Five-day Ashes epic breaks all-time crowd record

The fifth Ashes match at the SCG has broken attendance records for a Sydney Test. (Dan Himbrechts/AAP PHOTOS)

More than 200,000 people have attended a Test match in Sydney for the first time, breaking a record set in the Bradman era.

The final figure of 211,032 who passed through the SCG gates was more than enough to break the 79-year record, with the mark passed comfortably before play began on Thursday.