BA Stokes of England scored 66 and 60 in the just concluded test at Sydney against Australia to provide the 150^th occasion of an England batsman scoring half centuries in both innings of a test. It also provides the 54^th occasion of an England batsman scoring half centuries in both innings of a test against Australia. All such occasions are tabulated below.

No	Player	FI	SI	Opposition	Ground	Start Date
1	G Ulyett	52	63	v Australia	Melbourne	31 Mar 1877
2	J Selby	55	70	v Australia	Melbourne	31 Dec 1881
3	JT Tyldesley	97	62	v Australia	Melbourne	01 Jan 1904
4	JT Tyldesley	56	61	v Australia	Nottingham	29 May 1905
5	AC MacLaren	56	79	v Australia	Lord’s	15 Jun 1905
6	J Hardstaff snr	61	72	v Australia	Adelaide	10 Jan 1908
7	W Rhodes	66	54	v Australia	The Oval	09 Aug 1909
8	W Rhodes	59	57*	v Australia	Adelaide	12 Jan 1912
9	G Gunn	52	61	v Australia	Sydney	23 Feb 1912
10	JWHT Douglas	50	60	v Australia	Melbourne	11 Feb 1921
11	FE Woolley	95	93	v Australia	Lord’s	11 Jun 1921
12	JB Hobbs	78	74	v Australia	Nottingham	13 Jun 1930
13	RES Wyatt	51	61*	v Australia	Sydney	23 Feb 1933
14	H Sutcliffe	63	69*	v Australia	Manchester	06 Jul 1934
15	CF Walters	52	50*	v Australia	Manchester	06 Jul 1934
16	NWD Yardley	61	53*	v Australia	Melbourne	01 Jan 1947
17	L Hutton	94	76	v Australia	Adelaide	31 Jan 1947
18	L Hutton	81	57	v Australia	Leeds	22 Jul 1948
19	L Hutton	79	60*	v Australia	Melbourne	23 Feb 1951
20	PE Richardson	81	73	v Australia	Nottingham	07 Jun 1956
21	PBH May	63	53	v Australia	Lord’s	21 Jun 1956
22	KF Barrington	53	83	v Australia	The Oval	17 Aug 1961
23	ER Dexter	70	99	v Australia	Brisbane	30 Nov 1962
24	ER Dexter	93	52	v Australia	Melbourne	29 Dec 1962
25	JH Edrich	88	64	v Australia	Birmingham	11 Jul 1968
26	JH Edrich	62	65	v Australia	Leeds	25 Jul 1968
27	G Boycott	70	50	v Australia	Perth	11 Dec 1970
28	AW Greig	57	62	v Australia	Manchester	08 Jun 1972
29	APE Knott	92	63	v Australia	The Oval	10 Aug 1972
30	DS Steele	73	92	v Australia	Leeds	14 Aug 1975
31	DW Randall	75	74*	v Australia	Brisbane	01 Dec 1978
32	GA Gooch	99	51	v Australia	Melbourne	01 Feb 1980
33	CJ Tavare	69	78	v Australia	Manchester	13 Aug 1981
34	MW Gatting	53	56	v Australia	The Oval	27 Aug 1981
35	W Larkins	64	54	v Australia	Melbourne	26 Dec 1990
36	GA Gooch	59	54	v Australia	Sydney	04 Jan 1991
37	MA Atherton	80	99	v Australia	Lord’s	17 Jun 1993
38	RA Smith	86	50	v Australia	Nottingham	01 Jul 1993
39	MA Atherton	55	63	v Australia	Leeds	22 Jul 1993
40	GA Gooch	56	79	v Australia	The Oval	19 Aug 1993
41	MA Atherton	88	67	v Australia	Sydney	01 Jan 1995
42	GP Thorpe	53	82*	v Australia	Nottingham	07 Aug 1997
43	MR Ramprakash	61	57	v Australia	Adelaide	11 Dec 1998
44	N Hussain	75	72	v Australia	Sydney	02 Jan 2003
45	KP Pietersen	57	64*	v Australia	Lord’s	21 Jul 2005
46	A Flintoff	68	73	v Australia	Birmingham	04 Aug 2005
47	IR Bell	59	65	v Australia	Manchester	11 Aug 2005
48	KP Pietersen	70	60*	v Australia	Perth	14 Dec 2006
49	PD Collingwood	64	74	v Australia	Cardiff	08 Jul 2009
50	AJ Strauss	55	75	v Australia	The Oval	20 Aug 2009
51	KP Pietersen	50	62	v Australia	The Oval	21 Aug 2013
52	IR Bell	53	65*	v Australia	Birmingham	29 Jul 2015
53	JE Root	83	58*	v Australia	Sydney	04 Jan 2018
54	BA Stokes	66	60	v Australia	Sydney	05 Jan 2022

It also provides the 24^th occasion of an England batsman scoring half centuries in both innings of a test against Australia in Australia. All such occasions are tabulated below.

No	Player	FI	SI	Opposition	Ground	Start Date
1	G Ulyett	52	63	v Australia	Melbourne	31 Mar 1877
2	J Selby	55	70	v Australia	Melbourne	31 Dec 1881
3	JT Tyldesley	97	62	v Australia	Melbourne	01 Jan 1904
4	J Hardstaff snr	61	72	v Australia	Adelaide	10 Jan 1908
5	W Rhodes	59	57*	v Australia	Adelaide	12 Jan 1912
6	G Gunn	52	61	v Australia	Sydney	23 Feb 1912
7	JWHT Douglas	50	60	v Australia	Melbourne	11 Feb 1921
8	RES Wyatt	51	61*	v Australia	Sydney	23 Feb 1933
9	NWD Yardley	61	53*	v Australia	Melbourne	01 Jan 1947
10	L Hutton	94	76	v Australia	Adelaide	31 Jan 1947
11	L Hutton	79	60*	v Australia	Melbourne	23 Feb 1951
12	ER Dexter	70	99	v Australia	Brisbane	30 Nov 1962
13	ER Dexter	93	52	v Australia	Melbourne	29 Dec 1962
14	G Boycott	70	50	v Australia	Perth	11 Dec 1970
15	DW Randall	75	74*	v Australia	Brisbane	01 Dec 1978
16	GA Gooch	99	51	v Australia	Melbourne	01 Feb 1980
17	W Larkins	64	54	v Australia	Melbourne	26 Dec 1990
18	GA Gooch	59	54	v Australia	Sydney	04 Jan 1991
19	MA Atherton	88	67	v Australia	Sydney	01 Jan 1995
20	MR Ramprakash	61	57	v Australia	Adelaide	11 Dec 1998
21	N Hussain	75	72	v Australia	Sydney	02 Jan 2003
22	KP Pietersen	70	60*	v Australia	Perth	14 Dec 2006
23	JE Root	83	58*	v Australia	Sydney	04 Jan 2018
24	BA Stokes	66	60	v Australia	Sydney	05 Jan 2022

It also provides the seventh occasion of an England batsman scoring half centuries in both innings of a test against Australia at Sydney. All such occasions are tabulated below.

No	Player	FI	SI	Opposition	Ground	Start Date
1	G Gunn	52	61	v Australia	Sydney	23 Feb 1912
2	RES Wyatt	51	61*	v Australia	Sydney	23 Feb 1933
3	GA Gooch	59	54	v Australia	Sydney	04 Jan 1991
4	MA Atherton	88	67	v Australia	Sydney	01 Jan 1995
5	N Hussain	75	72	v Australia	Sydney	02 Jan 2003
6	JE Root	83	58*	v Australia	Sydney	04 Jan 2018
7	BA Stokes	66	60	v Australia	Sydney	05 Jan 2022

GA Gooch  {03}, KP Pietersen {03}, L Hutton {03}, MA Atherton {03}, ER Dexter {02}, IR Bell {02}, JH Edrich {02}, JT Tyldesley {02} and W Rhodes {02}  are the England batsmen who have scored twin half centuries on two or more occasions against Australia.

No	Player	FI	SI	Opposition	Ground	Start Date
1	GA Gooch	99	51	v Australia	Melbourne	01 Feb 1980
2	GA Gooch	59	54	v Australia	Sydney	04 Jan 1991
3	GA Gooch	56	79	v Australia	The Oval	19 Aug 1993
1	KP Pietersen	57	64*	v Australia	Lord’s	21 Jul 2005
2	KP Pietersen	70	60*	v Australia	Perth	14 Dec 2006
3	KP Pietersen	50	62	v Australia	The Oval	21 Aug 2013
1	L Hutton	94	76	v Australia	Adelaide	31 Jan 1947
2	L Hutton	81	57	v Australia	Leeds	22 Jul 1948
3	L Hutton	79	60*	v Australia	Melbourne	23 Feb 1951
1	MA Atherton	80	99	v Australia	Lord’s	17 Jun 1993
2	MA Atherton	55	63	v Australia	Leeds	22 Jul 1993
3	MA Atherton	88	67	v Australia	Sydney	01 Jan 1995
1	ER Dexter	70	99	v Australia	Brisbane	30 Nov 1962
2	ER Dexter	93	52	v Australia	Melbourne	29 Dec 1962
1	IR Bell	59	65	v Australia	Manchester	11 Aug 2005
2	IR Bell	53	65*	v Australia	Birmingham	29 Jul 2015
1	JH Edrich	88	64	v Australia	Birmingham	11 Jul 1968
2	JH Edrich	62	65	v Australia	Leeds	25 Jul 1968
1	JT Tyldesley	97	62	v Australia	Melbourne	01 Jan 1904
2	JT Tyldesley	56	61	v Australia	Nottingham	29 May 1905
1	W Rhodes	66	54	v Australia	The Oval	09 Aug 1909
2	W Rhodes	59	57*	v Australia	Adelaide	12 Jan 1912

Lord’s {05}, Manchester {05}, Nottingham {05}, The Oval {05} are the home grounds, which have witnessed five occasions of England batsmen scoring twin half centuries against Australia. Melbourne {09} and Sydney {07} are the away grounds which have witnessed seven or more occasions of England batsmen scoring twin half centuries against Australia. Melbourne owns the record for witnessing nine such occasions against Australia.

No	Player	FI	SI	Opposition	Ground	Start Date
1	AC MacLaren	56	79	v Australia	Lord’s	15 Jun 1905
2	FE Woolley	95	93	v Australia	Lord’s	11 Jun 1921
3	PBH May	63	53	v Australia	Lord’s	21 Jun 1956
4	MA Atherton	80	99	v Australia	Lord’s	17 Jun 1993
5	KP Pietersen	57	64*	v Australia	Lord’s	21 Jul 2005
1	H Sutcliffe	63	69*	v Australia	Manchester	06 Jul 1934
2	CF Walters	52	50*	v Australia	Manchester	06 Jul 1934
3	AW Greig	57	62	v Australia	Manchester	08 Jun 1972
4	CJ Tavare	69	78	v Australia	Manchester	13 Aug 1981
5	IR Bell	59	65	v Australia	Manchester	11 Aug 2005
1	JT Tyldesley	56	61	v Australia	Nottingham	29 May 1905
2	JB Hobbs	78	74	v Australia	Nottingham	13 Jun 1930
3	PE Richardson	81	73	v Australia	Nottingham	07 Jun 1956
4	RA Smith	86	50	v Australia	Nottingham	01 Jul 1993
5	GP Thorpe	53	82*	v Australia	Nottingham	07 Aug 1997
1	APE Knott	92	63	v Australia	The Oval	10 Aug 1972
2	MW Gatting	53	56	v Australia	The Oval	27 Aug 1981
3	GA Gooch	56	79	v Australia	The Oval	19 Aug 1993
4	AJ Strauss	55	75	v Australia	The Oval	20 Aug 2009
5	KP Pietersen	50	62	v Australia	The Oval	21 Aug 2013
1	G Ulyett	52	63	v Australia	Melbourne	31 Mar 1877
2	J Selby	55	70	v Australia	Melbourne	31 Dec 1881
3	JT Tyldesley	97	62	v Australia	Melbourne	01 Jan 1904
4	JWHT Douglas	50	60	v Australia	Melbourne	11 Feb 1921
5	NWD Yardley	61	53*	v Australia	Melbourne	01 Jan 1947
6	L Hutton	79	60*	v Australia	Melbourne	23 Feb 1951
7	ER Dexter	93	52	v Australia	Melbourne	29 Dec 1962
8	GA Gooch	99	51	v Australia	Melbourne	01 Feb 1980
9	W Larkins	64	54	v Australia	Melbourne	26 Dec 1990
1	G Gunn	52	61	v Australia	Sydney	23 Feb 1912
2	RES Wyatt	51	61*	v Australia	Sydney	23 Feb 1933
3	GA Gooch	59	54	v Australia	Sydney	04 Jan 1991
4	MA Atherton	88	67	v Australia	Sydney	01 Jan 1995
5	N Hussain	75	72	v Australia	Sydney	02 Jan 2003
6	JE Root	83	58*	v Australia	Sydney	04 Jan 2018
7	BA Stokes	66	60	v Australia	Sydney	05 Jan 2022

The following are the nine occasions of England batsmen scoring a ninety and a half century in a test against Australia. ER Dexter is the only England batsman to perform such a feat on two occasions.

No	Player	FI	SI	Opposition	Ground	Start Date
1	JT Tyldesley	97	62	v Australia	Melbourne	01 Jan 1904
2	FE Woolley	95	93	v Australia	Lord’s	11 Jun 1921
3	L Hutton	94	76	v Australia	Adelaide	31 Jan 1947
4	ER Dexter	70	99	v Australia	Brisbane	30 Nov 1962
5	ER Dexter	93	52	v Australia	Melbourne	29 Dec 1962
6	APE Knott	92	63	v Australia	The Oval	10 Aug 1972
7	DS Steele	73	92	v Australia	Leeds	14 Aug 1975
8	GA Gooch	99	51	v Australia	Melbourne	01 Feb 1980
9	MA Atherton	80	99	v Australia	Lord’s	17 Jun 1993

ER Dexter, GA Gooch and MA Atherton are the three England batsmen to score ninety-nine and a half century in a test against Australia.

No	Player	FI	SI	Opposition	Ground	Start Date
1	ER Dexter	70	99	v Australia	Brisbane	30 Nov 1962
2	GA Gooch	99	51	v Australia	Melbourne	01 Feb 1980
3	MA Atherton	80	99	v Australia	Lord’s	17 Jun 1993