Ashes Series 2021-22 : Brisbane Test : First day
Australia was led by P Cummins in this test. He became the 47th cricketer to lead Australia in tests. He also became the 37th cricketer to lead Australia in a home test
Australia was led by P Cummins in this test. He became the 42nd cricketer to lead Australia in tests against England. He also became the 34th cricketer to lead Australia in a home test against England
England won the toss in this test and opted to bat first to provide the 147th occasion of England doing so against Australia. It also provides the 64th occasion of England doing so against Australia in Australia.
Australia capped AT Carey for this test. He became the 461st cricketer to make his test debut for Australia. He also became the 402nd cricketer to make his test debut against Australia on home soil
Australian cricketers AT Carey amd C Green made their first appearance in this test against England. They became the 382nd and 383rd cricketers to make their first appearance for Australia against England.
Australian cricketers – AT Carey, C Green, MS Harris, T Head and M Labuschagne – made their first appearance against England. The Australian cricketers who have played against England on home soil stood at 322 at the end of this test.
Australia capped AT Carey for this test as a wicket keeper. He became the 34th wicket keeper to represent Australia in tests. He also became the 28th wicket keeper to represent Australia on home soil
AT Carey was making his first appearance as wicket keeper in this test against England. He became the 30th Australian wicket keeper cricketer to make his first appearance for Australia against England. He also became 23rd Australian wicket keeper cricketer to make his first appearance against England Australia on home soil
RJ Burns was dismissed for a duck in this test to provide the 95th occasion of an England opening batsman dismissed for a duck in an innings against Australia. It also provides the 64th occasion of an England opening batsman dismissed for a duck in an innings against Australia in Australia and also provided the ninth occasion of an England opening batsman dismissed for a duck in an innings at Brisbane
RJ Burns was dismissed for a first ball duck in this test to provide the 17th occasion of an England opening batsman dismissed for a first ball duck in an innings against Australia. It also provides the 15th occasion of an England opening batsman dismissed for a first ball duck in an innings against Australia in Australia and also provided the fifth occasion of an England opening batsman dismissed for a first ball duck in an innings at Brisbane
JE Root was dismissed for a duck in this test to provide the 49th occasion of an England captain dismissed for a duck in an innings against Australia. It also provides the 28th occasion of an England captain dismissed for a duck in an innings against Australia in Australia and also provided the third occasion of an England captain dismissed for a duck in an innings at Brisbane
JE Root’s duck in England’s first innings represent his fourth duck while leading England against Australia. He now shares the record for most ducks by an England captain against Australia with JM Brearley. JM Brearley has also scored four ducks against Australia. The following table lists the ducks scored by these two captains.
| Player | Runs | I | Opp | Ground | Start Date |
| JE Root | 0 | 3 | Aus | Lord’s | 14 Aug 2019 |
| JE Root | 0 | 2 | Aus | Leeds | 22 Aug 2019 |
| JE Root | 0 | 4 | Aus | Manchester | 04 Sep 2019 |
| JE Root | 0 | 1 | Aus | Brisbane | 08 Dec 2021 |
| JM Brearley | 0 | 1 | Aus | Leeds | 11 Aug 1977 |
| JM Brearley | 0 | 3 | Aus | Perth | 15 Dec 1978 |
| JM Brearley | 0 | 4 | Aus | Melbourne | 29 Dec 1978 |
| JM Brearley | 0 | 2 | Aus | The Oval | 27 Aug 1981 |
JE Root’s duck in England’s first innings represent his sixth duck while leading England against various oppositions. He now shares the second place with AJ Strauss for record for most ducks by an England captain against vsrious opposition. MA Atherton with eight ducks occupies the first place.
RJ Burns was dismissed by the first ball for a duck in this test to provide the sixth occasion of an England batsmen dismissed by the first ball for a duck in a test innings.
| No | Player | Runs | BF | I | Opp | Ground | Start Date |
| 1 | AC MacLaren | 0 | 1 | 1 | Aus | Melbourne | 29 Dec 1894 |
| 2 | TW Hayward | 0 | 1 | 1 | SAF | The Oval | 19 Aug 1907 |
| 3 | H Sutcliffe | 0 | 1 | 1 | NZl | Ch’church | 24 Mar 1933 |
| 4 | TS Worthington | 0 | 1 | 1 | Aus | Brisbane | 04 Dec 1936 |
| 5 | AJ Strauss | 0 | 1 | 1 | SAF | Jo’burg | 14 Jan 2010 |
| 6 | RJ Burns | 0 | 1 | 1 | Aus | Brisbane | 08 Dec 2021 |
RJ Burns was dismissed by the first ball for a duck in this test to provide the third occasion of an England batsmen dismissed by the first ball for a duck in a test innings against Australia.
| No | Player | Runs | BF | I | Opp | Ground | Start Date |
| 1 | AC MacLaren | 0 | 1 | 1 | Aus | Melbourne | 29 Dec 1894 |
| 2 | TS Worthington | 0 | 1 | 1 | Aus | Brisbane | 04 Dec 1936 |
| 3 | RJ Burns | 0 | 1 | 1 | Aus | Brisbane | 08 Dec 2021 |
RJ Burns was dismissed by the first ball for a duck in this test to provide the 34th occasion of a batsmen dismissed by the first ball for a duck in a test match in the annals of test cricket.
RJ Burns was dismissed by the first ball for a duck in this test to provide the fourth occasion of a batsmen dismissed by the first ball for a duck in a test match in the annals of test cricket in Australia-England test series.
P Cummins captured five for 38 in England’s innings to provide the 128th occasion of an Australian captain capturing five or more wickets in a test innings. It also provides the twelfth occasion of an Australian captain capturing five or more wickets in a test innings on home soil
P Cummins captured five for 38 in England’s innings to provide the tenth occasion of an Australian captain capturing five or more wickets in a test innings against England. It also provides the ninth occasion of an Australian captain capturing five or more wickets in a test innings on home soil against England.
It also provides the second occasion of an Australian captain capturing five or more wickets in a test innings at Brisbane against England. The first such occasion was R Benaud’s six for 115 in Nov 1962. Thus an Australian captain captured five or more wickets in a Briabane test after a gap of 59 years.P Cummin’s effort came in his first test as captain.
England wad dismissed for 147 in its first innings to provide the 151st occasion of England dismissed for a total less than 150 runs in a test innings. It also provides the 87th occasion of England dismissed for a total less than 150 runs in a test innings on away soil
England wad dismissed for 147 in its first innings to provide the 75th occasion of England dismissed for a total less than 150 runs in a test innings against Australia. It also provides the 45th occasion of England dismissed for a total less than 150 runs in a test innings on away soil against Australia
England wad dismissed for 147 in its first innings to provide the seventh occasion of England dismissed for a total less than 150 runs in a test innings at Brisbane.
PJ Cummins’ 5 for 38 in this test provide the 29th occasion of a captain capturing five or more wickets in the first innings of a test. It also provides the sixth occasion of an Australian captain capturing five or more wickets in the first innings of a test. It also provides the third occasion of an Australian captain capturing five or more wickets in the first innings of a test against England.
PJ Cummins became the 14th captain to capture five or more wickets in a test innings on his captaincy debut in the annals of test cricket. His feat provides the 19th such occasion. The performance of these captains who have performed the fear is tabulated below
| No | No | W-R | Captain | Team | Opp | Ground | Mon/Year |
| 1 | 1 | 5-019 | CA Smith | Eng | SAF | P Elizabeth | Mar 1889 |
| 2 | 2 | 6-155 | G Giffen | Aus | Eng | Melbourne | Dec 1894 |
| 3 | 3 | 5-052 | Hon FS Jackson | Eng | Aus | Nottingham | May 1905 |
| 4 | 4 | 6-007 | AER Gilligan | Eng | SAF | Birmingham | Jun 1924 |
| 5 | 5-083 | AER Gilligan | Eng | SAF | Birmingham | Jun 1924 | |
| 5 | 6 | 5-063 | EP Nupen | SAF | Eng | Jo’burg | Dec 1930 |
| 7 | 6-087 | EP Nupen | SAF | Eng | Jo’burg | Dec 1930 | |
| 6 | 8 | 5-035 | GOB Allen | Eng | Ind | Lord’s | Jun 1936 |
| 9 | 5-043 | GOB Allen | Eng | Ind | Lord’s | Jun 1936 | |
| 7 | 10 | 5-031 | JDC Goddard | Win | Eng | Georgetown | Mar 1948 |
| 8 | 11 | 6-101 | RGD Willis | Eng | Ind | Lord’s | Jun 1982 |
| 9 | 12 | 7-052 | Imran Khan | Pak | Eng | Birmingham | Jul 1982 |
| 10 | 13 | 7-091 | Waqar Younis | Pak | Zim | Karachi | Dec 1993 |
| 14 | 6-044 | Waqar Younis | Pak | Zim | Karachi | Dec 1993 | |
| 11 | 15 | 6-132 | Naimur Rahman | Ban | Ind | Dhaka | Nov 2000 |
| 12 | 16 | 5-070 | Shakib Al Hasan | Ban | Win | St George’s | Jul 2009 |
| 13 | 17 | 5-055 | Rashid Khan | Afg | Ban | Chattogram | Sep 2019 |
| 18 | 6-049 | Rashid Khan | Afg | Ban | Chattogram | Sep 2019 | |
| 14 | 19 | 5-038 | PJ Cummins | Aus | Eng | Brisbane | Dec 2021 |