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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.

It’s a known fact that any test series between two teams throws up some interesting statistics. I have unearthed a few such statistics in India-Australia test series which are interesting and would like to share with netizens

Test Cricket witnessed – perhaps for the first time – rival bowlers capturing 100 wickets in the same test against their opposition in India-Australia Test series R Ashwin for India captured his 100th wicket against Australia and NM Lyon captured 100 wickets against India. By a coincidence, R Ashwin and NM Lyon are off spin bowlers in their trade. This feat was achieved by the two bowlers at Delhi between India and Australia in Feb 2023

It is an amazing coincidence that two rival batsmen in India-Australia Test series ended with an identical number of runs against each other at the end of a test after completing 2000 plus runs against each other in the same test. Perhaps, the only occasion in the annals of test cricket

V Kohli’s aggregate runs against Australia read 2042 at the end of WTC Final between Australia and India at The Oval. He completed 2000 runs against Australia in this test. SPD Smith’s run aggregate against India read 2042 at the end of this test. He also completed 2000 runs against India in this test.

Player	Team	Opp	Span	Mat	I	NO	Runs	HS	Ave	C	HC	0
V Kohli	Ind	Aus	2011-2023	25	44	1	2042	186	47.48	8	5	3
SPD Smith	Aus	Ind	2013-2023	19	37	6	2042	192	65.87	9	5	2

BS Chandrashekhar of India returned with figures of 6 for 52 in each innings against Australia at Melbourne in Dec 1977. S O”Keefe of Australia returned with identical figures of 6 for 35 in each innings against India at Pune in Feb 2017

This is the only occasion of rival bowlers capturing six wickets each in an innings conceding identical runs in the annals of test cricket in India-Australia test series.

You can add these records also to the list mentioned above : Three World records for V Kohli and SPD Smith in India-Australia test series 2014-15

V Kohli and SPD Smith notched four hundreds each in this series to provide the first ever occasion of rival batsmen scoring four hundreds in a series constituting a world record

V Kohli and SPD Smith notched four hundreds each coupled with 600 plus runs aggregate in this series to provide the first ever occasion of rival batsmen scoring four hundreds coupled with 600 plus runs in a series constituting a world record. V Kohli totalled 646 runs while SPD Smith aggregated 769 runs and both scored four hundreds in the series

V Kohli and SPD Smith scored three hundreds each in this series while leading their respective sides to provide the very first occasion of rival captains scoring three hundreds in a test series which is a world record.

JE Root of England took three catches in Australia’s second innings which fetched him 178 catches. He now holds the record for most caches by an England fieldsman other than the wicket keepers. He went past AN Cook who had pouched 175 catches

BE Duckett scored 98 and 83 in this test to provide the 147th occasion of an England batsman scoring half centuries in both innings of a test. It also provides the 76^th occasion of an England batsman scoring half centuries in both innings of a test on home soil.

It also provides the 55^th occasion of an England batsman scoring half centuries in both innings of a test against Australia. It also provides the 31^st occasion of an England batsman scoring half centuries in both innings of a test against Australia on home soil. It also provides the sixth occasion of an England batsman scoring half centuries in both innings of a test against Australia in tests played at Lord’s.

BE Duckett scored 98 and 83 in this test to provide the 52^nd occasion of an England opening batsman scoring half centuries in both innings of a test. It also provides the 25^th  occasion of an England opening batsman scoring half centuries in both innings of a test on home soil.

It also provides the 20th occasion of an England opening batsman scoring half centuries in both innings of a test against Australia. It also provides the 13th occasion of an England opening batsman scoring half centuries in both innings of a test against Australia on home soil. It also provides the third occasion of an England opening batsman scoring half centuries in both innings of a test against Australia in tests played at Lord’s.

BM Duckett and BA Stokes added 132 runs for the fifth wicket in England’s second innings to provide the 327^th occasion of England batsmen posting a three figure partnership against Australia. It also provides the 162nd occasion of England batsmen posting a three figure partnership against Australia at home. It also provides the 32nd occasion of England batsmen posting a three figure partnership against Australia at Lord’s

BM Duckett and BA Stokes added 132 runs for the fifth wicket in England’s second innings to provide the  38^th occasion of England batsmen posting a three figure partnership for the fifth wicket against Australia. It also provides the 21st occasion of England batsmen posting a three figure partnership for the fifth against Australia at home. It also provides the seventh occasion of England batsmen posting a three figure partnership against Australia for the fifth wicket at Lord’s

BA Stokes and SCJ Broad added 108 runs for the seventh wicket in England’s second innings to provide the 328^th occasion of England batsmen posting a three figure partnership against Australia. It also provides the 163rd occasion of England batsmen posting a three figure partnership against Australia at home. It also provides the 33^rd occasion of England batsmen posting a three figure partnership against Australia at Lord’s

BA Stokes and SCJ Broad added 108 runs for the seventh wicket in England’s second innings to provide the  18^th occasion of England batsmen posting a three figure partnership for the fifth wicket against Australia. It also provides the tenth occasion of England batsmen posting a three figure partnership for the fifth against Australia at home. It also provides the second occasion of England batsmen posting a three figure partnership against Australia for the fifth wicket at Lord’s.  Prior to this IT Botham and MW Gatting added 131 runs for the seventh wicket at Lord’s against Australia in Jun 1985

BA Stokes scored 155 in England’s second innings to provide the 138^th occasion of an England captain scoring a century against various oppositions. It also provides the 75th occasion of an England captain scoring a century against various oppositions at home. It also provides the 23^rd occasion of an England captain scoring a century against various oppositions at Lord’s.

BA Stokes scored 155 in England’s second innings to provide the 27^th occasion of an England captain scoring a century against Australia. It also provides the 17th occasion of an England captain scoring a century against Australia at home. It also provides the sixth occasion of an England captain scoring a century against Australia at Lord’s.

BA Stokes scored 155 in England’s second innings to provide the 45^th occasion of an England captain scoring 150 plus runs in an innings against various oppositions. It also provides the 24th occasion of an England captain scoring 150 plus runs in an innings against various oppositions at home. It also provides the tenth occasion of an England captain scoring 150 plus runs in an innings against various oppositions at Lord’s.

BA Stokes scored 155 in England’s second innings to provide the tenth occasion of an England captain scoring 150 plus runs in an innings against Australia. It also provides the eighth occasion of an England captain scoring 150 plus runs in an innings against Australia at home. It also provides the third occasion of an England captain scoring 150 plus runs in an innings against Australia at Lord’s.

BA Stokes scored 155 in England’s second innings to provide the 15^th occasion of an England captain scoring a century in losing cause against various oppositions. It also provides the ninth occasion of an England captain scoring a century in losing cause against various oppositions at home. It also provides the fourth occasion of an England captain scoring a century in losing cause against various oppositions at Lord’s.

BA Stokes scored 155 in England’s second innings to provide the fifth occasion of an England captain scoring a century in losing cause against Australia. It also provides the third occasion of an England captain scoring a century in losing cause against Australia at home. It also provides the third occasion of an England captain scoring a century in losing cause against Australia at Lord’s.

BA Stokes scored 155 in England’s second innings to provide the fourth occasion of an England captain scoring 150 plus runs in an innings in losing cause against various oppositions. It also provides the second occasion of an England captain scoring 150 plus runs in an innings in losing cause against various oppositions at home. It also provides the second occasion of an England captain scoring 150 plus runs in an innings in losing cause against various oppositions at Lord’s.

BA Stokes scored 155 in England’s second innings to provide the first occasion of an England captain scoring 150 plus runs in an innings in losing cause against Australia. It also provides the first occasion of an England captain scoring 150 plus runs in an innings in losing cause against Australia at home. It also provides the first occasion of an England captain scoring 150 plus runs in an innings in losing cause against Australia at Lord’s.

JM Bairstow was dismissed stumped for 10 in England’s second innings to provide the eleventh occasion of an England wicket keeper dismissed stumped against Australia in a test innings. He is the second England wicket keeper to be dismissed stumped against Australia at Lord’s. Prior to this TG Evans was dismissed stumped without scoring against Australia at Lord’s in Jun 1956.

JM Bairstow was dismissed stumped for 10 in England’s second innings to provide the 26^th occasion of an England wicket keeper dismissed stumped against various oppositions. JM Bairstow is the only England wicket keeper to be dismissed stumped on two occasions at Lord’s. Prior to this he was dismissed stumped in England’s second innings against South Africa at Lord’s in Jul 2017.

Australia won this test by 43 runs to provide its 16^th win against England at Lord’s. It also represent its 152^nd  win against England.

DA Warner scored 66 in Australia’s first innings in this test. It represents his 60^th fifty while opening the innings for Australia. He now owns the record for most fifties by an Australian opener in tests. He went past MA Taylor and ML Hayden’s 59 fifties which were hither to the record for most fifties by an Australian opening batsman

DA Warner scored 66 in Australia’s first innings in this test. It represents his 60^th fifty while opening the innings for Australia. He now owns the record for most fifties by an Australian opener in tests. He went past MA Taylor and ML Hayden’s 59 fifties which were hither to the record for most fifties by an Australian opening batsman

DA Warner’s run aggregate as an opener at the end of this test read 5984 with the help of his 60 fifties. He needs 16 more runs for his 6000 runs. If he gets them, he would then become the second Australian opener to aggregate 6000 plus runs with the help of fifties. ML Hayden has an aggregate of 6206 runs as an Australian opener.

DA Warner became the sixth opening batsman in the annals of test cricket to score 60 or more fifties. Others are – AN Cook {86}, SM Gavaskar {75}, G Boycott {64}, GC Smith {63} and MA Atherton {61}

DA Warner became the third left hand opening batsman in the annals of test cricket to score 60 or more fifties. Others are – AN Cook {86} and GC Smith {63}

DA Warner’s run aggregate as an opener at the end of this test read 5984. He needs 16 more runs for his 6000 runs with the help of his 60 fifties.. If he gets them, he would then become the fourth left hand opener to aggregate 6000 plus runs in the annals of test cricket with the help of fifties. Others are – AN Cook {8537}, GC Smith {6468} and ML Hayden {6206}.

DA Warner’s run aggregate as an opener at the end of this test read 5984 with the help of his 60 fifties. He needs 16 more runs for his 6000 runs. If he gets them, he would then become the fifth opener to aggregate 6000 plus runs with the help fifties. in the annals of test cricket. Others are – AN Cook {8537}, SM Gavaskar {7482}, GC Smith {6468} and ML Hayden {6206}.

OE Robinson of England returned with figures of three for 100 in Australia’s first innings in the ongoing test at Lord’s to provide the 164^th occasion of a bowler conceding exact 100 runs in a test innings, It also provides the 41^st occasion of an England bowler conceding exact 100 runs in an innings.

It also provides the eleventh occasion of an England bowler conceding exact 100 runs in an innings against Australia. The following table lists all these eleven bowlers

No	Player	Overs	M	Runs	W	I	Opposition	Ground	Start Date
1	T Richardson	40.0	10	100	2	4	v Australia	Melbourne	29 Dec 1894
2	BJT Bosanquet	23.0	1	100	1	3	v Australia	Sydney	11 Dec 1903
3	EW Clark	40.0	9	100	1	2	v Australia	Manchester	06 Jul 1934
4	AV Bedser	43.0	14	100	4	1	v Australia	Lord’s	24 Jun 1948
5	FH Tyson	28.0X8	1	100	1	1	v Australia	Adelaide	30 Jan 1959
6	FJ Titmus	44.0	14	100	0	1	v Australia	Manchester	23 Jul 1964
7	DE Malcolm	25.0	5	100	3	1	v Australia	Nottingham	07 Aug 1997
8	AF Giles	31.0	4	100	3	2	v Australia	Manchester	11 Aug 2005
9	SI Mahmood	21.3	1	100	4	2	v Australia	Melbourne	26 Dec 2006
10	SCJ Broad	22.0	2	100	3	1	v Australia	Perth	13 Dec 2013
11	OE Robinson	24.4	3	100	3	1	v Australia	Lord’s	28 Jun 2023

It also provides the second occasion of an England bowler conceding exact 100 runs in an innings against Australia at Lord’s. The following table lists all both these occasions

No	Player	Overs	M	Runs	W	I	Opposition	Ground	Start Date
1	AV Bedser	43.0	14	100	4	1	v Australia	Lord’s	24 Jun 1948
2	OE Robinson	24.4	3	100	3	1	v Australia	Lord’s	28 Jun 2023

Lord’s has witnessed nine occasions of a bowler conceding exact 100 runs in a test innings. The following table lists all these bowlers

No	Player	Overs	M	Runs	W	I	Team	Opp	Ground	Start Date
1	VS Hazare	34.4	4	100	2	2	Ind	Engl	Lord’s	22 Jun 1946
2	AV Bedser	43.0	14	100	4	1	Eng	Aus	Lord’s	24 Jun 1948
3	FS Trueman	44.0	16	100	6	1	Eng	Win	Lord’s	20 Jun 1963
4	Abdul Qadir	25.0	1	100	1	1	Pak	Eng	Lord’s	18 Jun 1987
5	BP Patterson	21.5	2	100	2	4	Win	Eng	Lord’s	16 Jun 1988
6	DR Pringle	35.1	6	100	5	1	Eng	Win	Lord’s	20 Jun 1991
7	DG Cork	28.0	6	100	2	1	Eng	Pak	Lord’s	25 Jul 1996
8	ST Finn	25.0	5	100	4	2	Eng	Ban	Lord’s	27 May 2010
9	OE Robinson	24.4	3	100	3	1	Eng	Aus	Lord’s	28 Jun 2023

BM Duckett of England scored 98 in the ongoing test against Australia at Lord’s to provide the 61^st occasion of a batsman scoring a ninety in an innings at Lord’s, The following table provides the 32 occasions of England batsman scoring a ninety in an innings at Lord’s.

No	Player	Runs	Inns	Opposition	Ground	Start Date
1	Hon.FS Jackson	91	1	v Australia	Lord’s	17 Jul 1893
2	R Abel	94	2	v Australia	Lord’s	22 Jun 1896
3	GL Jessop	93	1	v South Africa	Lord’s	01 Jul 1907
4	FE Woolley	95	1	v Australia	Lord’s	11 Jun 1921
5	FE Woolley	93	3	v Australia	Lord’s	11 Jun 1921
6	E Paynter	99	1	v Australia	Lord’s	24 Jun 1938
7	TE Bailey	93	1	v New Zealand	Lord’s	25 Jun 1949
8	R Subba Row	90	1	v South Africa	Lord’s	23 Jun 1960
9	MJK Smith	99	1	v South Africa	Lord’s	23 Jun 1960
10	KF Barrington	91	2	v South Africa	Lord’s	22 Jul 1965
11	TW Graveney	96	2	v West Indies	Lord’s	16 Jun 1966
12	JM Parks	91	2	v West Indies	Lord’s	16 Jun 1966
13	KF Barrington	97	2	v India	Lord’s	22 Jun 1967
14	G Boycott	92	3	v New Zealand	Lord’s	21 Jun 1973
15	JH Edrich	96	1	v India	Lord’s	20 Jun 1974
16	AW Greig	96	1	v Australia	Lord’s	31 Jul 1975
17	AW Greig	91	3	v Australia	Lord’s	16 Jun 1977
18	RC Russell	94	2	v Sri Lanka	Lord’s	25 Aug 1988
19	RA Smith	96	3	v Australia	Lord’s	22 Jun 1989
20	MA Atherton	99	3	v Australia	Lord’s	17 Jun 1993
21	RA Smith	90	3	v West Indies	Lord’s	22 Jun 1995
22	AJ Strauss	96	1	v India	Lord’s	19 Jul 2007
23	AN Cook	95	1	v Australia	Lord’s	16 Jul 2009
24	AN Cook	96	1	v Sri Lanka	Lord’s	03 Jun 2011
25	JM Bairstow	95	2	v South Africa	Lord’s	16 Aug 2012
26	JE Root	98	1	v New Zealand	Lord’s	21 May 2015
27	BA Stokes	92	1	v New Zealand	Lord’s	21 May 2015
28	AN Cook	96	2	v Australia	Lord’s	16 Jul 2015
29	AD Hales	94	3	v Sri Lanka	Lord’s	09 Jun 2016
30	JM Bairstow	93	2	v India	Lord’s	09 Aug 2018
31	MJ Leach	92	3	v Ireland	Lord’s	24 Jul 2019
32	BM Duckett	98	2	v Australia	Lord’s	28 Jun 2023

The following table provides the twelve occasions of England batsman scoring a ninety in an innings at Lord’s against Australia.

No	Player	Runs	Inns	Opposition	Ground	Start Date
1	Hon.FS Jackson	91	1	v Australia	Lord’s	17 Jul 1893
2	R Abel	94	2	v Australia	Lord’s	22 Jun 1896
3	FE Woolley	95	1	v Australia	Lord’s	11 Jun 1921
4	FE Woolley	93	3	v Australia	Lord’s	11 Jun 1921
5	E Paynter	99	1	v Australia	Lord’s	24 Jun 1938
6	AW Greig	96	1	v Australia	Lord’s	31 Jul 1975
7	AW Greig	91	3	v Australia	Lord’s	16 Jun 1977
8	RA Smith	96	3	v Australia	Lord’s	22 Jun 1989
9	MA Atherton	99	3	v Australia	Lord’s	17 Jun 1993
10	AN Cook	95	1	v Australia	Lord’s	16 Jul 2009
11	AN Cook	96	2	v Australia	Lord’s	16 Jul 2015
12	BM Duckett	98	2	v Australia	Lord’s	28 Jun 2023

Lord’s – the mecca of cricket, has witnessed 247 centuries as o date including the Australian batsman SPD Smith’s 110 against England. The following table lists the Australian batsmen who have scored centuries at Lord’s

No	Player	Runs	I	Opposition	Ground	Start Date
1	H Graham	107	2	v England	Lord’s	17 Jul 1893
2	GHS Trott	143	3	v England	Lord’s	22 Jun 1896
3	SE Gregory	103	3	v England	Lord’s	22 Jun 1896
4	C Hill	135	2	v England	Lord’s	15 Jun 1899
5	VT Trumper	135*	2	v England	Lord’s	15 Jun 1899
6	VS Ransford	143*	2	v England	Lord’s	14 Jun 1909
7	C Kelleway	102	2	v South Africa	Lord’s	15 Jul 1912
8	W Bardsley	164	2	v South Africa	Lord’s	15 Jul 1912
9	W Bardsley	193*	1	v England	Lord’s	26 Jun 1926
10	CG Macartney	133*	3	v England	Lord’s	26 Jun 1926
11	WM Woodfull	155	2	v England	Lord’s	27 Jun 1930
12	DG Bradman	254	2	v England	Lord’s	27 Jun 1930
13	WA Brown	105	2	v England	Lord’s	22 Jun 1934
14	WA Brown	206*	2	v England	Lord’s	24 Jun 1938
15	DG Bradman	102*	4	v England	Lord’s	24 Jun 1938
16	AR Morris	105	1	v England	Lord’s	24 Jun 1948
17	SG Barnes	141	3	v England	Lord’s	24 Jun 1948
18	AL Hassett	104	1	v England	Lord’s	25 Jun 1953
19	KR Miller	109	3	v England	Lord’s	25 Jun 1953
20	WM Lawry	130	2	v England	Lord’s	22 Jun 1961
21	GS Chappell	131	2	v England	Lord’s	22 Jun 1972
22	GM Wood	112	1	v England	Lord’s	28 Aug 1980
23	KJ Hughes	117	1	v England	Lord’s	28 Aug 1980
24	AR Border	196	2	v England	Lord’s	27 Jun 1985
25	SR Waugh	152*	2	v England	Lord’s	22 Jun 1989
26	MA Taylor	111	1	v England	Lord’s	17 Jun 1993
27	MJ Slater	152	1	v England	Lord’s	17 Jun 1993
28	DC Boon	164*	1	v England	Lord’s	17 Jun 1993
29	MTG Elliott	112	2	v England	Lord’s	19 Jun 1997
30	ME Waugh	108	2	v England	Lord’s	19 Jul 2001
31	MJ Clarke	136	4	v England	Lord’s	16 Jul 2009
32	CJL Rogers	173	1	v England	Lord’s	16 Jul 2015
33	SPD Smith	215	1	v England	Lord’s	16 Jul 2015
34	SPD Smith	110	1	v England	Lord’s	28 Jun 2023

The following table lists the Australian batsmen who have scored centuries at Lord’s against England.

No	Player	Runs	I	Opposition	Ground	Start Date
1	H Graham	107	2	v England	Lord’s	17 Jul 1893
2	GHS Trott	143	3	v England	Lord’s	22 Jun 1896
3	SE Gregory	103	3	v England	Lord’s	22 Jun 1896
4	C Hill	135	2	v England	Lord’s	15 Jun 1899
5	VT Trumper	135*	2	v England	Lord’s	15 Jun 1899
6	VS Ransford	143*	2	v England	Lord’s	14 Jun 1909
7	W Bardsley	193*	1	v England	Lord’s	26 Jun 1926
8	CG Macartney	133*	3	v England	Lord’s	26 Jun 1926
9	WM Woodfull	155	2	v England	Lord’s	27 Jun 1930
10	DG Bradman	254	2	v England	Lord’s	27 Jun 1930
11	WA Brown	105	2	v England	Lord’s	22 Jun 1934
12	WA Brown	206*	2	v England	Lord’s	24 Jun 1938
13	DG Bradman	102*	4	v England	Lord’s	24 Jun 1938
14	AR Morris	105	1	v England	Lord’s	24 Jun 1948
15	SG Barnes	141	3	v England	Lord’s	24 Jun 1948
16	AL Hassett	104	1	v England	Lord’s	25 Jun 1953
17	KR Miller	109	3	v England	Lord’s	25 Jun 1953
18	WM Lawry	130	2	v England	Lord’s	22 Jun 1961
19	GS Chappell	131	2	v England	Lord’s	22 Jun 1972
20	GM Wood	112	1	v England	Lord’s	28 Aug 1980
21	KJ Hughes	117	1	v England	Lord’s	28 Aug 1980
22	AR Border	196	2	v England	Lord’s	27 Jun 1985
23	SR Waugh	152*	2	v England	Lord’s	22 Jun 1989
24	MA Taylor	111	1	v England	Lord’s	17 Jun 1993
25	MJ Slater	152	1	v England	Lord’s	17 Jun 1993
26	DC Boon	164*	1	v England	Lord’s	17 Jun 1993
27	MTG Elliott	112	2	v England	Lord’s	19 Jun 1997
28	ME Waugh	108	2	v England	Lord’s	19 Jul 2001
29	MJ Clarke	136	4	v England	Lord’s	16 Jul 2009
30	CJL Rogers	173	1	v England	Lord’s	16 Jul 2015
31	SPD Smith	215	1	v England	Lord’s	16 Jul 2015
32	SPD Smith	110	1	v England	Lord’s	28 Jun 2023

SPD Smith completed 9000 runs in his test career when he was on 31 during his knock of 85 not out in Australia’s first innings at the close of play on the first day. He became the fourth Australian batsman to complete 9000 plus runs in tests. At the end of the Australia’s first innings, his run aggregate read 9079 runs

No	Player	Span	Mat	Inns	NO	Runs	HS	Ave	C	HC	0
1	RT Ponting	1995-2012	168	287	29	13378	257	51.85	41	62	17
2	AR Border	1978-1994	156	265	44	11174	205	50.56	27	63	11
3	SR Waugh	1985-2004	168	260	46	10927	200	51.06	32	50	22
4	SPD Smith	2010-2023	099	174	22	09079	239	59.96	32	38	09

SPD Smith completed 9000 runs in his test career when he was on 31 during his knock of 85 not out in Australia’s first innings at the close of play on the first day. He became the 17th batsman to complete 9000 plus runs in the annals of test cricket. His run aggregate at the end of Australia’s first innings read 9079.

SPD Smith’s aggregate runs against England at the end of Australia’s first innings read 3176. He is the fourth Australian batsman to compile 3000 plus runs against England. The following table lists all these four batsmen

No	Player	Team	Span	Mat	Inns	NO	Runs	HS	Ave	C	HC	0
1	DG Bradman	Aus	1928-1948	37	63	7	5028	334	89.78	19	12	6
2	AR Border	Aus	1978-1993	47	82	19	3548	200*	56.31	8	21	3
3	SR Waugh	Aus	1986-2003	46	73	18	3200	177*	58.18	10	14	6
4	SPD Smith	Aus	2010-2023	34	59	5	3176	239	58.81	12	12	2

SPD Smith’s aggregate runs against England at the end of Australia’s first innings read 3176. He became the fifth batsman to achieve the feat of scoring 3000 plus runs against England. The following table lists all these five batsmen.

No	Player	Team	Span	Mat	Inns	NO	Runs	HS	Ave	C	HC	0
1	DG Bradman	Aus	1928-1948	37	63	7	5028	334	89.78	19	12	6
2	AR Border	Aus	1978-1993	47	82	19	3548	200*	56.31	8	21	3
3	GS Sobers	Win	1954-1974	36	61	8	3214	226	60.64	10	13	6
4	SR Waugh	Aus	1986-2003	46	73	18	3200	177*	58.18	10	14	6
5	SPD Smith	Aus	2010-2023	34	59	5	3176	239	59.45	12	12	2

SPD Smith scored 110 in Australia’s first innings to provide the 887^th occasion of an Australian batsman scoring a century in a test innings.  It also provides the 324th occasion of an Australian batsman scoring a century in a test innings against England. It also provides the 34th occasion of an Australian batsman scoring a century in a test innings against England at Lord’s.

SPD Smith became the fourth Australian batsman to score centuries on two occasions at Lord’s. The following table lists these four batsmen. Prior to his 110 in this test, he had scored 215 in Jul 2013.

No	Player	Runs	I	Opposition	Ground	Match Date
1	W Bardsley	164	2	v South Africa	Lord’s	15 Jul 1912
2	W Bardsley	193*	1	v England	Lord’s	26 Jun 1926
1	DG Bradman	254	2	v England	Lord’s	27 Jun 1930
2	DG Bradman	102*	4	v England	Lord’s	24 Jun 1938
1	WA Brown	105	2	v England	Lord’s	22 Jun 1934
2	WA Brown	206*	2	v England	Lord’s	24 Jun 1938
1	SPD Smith	215	1	v England	Lord’s	16 Jul 2015
2	SPD Smith	110	1	v England	Lord’s	28 Jun 2023

SPD Smith became the third Australian batsman to score centuries on two occasions at Lord’s. The following table lists these three batsmen. Prior to his 110 in this test, he had scored 215 in Jul 2013. It is interesting to note that one of the centuries scored by these three batsmen is a double century.

No	Player	Runs	I	Opposition	Ground	Match Date
1	DG Bradman	254	2	v England	Lord’s	27 Jun 1930
2	DG Bradman	102*	4	v England	Lord’s	24 Jun 1938
1	WA Brown	105	2	v England	Lord’s	22 Jun 1934
2	WA Brown	206*	2	v England	Lord’s	24 Jun 1938
1	SPD Smith	215	1	v England	Lord’s	16 Jul 2015
2	SPD Smith	110	1	v England	Lord’s	28 Jun 2023

SPD Smith’s 110 in this test represent his 12^th century against England. He is one of the three Australian batsmen to score ten or more centuries against England. Others are DG Bradman {19} and SR Waugh {10}

DG Bradman {19} and SPD Smith {12} are the only two batsmen in the annals of test cricket to score 12 or more centuries against England.

DG Bradman {19}, SPD Smith {12}, GS Sobers {10} and SR Waugh {10} are the four batsmen in the annals of test cricket to score ten or more centuries against England.

SPD Smith became the fourth batsman in the annals of test cricket to score twelve or more centuries against an opposition. The following table lists all these four batsmen

No	Player	Team	Span	M	I	NO	Runs	HS	Ave	C	Opp
1	DG Bradman	Aus	1928-1948	37	63	7	5028	334	89.78	19	Eng
2	SM Gavaskar	Ind	1971-1983	27	48	6	2749	236*	65.45	13	Win
3	JB Hobbs	Eng	1908-1930	41	71	4	3636	187	54.26	12	Aus
4	SPD Smith	Aus	2010-2023	34	59	5	3176	239	58.81	12	Eng

The following table lists eight batsmen who have scored ten or more centuries against an opposition

No	Player	Team	Span	M	I	NO	Runs	HS	Ave	C	Opp
1	DG Bradman	Aus	1928-1948	37	63	7	5028	334	89.78	19	Eng
2	SM Gavaskar	Ind	1971-1983	27	48	6	2749	236*	65.45	13	Win
3	JB Hobbs	Eng	1908-1930	41	71	4	3636	187	54.26	12	Aus
4	SPD Smith	Aus	2010-2023	34	59	5	3176	239	58.81	12	Eng
5	SR Tendulkar	Ind	1991-2013	39	74	8	3630	241*	55.00	11	Aus
6	KC Sangakkara	Srl	2002-2015	23	45	6	2911	230	74.64	10	Pak
7	GS Sobers	Win	1954-1974	36	61	8	3214	226	60.64	10	Eng
8	SR Waugh	Aus	1986-2003	46	73	18	3200	177*	58.18	10	Eng

Z Crawly was dismissed stumped by JM Bairstow of NM Lyon for 48 in England’s first innings. His dismissal stumped gave NM Lyon his 20^th wicket through stumping dismissals. He became the seventh bowler in the annals of test cricket to have 20 or more wickets through stumping dismissals. The following table lists these seven bowlers

No	Player	Team	Span	Mat	Wkts	St
1	M Muralidaran	Srl	1992-2010	133	800	47
2	SK Warne	Aus	1992-2007	145	708	36
3	HMRKB Herath	Srl	1999-2018	093	433	35
4	CV Grimmett	Aus	1925-1936	037	216	28
5	A Kumble	Ind	1990-2008	132	619	24
6	SP Gupte	Ind	1951-1961	036	149	20
7	NM Lyon	Aus	2011-2023	122	495	20

He also became the third Australian bowler in the annals of test cricket to have 20 or more wickets through stumping dismissals. The following table lists these three bowlers.

No	Player	Team	Span	Mat	Wkts	St
1	SK Warne	Aus	1992-2007	145	708	36
2	CV Grimmett	Aus	1925-1936	037	216	28
3	NM Lyon	Aus	2011-2023	122	495	20

SPD Smith’s 110 in the first innings of this test provide his 32^nd test century. He now stands joint second in the list of Australian batsmen who have scored most centuries with SR Waugh who has also scored 32 centuries. RT Ponting with 41 centuries to his credit occupies the first place

The following table lists the Aussie batsmen who have scored 30 plus centuries in their test career.

No	Player	Span	Mat	Inns	NO	Runs	HS	Ave	C
1	RT Ponting	1995-2012	168	287	29	13378	257	51.85	41
2	SPD Smith	2010-2023	099	174	22	09079	239	59.73	32
3	SR Waugh	1985-2004	168	260	46	10927	200	51.06	32
4	ML Hayden	1994-2009	103	184	14	08625	380	50.73	30

The following table lists the 15 batsmen who have scored 30 plus centuries in their test career.

No	Player	Team	Span	Mat	Inns	NO	Runs	HS	Ave	C
1	SR Tendulkar	Ind	1989-2013	200	329	33	15921	248*	53.78	51
2	JH Kallis	SAF	1995-2013	166	280	40	13289	224	55.37	45
3	RT Ponting	Aus	1995-2012	168	287	29	13378	257	51.85	41
4	KC Sangakkara	Srl	2000-2015	134	233	17	12400	319	57.40	38
5	R Dravid	Ind	1996-2012	164	286	32	13288	270	52.31	36
6	SM Gavaskar	Ind	1971-1987	125	214	16	10122	236*	51.12	34
7	M Jayawardene	Srl	1997-2014	149	252	15	11814	374	49.84	34
8	BC Lara	Win	1990-2006	131	232	6	11953	400*	52.88	34
9	Younis Khan	Pak	2000-2017	118	213	19	10099	313	52.05	34
10	AN Cook	Eng	2006-2018	161	291	16	12472	294	45.35	33
11	SPD Smith	Aus	2010-2023	099	174	22	9079	239	59.73	32
12	SR Waugh	Aus	1985-2004	168	260	46	10927	200	51.06	32
13	S Chanderpaul	Win	1994-2015	164	280	49	11867	203*	51.37	30
14	ML Hayden	Aus	1994-2009	103	184	14	8625	380	50.73	30
15	JE Root	Eng	2012-2023	132	241	20	11178	254	50.57	30

JE Root became the fourth cricketer to perform the all round performance of 2000 plus runs and 20 plus wickets in the Ashes series

No	Player	Team	Span	Mat	Runs	W
1	SR Waugh	Aus	1986-2003	46	3200	22
2	WR Hammond	Eng	1928-1947	33	2852	36
3	JE Root	Eng	2013-2023	31	2190	20
4	WW Armstrong	Aus	1902-1921	42	2172	74

JE Root became the second England cricketer to perform the all round performance of 2000 plus runs and 20 plus wickets in the Ashes series

No	Player	Team	Span	Mat	Runs	W
1	WR Hammond	Eng	1928-1947	33	2852	36
2	JE Root	Eng	2013-2023	31	2190	20

BM Duckett was dismissed for 98 in England’s first innings to provide the 58^th occasion of an England batsman dismissed for a ninety against Australia. It also provides the 30th occasion of an England batsman dismissed for a ninety against Australia at home. It also provides the twelfth occasion of an England batsman dismissed for a ninety against Australia in tests played at Lord’s

BM Duckett was dismissed for 98 in England’s first innings to provide the 21st occasion of an England opening batsman dismissed for a ninety against Australia. It also provides the twelfth occasion of an England opening batsman dismissed for a ninety against Australia at home. It also provides the fourth occasion of an England opening batsman dismissed for a ninety against Australia in tests played at Lord’s

England has played 142 tests prior to this test against all oppositions. This test is the 143^rd test being hosted by Lord’s. England has played 37 tests prior to this test against Australia. This test is the 143^rd test being hosted by Lord’s against Australia

England won the toss and inserted the opposition in this test to provide the 54^th occasion of England doing so against Australia in tests. It also provides the 21^st occasion of England doing so against Australia at home and also provided the second occasion of England doing so against Australia at Lord’s. The first such occasion was in Jun 1964. Thus England inserted Australia at Lord’s after 59 years. England has hosted Australia at Lord’s on 24 occasions including the ongoing test.

Ted Dexter was the England captain and RB Simpson was the Australian captain when England inserted Australia in Jun 1964.

M Labuschane-SPD Smith posted 102 runs for the third wicket in Australia’s first innings to provide the 348^th occasion of Australian batsmen posting a three figure partnership against England.

SPD Smith-TM Head posted 118 runs for the fourth wicket in Australia’s first innings to provide the 349^th occasion of Australian batsmen posting a three figure partnership against England.

M Labuschane-SPD Smith posted 102 runs for the third wicket in Australia’s first innings to provide the 55^th occasion of Australian batsmen posting a three figure partnership against England for the third wicket

SPD Smith-TM Head posted 118 runs for the fourth wicket in Australia’s first innings to provide the 65^th occasion of Australian batsmen posting a three figure partnership against England for the fourth wicket.

M Labuschane-SPD Smith posted 102 runs for the third wicket in Australia’s first innings to provide the 157^th occasion of Australian batsmen posting a three figure partnership against England in England

SPD Smith-TM Head posted 118 runs for the fourth wicket in Australia’s first innings to provide the 158^th occasion of Australian batsmen posting a three figure partnership against England in England

M Labuschane-SPD Smith posted 102 runs for the third wicket in Australia’s first innings to provide the 26^th occasion of Australian batsmen posting a three figure partnership against England in England for the third wicket

SPD Smith-TM Head posted 118 runs for the fourth wicket in Australia’s first innings to provide the 29^th occasion of Australian batsmen posting a three figure partnership against England in England for the fourth wicket.

M Labuschane-SPD Smith posted 102 runs for the third wicket in Australia’s first innings to provide the 34^th occasion of Australian batsmen posting a three figure partnership against England at Lord’s

SPD Smith-TM Head posted 118 runs for the fourth wicket in Australia’s first innings to provide the 35th occasion of Australian batsmen posting a three figure partnership against England at Lord’s

M Labuschane-SPD Smith posted 102 runs for the third wicket in Australia’s first innings to provide the fifth occasion of Australian batsmen posting a three figure partnership against England at Lord’s for the third wicket

SPD Smith-TM Head posted 118 runs for the fourth wicket in Australia’s first innings to provide the ninth occasion of Australian batsmen posting a three figure partnership against England at Lord’s for the fourth wicket.

NM Lyon of Australia became the sixth cricketer in the annals of test cricket to appear in 100 consecutive tests. He was playing his 100^th consecutive test at Lord’s against England. The following table lists all these cricketers

No	Player	Team	Mat	From	Until
1	AN Cook	England	159	11 May 2006	07 Sep 2018
2	AR Border	Australia	153	10 Mar 1979	25 Mar 1994
3	ME Waugh	Australia	107	03 Jun 1993	19 Oct 2002
4	SM Gavaskar	India	106	23 Jan 1975	03 Feb 1987
5	BB McCullum	New Zealand	101	10 Mar 2004	20 Feb 2016
6	NM Lyon	Australia	100	01 Aug 2013	16 Jun 2023

NM Lyon became the third Australian cricketer in the annals of test cricket to appear in 100 consecutive tests. He was playing his 100^th consecutive test at Lord’s against England. The following table lists all these cricketers

No	Player	Team	Mat	From	Until
1	AR Border	Australia	153	10 Mar 1979	25 Mar 1994
2	ME Waugh	Australia	107	03 Jun 1993	19 Oct 2002
3	NM Lyon	Australia	100	01 Aug 2013	16 Jun 2023

SPD Smith completed 9000 runs in his test career when he was on 31 during his knock of 85 not out in Australia’s first innings at the close of play on the first day. He became the

fourth Australian batsman to complete 9000 plus runs in tests

No	Player	Span	Mat	Inns	NO	Runs	HS	Ave	C	HC	0
1	RT Ponting	1995-2012	168	287	29	13378	257	51.85	41	62	17
2	AR Border	1978-1994	156	265	44	11174	205	50.56	27	63	11
3	SR Waugh	1985-2004	168	260	46	10927	200	51.06	32	50	22
4	SPD Smith	2010-2023	099	174	23	09054	239	59.96	31	38	09

SPD Smith completed 9000 runs in his test career when he was on 31 during his knock of 85 not out in Australia’s first innings at the close of play on the first day. He became the 17th batsman to complete 9000 plus runs in the annals of test cricket

SPD Smith’s aggregate runs against England at the end of first day’s play read 3151. He is the fourth Australian batsman to compile 3000 plus runs against England. The following table lists all these four batsmen

No	Player	Team	Span	Mat	Inns	NO	Runs	HS	Ave	C	HC	0
1	DG Bradman	Aus	1928-1948	37	63	7	5028	334	89.78	19	12	6
2	AR Border	Aus	1978-1993	47	82	19	3548	200*	56.31	8	21	3
3	SR Waugh	Aus	1986-2003	46	73	18	3200	177*	58.18	10	14	6
4	SPD Smith	Aus	2010-2023	34	59	6	3151	239	59.45	11	12	2

SPD Smith’s aggregate runs against England at the end of first day’s play read 3151. He became the fifth batsman to achieve the feat of scoring 3000 plus runs against England. The following table lists all these five batsmen.

No	Player	Team	Span	Mat	Inns	NO	Runs	HS	Ave	C	HC	0
1	DG Bradman	Aus	1928-1948	37	63	7	5028	334	89.78	19	12	6
2	AR Border	Aus	1978-1993	47	82	19	3548	200*	56.31	8	21	3
3	GS Sobers	Win	1954-1974	36	61	8	3214	226	60.64	10	13	6
4	SR Waugh	Aus	1986-2003	46	73	18	3200	177*	58.18	10	14	6
5	SPD Smith	Aus	2010-2023	34	59	6	3151	239	59.45	11	12	2

UT Khawaja and AT Carey added 118 runs for the sixth wicket to provide the 347^th occasion of Australian batsmen posting a three figure partnership against England. It also provides the 32nd occasion of Australian batsmen posting a three figure partnership for the sixth wicket against England. It also provides the 13th occasion of Australian batsmen posting a three figure partnership against England in tests played at Birmingham

UT Khawaja and AT Carey added 118 runs for the sixth wicket to provide the 156^th occasion of Australian batsmen posting a three figure partnership against England in England. It also provides the tenth occasion of Australian batsmen posting a three figure partnership for the sixth wicket against England in England. It also provides the second occasion of Australian batsmen posting a three figure partnership for the sixth wicket against England in tests played at Birmingham. The other occasion was the 160 runs partnership for the sixth wicket between AC Gilchrist and DR Martin in Jul 2001.

NM Lyon returned with match figures of 8 for 229 in this test to provide the 38^th occasion of an Australian bowler conceding 200 plus runs in a test against England It also provides the 13^th occasion of an England bowler conceding 200 plus runs against England in England. It also provides the first occasion of an England bowler conceding 200 plus runs against England in tests played at Birmingham.

NM Lyon returned with match figures of 8 for 229 in this test to provide the 84th occasion of an Australian bowler conceding 200 plus runs in a test against various oppositions It also provides the 29th occasion of an England bowler conceding 200 plus runs against various oppositions on away soil.

The following table lists the Australian bowlers who have captured eight or more wickets conceding 200 plus runs in a tests against various oppositions arranged in the descending order of wickets captured by them

No	Player	Overs	BPO	M	Runs	W	Opposition	Ground	Start Date
1	MG Hughes	73.1	6	16	217	13	v West Indies	Perth	02 Dec 1988
2	AA Mailey	76.2	6	9	236	13	v England	Melbourne	11 Feb 1921
3	SK Warne	76.0	6	8	246	12	v England	The Oval	08 Sep 2005
4	NM Lyon	70.1	6	9	286	12	v India	Adelaide	09 Dec 2014
5	JJ Krejza	74.5	6	4	358	12	v India	Nagpur	06 Nov 2008
6	AK Davidson	54.6	8	6	222	11	v West Indies	Brisbane	09 Dec 1960
7	SK Warne	72.2	6	15	229	11	v England	The Oval	23 Aug 2001
8	CV Grimmett	62.0	6	10	201	10	v England	Nottingham	13 Jun 1930
9	LO Fleetwood-Smith	71.4	8	11	239	10	v England	Adelaide	29 Jan 1937
10	GRJ Matthews	68.1	6	10	249	10	v India	Chennai	18 Sep 1986
11	AA Mailey	61.3	6	6	302	10	v England	Adelaide	14 Jan 1921
12	WH Cooper	93.2	4	27	200	09	v England	Melbourne	31 Dec 1881
13	GD McGrath	77.0	6	18	220	09	v West Indies	Bridgetown	26 Mar 1999
14	A Cotter	61.0	6	6	221	09	v England	The Oval	14 Aug 1905
15	SK Warne	71.5	6	14	240	09	v Pakistan	Lahore	01 Nov 1994
16	AA Mailey	76.4	6	9	266	09	v England	The Oval	14 Aug 1926
17	CV Grimmett	84.1	6	11	298	09	v England	Brisbane	30 Nov 1928
18	A Cotter	47.5	6	1	202	08	v England	Sydney	13 Dec 1907
18	NM Lyon	70.0	6	9	205	08	v India	Adelaide	06 Dec 2018
20	B Yardley	83.4	6	25	208	08	v England	Perth	12 Nov 1982
21	MG Johnson	48.1	6	4	208	08	v West Indies	Adelaide	04 Dec 2009
22	MA Starc	44.5	6	6	209	08	v South Africa	Perth	30 Nov 2012
23	NM Lyon	70.0	6	13	213	08	v Pakistan	Abu Dhabi	16 Oct 2018
24	WJ Whitty	73.2	6	12	218	08	v South Africa	Adelaide	07 Jan 1911
25	NM Lyon	53.0	6	3	229	08	v England	Birmingham	16 Jun 2023
26	SK Warne	98.0	6	25	231	08	v South Africa	Cape Town	08 Mar 2002
27	G Giffen	118.0	6	42	239	08	v England	Sydney	14 Dec 1894
28	FA Ward	82.0	8	19	240	08	v England	Brisbane	04 Dec 1936
29	CV Grimmett	86.0	6	17	272	08	v England	Lord’s	27 Jun 1930

NM Lyon emulated SK Warne who had captured eight or more wickets in a test conceding 200 plus runs on four occasions. The following table lists the performance of these two bowlers.

No	Player	Overs	BPO	M	Runs	W	Opposition	Ground	Start Date
1	NM Lyon	70.1	6	9	286	12	v India	Adelaide	09 Dec 2014
2	NM Lyon	70.0	6	9	205	08	v India	Adelaide	06 Dec 2018
3	NM Lyon	70.0	6	13	213	08	v Pakistan	Abu Dhabi	16 Oct 2018
4	NM Lyon	53.0	6	3	229	08	v England	Birmingham	16 Jun 2023
1	SK Warne	76.0	6	8	246	12	v England	The Oval	08 Sep 2005
2	SK Warne	72.2	6	15	229	11	v England	The Oval	23 Aug 2001
3	SK Warne	71.5	6	14	240	09	v Pakistan	Lahore	01 Nov 1994
4	SK Warne	98.0	6	25	231	08	v South Africa	Cape Town	08 Mar 2002

The following table lists the Australian bowlers who have captured eight or more wickets conceding 200 plus runs in a test against various oppositions on away soil arranged in the descending order of wickets captured by them

No	Player	Overs	BPO	M	Runs	W	Opposition	Ground	Start Date
1	SK Warne	76.0	6	8	246	12	v England	The Oval	08 Sep 2005
2	JJ Krejza	74.5	6	4	358	12	v India	Nagpur	06 Nov 2008
3	SK Warne	72.2	6	15	229	11	v England	The Oval	23 Aug 2001
4	CV Grimmett	62.0	6	10	201	10	v England	Nottingham	13 Jun 1930
5	GRJ Matthews	68.1	6	10	249	10	v India	Chennai	18 Sep 1986
6	GD McGrath	77.0	6	18	220	09	v West Indies	Bridgetown	26 Mar 1999
7	A Cotter	61.0	6	6	221	09	v England	The Oval	14 Aug 1905
8	SK Warne	71.5	6	14	240	09	v Pakistan	Lahore	01 Nov 1994
9	AA Mailey	76.4	6	9	266	09	v England	The Oval	14 Aug 1926
10	NM Lyon	53.0	6	3	229	08	v England	Birmingham	16 Jun 2023
11	SK Warne	98.0	6	25	231	08	v South Africa	Cape Town	08 Mar 2002
12	CV Grimmett	86.0	6	17	272	08	v England	Lord’s	27 Jun 1930

The following table lists the Australian bowlers who have captured eight or more wickets conceding 200 plus runs in a test against England in England arranged in the descending order of wickets captured by them

No	Player	Overs	BPO	M	Runs	W	Opposition	Ground	Start Date
1	SK Warne	76.0	6	8	246	12	v England	The Oval	08 Sep 2005
2	SK Warne	72.2	6	15	229	11	v England	The Oval	23 Aug 2001
3	CV Grimmett	62.0	6	10	201	10	v England	Nottingham	13 Jun 1930
4	A Cotter	61.0	6	6	221	09	v England	The Oval	14 Aug 1905
5	AA Mailey	76.4	6	9	266	09	v England	The Oval	14 Aug 1926
6	NM Lyon	53.0	6	3	229	08	v England	Birmingham	16 Jun 2023
7	CV Grimmett	86.0	6	17	272	08	v England	Lord’s	27 Jun 1930

The following table lists the Australian bowlers who have captured eight or more wickets conceding 200 plus runs in a test against England arranged in the descending order of wickets captured by them

No	Player	Overs	BPO	M	Runs	W	Opposition	Ground	Start Date
1	AA Mailey	76.2	6	9	236	13	v England	Melbourne	11 Feb 1921
2	SK Warne	76.0	6	8	246	12	v England	The Oval	08 Sep 2005
3	SK Warne	72.2	6	15	229	11	v England	The Oval	23 Aug 2001
4	CV Grimmett	62.0	6	10	201	10	v England	Nottingham	13 Jun 1930
5	LO Fleetwood-Smith	71.4	8	11	239	10	v England	Adelaide	29 Jan 1937
6	AA Mailey	61.3	6	6	302	10	v England	Adelaide	14 Jan 1921
7	WH Cooper	93.2	4	27	200	09	v England	Melbourne	31 Dec 1881
8	A Cotter	61.0	6	6	221	09	v England	The Oval	14 Aug 1905
9	AA Mailey	76.4	6	9	266	09	v England	The Oval	14 Aug 1926
10	CV Grimmett	84.1	6	11	298	09	v England	Brisbane	30 Nov 1928
11	A Cotter	47.5	6	1	202	08	v England	Sydney	13 Dec 1907
12	B Yardley	83.4	6	25	208	08	v England	Perth	12 Nov 1982
13	NM Lyon	53.0	6	3	229	08	v England	Birmingham	16 Jun 2023
14	G Giffen	118.0	6	42	239	08	v England	Sydney	14 Dec 1894
15	FA Ward	82.0	8	19	240	08	v England	Brisbane	04 Dec 1936
16	CV Grimmett	86.0	6	17	272	08	v England	Lord’s	27 Jun 1930

NM Lyon has conceded 200 plus runs in a test on 13 occasions against various oppositions. The following table lists these occasions. It is interesting to note that he has conceded 200 plus runs in a test against England for the first time.

No	Player	Overs	M	Runs	W	Opposition	Ground	Start Date
1	NM Lyon	52.3	01	244	4	v India	Chennai	22 Feb 2013
2	NM Lyon	55.0	04	220	2	v Pakistan	Dub-DSC	22 Oct 2014
3	NM Lyon	55.0	04	202	1	v Pakistan	Abu Dhabi	30 Oct 2014
4	NM Lyon	70.1	09	286	12	v India	Adelaide	09 Dec 2014
5	NM Lyon	76.5	16	233	4	v India	Sydney	06 Jan 2015
6	NM Lyon	87.0	18	233	7	v Sri Lanka	Col-SSC	13 Aug 2016
7	NM Lyon	60.0	09	215	5	v Pakistan	Sydney	03 Jan 2017
8	NM Lyon	81.0	16	298	5	v South Africa	Johannesburg	30 Mar 2018
9	NM Lyon	70.0	13	213	8	v Pakistan	Abu Dhabi	16 Oct 2018
10	NM Lyon	70.0	09	205	8	v India	Adelaide	06 Dec 2018
11	NM Lyon	77.0	25	201	2	v India	Sydney	07 Jan 2021
12	NM Lyon	78.0	10	236	1	v Pakistan	Rawalpindi	04 Mar 2022
13	NM Lyon	53.0	03	229	8	v England	Birmingham	16 Jun 2023

UT Khawaja scored 141 and 65 in this test to provide the 141^st occasion of an Australian batsman scoring a century and a half century in the test including twin centuries in a test. It also provides the 44^th occasion of an Australian batsman scoring a century and a half century in the test including twin centuries in a test against England. All such occasions are tabulated below

No	Player	FI	SI	Opposition	Ground	Start Date
1	PS McDonnell	124	83	v England	Adelaide	12 Dec 1884
2	VT Trumper	113	59	v England	Adelaide	15 Jan 1904
3	W Bardsley	136	130	v England	The Oval	09 Aug 1909
4	HL Collins	70	104	v England	Sydney	17 Dec 1920
5	HL Collins	114	60	v England	Sydney	19 Dec 1924
6	J Ryder	201*	88	v England	Adelaide	16 Jan 1925
7	WM Woodfull	68	111	v England	Sydney	14 Dec 1928
8	DG Bradman	79	112	v England	Melbourne	29 Dec 1928
9	DG Bradman	244	77	v England	The Oval	18 Aug 1934
10	DG Bradman	51	144*	v England	Nottingham	10 Jun 1938
11	AR Morris	122	124*	v England	Adelaide	31 Jan 1947
12	AR Morris	105	62	v England	Lord’s	24 Jun 1948
13	CC McDonald	133	51*	v England	Melbourne	13 Feb 1959
14	WM Lawry	74	102	v England	Manchester	27 Jul 1961
15	PJP Burge	103	52*	v England	Sydney	15 Feb 1963
16	KR Stackpole	87	136	v England	Adelaide	29 Jan 1971
17	GS Chappell	84	144	v England	Sydney	04 Jan 1975
18	RB McCosker	51	107	v England	Nottingham	28 Jul 1977
19	KJ Hughes	117	84	v England	Lord’s	28 Aug 1980
20	AR Border	106*	84	v England	The Oval	27 Aug 1981
21	AMJ Hilditch	119	80	v England	Leeds	13 Jun 1985
22	GR Marsh	56	110	v England	Brisbane	14 Nov 1986
23	AR Border	70	100*	v England	Adelaide	12 Dec 1986
24	MA Taylor	136	60	v England	Leeds	08 Jun 1989
25	DM Jones	122	50	v England	The Oval	24 Aug 1989
26	ME Waugh	137	62*	v England	Birmingham	05 Aug 1993
27	SR Waugh	108	116	v England	Manchester	03 Jul 1997
28	JL Langer	179*	52	v England	Adelaide	11 Dec 1998
29	RT Ponting	144	72	v England	Leeds	16 Aug 2001
30	ML Hayden	197	103	v England	Brisbane	07 Nov 2002
31	RT Ponting	196	60*	v England	Brisbane	23 Nov 2006
32	JL Langer	82	100*	v England	Brisbane	23 Nov 2006
33	MEK Hussey	74*	103	v England	Perth	14 Dec 2006
34	MEK Hussey	61	116	v England	Perth	16 Dec 2010
35	DA Warner	60	112	v England	Perth	13 Dec 2013
36	CJL Rogers	61	116	v England	Melbourne	26 Dec 2013
37	SPD Smith	215	58	v England	Lord’s	16 Jul 2015
38	DA Warner	103	86	v England	Melbourne	26 Dec 2017
39	SPD Smith	76	102*	v England	Melbourne	26 Dec 2017
40	SPD Smith	144	142	v England	Birmingham	01 Aug 2019
41	SPD Smith	211	82	v England	Manchester	04 Sep 2019
42	M Labuschagne	103	51	v England	Adelaide	16 Dec 2021
43	UT Khawaja	137	101*	v England	Sydney	05 Jan 2022
44	UT Khawaja	141	65	v England	Birmingham	16 Jun 2023

It also provides the 18th occasion of an Australian batsman scoring a century and a half century in the test including twin centuries in a test against England in England. All such occasions are tabulated below

No	Player	FI	SI	Opposition	Ground	Start Date
1	W Bardsley	136	130	v England	The Oval	09 Aug 1909
2	DG Bradman	244	77	v England	The Oval	18 Aug 1934
3	DG Bradman	51	144*	v England	Nottingham	10 Jun 1938
4	AR Morris	105	62	v England	Lord’s	24 Jun 1948
5	WM Lawry	74	102	v England	Manchester	27 Jul 1961
6	RB McCosker	51	107	v England	Nottingham	28 Jul 1977
7	KJ Hughes	117	84	v England	Lord’s	28 Aug 1980
8	AR Border	106*	84	v England	The Oval	27 Aug 1981
9	AMJ Hilditch	119	80	v England	Leeds	13 Jun 1985
10	MA Taylor	136	60	v England	Leeds	08 Jun 1989
11	DM Jones	122	50	v England	The Oval	24 Aug 1989
12	ME Waugh	137	62*	v England	Birmingham	05 Aug 1993
13	SR Waugh	108	116	v England	Manchester	03 Jul 1997
14	RT Ponting	144	72	v England	Leeds	16 Aug 2001
15	SPD Smith	215	58	v England	Lord’s	16 Jul 2015
16	SPD Smith	144	142	v England	Birmingham	01 Aug 2019
17	SPD Smith	211	82	v England	Manchester	04 Sep 2019
18	UT Khawaja	141	65	v England	Birmingham	16 Jun 2023

It also provides the third occasion of an Australian batsman scoring a century and a half century in the test including twin centuries in a test against England played at Birmingham. All such occasions are tabulated below

No	Player	FI	SI	Opposition	Ground	Start Date
1	ME Waugh	137	62*	v England	Birmingham	05 Aug 1993
2	SPD Smith	144	142	v England	Birmingham	01 Aug 2019
3	UT Khawaja	141	65	v England	Birmingham	16 Jun 2023

UT Khawaja scored 141 and 65 in this test to provide the 53rd occasion of an Australian opening batsman scoring a century and a half century in the test including twin centuries in a test. It also provides the 20^th occasion of an Australian opening batsman scoring a century and a half century in the test including twin centuries in a test against England. All such occasions are tabulated below

No	Player	FI	SI	Opposition	Ground	Start Date
1	PS McDonnell	124	83	v England	Adelaide	12 Dec 1884
2	VT Trumper	113	59	v England	Adelaide	15 Jan 1904
3	W Bardsley	136	130	v England	The Oval	09 Aug 1909
4	HL Collins	70	104	v England	Sydney	17 Dec 1920
5	WM Woodfull	68	111	v England	Sydney	14 Dec 1928
6	AR Morris	122	124*	v England	Adelaide	31 Jan 1947
7	AR Morris	105	62	v England	Lord’s	24 Jun 1948
8	CC McDonald	133	51*	v England	Melbourne	13 Feb 1959
9	WM Lawry	74	102	v England	Manchester	27 Jul 1961
10	KR Stackpole	87	136	v England	Adelaide	29 Jan 1971
11	RB McCosker	51	107	v England	Nottingham	28 Jul 1977
12	AMJ Hilditch	119	80	v England	Leeds	13 Jun 1985
13	GR Marsh	56	110	v England	Brisbane	14 Nov 1986
14	MA Taylor	136	60	v England	Leeds	08 Jun 1989
15	ML Hayden	197	103	v England	Brisbane	07 Nov 2002
16	JL Langer	82	100*	v England	Brisbane	23 Nov 2006
17	DA Warner	60	112	v England	Perth	13 Dec 2013
18	CJL Rogers	61	116	v England	Melbourne	26 Dec 2013
19	DA Warner	103	86	v England	Melbourne	26 Dec 2017
20	UT Khawaja	141	65	v England	Birmingham	16 Jun 2023

It also provides the seventh occasion of an Australian opening batsman scoring a century and a half century in the test including twin centuries in a test against England in England. All such occasions are tabulated below

No	Player	FI	SI	Opposition	Ground	Start Date
1	W Bardsley	136	130	v England	The Oval	09 Aug 1909
2	AR Morris	105	62	v England	Lord’s	24 Jun 1948
3	WM Lawry	74	102	v England	Manchester	27 Jul 1961
4	RB McCosker	51	107	v England	Nottingham	28 Jul 1977
5	AMJ Hilditch	119	80	v England	Leeds	13 Jun 1985
6	MA Taylor	136	60	v England	Leeds	08 Jun 1989
7	UT Khawaja	141	65	v England	Birmingham	16 Jun 2023

UT Khawaja batted in all the five days of the test to become the 13^th batsman to achieve such a feat in the annals of test cricket. The following table lists all these batsmen.

No	Player	FI	SI	Team	Opposition	Ground	Match Date
1	ML Jaisimha	20*	74	India	Australia	Eden Gardens	23 Jan 1960
2	G Boycott	107	80*	England	Australia	Nottingham	28 Jul 1977
3	KJ Hughes	117	84	Australia	England	Lord’s	28 Aug 1980
4	AJ Lamb	23	110	England	West Indies	Lord’s	28 Jun 1984
5	RJ Shastri	111	07*	India	England	Eden Gardens	31 Dec 1984
6	AFG Griffith	114	18	West Indies	New Zealand	Hamilton	16 Dec 1999
7	A Flintoff	70	51	England	India	Mohali	09 Mar 2006
8	AN Petersen	156	39	South Africa	New Zealand	Wellington	23 Mar 2012
9	CA Pujara	52	22	India	Sri Lanka	Eden Gardens	16 Nov 2017
10	RJ Burns	133	11	England	Australia	Birmingham	01 Aug 2019
11	KC Brathwaite	182	25	West Indies	Zimbabwe	Bulawayo	04 Feb 2023
12	T Chanderpaul	207*	15	West Indies	Zimbabwe	Bulawayo	04 Feb 2023
13	UT Khawaja	141	65	Australia	England	Birmingham	16 Jun 2023

UT Khawaja batted in all the five days of the test to become the second batsman to achieve such a feat in the annals of test cricket against England The following table lists these two batsmen.

No	Player	FI	SI	Team	Opposition	Ground	Match Date
1	KJ Hughes	117	84	Australia	England	Lord’s	28 Aug 1980
2	UT Khawaja	141	65	Australia	England	Birmingham	16 Jun 2023

UT Khawaja batted in all the five days of the test to become the fourth batsman to achieve such a feat in the annals of test cricket in England-Australia test series. The following table lists all these batsmen.

No	Player	FI	SI	Team	Opposition	Ground	Match Date
1	G Boycott	107	80*	England	Australia	Nottingham	28 Jul 1977
2	KJ Hughes	117	84	Australia	England	Lord’s	28 Aug 1980
3	RJ Burns	133	11	England	Australia	Birmingham	01 Aug 2019
4	UT Khawaja	141	65	Australia	England	Birmingham	16 Jun 2023

PJ Cummins scored 44 not out in England’s second innings to provide his highest individual innings while leading Australia. It was an improvement over his 38 in the first innings of this test.

Australia won this test by two wickets to provide the ninth occasion of a team winning a test by exact two wickets margin in the annals of test cricket.

No	Team	Res	Margin	Opposition	Ground	Start Date
1	England	won	2 wickets	v South Africa	Durban	16 Dec 1948
2	West Indies	won	2 wickets	v England	Nottingham	5 Jun 1980
3	Pakistan	won	2 wickets	v England	Lord’s	18 Jun 1992
4	Australia	won	2 wickets	v South Africa	Gqeberha	14 Mar 1997
5	England	won	2 wickets	v South Africa	Centurion	14 Jan 2000
6	Sri Lanka	won	2 wickets	v Pakistan	Rawalpindi	26 Feb 2000
7	Australia	won	2 wickets	v South Africa	Johannesburg	31 Mar 2006
8	Australia	won	2 wickets	v South Africa	Johannesburg	17 Nov 2011
9	Australia	won	2 wickets	v England	Birmingham	16 Jun 2023

Australia won this test by two wickets to provide the fourth occasion of Australia winning a test by exact two wickets margin in the annals of test cricket. It also represent Australia’s first win by exact two wickets margin against England

No	Team	Res	Margin	Opposition	Ground	Start Date
1	Australia	won	2 wickets	v South Africa	Gqeberha	14 Mar 1997
2	Australia	won	2 wickets	v South Africa	Johannesburg	31 Mar 2006
3	Australia	won	2 wickets	v South Africa	Johannesburg	17 Nov 2011
4	Australia	won	2 wickets	v England	Birmingham	16 Jun 2023

Australia won this test by two wickets to provide the third occasion of a team winning a test by exact two wickets margin in the annals of test cricket against England. It also represent Australia’s first win by exact two wickets margin against England.

No	Team	Res	Margin	Opposition	Ground	Start Date
1	West Indies	won	2 wickets	v England	Nottingham	5 Jun 1980
2	Pakistan	won	2 wickets	v England	Lord’s	18 Jun 1992
3	Australia	won	2 wickets	v England	Birmingham	16 Jun 2023