INDIA'S 11 TEST SERIES RESULTS IN AUSTRALIA
* 4-0 loss (5 Tests) in 1947/48 * 4-0 loss (4 Tests) in 1967/68 * 3-2 loss (5 Tests) in 1977/78 * 1-1 draw (3 Tests) in 1980/81 * 0-0 draw (3 Tests) in 1985/86 * 4-0 loss (5 Tests) in 1991/92 * 3-0 loss (3 Tests) in 1999/2000 * 1-1 draw (4 Tests) in 2003/04 * 2-1 loss (4 Tests) in 2007/08 * 4-0 loss (4 Tests) in 2011/12 * 2-0 loss (4 Tests) in 2014/15
INDIA'S PREVIOUS THREE TEST WINS IN AUSTRALIA
* 2008, WACA (72 runs): Discontent and disillusionment, stemming from players feeling let down by their own cricket board's refusal to back Andrew Symonds in 'monkeygate', clouded the home side's bid for a record 17th consecutive Test win. Ishant Sharma, then 19 years old, hit the 150 km/h mark and troubled Ricky Ponting with a spell of beautiful fast bowling.
* 2003, Adelaide Oval (four wickets): The visitors took a 1-0 series lead in stunning fashion, bouncing off the ropes after Ponting's knock of 242 piloted his side to an imposing total of 556. Rahul Dravid and VVS Laxman's 303-run partnership shifted momentum and then Ajit Agarkar grabbed 6-41, leaving India with a target of 230 to chase.
* 1981, MCG (59 runs): Allan Border's 124 helped Australia claim a first-innings lead of 182 runs but India wrestled back control. The hosts were rolled for 83 in the final innings of the match, folding in pursuit of a target of 143. Allrounder Kapil Dev snared 5-28, cleaning up the tail in clinical fashion.
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