Australian cricket team in Australia in 1946–47 in his final Test innings when he was 4 runs short of a batting average of 100.00, he had to settle for 99.94. "Don Bradman went into a huddle and refused to male any statement concerning his cricket future; it was not until this sagacious colossus had obtained first-hand reports from Perth, and had sampled the bowling at Adelaide and Melbourne then he told the Board of Control he would be available for the opening Test...Bradman is justifiably proud of his marvellous record, and one suggestion is that only consented to play because of his supreme confidence of being able
Indian cricket team in Australia in 2011–12 before being dismissed for 400 midway through the evening session, 68 runs short of making Australia bat again. Hilfenhaus (5/106) was the best of the Australian bowlers. Michael Clarke was named man of the match for his career best of 329*. Clarke's innings is the highest score and the first Test triple century at the SCG, and third-highest score by an Australian captain in Test cricket, behind Mark Taylor (334*) and Sir Donald Bradman (334). Clarke also took Tendulkar's wicket in the second innings. Ricky Ponting's 134 broke a slump of 31 Test innings without a century. On the eve