The Linear Test World Champions

[Daemon]

So simplistic and yet it's sort of an accurate representation of what's really going on

 

[smash84]

good to see Pakistan as linear champions at least once this decade

 

[BoyBrumby]

Thought I'd update this:

2008/09: India beat Australia 2-0 in India (4 tests)
2008/09: India beat England 1-0 in India (2 tests)
2008/09: India beat New Zealand 1-0 in New Zealand (3 tests)
2009/10: India beat Sri Lanka 2-0 in India (3 tests)
2009/10: India beat Bangladesh 2-0 in Bangladesh (2 tests)

As we can see, India are not only the no.1 test side in the ICC rankings, but also the current linear world champs having wrested the crown from Oz by winning the Border/Gavaskar series in 2008 and successfully defending their crown 4 times since.

Time for another update:

2009/10: India drew 1-1 with South Africa in India (2 tests)
2010: India drew 1-1 with Sri Lanka in Sri Lanka (3 tests)
2010/11: India beat Australia 2-0 in India (2 tests)
2010/11: India beat New Zealand 1-0 in India (3 tests)
2010/11: India drew 1-1 with South Africa in South Africa (3 tests)
2011: India beat the West Indies 1-0 in the West Indies (3 tests)
2011: England beat India 4-0 in England (4 tests)

Yeah, baby! After another half-dozen successful defences England's whitewash wrests the title from India's grasp.

 

[Teja.]

Pakistan the current champions with Sri Lanka favourites to wrest the belt soon.

Exciting times we live in.

 

[Howe_zat]

After a round of hot potato, it's gone back to Pakistan again.

2011/12: Pakistan beat England in the UAE (3 Tests)
2012: Sri Lanka beat Pakistan in Sri Lanka (3 tests)
2012: Sri Lanka drew with New Zealand in Sri Lanka (2 tests)
2012/13: Australia beat Sri Lanka in Australia (3 tests)
2012/13: India beat Australia in India (4 tests)
2013/14: India beat West Indies in India (2 tests)
2013/14: South Africa beat India in South Africa (3 tests)
2013/14: Australia beat South Africa in South Africa (3 tests)
2014/15: Pakistan beat Australia in the UAE (2 tests)
2014/15: Pakistan drew with New Zealand in the UAE (3 tests)
2015: Pakistan beat Bangladesh in Bangladesh (2 tests)
2015: Pakistan beat Sri Lanka in Sri Lanka (3 tests)
2015/16: Pakistan beat England in the UAE (3 Tests)

while the Steds-Goughy Method says Australia have it.

up to 2010/11 Australia
2010/11 - 2012 England
2012 - 2013/14 South Africa
2013/14 - present Australia

 

[kiwiviktor81]

After a round of hot potato, it's gone back to Pakistan again.
2014/15: Pakistan drew with New Zealand in the UAE (3 tests)

So close. If I remember right we would have have a good run in defence too.

 

[Teja.]

Update:

2015/16: Pakistan beat England 2-0 in the UAE (3 Tests)
2016/17: New Zealand beat Pakistan 2-0 in New Zealand (2 tests)
2016/17: South Africa beat New Zealand 1-0 in New Zealand (3 tests)
2017/18: England beat South Africa 3-1 in England (4 tests)
2017/18: Australia beat England 4-0 in Australia (5 tests)
2017/18: South Africa beat Australia 3-1 in South Africa (4 tests)
2017/18: Sri Lanka beat South Africa 2-0 in Sri Lanka (2 tests)
2018/19: England beat Sri Lanka 3-0 in Sri Lanka (3 tests)
2018/19: West Indies beat England 2-1 in West Indies (3 tests)
2018/19: India beat West Indies 2-0 in West Indies (2 tests)
2018/19: New Zealand beat India 2-0 in New Zealand (2 tests)

Wow, that was a rollercoaster. 3-4 changes every year in the last 3 years of test cricket is nuts.

 

[honestbharani]

The most competitive era, and then covid had to come and **** us over.

 

[SillyCowCorner1]

I love how we took the championship belt from England.
It was a great series in the Caribbean last year.

 

[morgieb]

Bizarrely the holder if we use the away teams method (unless I'm missing something) is Sri Lanka!

 

[Dan]

Using the away wins method, but no minimum series length:

	Season	Champion	Length
1	1882	Australia	1 year
2	1882/83	England	16 years
3	1899	Australia (2)	5 years
4	1903/04	England (2)	5 years
5	1909	Australia (3)	3 years
6	1911/12	England (3)	9 years
7	1921	Australia (4)	8 years
8	1928/29	England (4)	1 year
9	1930	Australia (5)	3 years
10	1932/33	England (5)	1 year
11	1934	Australia (6)	21 years
12	1954/55	England (6)	6 years
13	1961	Australia (7)	10 years
14	1970/71	England (7)	<1 year
15	1971	India	4 years
16	1974/75	West Indies	20 years
17	1994/95	Australia (8)	14 years
18	2008/09	South Africa	<1 year
19	2008/09	Australia (9)	2 years
20	2010/11	England (8)	1 year
21	2012	South Africa (2)	2 years
22	2013/14	Australia (10)	3 years
23	2016/17	South Africa (3)	2 years
24	2018/19	Sri Lanka	1 year +

 

[Dan]

Not so keen on the modern hot potato-ing of the belt tbh. Kills the prestige.

 

[ataraxia]

talk about stealing content, come on

 

[morgieb]

talk about stealing content, come on

There's only one Bannerman Shield and that ain't it.

 

[ataraxia]

There's only one Bannerman Shield and that ain't it.

Was wondering if the title was stolen as well...

 

[Dan]

I was thinking about spending 15 minutes or so working out numbers of defences at some point. Won't bother now.

 

[Prince EWS]

Was wondering if the title was stolen as well...

Yeah was stolen from CricSim. Dispicable.

 

[Dan]

Nah CricSim's been inactive so long that the rights deal has long since elapsed and the Bannerman family has taken their branding to a different online cricket product, obvs.

 

[Chewie]

Update:

2015/16: Pakistan beat England 2-0 in the UAE (3 Tests)
2016/17: New Zealand beat Pakistan 2-0 in New Zealand (2 tests)
2016/17: South Africa beat New Zealand 1-0 in New Zealand (3 tests)
2017/18: England beat South Africa 3-1 in England (4 tests)
2017/18: Australia beat England 4-0 in Australia (5 tests)
2017/18: South Africa beat Australia 3-1 in South Africa (4 tests)
2017/18: Sri Lanka beat South Africa 2-0 in Sri Lanka (2 tests)
2018/19: England beat Sri Lanka 3-0 in Sri Lanka (3 tests)
2018/19: West Indies beat England 2-1 in West Indies (3 tests)
2018/19: India beat West Indies 2-0 in West Indies (2 tests)
2018/19: New Zealand beat India 2-0 in New Zealand (2 tests)

Wow, that was a rollercoaster. 3-4 changes every year in the last 3 years of test cricket is nuts.

Hey NZ got it for the first time!

 

[The Hutt Rec]

So NZ are current holders? That 2-0 win over India was 2019/20.