Most consecutive series defeats

Most consecutive series defeats in Tests

Most consecutive series defeats

Team	Series	Mat	Won	Lost	Series
Bangladesh	16	1	0	1	India in Bangladesh Test Match, 2000/01
		2	0	2	Bangladesh in Zimbabwe Test Series, 2000/01
		2	0	1	Zimbabwe in Bangladesh Test Series, 2001/02
		2	0	2	Bangladesh in New Zealand Test Series, 2001/02
		2	0	2	Pakistan in Bangladesh Test Series, 2001/02
		2	0	2	Bangladesh in Sri Lanka Test Series, 2002
		2	0	2	Bangladesh in South Africa Test Series, 2002/03
		2	0	2	West Indies in Bangladesh Test Series, 2002/03
		2	0	2	South Africa in Bangladesh Test Series, 2003
		2	0	2	Bangladesh in Australia Test Series, 2003
		3	0	3	Bangladesh in Pakistan Test Series, 2003
		2	0	2	England in Bangladesh Test Series, 2003/04
		2	0	1	Bangladesh in Zimbabwe Test Series, 2003/04
		2	0	1	Bangladesh in West Indies Test Series, 2004
		2	0	2	New Zealand in Bangladesh Test Series, 2004/05
		2	0	2	India in Bangladesh Test Series, 2004/05
Bangladesh	11	2	0	2	Bangladesh in England Test Series, 2005
		2	0	2	Bangladesh in Sri Lanka Test Series, 2005
		2	0	2	Sri Lanka in Bangladesh Test Series, 2005/06
		2	0	2	Australia in Bangladesh Test Series, 2005/06
		2	0	1	India in Bangladesh Test Series, 2007
		3	0	3	Bangladesh in Sri Lanka Test Series, 2007
		2	0	2	Bangladesh in New Zealand Test Series, 2007/08
		2	0	2	South Africa in Bangladesh Test Series, 2007/08
		2	0	1	New Zealand in Bangladesh Test Series, 2008/09
		2	0	2	Bangladesh in South Africa Test Series, 2008/09
		2	0	2	Sri Lanka in Bangladesh Test Series, 2008/09
New Zealand	10	2	0	1	England in New Zealand Test Series, 1950/51
		2	0	1	West Indies in New Zealand Test Series, 1951/52
		2	0	1	South Africa in New Zealand Test Series, 1952/53
		5	0	4	New Zealand in South Africa Test Series, 1953/54
		2	0	2	England in New Zealand Test Series, 1954/55
		3	0	2	New Zealand in Pakistan Test Series, 1955/56
		5	0	2	New Zealand in India Test Series, 1955/56
		4	1	3	West Indies in New Zealand Test Series, 1955/56
		5	0	4	New Zealand in England Test Series, 1958
		2	0	1	England in New Zealand Test Series, 1958/59
Bangladesh	9	2	0	2	India in Bangladesh Test Series, 2009/10
		1	0	1	Bangladesh in New Zealand Test Match, 2009/10
		2	0	2	England in Bangladesh Test Series, 2009/10
		2	0	2	Bangladesh in England Test Series, 2010
		1	0	1	Bangladesh in Zimbabwe Test Match, 2011
		2	0	1	West Indies in Bangladesh Test Series, 2011/12
		2	0	2	Pakistan in Bangladesh Test Series, 2011/12
		2	0	2	West Indies in Bangladesh Test Series, 2012/13
		2	0	1	Bangladesh in Sri Lanka Test Series, 2012/13
Australia	7	3	0	1	The Ashes (Australia in England), 1884
		5	2	3	The Ashes (England in Australia), 1884/85
		3	0	3	The Ashes (Australia in England), 1886
		2	0	2	The Ashes (England in Australia), 1886/87
		1	0	1	The Ashes (England in Australia), 1887/88
		3	1	2	The Ashes (Australia in England), 1888
		3	0	2	The Ashes (Australia in England), 1890
South Africa	7	5	1	4	South Africa in Australia Test Series, 1910/11
		3	0	2	Australia v South Africa Test Series (in England), 1912
		3	0	3	South Africa in England Test Series, 1912
		5	0	4	England in South Africa Test Series, 1913/14
		3	0	1	Australia in South Africa Test Series, 1921/22
		5	1	2	England in South Africa Test Series, 1922/23
		5	0	3	South Africa in England Test Series, 1924
New Zealand	7	3	0	1	New Zealand in England Test Series, 1994
		3	1	2	New Zealand in South Africa Test Series, 1994/95
		2	0	1	West Indies in New Zealand Test Series, 1994/95
		1	0	1	Centenary Test (South Africa in New Zealand), 1994/95
		2	0	1	Sri Lanka in New Zealand Test Series, 1994/95
		3	0	1	New Zealand in India Test Series, 1995/96
		1	0	1	Pakistan in New Zealand Test Match, 1995/96
Zimbabwe	7	1	0	1	Southern Cross Trophy (Australia in Zimbabwe), 1999/00
		2	0	2	South Africa v Zimbabwe Test Series (in South Africa/Zimbabwe), 1999/00
		3	0	1	Sri Lanka in Zimbabwe Test Series, 1999/00
		2	0	2	Zimbabwe in West Indies Test Series, 1999/00
		2	0	1	Zimbabwe in England Test Series, 2000
		2	0	2	New Zealand in Zimbabwe Test Series, 2000/01
		2	0	1	Zimbabwe in India Test Series, 2000/01
West Indies	7	2	0	2	West Indies in Sri Lanka Test Series, 2005
		3	0	3	The Frank Worrell Trophy (West Indies in Australia), 2005/06
		3	0	2	West Indies in New Zealand Test Series, 2005/06
		4	0	1	India in West Indies Test Series, 2006
		3	0	2	West Indies in Pakistan Test Series, 2006/07
		4	0	3	The Wisden Trophy (West Indies in England), 2007
		3	1	2	Sir Vivian Richards Trophy (West Indies in South Africa), 2007/08
West Indies	7	2	0	2	The Frank Worrell Trophy (Australia in West Indies), 2015
		2	0	2	Sobers/Tissera Trophy (West Indies in Sri Lanka), 2015/16
		3	0	2	The Frank Worrell Trophy (West Indies in Australia), 2015/16
		4	0	2	India in West Indies Test Series, 2016
		3	1	2	Pakistan v West Indies Test Series (in United Arab Emirates), 2016/17
		3	1	2	Pakistan in West Indies Test Series, 2017
		3	1	2	The Wisden Trophy (West Indies in England), 2017
Zimbabwe	7	1	0	1	South Africa in Zimbabwe Test Match, 2014
		3	0	3	Zimbabwe in Bangladesh Test Series, 2014/15
		2	0	2	New Zealand in Zimbabwe Test Series, 2016
		2	0	2	Sri Lanka in Zimbabwe Test Series, 2016/17
		1	0	1	Zimbabwe in Sri Lanka Test Match, 2017
		2	0	1	West Indies in Zimbabwe Test Series, 2017/18
		1	0	1	Zimbabwe in South Africa Test Match, 2017/18
India	6	1	0	1	India in England Test Match, 1932
		3	0	2	England in India Test Series, 1933/34
		3	0	2	India in England Test Series, 1936
		3	0	1	India in England Test Series, 1946
		5	0	4	India in Australia Test Series, 1947/48
		5	0	1	West Indies in India Test Series, 1948/49
South Africa	6	5	0	4	Australia in South Africa Test Series, 1935/36
		5	0	1	England in South Africa Test Series, 1938/39
		5	0	3	South Africa in England Test Series, 1947
		5	0	2	England in South Africa Test Series, 1948/49
		5	0	4	Australia in South Africa Test Series, 1949/50
		5	1	3	South Africa in England Test Series, 1951
Zimbabwe	6	3	0	3	Zimbabwe in Sri Lanka Test Series, 2001/02
		2	0	2	Zimbabwe in India Test Series, 2001/02
		2	0	2	Pakistan in Zimbabwe Test Series, 2002/03
		2	0	2	Zimbabwe in England Test Series, 2003
		2	0	2	Southern Cross Trophy (Zimbabwe in Australia), 2003/04
		2	0	1	Clive Lloyd Trophy (West Indies in Zimbabwe), 2003/04
Ireland	6	1	0	1	Pakistan in Ireland Test Match, 2018
		1	0	1	Afghanistan v Ireland Test Match (in India), 2018/19
		1	0	1	Ireland in England Test Match, 2019
		1	0	1	Ireland in Bangladesh Test Match, 2022/23
		2	0	2	Ireland in Sri Lanka Test Series, 2023
		1	0	1	Ireland in England Test Match, 2023
Zimbabwe	6	2	0	2	Pakistan in Zimbabwe Test Series, 2021
		1	0	1	Bangladesh in Zimbabwe Test Match, 2021
		2	0	1	West Indies in Zimbabwe Test Series, 2022/23
		1	0	1	Zimbabwe in Ireland Test Match, 2024
		2	0	1	Afghanistan in Zimbabwe Test Series, 2024/25
		1	0	1	Ireland in Zimbabwe Test Match, 2024/25
South Africa	5	2	0	2	England in South Africa Test Series, 1888/89
		1	0	1	England in South Africa Test Match, 1891/92
		3	0	3	England in South Africa Test Series, 1895/96
		2	0	2	England in South Africa Test Series, 1898/99
		3	0	2	Australia in South Africa Test Series, 1902/03
England	5	5	1	2	Pakistan in England Test Series, 1992
		3	0	3	England in India Test Series, 1992/93
		1	0	1	England in Sri Lanka Test Match, 1992/93
		6	1	4	The Ashes (Australia in England), 1993
		5	1	3	The Wisden Trophy (England in West Indies), 1993/94
Zimbabwe	5	2	0	2	Sri Lanka in Zimbabwe Test Series, 2004
		2	0	1	Zimbabwe in Bangladesh Test Series, 2004/05
		2	0	2	Zimbabwe in South Africa Test Series, 2004/05
		2	0	2	New Zealand in Zimbabwe Test Series, 2005
		2	0	2	India in Zimbabwe Test Series, 2005

* indicates that the sequence is ongoing

One-off Tests are included as series, and tournaments with more than two teams are excluded

Records includes the following current or recent matches:

Australia v England at Sydney, 5th Test, Jan 4-8, 2026 [Test # 2616]

Australia v England at Melbourne, 4th Test, Dec 26-27, 2025 [Test # 2615]

New Zealand v West Indies at Mount Maunganui, ICC World Test Championship 3rd Test, Dec 18-22, 2025 [Test # 2614]