Australian batsmen scoring “twin centuries” in a test : UT Khawaja joins the list
UT Khawaja of Australia scored 137 and 101 not out in the ongoing Sydney test against England to provide the 87th occasion of a batsman scoring centuries in both innings of a test in the annals of test cricket. It also provides the 24th occasion of an Australian batsman performing such a feat. All such occasions are tabulated below
| No | Player | FI | SI | Opp | Ground | Start Date |
| 1 | W Bardsley | 136 | 130 | Eng | The Oval | 09 Aug 1909 |
| 2 | AR Morris | 122 | 124* | Eng | Adelaide | 31 Jan 1947 |
| 3 | DG Bradman | 132 | 127* | Ind | Melbourne | 01 Jan 1948 |
| 4 | J Moroney | 118 | 101* | SAF | Johannesburg | 10 Feb 1950 |
| 5 | RB Simpson | 153 | 115 | Pak | Karachi | 24 Oct 1964 |
| 6 | KD Walters | 242 | 103 | Win | Sydney | 14 Feb 1969 |
| 7 | GS Chappell | 247* | 133 | NZl | Wellington | 01 Mar 1974 |
| 8 | IM Chappell | 145 | 121 | NZl | Wellington | 01 Mar 1974 |
| 9 | GS Chappell | 123 | 109* | Win | Brisbane | 28 Nov 1975 |
| 10 | AR Border | 150* | 153 | Pak | Lahore | 18 Mar 1980 |
| 11 | AR Border | 140 | 114* | NZl | Christchurch | 28 Feb 1986 |
| 12 | DM Jones | 116 | 121* | Pak | Adelaide | 19 Jan 1990 |
| 13 | SR Waugh | 108 | 116 | Eng | Manchester | 03 Jul 1997 |
| 14 | ML Hayden | 197 | 103 | Eng | Brisbane | 07 Nov 2002 |
| 15 | ML Hayden | 117 | 132 | Srl | Cairns | 09 Jul 2004 |
| 16 | RT Ponting | 149 | 104* | Win | Brisbane | 03 Nov 2005 |
| 17 | RT Ponting | 120 | 143* | SAF | Sydney | 02 Jan 2006 |
| 18 | RT Ponting | 103 | 116 | SAF | Durban | 24 Mar 2006 |
| 19 | PJ Hughes | 115 | 160 | SAF | Durban | 06 Mar 2009 |
| 20 | DA Warner | 135 | 145 | SAF | Cape Town | 01 Mar 2014 |
| 21 | DA Warner | 145 | 102 | Ind | Adelaide | 09 Dec 2014 |
| 22 | DA Warner | 163 | 116 | NZl | Brisbane | 05 Nov 2015 |
| 23 | SPD Smith | 144 | 142 | Eng | Birmingham | 01 Aug 2019 |
| 24 | UT Khawaja | 137 | 101* | Eng | Sydney | 05 Jan 2022 |
It also provides the twelfth occasion of an Australian batsman performing such a feat on home soil. All such occasions are tabulated below
| No | Player | FI | SI | Opp | Ground | Start Date |
| 1 | AR Morris | 122 | 124* | Eng | Adelaide | 31 Jan 1947 |
| 2 | DG Bradman | 132 | 127* | Ind | Melbourne | 01 Jan 1948 |
| 3 | KD Walters | 242 | 103 | Win | Sydney | 14 Feb 1969 |
| 4 | GS Chappell | 123 | 109* | Win | Brisbane | 28 Nov 1975 |
| 5 | DM Jones | 116 | 121* | Pak | Adelaide | 19 Jan 1990 |
| 6 | ML Hayden | 197 | 103 | Eng | Brisbane | 07 Nov 2002 |
| 7 | ML Hayden | 117 | 132 | Srl | Cairns | 09 Jul 2004 |
| 8 | RT Ponting | 149 | 104* | Win | Brisbane | 03 Nov 2005 |
| 9 | RT Ponting | 120 | 143* | SAF | Sydney | 02 Jan 2006 |
| 10 | DA Warner | 145 | 102 | Ind | Adelaide | 09 Dec 2014 |
| 11 | DA Warner | 163 | 116 | NZl | Brisbane | 05 Nov 2015 |
| 12 | UT Khawaja | 137 | 101* | Eng | Sydney | 05 Jan 2022 |
It also provides the third occasion of an Australian batsman performing such a feat at Sydney. All such occasions are tabulated below. It also provides the first occasion of an Australian batsman scoring twin hundreds against England at Sydney.
| No | Player | FI | SI | Opp | Ground | Start Date |
| 1 | KD Walters | 242 | 103 | Win | Sydney | 14 Feb 1969 |
| 2 | RT Ponting | 120 | 143* | SAF | Sydney | 02 Jan 2006 |
| 3 | UT Khawaja | 137 | 101* | Eng | Sydney | 05 Jan 2022 |
It also provides the sixth occasion of an Australian batsman performing such a feat against England. All such occasions are tabulated below.
| No | Player | FI | SI | Opp | Ground | Start Date |
| 1 | W Bardsley | 136 | 130 | Eng | The Oval | 09 Aug 1909 |
| 2 | AR Morris | 122 | 124* | Eng | Adelaide | 31 Jan 1947 |
| 3 | SR Waugh | 108 | 116 | Eng | Manchester | 03 Jul 1997 |
| 4 | ML Hayden | 197 | 103 | Eng | Brisbane | 07 Nov 2002 |
| 5 | SPD Smith | 144 | 142 | Eng | Birmingham | 01 Aug 2019 |
| 6 | UT Khawaja | 137 | 101* | Eng | Sydney | 05 Jan 2022 |
It also provides the third occasion of an Australian batsman scoring twin hundreds against England on home soil. All such occasions are tabulated below
| No | Player | FI | SI | Opp | Ground | Start Date |
| 1 | AR Morris | 122 | 124* | Eng | Adelaide | 31 Jan 1947 |
| 2 | ML Hayden | 197 | 103 | Eng | Brisbane | 07 Nov 2002 |
| 3 | UT Khawaja | 137 | 101* | Eng | Sydney | 05 Jan 2022 |