ICC Test Championship winners over the years
The ICC awards Test mace to the champion team that tops the ranking as on the cutoff date.
8. Australia – 2008/09: (Matches 12, Won 5, Lost 5, Drawn 2)
This was the year that brought the decline of the Australian cricket team in Test cricket. After sitting at the top for 7 years in the trot they hit a few roadblocks in the year.
Australia lost the Border-Gavaskar trophy to India 2-0 after 8 years, struggling to cope up in the sub-continental conditions. Though they defeated New Zealand 2-0 in November at home, their biggest loss came against the Proteas.
South Africa shocked the world by winning the first two Tests of the 3-match series. The era of home dominance by Australian teams was finally over. Australia though avenged their defeat later in South Africa by winning the series 2-1.
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