20 Wickets that fell on the opening day of the Boxing Day Test at the MCG. The previous time 20 or more wickets fell on the first day of a men's Test in Australia was in the 1951 Adelaide Test against West Indies.
It was also the first time since the 1932 Test between Australia and South Africa that 20 wickets fell on a single day at the MCG. In matches between Australia and England, it had not happened since the Manchester Test in 1909.
45 Runs scored collectively by the top four batters of Australia and England on Boxing Day - the second lowest first-innings aggregate by the top four in a men's Test match.
451 Number of deliveries faced by Australia and England in their first innings at the MCG. In only six men's Tests had both teams been dismissed in a fewer number of balls in their first innings.
3468 Number of balls Harry Brook needed to complete 3000 Test runs - he's quickest to the milestone, surpassing Adam Gilchrist who took 3610 balls.
Brook's 41 was the highest score across the first two innings of the MCG Test. The previous time an Ashes Test had such a low highest score in the two first innings was in 1910.
8 Runs scored by England's top four in the first innings, their second lowest in a Test innings since 1905.
5 Number of players who batted at No. 11 in their team's first innings and faced the first ball of the second innings, including Scott Boland on Friday. Matthew Kuhnemann was the previous one, against India in Ahmedabad in 2023. Three other players did the inverse - facing the first ball in the first innings and then batting at No. 11 in the second. Boland was the 19th player to open the batting and also bat at No. 11 in a men's Test match.
1998 The previous instance of an England bowler taking a five-for in an MCG Test before Josh Tongue on Friday. Dean Headley did it 27 years ago.
212 Catches taken by Steven Smith in Tests - the second most for a fielder behind Joe Root's 214. Smith surpassed Rahul Dravid's 210 with the two catches he took on Friday.