m Sachin Tendulkar became the third-most capped player in Test history with 146 appearances. Sachin, who went past Shane Warne, has Steve Waugh (168) and Allan Border (156) ahead of him

m Sachin, during the course of his unbeaten 124 on Thursday, went past 400 runs in this series. This is the sixth time he has topped 400 runs in a Test series and the second time he has done so against Australia. He aggregated 446 in the three-Test series against Australia in India in 1997-98. His previous best tally in a series Down Under was 383, in 2003-04

m Sachin’s tally in the ongoing series stands at 447 — the most he has scored against Australia with whom he has been involved in six series

m Sachin notched up the 150th Test century in Adelaide. The 100th century at this venue was scored by Sunil Gavaskar in 1985-86. Following is the list of venues which have seen 150 or more Test hundreds:

Lord’s — 197

Melbourne — 166

Sydney — 154

The Oval — 150

Adelaide — 150

m It was Sachin’s sixth Test century on Australian soil, the same as Herbert Sutcliffe. Only Jack Hobbs (9) and Wally Hammond (7) scored more

m Sachin registered his highest score at the Adelaide Oval. His previous best at this venue was 61 in 1999-00

m Irfan Pathan opened the innings for the third time in his Test career. The previous instances were vs Sri Lanka in Delhi (2005-06) when he scored 93, and vs England in Mumbai (2005-06) when he made 11

m Virender Sehwag’s 63 was his 13th Test half-century — fourth against Australia and third on Australian soil. His last Test fifty came in Basseterre when he hit 65 vs WI in 2006