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Sydney Cricket Ground
Venue for: Fourth Test, 2-6 Jan 2003
First used in the 1850s, the SCG held its first Test match in 1882, becoming the country's second Test venue after Melbourne.
The ground originally aided batting – the late Sir Donald Bradman made a personal best 452 not out for New South Wales against Queensland in 1929-30.
But spin bowlers have ruled the roost for the last 30 years, with Australia regularly selecting two front-line spinners.
In 2000, leg-spinner Stuart MacGill, who is virtually sure of figuring in the Sydney Test, took a first innings 7/104 in a six-wicket victory over West Indies.
Pace does sometimes prevail, however. South African paceman Fanie De Villiers took 10/123 in a nail-biting five-run second Test victory in 1993-94
Australia's dominance in recent results has been such that the Sydney Cricket Ground has played host to ‘dead rubbers’ for the last few years.
Yet there are few matches in world cricket will ever be accompanied by as sharp a sense of occasion as the fourth Test of the series against India. Steve Waugh has announced that the Tests will be his last.
Ground details:
First Test: Australia v England, 2nd Test, 1881/82
Result: Australia won by 5 wickets
Most Recent Test: Australia v Zimbabwe, Southern Cross Trophy 2nd Test, 2003/04
Result: Australia won by 9 wickets
Head-to-head
| Won by Aus | Won by Ind | Drawn | Tied | Total |
| 3 | 1 | 3 | 0 | 7 |
Matches played between India and Australia
| Series | Test | Date | Result |
| 1947-1948 | 2nd Test | 12/12/47 | Match Drawn |
| 1967-1968 | 4th Test | 26/01/1968 | Aus won by 144 runs |
| 1977-1978 | 4th Test | 7/1/78 | Ind won by an inns and 2 runs |
| 1980-1981 | 1st Test | 2/1/81 | Aus won by an inns and 4 runs |
| 1985-1986 | 3rd Test | 2/1/86 | Match Drawn |
| 1991-1992 | 3rd Test | 2/1/92 | Match Drawn |
| 1999-2000 | 3rd Test | 2/1/00 | Aus won by an inns and 141 runs |
Partnership records
| Wicket | Runs | Batsmen | Match |
| 1st | 234 | G Boycott and R W Barber (ENG) | 1965-1966 vs Aus |
| 2nd | 224 | W Bardsley and C Hill (AUS) | 1910-1911 vs SA |
| | | S M Gavaskar and M Amarnath (IND) | 1985-1986 vs Aus |
| 3rd | 293 | R B Richardson and B C Lara (WIN) | 1992-1993 vs Aus |
| 4th | 336 | W M Lawry and K D Walters (AUS) | 1968-1969 vs WI |
| 5th | 405 | S G Barnes and D G Bradman (AUS) | 1946-1947 vs Eng |
| 6th | 187 | W W Armstrong and C E Kelleway (AUS) | 1920-1921 vs Eng |
| 7th | 160 | R Benaud and G D McKenzie (AUS) | 1963-1964 vs SA |
| 8th | 154 | G J Bonnor and S P Jones (AUS) | 1884-1885 vs Eng |
| 9th | 154 | S E Gregory and J M Blackham (AUS) | 1894-1895 vs Eng |
| 10th | 130 | R E Foster and W Rhodes (ENG) | 1903-1904 vs Aus |
Top 10 Batsmen (By aggregate runs)
| Player | Country | M | Inns | NO | 50s | 100s | HS | Runs | Avg |
| Border, A R | Aus | 17 | 29 | 8 | 11 | 0 | 89 | 1177 | 56.05 |
| Chappell, G S | Aus | 12 | 22 | 4 | 3 | 4 | 204 | 1150 | 63.89 |
| Boon, D C | Aus | 11 | 21 | 3 | 4 | 4 | *184 | 1127 | 62.61 |
| Waugh, S R* | Aus | 16 | 23 | 1 | 6 | 3 | 103 | 964 | 43.82 |
| Walters, K D | Aus | 11 | 19 | 2 | 3 | 3 | 242 | 900 | 52.94 |
| Hill, C | Aus | 12 | 22 | 0 | 4 | 1 | 191 | 824 | 37.45 |
| Trumper, V T | Aus | 10 | 19 | 2 | 2 | 3 | *185 | 809 | 47.59 |
| Hammond, W R | Eng | 5 | 7 | 2 | 1 | 4 | 251 | 808 | 161.6 |
| Bradman, D G | Aus | 8 | 12 | 0 | 3 | 2 | 234 | 703 | 58.58 |
| Gregory, S E | Aus | 10 | 19 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 201 | 690 | 40.59 |
Top 10 bowlers (By aggregate wickets)
| Player | Country | O | M | R | W | 5w | Best | Avg |
| Warne, S K* | Australia | 520 | 143 | 1291 | 49 | 4 | 7/56 | 26.35 |
| Turner, C T B | Australia | 440.2 | 209 | 602 | 45 | 4 | 7/43 | 13.38 |
| Lillee, D K | Australia | 322.7 | 61 | 1036 | 43 | 0 | 4/40 | 24.09 |
| Lindwall, R R | Australia | 246 | 41 | 726 | 42 | 2 | 7/63 | 17.29 |
| Benaud, R | Australia | 392 | 95 | 1022 | 36 | 1 | 5/83 | 28.39 |
| Lohmann, G A | England | 255.2 | 114 | 331 | 35 | 3 | 8/35 | 9.46 |
| McGrath, G D* | Australia | 296.1 | 73 | 796 | 34 | 2 | 5/48 | 23.41 |
| Giffen, G | Australia | 259.3 | 82 | 593 | 33 | 3 | 7/117 | 17.97 |
| Spofforth, F R | Australia | 298.2 | 122 | 482 | 32 | 3 | 7/44 | 15.06 |
| MacGill, S C G* | Australia | 257.4 | 59 | 699 | 31 | 3 | 7/50 | 22.55 |
Top 10 century makers for Australia
| Player | Career | Match | Versus | Inns | Runs |
| Walters, K D | 1965-1981 | 1968-1969 5th Test | West Indies | 1st | 242 |
| Barnes, S G | 1938-1948 | 1946-1947 2nd Test | England | 1st | 234 |
| Bradman, D G | 1928-1948 | 1946-1947 2nd Test | England | 1st | 234 |
| Langer, J L | 1993- | 1999-2000 3rd Test | India | 1st | 223 |
| Chappell, G S | 1970-1984 | 1980-1981 1st Test | India | 1st | 204 |
| Gregory, S E | 1890-1912 | 1894-1895 1st Test | England | 1st | 201 |
| Hill, C | 1896-1912 | 1910-1911 1st Test | South Africa | 1st | 191 |
| Harvey, R N | 1948-1963 | 1952-1953 3rd Test | South Africa | 1st | 190 |
| McCabe, S J | 1930-1938 | 1932-1933 1st Test | England | 1st | *187 |
| Trumper, V T | 1899-1912 | 1903-1904 1st Test | England | 2nd | *185 |
Century makers for India
| Player | Career | Match | Versus | Inns | Runs |
| Shastri, R J | 1981-1992 | 1991-1992 3rd Test | Aus | 1st | 206 |
| Gavaskar, S M | 1971-1987 | 1985-1986 3rd Test | Aus | 1st | 172 |
| Laxman, V V S | 1996- | 1999-2000 3rd Test | Aus | 2nd | 167 |
| Tendulkar, S R | 1989- | 1991-1992 3rd Test | Aus | 1st | *148 |
| Amarnath, M | 1969-1988 | 1985-1986 3rd Test | Aus | 1st | 138 |
| Srikkanth, K | 1981-1992 | 1985-1986 3rd Test | Aus | 1st | 116 |
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