Records galore for Clarke and Australia
Stats highlights from an utterly dominant day for Australia
S Rajesh
04-Jan-2012
Michael Clarke's double-century and his monumental 288-run partnership with Ricky Ponting dominated a run-filled second day in Sydney, a day in which several milestones were achieved. Here are some of the major ones:
Only once has a pair added more runs in Test cricket after coming in at three down for less than 50•Getty Images
- Clarke's unbeaten 251 is the fourth-highest by an Australian captain in Test cricket - only Mark Taylor, Bob Simpson and Don Bradman have scored more. It is the second-highest by a captain against India, next only to Graham Gooch's 333 at Lord's in 1990.
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