Here are the best head-to-head Test winning sequences for each country
against the rest. The matches listed are inclusive.
ENGLAND:
7 v Aus from Melbourne(5) 1884-85
to Sydney 1887-88
8 v SAf from Port Elizabeth 1888-89
to Cape Town 1898-99
5 v WI from Leeds 2000
to Bridgetown 2003-04
7 v NZ from Wellington 1950-51
to Manchester 1958-59
6 v Ind from Manchester 1974
to Madras 1976-77
3* v Pak from Manchester 2006
to The Oval 2006
3 v Pak from Birmingham 1962
to Leeds 1962
2 v SL Three times
2* v Zim from Lords 2003
to Chester-le-Street 2003
4* v BD from Dhaka 2003-04
to Chester-le-Street 2005
AUSTRALIA:
8 v Eng from Sydney(1) 1920-21
to Leeds 1921
7 v SAf from Cape Town 1921-22
to Durban(1) 1935-36
9 v WI from St Johns 1998-99
to Bridgetown 2002-03
4 v NZ from Hobart 1993-94
to Perth 1997-98
5 v Ind from Adelaide 1967-68
to Bombay 1969-70
v Ind from Bangalore 1997-98
to Bombay 2000-01
10* v Pak from Brisbane 1999-00
to Melbourne 2009-10
4 v SL from Galle 2003-04
to Darwin 2004
3* v Zim from Harare 1999-00
to Sydney 2003-04
4* v BD from Darwin 2003
to Chittagong 2005-06
SOUTH AFRICA:
3 v Eng from Johannesburg(1) 1905-06
to Johannesburg(3) 1905-06
5 v Aus from Port Elizabeth 1966-67
to Port Elizabeth 1969-70
5 v WI from Johannesburg 1998-99
to Pretoria 1998-99
3 v NZ Several times
3 v Ind from Bombay 1999-00
to Bloemfontein 2001-02
3 v Pak from Port Elizabeth 1997-98
to Cape Town 2002-03
4 v SL from Cape Town 2000-01
to Pretoria 2002-03
4 v Zim from Harare 1995-96
to Harare 2001-02
8* v BD from East London 2002-03
to Pretoria 2008-09
WEST INDIES:
10 v Eng from Birmingham 1984
to St Johns 1985-86
6 v Aus from Bridgetown 1983-84
to Adelaide 1984-85
1 v SAf Three times
3 v NZ from Dunedin 1955-56
to Wellington 1955-56
7 v Ind from Port-of-Spain(1) 1961-62
to Calcutta 1966-67
3 v Pak from Port-of-Spain(2) 1957-58
to Georgetown 1957-58
1 v SL Three times
3 v Zim from Port-of-Spain 1999-00
to Bulawayo 2001
2 v BD from Dhaka 2002-03
to Chittagong 2002-03
NEW ZEALAND:
1 v Eng Several times
1 v Aus Several times
1 v SAf Several times
3 v WI from Hamilton 1999-00
to Bridgetown 2002
2 v Ind from Wellington 2002-03
to Hamilton 2002-03
2 v Pak from Auckland 1984-85
to Dunedin 1984-85
3 v SL from Christchurch 1982-83
to Kandy 1983-84
v SL from Dunedin 1996-97
to Colombo(RPS) 1997-98
4 v Zim from Wellington 1997-98
to Harare 2000-01
7 v BD from Hamilton 2001-02
to Chittagong 2008-09
INDIA:
3 v Eng from Calcutta 1992-93
to Bombay 1992-93
3 v Aus from Delhi 1996-97
to Calcutta 1997-98
2 v SAf from Calcutta 2004-05
to Johannesburg 2006-07
2 v WI from Calcutta 1974-75
to Madras 1974-75
v WI from Bombay 2002-03
to Madras 2002-03
3 v NZ from Wellington 1967-68
to Bombay 1969-70
1 v Pak Several times
3 v SL from Nagpur 1986-87
to Chandigarh 1990-91
v SL from Lucknow 1993-94
to Ahmedabad 1993-94
4* v Zim from Nagpur 2001-02
to Harare 2005-06
3 v BD from Dhaka 2000-01
to Chittagong 2004-05
PAKISTAN:
2 v Eng from The Oval 1992
to Lords 1992
v Eng from Manchester 2001
to Multan 2005-06
4 v Aus from Melbourne 1981-82
to Lahore 1982-83
1 v SAf Three times
3 v WI from Port-of-Spain(5) 1957-58
to Dacca 1958-59
v WI from Peshawar 1997-98
to Karachi 1997-98
6 v NZ from Karachi 1990-91
to Wellington 1993-94
3 v Ind from Karachi(2) 1982-83
to Hyderabad(P) 1982-83
4 v SL from Faisalabad 1991-92
To Peshawar 1995-96
2 v Zim Several times (one current)
6* v BD from Multan 2001-02
to Multan 2003
SRI LANKA:
3 v Eng from Colombo(SSC) 1992-93
to Galle 2000-01
1 v Aus Kandy 1999-00
3* v SAf from Colombo(SSC) 2004
to Colombo(PSS) 2006
3 v WI from Galle 2001-02
to Colombo(SSC) 2001-02
v WI from Colombo(SSC) 2005
to Providence 2007-08
3* v NZ from Wellington 2006-07
to Colombo(SSC) 2009
1 v Ind Several times
2 v Pak Several times
5* v Zim from Colombo(SSC) 2001-02
to Bulawayo 2003-04
12* v BD from Colombo(SSC) 2001-02
to Chittagong 2008-09
Notes:
1. Zimbabwe have won two Tests against India and Pakistan each but not
in a row. They also have had two 2-match win sequences against
Bangladesh. They have no wins against other sides.
2. Bangladesh have won one Test against Zimbabwe and currently have a
2-match winning sequence against the West Indies. These are their only
wins.
aslam
GO COLTS!!!