General Ricky Ponting joined elite company while deputy Adam Gilchrist broke new ground as the dashing left-hander unleashed his own scorched earth policy to edge Australia closer to a series whitewash over Pakistan.
Ponting (207) joined Don Bradman and Greg Chappell as the only Australians to make four Test double centuries while Gilchrist scored his 13th ton, the most centuries in Test history by a gloveman.
The Tasmanian run machine's eight-hour innings against Pakistan was a slow burner to Gilchrist's blistering century at the SCG as Australia charged to a first innings lead of 264 after making 568 in reply to Pakistan's 304.
Pakistan was 1-67 in its second innings at stumps on day three, needing another 197 runs to make the hosts bat again with Yasir Hameed (40no) and Younis Khan (5no) at the crease.
Opener Salman Butt (21) failed to back up his maiden Test century in the first innings, edging Stuart MacGill's (1-14) first ball of the innings to slip to give the NSW spinner his sixth scalp of the match.
Ponting, 30, earlier made his first trip into triple figures in over a year more than worthwhile by registering his fourth double ton in two years.
However, he was largely nonplussed about his place in the history books.
"I am not a great thinker about the game and that is probably a good thing," Ponting said.
He said he would spend the night watching television programme "Australia's next top model" with his wife and the conversation would definitely not be about his day job.
"I will go home tonight and I have a wife at home who does not talk much about cricket which is always nice," he said.
Ponting guided his team to safety from 2-83 to 6-529 while Gilchrist further dented the opposition's spirit after already being humbled by the hosts in the opening two Tests in Perth and Melbourne.
But while the captain crunched numbers, Gilchrist pleased the crowd of just over 18,000 by demolishing the tourists' inexperienced attack with five sixes in his explosive 113 off 120 balls.
It is the highest number of centuries by a wicketkeeper, surpassing Zimbabwe's Andy Flower (12), who did not don the gloves in all the Test matches he played.
Ponting said Gilchrist was a "once in a lifetime player".
"You have just got to let him go and sit back and enjoy it," Ponting said after watching Gilchrist plunder the attack from the non-striker's end.
"And let him keep going because once he gets on a roll like that and starts striking the ball the worst thing is to ... try and stop it.
"The way he changed the course of the game again today was outstanding."
Gilchrist gave debutant Mohammad Asif (0-72 off 16 overs) nightmares by hitting him for 6-6-4 as he moved from 82 to 98 in three balls.
He said he was not necessarily trying to bring up his hundred with his third consecutive six but there was an audible gasp in the crowd when his third shot of the sequence bounced in front of the rope.
The West Australian instead smashed Shahid Afridi for six to celebrate his century as he made up for the three hours lost to rain.
His exhilarating innings eventually came to an end when he chanced his arm once too often against the persistent Danish Kaneria (7-188 off 49.3 overs).
Danish, who only turned 24 last month, claimed his 100th Test scalp with the dismissal of Glenn McGrath and then cheekily suggested in the post-match press conference his goal was to take more Test wickets than Shane Warne (561).
Meanwhile, Ponting dawdled to his double century just after tea with a miscued drive for four off Rana Naved-ul-Hasan (3-107) before falling to the paceman soon after.
Danish rebounded from being fined his entire match fee for abusing Michael Clarke on Monday with an excellent display of stamina and guile.
"It cost me a lot, I am playing a free game," he quipped.
His patience was also tested.
Danish thought he had debutant Shane Watson (31) caught and bowled on 30 but the Australian stood his ground.
It was referred to third umpire Steve Davis who took plenty of time before giving him not out when Watson appeared to scoop the ball up after his bat hit the ground.
However, Danish felt some justice was served as Watson added only one more run before the spinner had him caught in the deep off his bowling.