Pakistan team, despite losing this three-match Test series already by a 0-2 margin, would look to win the final Test match of the series at Sydney, provided the fact that this game could play a crucial role in WTC 2023-25 points table. Pakistan have been struggling to play good cricket at the international level for a long period now, hence it will be an uphill task to beat this invincible Australian side on their home soil.

Numbers and Stats ahead of AUS vs PAK 3rd Test match:

12 - Australia have never lost any of their last 12 Test matches on their home soil.

Australia team in their last 12 Test matches on their home soil:

  • Won - 10
  • Drawn - 2

The last time Australia lost a Test match on their home soil was against India at Gabba in 2021.

16 - Since 1999, Australia have won all 16 out of 16 Test matches against Pakistan on their home soil.

AUS vs PAK in Test cricket on AUS soil:

  • AUS won by a 3-0 (3) margin in 1999
  • AUS won by a 3-0 (3) margin in 2004/05
  • AUS won by a 3-0 (3) margin in 2009/10
  • AUS won by a 3-0 (3) margin in 2016/17
  • AUS won by a 2-0 (2) margin in 2019
  • AUS won by a 2-0 (3) margin in 2023/24 - Still one more match to be played

The last time Pakistan beat Australia in Test cricket on Australian soil was way back in 1995.

63.3 - Steven Smith averages 63.3 with the bat against Pakistan in Test cricket on Australian soil.

Steven Smith vs Pakistan in Test cricket on AUS soil:

  • Inns - 11
  • Runs - 633
  • Avg - 63.3
  • 50s - 3; 100s - 2

76.89 - David Warner averages 76.89 with the bat against Pakistan in Test cricket.

Warner vs Pakistan in Test cricket: 

  • Inns - 20
  • Runs - 1461
  • Avg - 76.89
  • 50s - 4; 100s - 6

Most runs for AUS vs PAK in Test cricket:

  • Allan Border - 1666 (36 inns)
  • Greg Chappell - 1581 (27 inns)
  • Ricky Ponting - 1537 (26 inns)
  • David Warner - 1461 (20 inns)
  • Mark Taylor - 1347 (20 inns)

162 - Nathan Lyon has taken the most wickets (162) in World Test Championship history.

Most wickets in ICC World Test Championship:

  • Nathan Lyon - 162 (68 inns)
  • Pat Cummins - 158 (68 inns)
  • Ravichandran Ashwin - 148 (57 inns)
  • Stuart Broad - 134 (63 inns)
  • Mitchell Starc - 131 (63 inns)

876 - Babar Azam has recorded 876 runs against Australia in Test cricket.

Babar Azam vs AUS in Test cricket:

  • Inns - 23
  • Runs - 876
  • Avg - 39.81
  • 50s - 4; 100s - 2

Babar Azam vs AUS in Test cricket on AUS soil:

  • Inns - 14
  • Runs - 355
  • Avg - 25.35
  • 50s - 1; 100s -1 

1053 - David Warner has recorded 1053 runs against Pakistan in Test cricket on home soil.

Most runs for AUS vs PAK in Test cricket on AUS soil:

  • Greg Chappell - 1200 (22 inns)
  • David Warner - 1053 (11 inns)
  • Ricky Ponting - 978 (16 inns)

David Warner scores vs PAK in Test cricket on AUS soil:

  • 32 &12 in Brisbane, 2016
  • 144 in Melbourne, 2016
  • 113 & 55 in Sydney, 2017
  • 154 in Brisbane, 2019
  • 335* in Adelaide, 2019
  • 164 & 0 in Perth, 2023
  • 38 & 6 in Melbourne, 2023