The Linear Test World Champions

[Shady Slim]

huge opportunity for the windies to take it

i'm inclined to agree with Dan that given the flaccidity of most modern squads away from home, maybe using that other method is the better one - fortress galle is strong again!

 

[Howe_zat]

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.

2019/20: Australia beat New Zealand 3-0 in Australia
2020/21: India beat Australia 2-1 in Australia
2021: New Zealand beat India in the WTC in England
2021/22: India beat New Zealand 1-0 in India
2021/22: South Africa beat India 2-1 in South Africa
2022: England beat South Africa 2-1 in England

Both sides retaining a trophy this summer it turns out.

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 +

With these rules Sri Lanka held the trophy until the COVID break and then England won there in 2021. NZ got it in 2021 and have retained it with one or two close finishes you may remember.

2020/21: England (1), < 1 year
2021: New Zealand (3), 2 years