Australia capped three cricketers –  PSP Handscomb, NJ Maddison and MT Renshaw – for the ongoing test against South Africa to provide the 35^th occasion of Australia capping three or more cricketers in a test. The complete list in the chronological order is furnished below

No	Opposition	Ground	Start Date	Debutants
1	England	Melbourne	15 Mar 1877	11
2	England	Melbourne	31 Mar 1877	03
3	England	Melbourne	02 Jan 1879	03
4	England	The Oval	06 Sep 1880	07
5	England	Melbourne	31 Dec 1881	04
6	England	Melbourne	01 Jan 1885	09
7	England	Sydney	28 Jan 1887	03
8	England	Sydney	25 Feb 1887	05
9	England	Lord’s	16 Jul 1888	03
10	England	Lord’s	21 Jul 1890	05
11	England	Melbourne	01 Jan 1892	03
12	England	Sydney	14 Dec 1894	05
13	England	Lord’s	22 Jun 1896	03
14	England	Sydney	13 Dec 1907	04
15	South Africa	Manchester	27 May 1912	03
16	England	Sydney	17 Dec 1920	07
17	England	Sydney	19 Dec 1924	03
18	England	Melbourne	08 Mar 1929	03
19	South Africa	Adelaide	29 Jan 1932	03
20	England	Brisbane	10 Feb 1933	03
21	England	Brisbane	04 Dec 1936	04
22	New Zealand	Wellington	29 Mar 1946	07
23	India	Melbourne	06 Feb 1948	03
24	West Indies	Sydney	25 Jan 1952	03
25	South Africa	Johannesburg	23 Dec 1957	04
26	West Indies	Kingston	03 Mar 1965	03
27	England	Brisbane	27 Nov 1970	03
28	New Zealand	Adelaide	26 Jan 1974	03
29	England	Lord’s	16 Jun 1977	03
30	India	Brisbane	02 Dec 1977	06
31`	India	Adelaide	28 Jan 1978	04
32	India	Adelaide	13 Dec 1985	03
33	South Africa	Johannesburg	26 Feb 2009	03
34	New Zealand	Brisbane	01 Dec 2011	03
35	South Africa	Adelaide	24 Nov 2016	03

The summary read thus

No	Debutants	Occasions
1	11	01
2	09	01
3	07	03
4	06	01
5	05	03
6	04	05
7	03	21
l	Total	35

The previous of three cricketers making their test for Australia was at Brisbane against New Zealand in Dec 2011. The cricketers who made their debut in this test are – JL Pattison, MA Starc and DA Warner

It also provides the fifth occasion of three or more cricketers making their test debut for Australia at Adelaide. The following table lists all such occasions

No	Opposition	Ground	Start Date	Debutants
1	India	Adelaide	29 Jan 1978	4
2	South Africa	Adelaide	29 Jan 1932	3
3	New Zealand	Adelaide	26 Jan 1974	3
4	India	Adelaide	13 Dec 1985	3
5	South Africa	Adelaide	24 Nov 2016	3

The previous occasion of Australia capping three cricketers at Adelaide was against India was in Dec 1985. The capped cricketers were –  MG Hughes, GR Marsh and BA Reid

The previous occasion of Australia capping three cricketers at Adelaide was against South Africa was in Jan 1932. The capped cricketers were –  WA Hunt, WJ O’Reilly and HM Thurlow

No	Opposition	Ground	Start Date	Debutants
1	South Africa	Johannesburg	23 Dec 1957	4
2	South Africa	Manchester	27 May 1912	3
3	South Africa	Adelaide	29 Jan 1932	3
4	South Africa	Johannesburg	26 Feb 2009	3
5	South Africa	Adelaide	24 Nov 2016	3