Pat Cummins took 5-38 on the opening day of the first Ashes Test match at the Gabba to become the eighth Australian captain to take five-wickets in an innings. Richie Benaud, George Giffen, Allan Border, Michael Clarke, Ian Johnson, Monty Noble and Hugh Trumble had also achieved the feat during their tenures. Here is the list, in reverse chronological order:
| Player | Span | Mat | Inns | Balls | Runs | Wkts | BBI | BBM | Ave | Econ | SR | 5W+ | 10W+ |
| Pat Cummins | 2021-2021 | 1 | 1 | 79 | 38 | 5 | 5/38 | 5/38 | 7.6 | 2.88 | 15.8 | 1 | 0 |
| Michael Clarke | 2011-2015 | 47 | 23 | 731 | 362 | 10 | 5/86 | 5/104 | 36.2 | 2.97 | 73.1 | 1 | 0 |
| Allan Border | 1984-1994 | 93 | 59 | 2517 | 961 | 24 | 7/46 | 11/96 | 40.04 | 2.29 | 104.8 | 2 | 1 |
| Richie Benaud | 1958-1963 | 28 | 56 | 10720 | 3559 | 138 | 6/70 | 9/173 | 25.78 | 1.99 | 77.6 | 9 | 0 |
| Ian Johnson | 1954-1956 | 17 | 27 | 2980 | 1096 | 39 | 7/44 | 8/86 | 28.1 | 2.2 | 76.4 | 1 | 0 |
| Monty Noble | 1903-1909 | 15 | 24 | 2055 | 745 | 31 | 7/100 | 8/140 | 24.03 | 2.17 | 66.2 | 1 | 0 |
| Hugh Trumble | 1902-1902 | 2 | 3 | 561 | 191 | 11 | 5/62 | 8/126 | 17.36 | 2.04 | 51 | 1 | 0 |
| George Giffen | 1894-1895 | 4 | 7 | 1418 | 581 | 26 | 6/155 | 8/40 | 22.34 | 2.45 | 54.5 | 3 | 0 |