Least players used by one side in a series

Least players used by one side in a series in Tests

Least players used by one side in a series

Team	Mat	Players	Opposition
England	5	11	v Australia
The Ashes (England in Australia), 1884/85
South Africa	5	11	v England
England in South Africa Test Series, 1905/06
West Indies	5	11	v Australia
The Frank Worrell Trophy (Australia in West Indies), 1990/91
Australia	5	11	v England
The Ashes (England in Australia), 2013/14
England	4	11	v Australia
England in Australia Test Series, 1881/82
Australia	4	11	v West Indies
The Frank Worrell Trophy (Australia in West Indies), 1994/95
England	4	11	v Pakistan
Pakistan in England Test Series, 2010
Australia	3	11	v England
The Ashes (England in Australia), 1882/83
Australia	3	11	v England
The Ashes (Australia in England), 1884
Australia	3	11	v England
The Ashes (Australia in England), 1893
Pakistan	3	11	v New Zealand
New Zealand in Pakistan Test Series, 1964/65
India	3	11	v England
India in England Test Series, 1971
Australia	3	11	v New Zealand
Australia in New Zealand Test Series, 1981/82
India	3	11	v England
England in India Test Series, 1992/93
India	3	11	v Sri Lanka
Sri Lanka in India Test Series, 1993/94
South Africa	3	11	v Australia
Australia in South Africa Test Series, 1993/94
Australia	3	11	v Pakistan
Pakistan in Australia Test Series, 1995/96
Australia	3	11	v South Africa
Australia in South Africa Test Series, 1996/97
England	3	11	v Pakistan
England in Pakistan Test Series, 2000/01
Australia	3	11	v New Zealand
Trans-Tasman Trophy (New Zealand in Australia), 2001/02
Australia	3	11	v South Africa
Australia in South Africa Test Series, 2001/02
England	3	11	v New Zealand
England in New Zealand Test Series, 2001/02
Australia	3	11	v New Zealand
Trans-Tasman Trophy (Australia in New Zealand), 2004/05
Australia	3	11	v South Africa
Australia in South Africa Test Series, 2005/06
Pakistan	3	11	v West Indies
West Indies in Pakistan Test Series, 2006/07
England	3	11	v India
Pataudi Trophy (India in England), 2007
India	3	11	v England
Pataudi Trophy (India in England), 2007
South Africa	3	11	v India
South Africa in India Test Series, 2007/08
England	3	11	v New Zealand
New Zealand in England Test Series, 2008
South Africa	3	11	v Australia
South Africa in Australia Test Series, 2008/09
South Africa	3	11	v India
India in South Africa Test Series, 2010/11
South Africa	3	11	v England
Basil D'Oliveira Trophy (South Africa in England), 2012
New Zealand	3	11	v England
England in New Zealand Test Series, 2012/13
West Indies	3	11	v Pakistan
Pakistan in West Indies Test Series, 2017
West Indies	3	11	v Sri Lanka
Sobers/Tissera Trophy (Sri Lanka in West Indies), 2018
Australia	3	11	v Pakistan
Benaud-Qadir Trophy (Pakistan in Australia), 2023/24

Minimum of 3 matches in the series

Records includes the following current or recent matches:

West Indies v Australia at Kingston, 3rd Test, Jul 12-14, 2025 [Test # 2595]

England v India at Lord's, 3rd Test, Jul 10-14, 2025 [Test # 2594]

Zimbabwe v South Africa at Bulawayo, 2nd Test, Jul 6-8, 2025 [Test # 2593]