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Adelaide Oval
Venue for: Second Test, 12-16 Dec 2003
Adelaide, situated in parkland, is the most picturesque of Australia's Test cricket grounds.
It is also one of the oldest international venues. Cricket has been played there since 1871. England faced Australia in December 1884, making it the sixth Test ground to be used.
Visible from the playing arena is St.Peter's Cathedral, where Sir Donald Bradman's memorial service was held in March 2001.
Bradman holds the record for the highest Test score at the ground. He was 299 not out in the fourth Test against South Africa in 1931/32 when last man Pud Thurlow was run out.
Unlike many cricket grounds with the same name, this venue really is oval. It is the longest (190.2m) of all Test grounds, sees a lot of sixes struck square of the wicket.
England were the last team to triumph here in 1994/95 and since then the Aussies have reigned supreme. The pitch is always true and generally assists batting but the bounce may trouble the Indians.
Ground details:
First Test: Australia v England, The Ashes 1st Test, 1884/85
Result: England won by 8 wickets
Most Recent Test: Australia v England, The Ashes 2nd Test, 2002/03
Result: Australia won by an innings and 51 runs
Head-to-head
| Won by Aus | Won by Ind | Drawn | Tied | Total |
| 5 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 7 |
Matches played between India and Australia
| Series | Test | Date | Result |
| 1947-1948 | 4th Test | 23/01/1948 | Aus won by an inns, 16 runs |
| 1967-1968 | 1st Test | 23/12/1967 | Aus won by 146 runs |
| 1977-1978 | 5th Test | 28/01/1978 | Aus won by 47 runs |
| 1980-1981 | 2nd Test | 23/01/1981 | Match Drawn |
| 1985-1986 | 1st Test | 13/12/1985 | Match Drawn |
| 1991-1992 | 4th Test | 25/01/1992 | Aus won by 38 runs |
| 1999-2000 | 1st Test | 10/12/99 | Aus won by 285 runs |
Partnership records
| Wicket | Runs | Batsmen | Match |
| 1st | 244 | R B Simpson and W M Lawry (Aus) | 1965-1966 vs Eng |
| 2nd | 275 | C C McDonald and A L Hassett (Aus) | 1952-1953 vs SA |
| 3rd | 341 | E J Barlow and R G Pollock (SAF) | 1963-1964 vs Aus |
| 4th | 214 | D M Jones and A R Border (Aus) | 1988-1989 vs WI |
| 5th | 239 | S R Waugh and R T Ponting (Aus) | 1999-2000 vs Ind |
| 6th | 191 | Imran Khan and Wasim Akram (PAK) | 1989-1990 vs Aus |
| 7th | 168 | R W Marsh and K J O'Keefe (Aus) | 1973-1974 vs NZ |
| 8th | 243 | R M Hartigan and C Hill (Aus) | 1907-1908 vs Eng |
| 9th | 122 | D A J Holford and J L Hendriks (WIN) | 1968-1969 vs Aus |
| 10th | 94 | S M Gavaskar and N S Yadav (Ind) | 1985-1986 vs Aus |
Top 10 Batsmen (By aggregate runs)
| Player | Country | M | Inns | NO | 50s | 100s | HS | Runs | Avg |
| Border, A R | Aus | 16 | 29 | 5 | 9 | 4 | 205 | 1415 | 58.96 |
| Waugh, S R* | Aus | 14 | 24 | 2 | 4 | 3 | 170 | 984 | 44.73 |
| Bradman, D G | Aus | 7 | 11 | 2 | 3 | 3 | *299 | 970 | 107.78 |
| Boon, D C | Aus | 12 | 23 | 3 | 2 | 4 | 135 | 920 | 46 |
| Waugh, M E | Aus | 12 | 23 | 2 | 6 | 2 | 138 | 837 | 39.86 |
| Taylor, M A | Aus | 11 | 21 | 1 | 5 | 2 | *169 | 811 | 40.55 |
| Simpson, R B | Aus | 6 | 11 | 0 | 5 | 3 | 225 | 805 | 73.18 |
| Hill, C | Aus | 6 | 11 | 0 | 6 | 1 | 160 | 714 | 64.91 |
| Hughes, K J | Aus | 7 | 13 | 0 | 3 | 2 | 213 | 676 | 52 |
| Chappell, I M | Aus | 9 | 15 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 196 | 666 | 44.4 |
Top 10 bowlers (By aggregate wickets)
| Player | Country | O | M | R | W | 5w | Best | Avg |
| Lillee, D K | Australia | 350.1 | 63 | 1206 | 45 | 4 | 6/171 | 26.80 |
| McDermott, C J | Australia | 387.3 | 98 | 1162 | 42 | 3 | 5/76 | 27.67 |
| Warne, S K* | Australia | 484.4 | 134 | 1188 | 41 | 1 | 5/113 | 28.98 |
| McGrath, G D* | Australia | 295.3 | 87 | 708 | 35 | 0 | 4/41 | 20.23 |
| Grimmett, C V | Australia | 349.3 | 96 | 769 | 34 | 4 | 7/83 | 22.62 |
| Benaud, R | Australia | 266.6 | 54 | 890 | 27 | 2 | 5/91 | 32.96 |
| Mallett, A A | Australia | 225.3 | 55 | 656 | 25 | 1 | 8/59 | 26.24 |
| Johnston, W A | Australia | 191.3 | 46 | 500 | 25 | 2 | 6/62 | 20.00 |
| Thomson, J R | Australia | 127 | 17 | 504 | 24 | 0 | 4/68 | 21.00 |
| Hughes, M G | Australia | 260.3 | 56 | 843 | 24 | 2 | 5/64 | 35.13 |
Top 10 century makers for Australia
| Player | Career | Match | Versus | Inns | Runs |
| Bradman, D G | 1928-1948 | 1931-1932 4th Test | SA | 1st | *299 |
| Simpson, R B | 1957-1978 | 1965-1966 4th Test | Eng | 1st | 225 |
| Jones, D M | 1984-1992 | 1988-1989 5th Test | WI | 1st | 216 |
| Trumper, V T | 1899-1912 | 1910-1911 3rd Test | SA | 1st | *214 |
| Hughes, K J | 1977-1984 | 1980-1981 2nd Test | Ind | 1st | 213 |
| Bradman, D G | 1928-1948 | 1936-1937 4th Test | Eng | 2nd | 212 |
| Morris, A R | 1946-1955 | 1950-1951 4th Test | Eng | 1st | 206 |
| Border, A R | 1978-1994 | 1987-1988 2nd Test | NZ | 1st | 205 |
| Ryder, J | 1920-1929 | 1924-1925 3rd Test | Eng | 1st | *201 |
| Bradman, D G | 1928-1948 | 1947-1948 4th Test | Ind | 1st | 201 |
Century makers for India
| Player | Career | Match | Versus | Inns | Runs |
| Patil, S M | 1980-1984 | 1980-1981 2nd Test | Aus | 1st | 174 |
| Gavaskar, S M | 1971-1987 | 1985-1986 1st Test | Aus | 1st | *166 |
| Hazare, V S | 1946-1953 | 1947-1948 4th Test | Aus | 2nd | 145 |
| Phadkar, D G | 1947-1958 | 1947-1948 4th Test | Aus | 1st | 123 |
| Hazare, V S | 1946-1953 | 1947-1948 4th Test | Aus | 1st | 116 |
| Azharuddin, M | 1984-2000 | 1991-1992 4th Test | Aus | 2nd | 106 |
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