | v South Africa | Adelaide | 22 Nov 2012 |
| 23 | SPD Smith | 229* | 2 | v England | Perth | 14 Dec 2017 |
SPD Smith of Australia scored 229 not out at the end of the third day of the Perth test between Australia and England to provide the eighth occasion of an Australian captain scoring 200 plus runs in a test innings against England. All such occasions are listed below.
| No | Player | Runs | Inns | Opposition | Ground | Start Date |
| 1 | WL Murdoch | 211 | 1 | v England | The Oval | 11 Aug 1884 |
| 2 | DG Bradman | 270 | 3 | v England | Melbourne | 01 Jan 1937 |
| 3 | DG Bradman | 212 | 3 | v England | Adelaide | 29 Jan 1937 |
| 4 | DG Bradman | 234 | 2 | v England | Sydney | 13 Dec 1946 |
| 5 | RB Simpson | 311 | 1 | v England | Manchester | 23 Jul 1964 |
| 6 | RB Simpson | 225 | 2 | v England | Adelaide | 28 Jan 1966 |
| 7 | AR Border | 200* | 1 | v England | Leeds | 22 Jul 1993 |
| 8 | SPD Smith | 229* | 2 | v England | Perth | 14 Dec 2017 |