Almanac Teams: Sydney Test memory makers

For this summer of cricket my theme is of each Australian Test venue with a team of Australians and visitors based on performance(s), moment(s), and memories. Feel free to contribute and obviously any from earlier would be great to hear about.

 

This week’s team is based on Sydney. Being the last Test of the series most times it has resulted in some memorable farewells. 1984 with Greg Chappell, Dennis Lillee, and Rodney Marsh along with 2007 for Justin Langer, Glenn McGrath, and Shane Warne probably the most memorable.

 

 

Australia

 

John Dyson

28 and 127* 2 catches v West indies January 1982

This was Dyson’s first Test for the summer after he was dropped during the 1981 Ashes. Dyson was fielding on the boundary at deep square leg for Bruce Yardley’s bowling and caught Michael Holding there and then not long after he took one of the all-time great outfield catches. Sylvester Clarke hit Yardley to the boundary and Dyson had got himself too far under the ball when he used his skill as a soccer goalkeeper and dived back and held the catch. Australia was set 373 runs to win but would only draw at 4/200 with Dyson making his highest Test score of 127* from 321 balls. Dyson played 30 Tests from 1,359 runs at 26.64.

 

Michael Slater

18 and 123 v England January 1999

Australia closed off the 1998-1999 Ashes winning 3-1 win after winning this Test by 98 runs. Australia batted first making 322 with England replying with 220. In the second innings Australia was all out for 184 from 65 overs with nine batters failing to make double figures. Mark Waugh made 24 and Michael Slater made 123 from 189 balls. Slater had made 66.84% of Australia’s score, the only time this has being beaten is Charles Bannerman in the first ever Test when he scored 165* out of 245 with percentage 67.34%. Slater played 74 Tests for 5,312 runs at 42.83.

 

 

Greg Chappell

182 v Pakistan January 1984

Chappell announced his retirement from cricket on the second day of the Test and was promptly followed by Dennis Lillee and Rodney Marsh. Before this Test Chappell was 68 runs behind Sir Don Bradman for most runs for Australia and was one catch behind Colin Cowdrey as most Test catches by a non-wicketkeeper. Chappell equaled Cowdrey in the first innings on Day 2 and then on Day 3 Chappell went past Bradman’s record on his way to 182 on Day 4. Also, on Day 4 Chappell went past Cowdrey’s record catching Mohsin Khan to move 121 catches before taking another off the bowling of Dennis Lillee in a 10-wicket win. Chappell played 87 Tests for 7,110 runs at 53.86 and took 122 catches. He was the only player to make a Test century in his first and last Test.

 

Allan Border

7/46 and 4/50, 75 and 16 v West Indies January 1989

The West Indies had won the first three Tests of the series coming into Sydney where Australia would debut a new spinner Trevor Hohns to bowl along with Peter Taylor. It was Border the reluctant bowler that would take the bowling honours on Day 1 bowling the most of anyone with 26 overs 7/46 with Richardson 28, Hooper 0, Richards 11, Logie zero, Dujon 18, Harper 17, and Marshall 9 among his wickets. West Indies would make 224 and Australia would make 401 with Border 75 in a partnership of 170 with David Boon who made 149. Border claimed Desmond Haynes in the second innings and then the last three wickets in the second innings before being out there at 16* as Australia passed the score at 3/80. Border played 156 Tests for 11,174 runs at 50.56 and took 39 wickets at 39.10.

 

Steve Waugh

102 and 6 v England January 2003

Coming into this Test it looked like that if Waugh failed, he may have got the tap on the shoulder to advise it was best to retire. Waugh had made 197 at 24.62 for the summer and was 37 years of age. Waugh batted as if he had freedom of his early days and made 102 from 135 balls. The day was drama-filled as the hundred came off the last ball of the day after he had lost the strike two balls prior. It has been talked about as one of the greatest centuries ever, because of the drama with the pressure on Waugh to keep his spot, the freedom of his batting and the last over drama. It may be a bit overrated as we lost the Test. As a huge Waugh fan, I thought his 200 v West Indies or double centuries in England were much better. Waugh played for 12 months more with his last Test against India in 2004 where he made 40 and 80. Waugh played 168 Tests for 10,927 runs at 51.06.

 

Andrew Symonds

162* and 61 and 0/19 and 3/51 v India January 2008

Australia took a 2-0 series lead in a dramatic second Test v India with Andrew Symonds a key factor in this. Symonds’ innings was brilliant as Australia were 6/134 before Symonds and Hogg put on 173 and then Symonds and Lee put on 114 runs as Australia ended up with 463. Symonds though had edged a ball to be caught behind at 31 but was given not out from Steve Bucknor and India then did not trust the DRS, so they had no grounds to appeal the decision. India still had a 59 run lead after the first innings and Symonds then made 61 in the second innings to set India 333 to win. In a dramatic last day and innings Australia won by 212 runs with minutes to spare with Symonds claiming Rahul Dravid 38, Yuvraj Singh 0 and MS Dhoni for 35. Unfortunately, the postscript of this match became ugly with the Monkey gate scandal. Symonds played 26 Tests for 1,462 runs at 40.61 and took 24 wickets at 37.33.

 

 

Rodney Marsh

15* and 6 catches v Pakistan January 1984

This was Marsh’s last Test at the age 36 after he announced his retirement after Greg Chappell and Dennis Lillee. Marsh took five catches in the second innings to break the record for most dismissals by a wicketkeeper with 355. The last catch Marsh took was off the bowling of Dennis Lillee. This would be the 95^th time ‘c Marsh b Lillee’ happened, a record that still stands today. Marsh played 96 tests for 3,633 runs at 26.51 and took 343 catches and 12 stumpings.

 

 

Peter ‘Who’ Taylor

6/78 and 2/76, 11 and 42 v England January 1987

Before his Test debut Taylor had played just one Sheffield Shield game for the season which was against Tasmania at Newcastle where he took 1/34 and 0/49. Australia had dropped test opener David Boon from the Test squad, and it was assumed the selectors had named the wrong Taylor to debut as Mark Taylor had just made 186 for NSW. The 31-year-old Peter was the correct Taylor picked and Greg Ritchie was sent in as opening bat as Australia batted first to make 343. England, who had already won the Ashes 2-0, were reduced to 275 with Taylor claiming 6/78 including the middle order of Allan Lamb, David Gower, and Ian Botham. Taylor would then make 42 runs before claiming two wickets in the second innings, those of Allan Lamb for three and Ian Botham first ball, to help give the Australians a 55-run win. Taylor played 13 tests for 27 wickets at 39.55 and 431 runs at 26.93.

 

 

 

Dennis Lillee

4/65 and 4/88 v Pakistan January 1984

Like Chappell and Marsh this was Dennis Lillee’s last Test, and he went out of Test cricket holding the world record at the time with the most test wickets which he had claimed two years earlier. Lillee went out on top claiming eight wickets and helping his great mates Greg Chappell claim the most catches record and Rodney Marsh claim the most wicketkeeping dismissals record. Lillee was 34 when he retired but would come back to play a year’s cricket for Tasmania in 1987-1988 and also continued to play the warmup tour match against the visiting team at Lilac Hill until 1999 where in his last match he opened the bowling with his son Adam. Dennis was the pick of the bowlers at the age of 50 bowling eight overs for 3/8 against Pakistan. Lille played 70 tests for 355 wickets at 23.92.

 

Glenn McGrath

5/48 and 5/55 v India January 2000

This was the first time McGrath had claimed ten wickets in a match in Australia, in a match Australia won easily by an innings and 141 runs. In the first innings India was all out for 150 as McGrath got Prasad, Dravid, and Tendulkar to have India 5/95. In the second innings McGrath removed Prasad, Dravid and Ganguly to have India 4/101 in a score of 251. The Sydney Test has a special meaning for McGrath as it was where he retired in 2007 with Justin Langer and Shane Warne and since 2009 on Day 3 of the Test he has hosted the Pink Test in honour of his late wife Jane. McGrath played 124 Tests for 563 wickets at 21.64.

 

 

 

Bob Holland

6/54 and 4/90 v West Indies January 1985

This was Holland’s third Test having made his debut in the second Test of the series at the age of 38. The West Indies were the dominant team at the time but were susceptible to spin and the SCG pitch was a turner. After a tough summer Australia made 9/471 declared, Holland and fellow spin twin Murray Bennett rolled the West indies for 163. Holland claimed Desmond Haynes for 34, Larry Gomes 28, Viv Richards 15, and Clive Lloyd 33. West Indies followed on and were all out for 253 to give Australia a win by an innings and 55 runs. After claiming Gordon Greenidge for 12, Holland cleaned up the tail. Holland would claim 10 wickets in a Test at the SCG the next year against New Zealand. Holland played 11 Tests for 34 wickets at 39.76.

 

 

 

Other moments

 

Bruce Yardley

45 and 3/87 and 7/98 v West Indies January 1982

While the match was drawn, Australia still held a series lead 1-0 with one Test to go (we lost). In the second innings Yardley got the last seven wickets.

 

Kepler Wessels

173 v West Indies January 1985

This was the Test Bob Holland bowled Australia to victory. To do this he needed a big score to bowl to, and Australia made 9/471 on the back of gutsy innings from Kepler Wessels of 173 from 352 balls.

 

David Boon

12 and 184* v England January 1988

This was a one-off Test to celebrate Australia’s bicentenary. Twelve months before, Boon was dropped against England for the Sydney Test. While the match was a draw, Boon helped make it so after England made 425 and Australia responded with 214 and then had to follow on where Australia then was 2/328.

 

Shane Warne

7/56 and 5/72 v South Africa January 1994

This was the first time Warne got ten wickets in a match. On Day 1 Warne took seven wickets in a row to take South Africa as they went from 2/110 to 9/152. Warne claimed his old mate Daryll Cullinan twice for the game. Bowled with the flipper for nine after he gave two sighters to hit for four and then lbw in the second innings for two.

 

Matthew Elliott

29 and 78* v West Indies November 1996

This was Elliott’s second Test, and he was showing why he was picked making a classy 78 before running between the wickets he collided mid pitch with Mark Waugh resulting ligament damage to his knee. Elliott was ruled out for the rest of the summer and did not play again until South Africa in March.

 

Stuart MacGill

5/57 and 7/50 v England January 1999

MacGill had played seven of the last eight Tests for Australia with Shane Warne out injured for this period. This was the only the second time MacGill and Warne had played together and MacGill, who was under threat for his position, bowled Australia to victory as Warne on the comeback claimed just the two wickets.

 

Justin Langer

223 v India January 2000

Langer’s 223 was more than India total in the first innings of 150 and just short of their second innings of 261.

 

Simon Katich

0/25 and 6/65 and 52 v Zimbabwe October 2003

This was just Katich’s second Test as he put in all-rounder’s performance as Australia’s second spinner to Brad Hogg. Katich claimed four of the top six batters in a performance that turned out to be his best bowling figures. With another Test at SCG against India in January Katich made 125 and 77*. Katich claimed 21 wickets.

 

Ricky Ponting

207 and 4* v Pakistan January 2005

Ponting’s 207 came from 332 in nine-wicket victory to Australia.

 

Matthew Hayden

111 and 77 v World XI October 2005

This is the only ever Test match involving the World XI who played a determined Australia coming off an Ashes loss. Hayden had a mediocre Ashes tour but blasted back to form with 111 from 180 balls of the bowling of Harmison, Flintoff, Muralitharan, Kallis and Vettori.

 

Michael Clarke

1 and 0 and 0/28 and 3/5 v India 2008

Australia was running out of time to get a defeat against India when Clarke was given the ball. In Clarke’s second over he bowled five balls and got wickets on the first, second and fifth balls. When India next visited in 2012, Clarke would make his highest score of 329* from 468 balls in a score of 4/659 and then claimed the wicket of Sachin Tendulkar in the second innings.

 

Michael Hussey

28 and 134* v Pakistan 2010

Australia was all out for 127 on Day 1 with Pakistan making 333 in reply. In the second innings Hussey guided Australia to 381 with Hussey and Peter Siddle putting on 123 for the ninth wicket. Australia then bowled Pakistan for 139 to win by 36 runs.

 

Shaun and Mitchell Marsh

169 run partnership v England January 2018

The Marsh brothers combined to both make centuries in this partnership. Shaun made 156 from 291 balls and Mitchell 101 from 141 balls.

 

Marnus Labuschagne

215 and 59 v New Zealand January 2020

Labuschagne’s 215 from 363 balls is his highest Test score.

 

Nathan Lyon

5/68 and 5/50 v New Zealand January 2020

Lyon bowled out New Zealand for 256 and 136 as Australia won by 279 runs.

 

Usman Khawaja

137 and 101* v England January 2022

This was Khawaja’s first Test after 2.5 years when he came in for Travis Head due to COVID protocols and batted number five to make twin centuries.

 

Scott Boland

4/31 and 6/45 v India January 2025

Boland earned himself another statue, this time at the SCG when he bowled India out for 185 and 157.

 

 

Visitors

 

Ravi Shastri India 92

0/37 and 4/45 and 206 January 1992

In reply to Australia first innings of 313, India made 483 with Shastri and Tendulkar sharing a 196-run partnership. Shastri’s 206 came from 477 balls and included seventeen fours and two sixes. Shastri would have the honour of being Shane Warne’s first Test wicket. In the second innings Shastri nearly bowled India to victory as Australia were 8/173 at the end of the match. Shastri claimed 4/45 from 25 overs. Shastri would then miss the next two Tests, injured and had retired by the end of 1992 at the age of 30. Shastri played 80 Tests for 3,830 runs at 35.79 and took 151 wickets at 40.96.

 

Michael Vaughan England

0 and 183 January 2003

Vaughan had a brilliant summer in 2002-2003 that put him in good stead to be the next England captain and he eventually won the Ashes for England in 2005. Vaughan made 633 at 63.30 and including three centuries. In the first innings England made 362 with Australia replying with 363. In the second innings Vaughan set up the English win with 183 from 278 balls and included twenty-seven fours and one six. Vaughan played 82 Tests making 5,719 runs at 41.44.

 

 

 

Eddie Hemmings England

29 and 95, 3/68 and 3/116 January 1983

Hemmings had an eventful Ashes tour coming into Sydney. Having not being selected in Perth, Hemmings took two wickets in Brisbane and also saw a pig placed on the ground with his name on one side and ‘Beefy’ (Ian Botham) on the other side. In the third Test at Adelaide, he scored a pair and took one wicket. Hemmings was dropped for Melbourne but recalled for the spin friendly wicket of Sydney. In the first innings Hemmings claimed the important wickets of Dyson, Hookes and Border and then made 29. In the second innings he claimed Greg Chappell and Hughes. England were set 460 to win and would be 1/8 at stumps on Day 4 having lost Geoff Cook, with Hemmings the nightwatchman. Hemmings would bat for most of Day 5 to make 95, the highest ever score by an English nightwatchman. This would save the match for England in a draw. Hemmings’ next Test would not be for another five years, but he would tour again in 1990-1991 aged 42 and play the Sydney Test again where once again he claimed three wickets in each innings. Hemmings played 16 tests for 383 runs at 22.52 and took 43 wickets at 42.44.

 

VVS Laxman India

7 and 167 January 2002

This was Laxman’s maiden century in his 17^th Test. At this stage of his career the wristy Laxman was an opening bat. India made 150 in the first innings; Australia replied with 5/552. In the second innings India made 261 of which Laxman made 167, which was 64% of the score. Laxman’s 167 came from 198 balls and pointed to things to come as he became a thorn in Australia’s side making 281 in India 2001 and then 200* in 2008. In 29 tests against Australia Laxman made 2,434 runs including six centuries. Laxman played 134 tests making 8,781 runs at 45.97.

 

Brian Lara West Indies

277 and 0/4 January 1993

Lara was always considered an exciting prospect for the West Indies and the heir apparent to Viv Richards’ brilliance. This was Lara’s fifth test, and he had made fifties in his previous three innings. Lara made 277 from 372 balls including thirty-eight fours. Lara was only dismissed because Carl Hooper did not run on a Lara single. Lara also got to bowl as the match was drawn, something he did only four times in test cricket. Lara played 131 tests for 11,953 runs at 52.88 and has the highest score in test ever with 400.

 

Sachin Tendulkar India

148* and 1 for 2 January 1992

Before Lara in 1993, we saw another young batting prodigy in Sachin Tendulkar in 1992. Tendulkar was 18 when he toured and already had played 11 Tests before his Australian arrival and had made a century in England. Tendulkar made 148 from 213 balls and included fourteen fours. Tendulkar also claimed his first Test wicket, that being Merv Hughes. Tendulkar would make 241* in 2004 in Steve Waugh’s last ever Test. Tendulkar played 200 tests for 15,921 runs at 53.78 and took 46 wickets at 54.17.

 

Rishabh Pant India

159* January 2019

Pant’s 159* came off 189 balls and included fifteen fours and one six as he helped India bludgeon Australia in a score of 7/622. Pant shared a 204-run partnership with Jadeja for the seventh wicket, a great effort considering he was also babysitting Tim Paine’s children. Fortunately for Australia the match was a draw due to rain as Australia made 300 in reply. In 2021 Pant would make 97 at the SCG. Pant has played 49 Tests for 3,476 runs at 42.91 and had taken 160 catches and 16 stumpings.

 

Aamer Jamal Pakistan

82 and 18, 5/69 January 2024

Jamal made his Test debut against Australia in Perth, and this was his third Test. Jamal made 82 of 97 balls, hitting nine fours and four sixes and was involved in an 86-run partnership for the last wicket. Jamal then bowled Pakistan to a 14-run lead in the first innings as he claimed 6/69 including the wickets of Usman Khawaja, Travis Head and Mitchell Marsh. Pakistan made only 115 in the second innings and would lose by eight wickets. Jamal has played eight Tests for 352 runs at 27.07 and has taken 21 wickets at 32.85.

 

Ajit Agarkar India

0 and 0 and 0/95 January 2000

In this Test Agarkar achieved the Olympic Rings of five ducks in a row, after he made a duck in the second innings in Adelaide and a pair in Melbourne. It is a record he shares with Bob Holland and Mohammad Asif. Agarkar was out first ball in first innings and second ball in the second innings. The second innings was an improvement as his first four ducks were all golden ducks. When Agarkar toured in 2003, he still had issues making 26 runs from six innings with one duck. Agarkar though could bat as he had a highest score of 109* against England. Agarkar played 26 tests for 571 runs at average of 16.79 and took 58 wickets at 47.32.

 

 

 

Fanie de Villiers South Africa

4/80 and 6/43 January 1994

De Villiers had made his Test debut in the previous Test in Melbourne. Having batted well for 18 in South Africa score of 169, De Villiers along with Alan Donald claimed four wickets in the first innings. In the second innings Australia was set 117 to win, but were 4/63 at stumps on Day 4 with Allan Border and Mark Waugh in. De Villiers had claimed all four wickets of Mark Taylor, Slater, Boon, and nightwatchman Tim May. Australia as they did in small run chases then spluttered to 8/75 with De Villiers claiming Ian Healy. Martyn though was still batting with Craig McDermott who had small run chase experience from Adelaide twelve months before. Together they took the score to 110 before Martyn went out and on 111 McGrath was caught and bowled by de Villiers. De Villiers played 18 Tests and got 85 wickets at 24.27.

 

Graeme Smith South Africa
30* and 3

I have Smith batting at Number 11 instead of opening as a tribute to his performance in this Test. In the first innings Smith had to retire hurt on 30 after he received a knock from Mitchell Johnson that broke his hand. In the second innings South Africa was set 376 to win and were 9/257 late in Day 5 when Graeme Smith came out with his hand in a cast to bat with Makhaya Ntini to try and save the match. Smith had not expected to bat but Steyn and Ntini had just put on 55 in 17 overs and when Smith emerged there were just 50 balls left for the match. Smith and Ntini put on 15 in 40 balls before Johnson bowled Smith for three from 17 balls. Smith played 117 Tests for 9,265 runs at 48.25.

 

 

Other moments

 

Clive Lloyd West Indies

33 and 72 January 1985

Sadly, this was Lloyd’s last Test in a bad innings defeat. Lloyd was 40 and top scored in the second and at the time had the record for the most tests as captain with 74.

 

 

 

John Bracewell

83 and 2*, 2/51 and 3/91 November 1985

Bracewell was Man of the Match despite Australia winning by four wickets. Bracewell batted Number 10 and New Zealand were 9/169 when fellow spinner Stephen Boock joined Bracewell. Together they stayed until stumps on Day 1 to take the score to 9/217. They would last until 293 putting on 124 for the last wicket. Bracewell made 83 from 120 balls and Boock made 37. Australia made 227 but there was no last wicket heroics in the second innings with Boock out for 3 and Bracewell 2*. In Trent Bridge against England Bracewell earned a promotion to Number 8 and made 110.

 

Sunil Gavaskar India

172 January 1986

India made 4/600 with the top three all making hundreds. Kris Srikkanth made 116 and Mohinder Amarnath made 138. Australia made 396 and 6/119.

 

John Emburey England

22 and 69, 0/62 and 7/78 January 1987

Great all round game from Emburey who came in at 6/142 and push the score to 275 and then took the last seven wickets of the innings to move Australia from 3/110 to 251 all out.

 

Chris Broad England

139 January 1988

The previous summer Broad made three hundreds in the Ashes though not one in Sydney. In the Bicentenary one off Test, Broad made account of this with 139 from 361 balls to continue to give Australians nightmares.

 

Malcolm Marshall West Indies

5/29 and 1/17 January 1989

On a turning pitch at the SCG, Marshall showed his greatness bowling 31 overs 16 maidens, 5/29. Australia made 401 from 192 overs.

 

Desmond Haynes West Indies

75 and 143 January 1989

Haynes top scored in each innings and was the only batsman to play the lethal spin of Allan Border with authority. Haynes made 75 in score of 224 and 143 in score of 256.

 

David Gower England

123 and 36 January 1991

Gower was the one of the most elegant batsmen ever to watch. Perhaps being a left hander enhanced this but watching him bat who always more time than others. This was to be the last of Gower’s 18 Test hundreds as he would only play four more Tests. Gower would celebrate his Test hundred by taking a Tiger Moth plane for joy flight over the Gold Coast and the England team playing at Carrara.

 

Michael Atherton England

105 and 3* January 1991

This was to be Atherton only Test hundred against Australia in 33 Tests played. Atherton was denied more hundreds because Mike Gatting sent him back for a 3rd when he was on 99 and Atherton was run out at Lords in 1993 and then from 1994/95, he encountered Glenn McGrath who got him out 19 times.

 

Phil Tufnell England

1/95 and 5/61 January 1991

This was Tufnell second Test, and he gave English a small chance of victory with his 5/61 in the second innings. Tufnell claimed four quick wickets of Boon, Border, Jones, and Healy to have Australia 7/166.

 

Basit Ali Pakistan

17 and 14 November 1995

Ali was out on the last day of Day 3 after he was made to wait for what must have thought was an eternity when Ian Healy came up to Shane Warne. Ali must have thought they were talking tactics but in the end, they were discussing meal options for that night. This got into Ali’s head, and he was subsequently bowled by Warne at a crucial stage of the Test.

 

Mushtaq Ahmed Pakistan

5/95 and 4/91 November 1995

Leg spinner Mushtaq bowled Pakistan to a 74 run victory. Pakistan made 299 with Australia replying with 257. Pakistan then made 204 setting Australia 247 to win but would only make 172, with Mushtaq claiming Taylor, Slater, and Steve Waugh.

 

Darren Gough England

3/61 and 1/51 January 1999

Gough took a hat trick in the first innings claiming Ian Healy, Stuart MacGill, and Colin Miller.

 

Gary Kirsten South Africa

18 and 153 January 2002

After South Africa were rolled for 154 in reply to Australia 554. South Africa had 2.5 days to save the game. Kirsten tried with 153, just one short of the first innings score. South Africa made 452 and Australia won by ten wickets.

 

Mark Butcher England

124 and 34 January 2003

In a memorable win for England, Butcher set the victory up with 124 in England first innings of 362.

 

Andy Caddick England

3/121 and 7/94 January 2003

In a memorable win for England Caddick backed up hundreds from Butcher and Vaughan. Australia was set 452 to win but were all out for 226. Caddick went through the top order claiming Langer 3, Ponting 11, Steve Waugh 6, and Gilchrist 37.

 

Stuart Carlisle Zimbabwe

118 and 5 October 2003

Zimbabwe put up strong fight in the first innings making 308 with Carlisle making 118 from 213 balls.

 

Raymond Price Zimbabwe

6/121 and 0/63 October 2003

Australia made 403 to Zimbabwe 308 with off spinner Price claiming the middle order of Ponting, Martyn, Steve Waugh, and Katich.

 

Anil Kumble

8/141 and 4/138 January 2004

In a dull draw, Kumble gave India a chance bowling Australia out for 474 in reply to India 7/705.

 

Danish Kaneria Pakistan

7/188 and 1/16 January 2005

Kaneria 7/188 was in Australia score 568. Australia won by nine wickets.

 

Mohammad Asif Pakistan

6/41 and 2/53 January 2010

Australia were rolled on the first day for 127 with Asif claiming the middle order of Hussey, Clarke, North, and Haddin.

 

Alister Cook England

189 January 2011

Cook’s 189 was his third hundred of the series and he was named Man of the Series. Cook made 766 runs at 127.67 for the summer.

 

Younis Khan Pakistan

175* and 13 January 2017

Younis was 39 when he toured Australia for the last time.

 

Cheteshwar Pujara India

193 January 2019

Pujara was player of the series making 521 at 74.42 including three hundreds.

 

 

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