England's unwanted records at Adelaide
England wrote themselves into several unwanted record books with a purposeless batting display on the fifth day of the Adelaide Test
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Team | Score | Opposition | Ground | Season | Scorecard |
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Australia | 586 | v England | Sydney | 1894/95 | Test 42 |
Pakistan | 574/8d | v Australia | Melbourne | 1972/73 | Test 705 |
Australia | 556 | v India | Adelaide | 2003/04 | Test 1673 |
England | 551/6d | v Australia | Adelaide | 2006/07 | Test 1819 |
Sri Lanka | 547/8d | v Australia | Colombo (SSC) | 1992 | Test 1194 |
Pakistan | 538 | v England | Leeds | 2006 | Test 1813 |
West Indies | 526/7d | v England | Port of Spain | 1967/68 | Test 635 |
Australia | 520 | v South Africa | Melbourne | 1952/53 | Test 365 |
England | 519 | v Australia | Melbourne | 1928/29 | Test 180 |
India | 510 | v England | Leeds | 1967 | Test 618 |
Player | Runs | Opposition | Ground | Season | Scorecard |
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RT Ponting (Aus) | 242 | v India | Adelaide | 2003/04 | Test 1673 |
BC Lara (WI) | 226 | v Australia | Adelaide | 2005/06 | Test 1773 |
NJ Astle (NZ) | 222 | v England | Christchurch | 2001/02 | Test 1594 |
BC Lara (WI) | 221 | v Sri Lanka | Colombo (SSC) | 2001/02 | Test 1572 |
VT Trumper (Aus) | 214* | v South Africa | Adelaide | 1910/11 | Test 113 |
RG Pollock (SA) | 209 | v Australia | Cape Town | 1966/67 | Test 613 |
PD Collingwood (Eng) | 206 | v Australia | Adelaide | 2006/07 | Test 1819 |
RN Harvey (Aus) | 205 | v South Africa | Melbourne | 1952/53 | Test 365 |
GA Faulkner (SA) | 204 | v Australia | Melbourne | 1910/11 | Test 112 |
DL Amiss (Eng) | 203 | v West Indies | The Oval | 1976 | Test 781 |
Partners | Runs | Opposition | Ground | Season | Scorecard |
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363 | v England | Leeds | 2006 | Test 1813 | |
310 | v Australia | Adelaide | 2006/07 | Test 1819 | |
283 | v Australia | Melbourne | 1924/25 | Test 159 | |
281 | v West Indies | Bridgetown | 1998/99 | Test 1453 | |
276 | v New Zealand | Hamilton | 1999/00 | Test 1477 | |
273 | v England | Port of Spain | 1967/68 | Test 635 | |
267 | v Pakistan | Manchester | 2001 | Test 1547 | |
259 | v England | Karachi | 2000/01 | Test 1521 | |
242 | v West Indies | St John's | 2002/03 | Test 1645 | |
230 | v Australia | Colombo (SSC) | 1992 | Test 1194 | |
227 | v England | The Oval | 2003 | Test 1659 |
Travis Basevi is the man who built StatsGuru. George Binoy is editorial assistant of Cricinfo