Headingly, Leeds is hosting its 26^th test between England and Australia.

England won the toss and inserted the opposition in this test.  It provides the 32^nd occasion of England doing so against Australia. It also provides the fourth occasion of England doing so against Australia at Leeds

Australia was dismissed all out for 263 in the first innings of this test to provide the 64^th occasion of Australia dismissed all out against England in the first innings of the test. It also provides the twelfth such occasion at Leeds.

MR Marsh posted his third test century when he scored 118 in this test. All his three centuries have come against England.  His other two centuries are – 181 at Perth in Dec 2017 and 101 at Sydney in Jan 2018. Thus his century in this against England represent his first century in England.

GR Marsh and MR Marsh form the Father and son Pair to score a century against England in England. GR Marsh had scored 138 against England at Nottingham in Aug 1989. MR Marsh scored 118 against England at Leeds in this test.

GR Marsh and his two sons SE Marsh and MR Marsh of Australia have scored centuries on two or more occasions against England. The following table lists the performance of these three batsmen.

No	Player	Runs	I	Opposition	Ground	Start Date
1	GR Marsh	110	3	v England	Brisbane	14 Nov 1986
2	GR Marsh	138	1	v England	Nottingham	10 Aug 1989
1	MR Marsh	181	2	v England	Perth	14 Dec 2017
2	MR Marsh	101	2	v England	Sydney	04 Jan 2018
3	MR Marsh	118	1	v England	Leeds	06 Jul 2023
1	SE Marsh	126*	1	v England	Adelaide	02 Dec 2017
2	SE Marsh	156	2	v England	Sydney	04 Jan 2018

MR Marsh’s 118 in this test represent the 326th occasion of an Australian batsman scoring a century against England. It also represents the 144th occasion of an Australian batsman scoring a century against England in England. It also represents the 25^th occasion of an Australian batsman scoring a century against England in tests played at Leeds.

MA Wood returned with figures of 5 for 34 in Australia’s first innings to provide the 259^th occasion of an England bowler capturing five or more wickets in an innings against Australia. It also provides the 131^st occasion of England bowler capturing five or more wickets in an innings against Australia at home. It also provides the 21^st occasion of England bowler capturing five or more wickets in an innings against Australia in tests played at Leeds.