Thirteen wins and counting

The first Test at Lord's, after which Shahid Afridi retired from Test cricket, ended in Australia's 13th consecutive victory against Pakistan in the format. It's the most wins any team has strung together against a particular opponent - surpassing Sri Lanka's 12 victories on the trot against Bangladesh - and Australia have the opportunity to extend it further when the second Test begins at Headingley today.

Australia's winning streak against Pakistan began with a ten-wicket victory at the Gabba in 1999, and includes matches in Sri Lanka, Sharjah and now England. Their unbeaten run against Pakistan is presently 16 Tests, after winning in Rawalpindi and drawing at Peshawar and Karachi in 1998, when Australia toured Pakistan last. For Australia's last defeat against Pakistan, you'd have to revisit Sydney 1995, when Ijaz Ahmed scored a hundred and Mushtaq Ahmed took nine wickets in a 74-run win. The closest Pakistan came to ending the domination was also at the SCG, in 2009-10, when they collapsed for 139 while chasing a target of 176.

The asterisk against an entry in the tables indicates an ongoing streak of victories by a team against another. Apart from Australia's against Pakistan, the only other ongoing streaks comprising more than five Tests are by various teams - Sri Lanka, South Africa (8), England (8) and Pakistan (6) - against Bangladesh. India's fourth out of seven Tests against Bangladesh was a rain-affected draw, which ended their run, while another rain-affected draw interrupted New Zealand's wins against Bangladesh at seven Tests. West Indies and Zimbabwe have both lost Tests against Bangladesh, while Australia have played only four Tests against them.

Scorecard End Match Scorecard

Australia v Pakistan 13* Nov 5, 1999

Test 1467 Jul 13, 2010 Test 1963

Sri Lanka v Bangladesh 12* Sep 6, 2001 Test 1561

Jan 3, 2009 Test 1905 West Indies

v England 10 Jun 14, 1984 Test 989 Apr 11, 1986

Test 1045 Australia v West Indies 9

Apr 3, 1999 Test 1454 May 1, 2003 Test 1643

England v South Africa 8 Mar 12, 1889

Test 31 Apr 1, 1899 Test 59

Australia v England 8 Dec 17, 1920 Test 135

Jul 2, 1921 Test 142 South Africa

v Bangladesh 8* Oct 18, 2002 Test 1619 Nov 26, 2008

Test 1895 England v Bangladesh 8*

Oct 21, 2003 Test 1665 Jun 4, 2010 Test 1959

England v Australia 7 Mar 21, 1885

Test 21 Feb 10, 1888 Test 27

England v South Africa 7 Mar 11, 1910 Test 110

Jan 1, 1914 Test 132 Australia

v South Africa 7 Nov 26, 1921 Test 147 Dec 14, 1935

Test 247 England v New Zealand 7

Mar 24, 1951 Test 333 Jul 24, 1958 Test 457

West Indies v India 7 Feb 16, 1962

Test 525 Dec 31, 1966 Test 612

New Zealand v Bangladesh 7 Dec 18, 2001 Test 1577

Oct 17, 2008 Test 1888 Australia

v South Africa 6 Jan 1, 1936 Test 249 Jan 20, 1950

Test 320 Australia v England 6

Jul 22, 1948 Test 302 Feb 2, 1951 Test 330

England v New Zealand 6 Feb 23, 1963

Test 540 Jul 8, 1965 Test 593

England v India 6 Jun 6, 1974 Test 739

Jan 14, 1977 Test 793 West Indies

v Australia 6 Mar 30, 1984 Test 986 Dec 7, 1984

Test 1002 Pakistan v New Zealand 6

Oct 10, 1990 Test 1151 Feb 17, 1994 Test 1249

Pakistan v Bangladesh 6* Aug 29, 2001

Test 1560 Sep 3, 2003 Test 1658

The longest unbeaten run in Test cricket - 47 Tests without defeat - belongs to England against New Zealand. It began with an eight-wicket win in New Zealand's first Test, in Christchurch in 1930, and continued for more than four decades. New Zealand's maiden victory against England finally came at the Basin Reserve in 1978, when Richard Hadlee, who took 10 in the match, shot out the visitors for 64 to secure a 72-run win. As a result, debutants John Wright and Stephen Boock tasted victory in their first Test; in contrast, Bert Sutcliffe, a New Zealand legend, went 42 matches without a win.

England were also involved in the next two longest unbeaten streaks, though they were on the wrong end of one of them. England did not lose to Pakistan in 30 Tests between 1961 and 1982 and did not win against West Indies in 29 Tests between 1976 and 1988.

Most consecutive Tests without a loss against a team

Team	Opposition	Mat

Start Match Scorecard End Match Scorecard

England v New Zealand 47 Jan 10, 1930

Test 186 Feb 28, 1975 Test 758

England v Pakistan 30 Oct 21, 1961 Test 512

Jul 29, 1982 Test 931 West Indies

v England 29 Jun 3, 1976 Test 777 Aug 4, 1988

Test 1102 Australia v South Africa 24

Feb 17, 1911 Test 114 Dec 5, 1952 Test 359

West Indies v India 24 Nov 10, 1948

Test 304 Feb 18, 1971 Test 680

Pakistan v India 22 Jan 29, 1980 Test 871

Jan 28, 1999 Test 1442 Australia

v New Zealand 21* Nov 12, 1993 Test 1235 Mar 27, 2010

Test 1957 England v South Africa 18

Jul 13, 1935 Test 244 Mar 5, 1949 Test 313

Australia v England 18 Jan 10, 1987

Test 1065 Aug 5, 1993 Test 1230

Pakistan v India 17 Nov 28, 1952 Test 358

Dec 4, 1979 Test 863 India

v Sri Lanka 17 Sep 14, 1985 Test 1025 Feb 24, 1999

Test 1445 England v New Zealand 17

Aug 21, 1986 Test 1051 Jul 1, 1999 Test 1455

West Indies v India 16 Jan 24, 1979

Test 842 Dec 26, 1987 Test 1088

England v West Indies 16 Jun 29, 2000 Test 1503

Jun 15, 2007 Test 1836 Australia

v Pakistan 16* Oct 1, 1998 Test 1424 Jul 13, 2010

Test 1963 Sri Lanka v Zimbabwe 15*

Oct 11, 1994 Test 1270 May 14, 2004 Test 1699

Australia v England 14 Nov 29, 1946

Test 279 Feb 2, 1951 Test 330

England v India 14 Jun 25, 1932 Test 219

Jan 12, 1952 Test 346 India

v Pakistan 14 Nov 13, 1952 Test 357 Oct 16, 1978

Test 831 Pakistan v New Zealand 14

Nov 8, 1969 Test 665 Jan 18, 1985 Test 1009

Pakistan v England 14 Mar 2, 1984

Test 978 Jul 2, 1992 Test 1191

The longest ongoing unbeaten run is also against New Zealand. Australia haven't lost to them in 21 Tests, the first of which was in November 1993, before Daniel Vettori had begun his career. Australia's streak against New Zealand could climb up the table below but England's record is still a decade or more away - provided New Zealand don't win one, of course.

Australia hold the longest winning streak in ODIs - 22 against Zimbabwe. However, that run was cut short by a washout at the MCG in 2004, after which Australia won three more matches, taking their unbeaten run against Zimbabwe to 26, which is also the longest. This run of Australia's against Zimbabwe began after a shock upset in the first-ever game between the countries, in the 1983 World Cup, when Duncan Fletcher scored a half-century and took four wickets in Nottingham to give Zimbabwe their first win in their first ODI.

Most consecutive ODIs without a loss against a team

Team Opposition Mat Start Match Scorecard

End Match Scorecard Australia

v Zimbabwe 26* Jun 16, 1983 ODI 212 May 29, 2004

ODI 2133 Pakistan v Zimbabwe 22*

Nov 24, 1998 ODI 1377 Feb 2, 2008 ODI 2669

Pakistan v Bangladesh 19* Jun 2, 2000

ODI 1599 Jun 21, 2010 ODI 2998

South Africa v Zimbabwe 18* Feb 6, 2000 ODI 1558

Nov 10, 2009 ODI 2928 Sri Lanka

v Bangladesh 15 Apr 2, 1986 ODI 377 Feb 20, 2006

ODI 2334 Sri Lanka v Zimbabwe 15

Apr 20, 2004 ODI 2119 Jun 1, 2010 ODI 2985

Australia v Sri Lanka 14 Jan 23, 1985

ODI 294 Mar 7, 1992 ODI 733

South Africa v Pakistan 14 Jan 10, 1995 ODI 970

Mar 24, 2000 ODI 1579 Zimbabwe

v Kenya 14 Feb 26, 1996 ODI 1061 Dec 15, 2002

ODI 1920 Australia v England 14

Jan 26, 1999 ODI 1394 Mar 2, 2003 ODI 1976

India v Zimbabwe 13 Jun 11, 1983

ODI 204 Jan 27, 1997 ODI 1169

South Africa v New Zealand 13 Mar 25, 1999 ODI 1419

Jan 15, 2002 ODI 1785 West Indies

v Bangladesh 13 May 21, 1999 ODI 1454 Apr 19, 2007

ODI 2576 Australia v West Indies 13*

Nov 5, 2006 ODI 2443 Feb 19, 2010 ODI 2960

Australia v New Zealand 12 Jan 7, 1988

ODI 488 Dec 11, 1990 ODI 650

India v Bangladesh 12 Oct 27, 1988 ODI 529

Dec 23, 2004 ODI 2199 England

v Bangladesh 12 Oct 5, 2000 ODI 1632 Jul 8, 2010

ODI 3018 India v New Zealand 11

Jan 25, 1986 ODI 356 Dec 17, 1988 ODI 543

Australia v West Indies 11 May 30, 1999

ODI 1470 May 24, 2003 ODI 2018

Australia v India 11 Jan 22, 2004 ODI 2086

Oct 5, 2007 ODI 2625 New Zealand

v Bangladesh 11 Apr 28, 1990 ODI 626 Dec 31, 2007

ODI 2660 South Africa v West Indies 11*

Apr 10, 2007 ODI 2567 Jun 3, 2010 ODI 2987

The longest Twenty20 streak is also Australia's current five-match unbeaten run against New Zealand. Australia won the first four internationals between the teams and tied the fifth, in Christchurch. New Zealand eventually won the one-over eliminator, but they are yet to beat Australia in a contest over 20 overs.

Most consecutive Twenty20 matches without a loss against a team

Team Opposition Mat Start Match Scorecard

End Match Scorecard Australia

v New Zealand 5* Feb 17, 2005 T20I 1 Feb 28, 2010

T20I 149 Pakistan v New Zealand 4

Sep 22, 2007 T20I 44 Nov 13, 2009 T20I 123

Pakistan v Bangladesh 4* Sep 2, 2007

T20I 18 May 1, 2010 T20I 154

South Africa v New Zealand 4* Sep 19, 2007 T20I 39

May 6, 2010 T20I 164 England

v New Zealand 4* Feb 5, 2008 T20I 53 May 10, 2010

T20I 172 South Africa v West Indies 4*

Jan 18, 2008 T20I 51 May 20, 2010 T20I 179

New Zealand v Sri Lanka 4 Sep 2, 2009

T20I 120 May 22, 2010 T20I 180

New Zealand v West Indies 3* Feb 16, 2006 T20I 5

Dec 28, 2008 T20I 79 New Zealand

v India 3* Sep 16, 2007 T20I 32 Feb 27, 2009

T20I 85 Australia v England 3

Jan 9, 2007 T20I 13 Aug 30, 2009 T20I 119

West Indies v England 3* Mar 15, 2009

T20I 86 May 3, 2010 T20I 158

Sri Lanka v West Indies 3* Jun 10, 2009 T20I 100

May 7, 2010 T20I 166 Australia

v West Indies 3* Feb 21, 2010 T20I 146 May 11, 2010

T20I 174 Australia v Pakistan 3

Feb 5, 2010 T20I 134 May 14, 2010 T20I 176