Both the openers scoring ducks in the same innings in the annals of test cricket
RJ Burns and DP Sibley of England scored ducks in England’s second innings against India at Lord’s to provide the 56th occasion of both the openers scoring ducks in an innings in the annals of test cricket. All such occasions are tabulated below
| No | Team | I | Opp | Ground | 0 | Start Date | |
| 1 | Aus | 3 | Eng | Manchester | 2 | 30 Aug 1888 | |
| 2 | Win | 3 | Eng | Manchester | 2 | 21 Jul 1928 | |
| 3 | Eng | 1 | NZl | Ch’church | 2 | 24 Mar 1933 | |
| 4 | Aus | 4 | Eng | Brisbane | 2 | 04 Dec 1936 | |
| 5 | Aus | 3 | Eng | Melbourne | 2 | 01 Jan 1937 | |
| 6 | Aus | 1 | SAF | Jo’burg | 2 | 24 Dec 1949 | |
| 7 | Aus | 3 | Eng | Brisbane | 2 | 01 Dec 1950 | |
| 8 | Ind | 3 | Eng | Leeds | 2 | 05 Jun 1952 | |
| 9 | SAF | 2 | Eng | Lord’s | 2 | 23 Jun 1955 | |
| 10 | Win | 1 | Pak | Trinidad | 2 | 26 Mar 1958 | |
| 11 | Win | 3 | Ind | Kanpur | 2 | 12 Dec 1958 | |
| 12 | NZl | 3 | SAF | Jo’burg | 2 | 02 Feb 1962 | |
| 13 | Ind | 4 | Aus | Chennai | 2 | 02 Oct 1964 | |
| 14 | NZl | 3 | Eng | Auckland | 2 | 11 Mar 1966 | |
| 15 | Eng | 3 | Pak | Hyd-Pak | 2 | 16 Mar 1973 | |
| 16 | Ind | 1 | Aus | Melbourne | 2 | 30 Dec 1977 | |
| 17 | Win | 2 | Ind | Mumbai | 2 | 01 Dec 1978 | |
| 18 | Eng | 2 | Aus | Perth | 2 | 14 Dec 1979 | |
| 19 | Pak | 1 | Win | Karachi | 2 | 22 Dec 1980 | |
| 20 | Pak | 2 | Aus | Perth | 2 | 13 Nov 1981 | |
| 21 | Pak | 3 | Eng | Leeds | 2 | 26 Aug 1982 | |
| 22 | Win | 2 | Ind | Trinidad | 2 | 11 Mar 1983 | |
| 23 | Srl | 2 | Aus | Kandy | 2 | 22 Apr 1983 | |
| 24 | Eng | 3 | Win | Kingston | 2 | 21 Feb 1986 | |
| 25 | NZl | 4 | Eng | Lord’s | 2 | 24 Jul 1986 | |
| 26 | NZl | 4 | Eng | Auckland | 2 | 30 Jan 1992 | |
| 27 | Pak | 2 | Win | St John’s | 2 | 01 May 1993 | |
| 28 | Srl | 3 | SAF | Col-SSC | 2 | 06 Sep 1993 | |
| 29 | Zim | 3 | Pak | Faisalabad | 2 | 24 Oct 1996 | |
| 30 | Ind | 4 | Zim | Harare | 2 | 07 Oct 1998 | |
| 31 | Aus | 1 | Srl | Kandy | 2 | 09 Sep 1999 | |
| 32 | Ind | 1 | NZl | Mohali | 2 | 10 Oct 1999 | |
| 33 | Zim | 2 | Win | Trinidad | 2 | 16 Mar 2000 | |
| 34 | SAF | 1 | Srl | Kandy | 2 | 30 Jul 2000 | |
| 35 | Srl | 4 | SAF | Kandy | 2 | 30 Jul 2000 | |
| 36 | Zim | 3 | Ind | Delhi | 2 | 18 Nov 2000 | |
| 37 | Srl | 2 | SAF | Durban | 2 | 26 Dec 2000 | |
| 38 | Pak | 2 | Aus | Col-PSS | 2 | 03 Oct 2002 | |
| 39 | Pak | 1 | Aus | Sharjah | 2 | 11 Oct 2002 | |
| 40 | Eng | 4 | Pak | Faisalabad | 2 | 20 Nov 2005 | |
| 41 | NZl | 1 | SAF | Jo’burg | 2 | 05 May 2006 | |
| 42 | SAF | 1 | Srl | Col-PSS | 2 | 04 Aug 2006 | |
| 43 | Ban | 1 | Ind | Dhaka | 2 | 24 Jan 2010 | |
| 44 | Srl | 2 | NZl | Galle | 2 | 17 Nov 2012 | |
| 45 | Pak | 3 | SAF | Cape Town | 2 | 14 Feb 2013 | |
| 46 | Pak | 3 | SAF | Dub-DSC | 2 | 23 Oct 2013 | |
| 47 | Ban | 4 | Zim | Dhaka | 2 | 25 Oct 2014 | |
| 48 | NZl | 4 | Eng | Lord’s | 2 | 21 May 2015 | |
| 49 | Win | 4 | Aus | Kingston | 2 | 11 Jun 2015 | |
| 50 | Aus | 1 | Eng | Nottingham | 2 | 06 Aug 2015 | |
| 51 | Srl | 3 | Ind | Galle | 2 | 12 Aug 2015 | |
| 52 | NZl | 4 | SAF | Centurion | 2 | 27 Aug 2016 | |
| 53 | Win | 3 | Ind | Hyd-RGS | 2 | 12 Oct 2018 | |
| 54 | Srl | 3 | NZl | Col-PSS | 2 | 22 Aug 2019 | |
| 55 | Pak | 4 | NZl | M Maunganui | 2 | 26 Dec 2020 | |
| 56 | Eng | 4 | Ind | Lord’s | 2 | 12 Aug 2021 | |
It also provides the sixth occasion of both the England openers scoring ducks in an innings in the annals of test cricket. All such occasions are tabulated below
| No | Team | I | Opp | Ground | 0 | Start Date | |
| 1 | Eng | 1 | NZl | Ch’church | 2 | 24 Mar 1933 | |
| 2 | Eng | 3 | Pak | Hyd-Pak | 2 | 16 Mar 1973 | |
| 3 | Eng | 2 | Aus | Perth | 2 | 14 Dec 1979 | |
| 4 | Eng | 3 | Win | Kingston | 2 | 21 Feb 1986 | |
| 5 | Eng | 4 | Pak | Faisalabad | 2 | 20 Nov 2005 | |
| 6 | Eng | 4 | Ind | Lord’s | 2 | 12 Aug 2021 | |
It also provides the eighth occasion of both the openers scoring ducks in an innings against India in the annals of test cricket. All such occasions are tabulated below
| No | Team | I | Opp | Ground | 0 | Start Date | |
| 1 | Win | 3 | Ind | Kanpur | 2 | 12 Dec 1958 | |
| 2 | Win | 2 | Ind | Mumbai | 2 | 01 Dec 1978 | |
| 3 | Win | 2 | Ind | Trinidad | 2 | 11 Mar 1983 | |
| 4 | Zim | 3 | Ind | Delhi | 2 | 18 Nov 2000 | |
| 5 | Ban | 1 | Ind | Dhaka | 2 | 24 Jan 2010 | |
| 6 | Srl | 3 | Ind | Galle | 2 | 12 Aug 2015 | |
| 7 | Win | 3 | Ind | Hyd-RGS | 2 | 12 Oct 2018 | |
| 8 | Eng | 4 | Ind | Lord’s | 2 | 12 Aug 2021 | |
It also provides the fourth occasion of both the openers scoring ducks in an innings at Lord’s in the annals of test cricket. All such occasions are tabulated below. It also provides the first such occasion by England openers at Lord’s.
| No | Team | I | Opp | Ground | 0 | Start Date | |
| 1 | SAF | 2 | Eng | Lord’s | 2 | 23 Jun 1955 | |
| 2 | NZl | 4 | Eng | Lord’s | 2 | 24 Jul 1986 | |
| 3 | NZl | 4 | Eng | Lord’s | 2 | 21 May 2015 | |
| 4 | Eng | 4 | Ind | Lord’s | 2 | 12 Aug 2021 | |
It also provides the ninth occasion of both the openers scoring ducks in an innings on English soil in the annals of test cricket. All such occasions are tabulated below. It also provides the first such occasion by England openers on home soil.
| No | Team | I | Opp | Ground | 0 | Start Date | |
| 1 | Aus | 3 | Eng | Manchester | 2 | 30 Aug 1888 | |
| 2 | Win | 3 | Eng | Manchester | 2 | 21 Jul 1928 | |
| 3 | Ind | 3 | Eng | Leeds | 2 | 05 Jun 1952 | |
| 4 | SAF | 2 | Eng | Lord’s | 2 | 23 Jun 1955 | |
| 5 | Pak | 3 | Eng | Leeds | 2 | 26 Aug 1982 | |
| 6 | NZl | 4 | Eng | Lord’s | 2 | 24 Jul 1986 | |
| 7 | NZl | 4 | Eng | Lord’s | 2 | 21 May 2015 | |
| 8 | Aus | 1 | Eng | Nottingham | 2 | 06 Aug 2015 | |
| 9 | Eng | 4 | Ind | Lord’s | 2 | 12 Aug 2021 | |