M Labuschangne-SPD Smith posted 116 runs in Australia’s innings for the third wicket and RJ Burns-JE Root posted 141 in England’s innings for the third wicket in the ongoing test between England and Australia at Manchester to provide the sixth occasion of Australia and England posting a three figure partnership for the third wicket in their first innings or in the first and second innings of a test. All such occasions are tabulated below

No	Partners	Wkt	Runs	Inns	Team	Oppn	Ground	Start Date
1	CB Fry, TW Hayward	3	100	1	Eng	Aus	The Oval	14 Aug 1905
	RA Duff, MA Noble	3	115	2	Aus	Eng	The Oval	14 Aug 1905
2	KF Barrington, JH Edrich	3	178	1	Eng	Aus	Melbourne	11 Feb 1966
	RM Cowper, WM Lawry	3	212	2	Aus	Eng	Melbourne	11 Feb 1966
3	GS Chappell, KJ Hughes	3	126	1	Aus	Eng	Adelaide	10 Dec 1982
	DI Gower, AJ Lamb	3	119	2	Eng	Aus	Adelaide	10 Dec 1982
4	AR Border, MA Taylor	3	117	1	Aus	Eng	Leeds	08 Jun 1989
	KJ Barnett, AJ Lamb	3	114	2	Eng	Aus	Leeds	08 Jun 1989
5	N Hussain, MP Vaughan	3	140	1	Eng	Aus	Adelaide	21 Nov 2002
	DR Martyn, RT Ponting	3	242	2	Aus	Eng	Adelaide	21 Nov 2002
6	M Labuschagne, SPD Smith	3	116	1	Aus	Eng	Manchester	04 Sep 2019
	RJ Burns, JE Root	3	141	2	Eng	Aus	Manchester	04 Sep 2019