TM Head scored 152 in this test to provide the 252nd occasion of an Australian batsman scoring 150 plus runs in a test innings. It also provides the 150th occasion of an Australian batsman scoring 150 plus runs in a test innings on home soil

TM Head scored 152 in this test to provide the 93rd occasion of an Australian batsman scoring 150 plus runs in a test innings against England. It also provides the 51st occasion of an Australian batsman scoring 150 plus runs in a test innings on home soil against England.

TM Head scored 152 in this test to provide the 27th occasion of an Australian batsman scoring 150 plus runs in a test innings at Brisbane. It also provides the twelfth occasion of an Australian batsman scoring 150 plus runs in a test innings against England at Brisbane.

TM Head’s 152 in this test represent the third century of his test career. Prior to this he had scored 161 against Sri Lanka at Canberra in Feb 2019 and 114 against New Zealand at Melbourne in Dec 2019. This two of his three centuries are 150 plus scores

No	Player	Runs	I	Opp	Ground	Mon/Year
1	TM Head	161	1	Srl	Canberra	Feb 2019
2	TM Head	114	1	NZl	Melbourne	Dec 2019
3	TM Head	152	2	Eng	Brisbane	Dec 2021

TM Head scored 152 in this test to provide the 138th occasion of an Australian batsman batting at number five scoring 100 plus runs in a test innings. It also provides the 83rd occasion of an Australian batsman batting at number five scoring 100 plus runs in a test innings on home soil

TM Head scored 152 in this test to provide the 49th occasion of an Australian batsman batting at number five scoring 100 plus runs in a test innings against England. It also provides the 29th occasion of an Australian batsman batting at number five scoring 100 plus runs in a test innings on home soil against England.

TM Head scored 152 in this test to provide the 13th occasion of an Australian batsman batting at number five scoring 100 plus runs in a test innings at Brisbane. It also provides the fourth occasion of an Australian batsman batting at number five scoring 100 plus runs in a test innings on home soil against England at Brisbane

MJ Leach returned with figures of 1 for 102 providing the 319^th occasion of an England bowler conceding 100 plus runs in a test innings against Australia. It also provides the 165th occasion of an England bowler conceding 100 plus runs against Australia in Australia. It also provides the 27th occasion of an England bowler conceding 100 plus runs against Australia in tests at Brisbane.

DJ Malan-JE Root added 159 runs in an unfinished partnership for the third wicket in England’s innings to provide the 1053^rd occasion of England batsmen posting a three figure partnership in a test innings. It also provides the 486^th occasion of England batsmen posting a three figure partnership in a test innings on away soil

DJ Malan-JE Root added 159 runs in an unfinished partnership for the third wicket in England’s innings to provide the 323^rd occasion of England batsmen posting a three figure partnership in a test innings against Australia. It also provides the 163^rd occasion of England batsmen posting a three figure partnership in a test innings against Australia on away soil

DJ Malan-JE Root added 159 runs in an unfinished partnership for the third wicket in England’s innings to provide the 14^th occasion of England batsmen posting a three figure partnership in a test innings against Australia at Brisbane.

DJ Malan-JE Root added 159 runs in an unfinished partnership for the third wicket in England’s innings to provide the 341^st occasion of England batsmen posting 150 plus runs partnership in a test innings. It also provides the 158th occasion of England batsmen posting 150 plus runs partnership in a test innings on away soil

DJ Malan-JE Root added 159 runs in an unfinished partnership for the third wicket in England’s innings to provide the 93rd occasion of England batsmen posting 150 plus runs partnership in a test innings against Australia. It also provides the 45^th occasion of England batsmen posting 150 plus runs partnership in a test innings against Australia on away soil

DJ Malan-JE Root added 159 runs in an unfinished partnership for the third wicket in England’s innings to provide the fifth occasion of England batsmen posting 150 plus runs partnership in a test innings against Australia at Brisbane.

JE Root’s 86 not out represents his 36^th fifty {12 C plus 24 HC} while leading England. He shares the record for most fifties by an England captain with AN Cook who has also scored 36 fifties {12 C plus 24 HC}

JE Root’s aggregate in calendar year 2021 read 1541 at the end of the third day of this test while leading England. He became the first England captain and fourth in the annals of test cricket to total 1500 runs in a calendar year. The following table lists all the four captains.

No	Player	Team	Mat	I	NO	Runs	Year
1	GC Smith	SAF	15	25	2	1656	2008
2	MJ Clarke	Aus	11	18	3	1595	2012
3	RT Ponting	Aus	15	28	5	1544	2005
4	JE Root	Eng	13	25	2	1541	2021

JE Root’s aggregate in calendar year 2021 read 1541 at the end of the third day of this test. It provides the eighth occasion of a batsman aggregating 1500 runs in a calendar year. The following table lists all the nine occasions. JE Root became the first England batsman to accomplish the feat.

No	Player	Team	Mat	Inns	NO	Runs	Year
1	Mohd Yousuf	Pak	11	19	1	1788	2006
2	IVA Richards	Win	11	19	0	1710	1976
3	GC Smith	SAF	15	25	2	1656	2008
4	MJ Clarke	Aus	11	18	3	1595	2012
5	SR Tendulkar	Ind	14	23	3	1562	2010
6	RT Ponting	Aus	15	28	5	1544	2005
7	JE Root	Eng	13	25	2	1541	2021
8	RT Ponting	Aus	11	18	3	1503	2003

DJ Malan-JE Root added 159 runs in an unfinished partnership for the third wicket in England’s innings to provide the 59th occasion of England batsmen posting a three figure partnership for the third wicket in a test innings. It also provides the 30^th occasion of England batsmen posting a three figure partnership for the third wicket in a test innings on away soil

DJ Malan-JE Root added 159 runs in an unfinished partnership for the third wicket in England’s innings to provide the 15^th occasion of England batsmen posting a three figure partnership for the third wicket in a test innings against Australia. It also provides the eleventh occasion of England batsmen posting a three figure partnership for the third wicket in a test innings against Australia on away soil

DJ Malan-JE Root added 159 runs in an unfinished partnership for the third wicket in England’s innings to provide the second occasion of England batsmen posting 150 plus runs partnership in a test innings for the third wicket against Australia at Brisbane. Both the occasions are listed below.

No	Partners	Wkt	Runs	I	Opp	Ground	Start Date
1	GA Hick, GP Thorpe	3	160	4	Aus	Brisbane	25 Nov 1994
2	DJ Malan, JE Root	3	159*	3	Aus	Brisbane	08 Dec 2021