Captains collecting the first ball ducks in a test innings against Australia
F du Plessis of South Africa collected the first ball against Australia in the ongoing test at Johannesburg to provide the 31st occasion of a captain dismissed first ball for a duck in a test innings against Australia. All such occasions are listed below
| No | Player | Runs | BF | Inns | Team | Oppn | Ground | Start Date |
| 1 | WG Grace | 0 | 1 | 2 | Eng | Aus | Lord’s | 21 Jul 1890 |
| 2 | AC MacLaren | 0 | 1 | 3 | Eng | Aus | Sydney | 26 Feb 1898 |
| 3 | Hon.FS Jackson | 0 | 1 | 3 | Eng | Aus | Lord’s | 15 Jun 1905 |
| 4 | JWHT Douglas | 0 | 1 | 2 | Eng | Aus | Sydney | 15 Dec 1911 |
| 5 | AER Gilligan | 0 | 1 | 4 | Eng | Aus | Melbourne | 01 Jan 1925 |
| 6 | AER Gilligan | 0 | 1 | 1 | Eng | Aus | Melbourne | 13 Feb 1925 |
| 7 | RES Wyatt | 0 | 1 | 1 | Eng | Aus | Manchester | 06 Jul 1934 |
| 8 | WR Hammond | 0 | 1 | 3 | Eng | Aus | Leeds | 22 Jul 1938 |
| 9 | L Amarnath | 0 | 1 | 2 | Ind | Aus | Melbourne | 01 Jan 1948 |
| 10 | L Amarnath | 0 | 1 | 3 | Ind | Aus | Adelaide | 23 Jan 1948 |
| 11 | JDC Goddard | 0 | 1 | 3 | Win | Aus | Brisbane | 09 Nov 1951 |
| 12 | R Illingworth | 0 | 1 | 1 | Eng | Aus | The Oval | 10 Aug 1972 |
| 13 | JM Brearley | 0 | 1 | 3 | Eng | Aus | Perth | 15 Dec 1978 |
| 14 | IT Botham | 0 | 1 | 3 | Eng | Aus | Lord’s | 02 Jul 1981 |
| 15 | MW Gatting | 0 | 1 | 4 | Eng | Aus | Adelaide | 12 Dec 1986 |
| 16 | SP Fleming | 0 | 1 | 2 | NZl | Aus | Hobart | 27 Nov 1997 |
| 17 | ST Jayasuriya | 0 | 1 | 1 | Srl | Aus | Galle | 22 Sep 1999 |
| 18 | ST Jayasuriya | 0 | 1 | 2 | Srl | Aus | Col-SSC | 30 Sep 1999 |
| 19 | JC Adams | 0 | 1 | 1 | Win | Aus | Perth | 01 Dec 2000 |
| 20 | JC Adams | 0 | 1 | 4 | Win | Aus | Melbourne | 26 Dec 2000 |
| 21 | SP Fleming | 0 | 1 | 2 | NZl | Aus | Brisbane | 08 Nov 2001 |
| 22 | SM Pollock | 0 | 1 | 2 | SAF | Aus | Adelaide | 14 Dec 2001 |
| 23 | Khaled Mahmud | 0 | 1 | 1 | Ban | Aus | Cairns | 25 Jul 2003 |
| 24 | Inzamam-ul-Haq | 0 | 1 | 4 | Pak | Aus | Perth | 16 Dec 2004 |
| 25 | SP Fleming | 0 | 1 | 2 | NZl | Aus | Wellington | 18 Mar 2005 |
| 26 | GC Smith | 0 | 1 | 2 | SAF | Aus | Durban | 24 Mar 2006 |
| 27 | M Jayawardene | 0 | 1 | 4 | Srl | Aus | Hobart | 16 Nov 2007 |
| 28 | LRPL Taylor | 0 | 1 | 3 | NZl | Aus | Brisbane | 01 Dec 2011 |
| 29 | AN Cook | 0 | 1 | 4 | Eng | Aus | Perth | 13 Dec 2013 |
| 30 | JO Holder | 0 | 1 | 2 | Win | Aus | Melbourne | 26 Dec 2015 |
| 31 | F du Plessis | 0 | 1 | 1 | SAF | Aus | Johannesburg | 30 Mar 2018 |
SP Fleming {03}, AER Gilligan {02}, JC Adams {02}, L Amarnath {02} and ST Jayasuriya {02} are five captains who have collected the first ball duck in a test innings against Australia on two or more occasions
| No | Player | Runs | BF | Inns | Team | Oppn | Ground | Start Date |
| 1 | SP Fleming | 0 | 1 | 2 | NZl | Aus | Hobart | 27 Nov 1997 |
| 2 | SP Fleming | 0 | 1 | 2 | NZl | Aus | Brisbane | 08 Nov 2001 |
| 3 | SP Fleming | 0 | 1 | 2 | NZl | Aus | Wellington | 18 Mar 2005 |
| 1 | AER Gilligan | 0 | 1 | 4 | Eng | Aus | Melbourne | 01 Jan 1925 |
| 2 | AER Gilligan | 0 | 1 | 1 | Eng | Aus | Melbourne | 13 Feb 1925 |
| 1 | JC Adams | 0 | 1 | 1 | Win | Aus | Perth | 01 Dec 2000 |
| 2 | JC Adams | 0 | 1 | 4 | Win | Aus | Melbourne | 26 Dec 2000 |
| 1 | L Amarnath | 0 | 1 | 2 | Ind | Aus | Melbourne | 01 Jan 1948 |
| 2 | L Amarnath | 0 | 1 | 3 | Ind | Aus | Adelaide | 23 Jan 1948 |
| 1 | ST Jayasuriya | 0 | 1 | 1 | Srl | Aus | Galle | 22 Sep 1999 |
| 2 | ST Jayasuriya | 0 | 1 | 2 | Srl | Aus | Col-SSC | 30 Sep 1999 |