Which test team is currently the best in 2024?

[Zinzan]

India quite clearly for me. Australia not only lost to the Windies in that last home Test, but weren't that convincing against an ordinary NZ side, with a few key players injured, and effectively a bowler short in each Test.


There's no rational argument for Aust > India atm, especially based on India's recent tours to Aust.

 

[Nintendo]

Yes. A long time ago.

Plus lockdown games don’t count

True. India C winning at the gabba doesn't count either. Good too see that two great minds like us can meet on common ground.

 

[GIMH]

True. India C winning at the gabba doesn't count either. Good too see that two great minds like us can meet on common ground.

Agreed

 

[Adders]

India C winning at the gabba doesn't count either.

Wether India C winning at the gabba counts or not changes on any given day depending on which set of supporters is being more insufferable.

 

[ma1978]

So who is it?

it’s not Australia and it’s not India

probably the Saffers ironically

 

[subshakerz]

So who is it?

it’s not Australia and it’s not India

probably the Saffers ironically

None.

 

[PlayerComparisons]

This year:

South Africa beat Bangladesh
Bangladesh beat Pakistan
Pakistan beat England
England beat Sri Lanka
Sri Lanka beat New Zealand
New Zealand beat India

And now India could potentially beat Australia who drew a series with West Indies earlier this year.

So SA is the best and Aus are probably the worst

 

[PaulLennon]

So who is it?

it’s not Australia and it’s not India

probably the Saffers ironically

Best doesn't mean ATG.

I'd say whoever wins this series is.

Look at home/away series vs all teams and compare.

 

[slcricfan1]

Still Australia. You dont get whitewashed at home by the sixth ranked test side and get away with being called the best side

 

[ma1978]

Still Australia. You dont get whitewashed at home by the sixth ranked test side and get away with being called the best side

only if Australia wins. You can’t lose to the side who got whitewashed by NZ at home and claim to the best of anything.

 

[ma1978]

Best doesn't mean ATG.

I'd say whoever wins this series is.

Look at home/away series vs all teams and compare.

the whitewash at home means India has forfeited the right to anything.

 

[ma1978]

None.

that’s not an answer. Someone has to be the best even by a small margin

 

[PaulLennon]

the whitewash at home means India has forfeited the right to anything.

naah. doesn't erase recent records.

nz themselves have been whitewashed at home this year plus away.

eng decent at home but has not won against ind and aus and has been poor away.

If Ind win this

@ home - win vs everyone else, loss vs nz
@ away - win/draw vs everyone else, loss vs nz

Eng -

@ home - win/draw vs everyone
@ away - losses in wi, pak, aus, ind, win/draw elsewhere

Aus -

@ home - win vs everyone else, loss vs ind
@ away - loss in ind, sa, win/draw with everyone else

SA -

@ home - win/draw vs everyone else, loss vs eng
@ away - loss in eng, nz, ind, pak, sl

NZ

@ home - win/draw vs everyone, loss vs aus
@ away - loss in Eng, Aus, SL, SA

 

[ma1978]

naah. doesn't erase recent records.

nz themselves have been whitewashed at home this year plus away.

eng decent at home but has not won against ind and aus and has been poor away.

nothing comes close to that humiliation

 

[ma1978]

naah. doesn't erase recent records.

nz themselves have been whitewashed at home this year plus away.

eng decent at home but has not won against ind and aus and has been poor away.

If Ind win this

@ home - win vs everyone else, loss vs nz
@ away - win/draw vs everyone else, loss vs nz

Eng -

@ home - win/draw vs everyone
@ away - losses in wi, eng, aus, ind, win/draw elsewhere

Aus -

@ home - win vs everyone, loss vs ind
@ away - loss vs ind, sa, win/draw with everyone elsw

besides the India team that played NZ is dead and gone. Be surprised if Ashwin / Jadeja / Rohit play 5 more tests for India. Kohli maybe 10.

 

[PaulLennon]

Still Australia. You dont get whitewashed at home by the sixth ranked test side and get away with being called the best side

I'd say winner of this series.

Even SL was whitewashed by Pak last year and NZ by Aus this year. Pak by Bang also.

 

[PaulLennon]

besides the India team that played NZ is dead and gone. Be surprised if Ashwin / Jadeja / Rohit play 5 more tests for India. Kohli maybe 10.

Yeah that will make the team better.

 

[PaulLennon]

nothing comes close to that humiliation

I'd say NZ constantly getting whitewashed at home by Aus for decades is.

 

[slcricfan1]

I'd say winner of this series.

Even SL was whitewashed by Pak last year and NZ by Aus this year. Pak by Bang also.

Unless you whitewash aus, India isn't getting that title

 

[PaulLennon]

Cannot be any of the non big 3 because those teams go through multiple whitewashes both home/away. Ind just had this one in recent years.

If Ind win this series, they will have better records than the other two and also have defeated them at home and away (drawn in Eng).