Aus vs vs Eng Eng – – 2010 2010 - - 11 11 : : England England wins wins the the second second test test by by an an innings innings and and 71 71 runs runs

Australia vs England – Second Test at Adelaide in Dec 2010 : England won by an innings and 71 runs, Australia won the toss and elected to bat first providing the 131st occasion of Australia doing so against England. It also provides the 74th occasion of Australia doing so on home soil. SM Katich was run out for zero in the first innings of this test providing the 195th occasion of an Australian batsman run out against England. It also provides the 27th occasion of an Australian batsman run out without scoring against England. SM Katich was run out for zero in the first innings of this test providing the 45th occasion of an Australian opening batsman run out against England. SM Katich became the first Australian opening batsman run out without scoring against England. SM Katich became the second Australian batsman to be run out for zero without facing a ball against England. RM Hogg is the other batsman dismissed in such a manner at Birmingham in Jul 1981. SM Katich became the first Australian opening batsman run out for a duck without facing ball against England. RT Ponting was playing his 150th test match in this test. He failed to celebrate the occasions as he failed with the bat by scoring a first ball duck in the first innings and nine of 19 deliveries in the second innings RT Ponting zero and nine in this test provides the sixth occasion of his scoring single digit runs in both innings of a test. The other five occasions are – 9 and 4 vs West Indies at Sydney in Nov 96 : 0 and 0 vs Pakistan at Hobart in Nov 99 : 6 and 0 vs Kolkata in Mar 01 : 4 and 3 vs India at Melbourne in Dec 07 and 5 and 2 vs India at Mohali in Oct 2008 RT Ponting became the fourth batsman in the annals of test cricket to play 150 plus tests. Others are – SR Tendulkar {174} : SR Waugh {168} and AR Border {156} RT Ponting was dismissed for a duck in the first innings of this test providing the 84th occasion of an Australian captain dismissed for a duck in a test innings against various oppositions. His duck provides the 46th occasion of an Australian captain dismissed without scoring in a test innings against England. RT Ponting was dismissed for a duck in the first innings of this test providing the seventh occasion of his dismissal without scoring in a test innings against England. He now shares he record for most ducks by an Australian captain against England with AR Border and GS Chappell. RT Ponting collected the first ball duck in the first innings of this test providing the 96th occasion of a captain dismissed for a duck after facing one ball in the annals of test cricket, RT Ponting’s first ball duck in this test provides the 19th occasion of an Australian captain collecting the first ball duck against England. RT Ponting’s first ball duck in this test represent the fourth occasion of his collecting the first ball duck as captain. Other captains who have collected the first ball ducks on four or more occasions are – GS Chappell {05} : ST Jayasuriya {04} and Khaled Mashud {04} : RT Ponting collected the first ball duck on fifth occasion as batsman. Other Australian batsmen to collect five or more first ball ducks are – DC Boon {05} : GS Chappell {06} : IA Healey {06} : SCG MacGill {07} : GD McGrath {05} : SK Warne {05} : ME Waugh {07} and SR Waugh {06} : MEK Hussey scored 93 in the first innings to provide the 62nd occasion of an Australian batsman scoring a ninety against in a test innings. His knock provides the 38th occasion of an Australian batsman scoring a ninety against against England in a test innings on home soil MEK Hussey scored his second ninety on home soil against England, the first was also at Adelaide in Dec 06 when he made 91. MEK Hussey became the fifth ustralian batsman to score nineties on two or more occasions against England at home. Others are - C Hill {05} : SR Waugh {03} : AC Bannerman {02} and DC Boon {02} MEK Hussey with his two nineties became the tenth batsman to score nineties on two occasions against England. Others are – C Hill {05} : DC Boon {04} : SR Waugh {04} : TJE Andrews {02} : AC Bannerman {02} : MJ Clarke {02} : WM Lawry {02} : RW Marsh {02} and GHS Trott {02} MEK Hussey scored his 22nd test half century and 34th fifty when he made 93 in the first innngs of this test. BJ Haddin scored 56 in the first innings which represents his sixth test half century and ninth fifty. BJ Haddin’s 56 in the first innings of this test represent the 50th occasion of an Australian wicket keeper batsman scoring a fifty in a test innings against England. England’s innings contained four three figure partnerships – 173 for the second wicket between AN Cook and IJL Trott : 174 runs for the third wicket between AN Cook and KP Pietersen : 101 runs between KP Pietersen and PD Collingwood and 116 runs for the fifth wicket between KP Pietersen and IR Bell. England batsmen’s feat provides the eighth occasion of a team posting four three figure partnerships in an innings in the annals of test cricket. It also provides the second occasion of England’s batsmen performing such a feat against Australia, the first such occasion was at The Oval in 1938 in England’s first innings. England posted 620 for 5 declared in this test providing the sixth occasion of England posting a total of 600 plus against Australia. The other five occasions are – 636 at Sydney in Dec 1928 : 627 for 9 declared at Manchester in Jul 1934 : 658 for 8 declared at Nottingham in Jun 1938 : 903 for 7 declared at The Oval in Aug 1938 and 611 at Mancheter in Jul 1964 England posted 620 for 5 declared in this test providing the second occasion of England posting a total of 600 plus against Australia in Australia. The other occasion is its 636 at Sydney in Dec 1928 England’s innings contained four three figure partnerships – 173 for the second wicket between AN Cook and IJL Trott : 174 runs for the third wicket between AN Cook and KP Pietersen : 101 runs between KP Pietersen and PD Collingwood and 116 runs for the fifth wicket between KP Pietersen and IR Bell. At the end of this test England batsmen have posted 298 three figure partnerships against Australia. 173 for the second wicket between AN Cook and IJL Trott in this test provides the 60th occasion of England batsmen posting a three figure partnership for the second wicket against Australia 174 runs for the third wicket between AN Cook and KP Pietersen in this test provides the 50th occasion of England batsmen posting a three figure partnership for the third wicket against Australia 101 runs for the fourth wicket between KP Pietersen and PD Collingwood in this test provides the 42nd occasion of England batsmen posting a three figure partnership for the fourth wicket against Australia 116 runs for the fifth wicket between KP Pietersen and IR Bell in this test provides the 31st occasion of England batsmen posting a three figure partnership for the fifth wicket against Australia AN Cook and KP Pietersen scored 148 and 227 respectively in this test providing the 226th and 227th occasion of England batsmen scoring a hundred against Australia It is just a coincidence that KP Pietersen scored 227 in this test which represents the 227th hundred by an England batsman against Australia AN Cook scored his 15th hundred when he made 148 in this test, while KP Pietersen’s 227 represents his 17th test hundred. AN Cook with his 15 hundreds became the 17th England batsman to score 15 or more hundreds. Others are – G Boycott {22} : MC Cowdrey {22} : WR Hammond {22} : KF Barrington {20} : GA Gooch {20} : L Hutton {19} : AJ Strauss {19} : DI Gower {18} : MP Vaughan {18} : DCS Compton {18} : KP Pietersen {17} : MA Atherton {17} : H Sutcliffe {16} : GP Thorpe {16} : JB Hobbs {15} and AJ Stewart {15} KP Pietersen’s 227 in this test represent the 301st double hundred in the annals of test cricket. It also represents the 13th double hundred by an England batsman against Australia. KP Pietersen with his 227 became the fifth batsman to score a double hundred against Australia in Australia and his 227 provide the seventh occasion of an England batsman scoring a double hundred against Australia. The other six occasions are – 287 by RE Foster at Sydney in Dec 1903 : 251 by WR Hammond at Sydney in Dec 1928 : 200 by WR Hammond at Melbourne in Dec 1928 : 231* by WR Hammond at Sydney in Dec 1936 : 206 by PD Collingwood at Adelaide in Dec 2006 and 235* by AN Cook at Brisbane in Nov 2010 KP Pietersen’s 227 in this test represent the second double hundred by an England batsman against Australia at Adelaide. PD Collingwood had scored 206 at Adelaide in Dec 2006. KP Pietersen’s 227 represent the highest score by an England batsman against Australia at Adelaide. KP Pietersen’s 227 represent his highest test score an improvement upon his previous best of 226 against West Indies at The Oval in May 2007 DE Bollinger {130}, PM Siddle {121} and XJ Doherty {158} conceded 100 plus runs in this innings which takes the number of occasions of Australian bowlers conceding 100 plus runs against England to 248 XJ Doherty {158} conceded 150 plus runs in this innings providing the 25th occasion of an Australian bowler conceding 150 plus runs in an innings against England PM Siddle returned with figures of none for 121 in this innings providing the 20th occasion of an Australian bowler conceding 100 plus runs without capturing a wicket against England. SR Watson scored 57 in the second innings of this test which represents his 13th test half century and 15th fifty. MJ Clarke scored 80 in this test which represents his 20th test half century and 34th fifty. MEK Hussey scored 52 in the second innings of this test which represents his 23rd test half century and 35th fifty SR Watson scored 51 and 57 in this test providing the 77th occasion of an Australian batsman scoring fifty plus in both innings of a test against Australia MEK Hussey scored 93 and 52 in this test providing the 78th occasion of an Australian batsman scoring fifty plus runs in both innings of a test against Australia. SR Watson scored 51 and 57 in this test providing the 44th occasion of an Australian batsman scoring half centuries in both innings of a test against Australia MEK Hussey scored 93 and 52 in this test providing the 45th occasion of an Australian batsman scoring half centuries in both innings of a test against Australia. MJ Clarke and MEK Hussey added 104 runs for the fourth wicket in the second innings of this test providing the 305th occasion of Australian batsmen posting a three figure partnership against England. This stand also represents the 56th occasion of Australian batsman posting a three figure partnership for the fourth wicket against Australia GP Swann captured 5 for 91 in England’s second innings of this test providing the 239th occasion of an England bowler capturing five or more wickets in an innings against Australia. GP Swann captured 5 for 91 in England’s second innings of this test providing the 122nd occasion of an England bowler capturing five or more wickets in an innings against Australia in Australia. GP Swann’s 5 for 91 in this test represent his tenth five wickets haul in an innings and his first five wickets haul against Australia. England won this test by an innings and 71 runs providing the 11th occasion of England winning a test against Australia by an innings margin. The other ten occasions are – innings and 230 runs at Adelaide in Mar 1892 : innings and 225 runs at Melbourne in Feb 1912 : innings and 124 runs at Sydney in Dec 1901 : innings and 98 runs at Melbourne in Mar 1885 : innings and 93 runs at Sydney in Jan 1966 : innings and 29 runs at Melbourne in Feb 1925 : innings and 27 runs at Melbourne in Jan 1883 : innings and 22 runs at Sydney in Dec 1936 : innings and 14 runs at Melbourne in Dec 1986 and innings and 4 runs at Melbourne in Feb 1975.

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