Ponting / Symonds 237 Partnership

After losing the first final against Sri Lanka at Adelaide, Australia needed to win at the SCG to force a third and decisive final. When Chaminda Vaas took three quick wickets to dismantle the Australian top order, Andrew Symonds joined captain Ricky Ponting to save the Aussies and in doing so break the Australian partnership record of 234 with twin centuries. Symonds finished with 156