Brisbane (Australia)

Australia recorded the fifth-highest total without an individual century during the second Ashes Test at the Gabba on Saturday.

During the second Test, Australia made 511 runs in the first innings after England were bundled out for 334. Sri Lanka has the record for making the highest total without an individual century. They achieved this feat during the Chattogram Test against Bangladesh in 2024.

Team India is in second, scoring 524 against New Zealand during the Kanpur Test in 1976. Australia scored 520 runs during the Perth Test against the West Indies in 2009, the third-highest total without an individual century, followed by South Africa's 517 against Australia in the Adelaide Test in 2009.

Australia 511 against England also became the fourth-highest total without a 100-run partnership. In the elite list, the Aussies top the chart with scoring 533 against the West Indies at Adelaide in 2009. Team India are in second, scoring 520 runs against Australia at Adelaide in 1985.

England's score of 515 against Pakistan during the Leeds Test in 2006 was the third-highest total without a 100-run partnership.

Coming to the match, Ben Duckett and Zak Crawley showed resilience, holding each end as they powered England to 45 without loss, trailing by 132 runs at dinner on Day 3 in the day-night Ashes Test in Brisbane. Australia had earlier been bundled out for 511, taking a massive 177-run lead.

Australia resumed the second session on 450/8 in 99 overs, taking a lead of 116 runs, with Starc (46*) and Scott Boland (7*) were unbeaten at the crease.

Starc brought up his fifty in the very first over of the second session, after smashing a four off Will Jacks towards mid-wicket.

With this, fifty Starc joined the elite list of players who scored 50 or more runs and picked up a five-wicket haul in a day-night Test match. He joined Dilruwan Perera and Jason Holder. Starc now also has the most runs as a number nine batter in Tests.

The Australian ace player has notched up 1,408 runs in 64 Tests and 77 innings at an average of 22.34, with eight fifties and a best score of 99. Starc outdoes England's Stuart Broad. In the 109th over, Starc took on Gus Atkinson, smashing him for two boundaries in the over, taking the lead over 150.

Brydon Carse finally got the better of Starc in the 111th over, removing him for 77 off 141 balls, and Brendan Doggett joined Boland in the middle. Jack squared off Australia's innings as he removed Doggett for 13 in the 117th over. Boland and Doggett added 20 runs for the last wicket as they powered Australia to 511 in 117.3 overs.

Earlier in the match, Australia continued to dominate the ongoing Second Ashes Test against England at the Gabba on Saturday, reaching 450/8 in 99 overs and taking a lead of 116 runs at Tea on Day 3. Australia resumed their innings on 378/6, with wicketkeeper-batter Alex Carey (46) and Michael Neser (15) at the crease.

The duo quickly added 50 runs for the seventh wicket, completing the partnership on the second delivery of the 74th over.

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Brief Scores: England 334 and 45 (Zak Crawley 76, Joe Root 138, Mitchell Starc 6/75) vs Australia 511 (Mitchell Starc 77, Jake Weatherlad 72; Brydon Carse 4/152).