11.   Hayden, who scored a century on his home ground in the first test at Brisbane, smashed two sixes after a slow start to his innings.

12.   Hayden, who scored a century on his homeground in the first test at Brisbane, smashed two sixes after a slow start to his innings.

13.   If he had scored his century against one of the nine test-playing nations, he would have earned more points and possibly overhauled Bevan.

14.   It was the seventh time a New Zealander has scored a century on Test debut.

15.   Manoj Parbhakar, who scored a century in first innings, could not play in the second innings for his hospitalization due to a fractured nose.

16.   Middle-order batsman Damien Martyn missed out despite scoring a century for an Australian XI against England on Friday.

17.   Michael Slater made England suffer after receiving a dubious run out reprieve by scoring a century to put Australia in command in the fifth and final test Monday.

18.   Middle-order batsman Damien Martyn missed out despite scoring a century for the Australian XI against England on Friday.

19.   Test batsman Michael Slater often kissed the Australian coat of arms badge on his helmet when he scored a century for his country.

20.   They hammered Indian bowlers with open Gary Kirsten scoring a century in each innings, the third batsmen to achieve the feat in test cricket.