SPD Smith’s dubious distinction – collects his first duck as captain
SPD Smith of Australia scored a duck against South Africa at Perth on 03.11.16 to provide his first duck while leading Australia. He also became the fifth Australian captain to collect the duck after playing four deliveries. Others are – GN Yallop, AR Border, MA Taylor and SR Waugh. The performance of these five captains are listed below
| No | Player | Runs | BF | Inns | Oppn | Ground | Start Date |
| 1 | GN Yallop | 0 | 4 | 2 | Eng | Adelaide | 27 Jan 1979 |
| 2 | AR Border | 0 | 4 | 1 | Ind | Adelaide | 25 Jan 1992 |
| 3 | MA Taylor | 0 | 4 | 1 | Pak | Karachi | 28 Sep 1994 |
| 4 | SR Waugh | 0 | 4 | 1 | Ind | Brisbane | 04 Dec 2003 |
| 5 | SPD Smith | 0 | 4 | 2 | SAF | Perth | 03 Nov 2016 |