Since the Ashes, Australia has not lost one test match. Only a slip up at the WACA in December 2005 where, with 4 sessions to bowl out the South Africans, they could only take 5 wickets, with a resistant knock of 102* from batsman Jaques Rudolph helping the South Africans secure a draw.
Had the Australian's defeated South Africa in that 1st test match, Australia would already be past the World Record streak of 16 wins in a row set by Steve Waugh's men back in 99-01. They would have 21 victories in a row.
This Wednesday, at the WACA, Ricky Ponting's men have the chance to break Steve Waugh's record, and put themselves in history and become known as one of greatest teams to have played the game.
They are playing India in the 3rd test, who will be looking for revenge after the fiasco that was in the Sydney Test.
The Streak
2005
December - def. South Africa by 184 runs, Melbourne
2006
January - def. South Africa by 8 wickets, Sydney
March - def. South Africa by 7 wickets, Cape Town
March - def. South Africa by 112 runs, Durban
April - def. South Africa by 2 wickets, Johannesburg
April - def. Bangladesh by 3 wickets, Fatullah
April - def. Bangladesh by innings and 80 runs, Chittagong
November - def. England by 277 runs, Brisbane
December - def. England by 6 wickets, Adelaide
December - def. England by 206 runs, Perth
December - def. England by innings and 99 runs, Melbourne
2007
January - def. England by 10 wickets, Sydney
November - def. Sri Lanka by innings and 40 runs, Brisbane
November - def. Sri Lanka by 96 runs, Hobart
December - def. India by 337 runs, Melbourne
2008
January - def. India by 122 runs, Sydney
The Players
The Members of the 'streak'
16 Matches - Gilchrist, Ponting, Hussey, Lee, Hayden
13 Matches - S. Clark
12 Matches - Symonds, Warne
11 Matches - M. Clarke
9 Matches - Langer
7 Matches - McGrath
6 Matches - Jaques, Martyn, MacGill
4 Matches - Johnson
3 Matches - Kasprowicz
2 Matches - Hodge, Hogg, Gillespie
1 Match - Cullen
