Only counting series wins against top 8 opposition, how long since each team’s last home or away wins?
I know it depends on the last time each team played but here it is anyway!
Home Wins
0 yrs 1 mnth - South Africa (beat WI during Jan 2004)
0 yrs 2 mths - Sri Lanka (beat Eng during Dec 2003)
0 yrs 4 mths - Pakistan (beat SA during Oct 2003)
0 yrs 8 mths - West Indies (beat Sri Lanka during July 2003)
1 yr. 1 mnth - Australia (beat England during January 2003)
1 yr. 2 mths - New Zealand (beat India during Dec 2002)
1 yr. 3 mths - India (beat WI during Nov 2002)
1 yr. 8 mths - England (beat SL during June 2002)
…every top 8 team has a test series win at home versus top 8 opposition during the last 2 years at least, which is a fairly decent record all around!
Away Wins
0 yrs 2 mths - Pakistan (beat NZ during Dec 2003)
0 yrs 9 mths - Australia (beat WI during May 2003)
1 yr. 8 mths - New Zealand (beat WI during July 2002)
2 yrs 10 mts - South Africa (beat WI during April 2001)
2 yrs 11 mts - England (beat SL during March 2001)
3 yrs 11 mts - Sri Lanka (beat Pak during March 2000)
9 yrs 0 mths - West Indies (beat NZ during Feb 1995)
10 yrs 6 mts - India (beat SL during Aug 1993)
…only 3 top 8 teams (Pak, Aus and NZ) have won an away series vs top 8 opposition in the last 2 years.
Only 2 other top 8 teams (SA and Eng) have won an away series vs top 8 opposition within the last 3 years.
Only 1 other top 8 team (SL) has won an away series vs top 8 opposition within the last 4 years.
India and West Indies both havent won an away series vs top 8 opposition for between 9 to 11 yrs!
