World record of consecutive wins by Australia

Chasing a victory target of 440 runs against Australia [ Images ] in the first Test at Lord's, Pakistan got off to a good start. They were 152 for one at one stage and looked set to give Australia a run for their money. However, the introduction of part-timer Marcus North into the attack proved a master-stroke that turned the game on its head.

North took a career best 6 for 55 helping Australia won the game by a convincing 150-run margin.

This was Australia's 13th win at a trot against Pakistan in a Test match. The sequence started with the Brisbane [ Images ] Test in November 1999 in which Australia romped home by 10 wickets.

This sequence of 13 wins for Australia (or 13 losses for Pakistan) is a new record in bilateral contests. The previous record was of 12 consecutive wins for Sri Lanka [ Images ] against Bangladesh.

Here are the details of most consecutive wins in bilateral matches:

Tests	Winner	Loser	Period
13*	Australia	Pakistan	1999-2010
12*	Sri Lanka	Bangladesh	2001-2009
10	West Indies [ Images ]	England [ Images ]	1984-1986
9	Australia	West Indies	1999-2003
8	England	South Africa [ Images ]	1889-1899
8	Australia	England	1920-1921
8*	South Africa	Bangladesh	2002-2008
8*	England	Bangladesh	2003-2010

* unbroken sequence