On the third day of the fourth Test in Nottingham, England brought an end to Australia's long-lasting streak of not facing a follow-on.
The last team to enforce follow-on on Australia was Pakistan under Javed Miandad at Karachi in September 1988. Australia went on to lose that Test by an innings margin.
Since then, Australia have played a record 190 Tests in almost 17 years without suffering the ignominy of following-on even once.
The following table gives details of longest streaks of Tests a side has gone between following-on.South Africa's instance is inclusive of the 22 years between 1970 and 1992 when they played no Test cricket.
The last team to enforce follow-on on Australia was Pakistan under Javed Miandad at Karachi in September 1988. Australia went on to lose that Test by an innings margin.
Since then, Australia have played a record 190 Tests in almost 17 years without suffering the ignominy of following-on even once.
The following table gives details of longest streaks of Tests a side has gone between following-on.South Africa's instance is inclusive of the 22 years between 1970 and 1992 when they played no Test cricket.
Tests Country Sequence Period(Yrs-Months)
190 Australia v Pak,Faisalabad,Sep 1988 to 16-11
v Eng,Manchester,Aug 2005
75 India v NZ,Dunedin,Feb 1990 to 11- 1
v Aus,Mumbai WS,March 2001
72 South Africa v Aus,Durban,Jan 1967 to 32-11
v Eng,Port Elizabeth, Dec 1999
69 Pakistan v Aus,Brisbane,Nov 1983 to 9- 5
v WI,Port-of-Spain,Apr 1993
68 England v Aus,Sydney,Feb 1898 to 22-10
v Aus,Sydney,Dec 1920
63 West Indies v Eng, Bridgetown, Apr 1992 to 7- 8
v NZ, Hamilton,Dec 1999
