Test cricket is the oldest form of cricket played at international level. A Test match is scheduled to take place over a period of five days, and is played by teams representing full member nations of the International Cricket Council (ICC). Australia was a founding member of the ICC having played the first Test match against England in March 1877 at the Melbourne Cricket Ground. They have played a total of 884 matches, second only to England who have played just over 1,000. , Australia is the most successful team in Test cricket with an overall winning percentage of 48.41, ahead of their nearest rival South Africa on 39.87.

Top order batsman and former captain Don Bradman holds several batting records. Considered to be the greatest batsman of all time, he played 52 Tests between 1928 and 1948. He holds the record for the highest Test average of 99.94, has scored the most Test double centuries with 12, the equal most Test triple centuries with 2 and the most runs scored in a series with 974 during the 1930 Ashes series. He also holds the highest fifth-wicket partnership with Sid Barnes with 405 runs, set during the 1946–47 Ashes series, the oldest of the wicket partnerships records. A further two Australian partnership records for the second and the sixth wickets set by Bradman still stand.

Shane Warne, regarded as one of the best bowlers in the history of the game, holds several Test records. He held the record for the most Test wickets with 708 until December 2007 when Sri Lankan bowler Muttiah Muralitharan passed Warne's milestone. Warne is second only to Muralitharan in taking the most five-wicket hauls in an innings and the most ten-wicket hauls in a Test match. Glenn McGrath, who took 563 wickets in his career, is third to England's James Anderson and Stuart Broad for the most wickets taken by a fast bowler in Test cricket. Adam Gilchrist is Australia's most successful wicket-keeper having taken 416 dismissals. He is second only to South Africa's Mark Boucher with 555 to his name. Allan Border, who made his Test debut in 1978 and captained Australia from 1984 until his retirement in 1994, holds the Australian record for the most consecutive matches played with 153 and the record for the most matches played as skipper for Australia with 93.

Key The top five records are listed for each category, except for the team wins, losses, draws and ties and the partnership records. Tied records for fifth place are also included. Explanations of the general symbols and cricketing terms used in the list are given below. Specific details are provided in each category where appropriate. All records include matches played for Australia only, and are correct .

+ Key Symbol Meaning Player or umpire is currently active in Test cricket * Player remained not out or partnership remained unbroken ♠ Test cricket record d Innings was declared (e.g. 8/758d) Date Starting date of the Test match Innings Number of innings played Matches Number of matches played Opposition The team Australia was playing against Period The time period when the player was active in Test cricket Player The player involved in the record Venue Test cricket ground where the match was played

Team records Team wins, losses, draws and ties , Australia has played 884 Test matches resulting in 427 victories, 236 defeats, 219 draws and 2 ties for an overall winning percentage of 48.41, the highest winning percentage of Test playing teams. Australia has played the second-highest number of Test matches, behind England who have competed in 1,098. Australia has played matches against 10 of the 12 other Test playing teams. They have yet to play against the two recent teams to be granted Test status in Ireland and Afghanistan. Australia has never lost or drawn a match against Zimbabwe, the only team to do so save for Ireland. Australia is also the only team to win their debut Test match with every other team losing their first Test except Zimbabwe who drew against India.

+ Australian Test results by opposition Opposition First Test Matches Won Lost Drawn Tied % Won 8 6 2 0 0 75.00 366 156 113 97 0 42.62 ICC World XI 1 1 0 0 0 100.00 112 48 33 30 1 43.30 62 36 8 18 0 58.06 72 37 15 20 0 51.38 102 54 27 21 0 52.94 35 22 5 8 0 62.85 123 64 33 25 1 52.43 3 3 0 0 0 100.00 Total 884 427 236 219 2 48.41 Last updated: 24 August 2026

Team scoring records Most runs in an innings The highest innings total scored in Test cricket came in the series between Sri Lanka and India in August 1997. Playing in the first Test at R. Premadasa Stadium in Colombo, the hosts posted a first innings total of 6/952d. This broke the longstanding record of 7/903d which England set against Australia in the final Test of the 1938 Ashes series at The Oval. The fifth Test of the 1954–55 series against the West Indies saw Australia set their highest innings total of 8/758d, the ninth-highest score in Test cricket.

+ Highest Test innings scores by Australia Rank Score Opposition Venue Date 1 Sabina Park, Kingston, Jamaica 2 WACA Ground, Perth, Australia 3 Lord's, London, England 4 The Oval, London, England 5 The Oval, London, England Last updated: 30 November 2024

Highest successful run chases Australia's highest successful run chase in Test cricket came in the fourth Test of the 1948 Ashes series at Headingley. Australia reached the target of 404 runs with seven wickets in hand. This was a Test record at the time of posting and remained so until May 2003 when the West Indies defeated Australia at the Antigua Recreation Ground. Set 418 for victory in the final innings, the hosts achieved the target for the loss of seven wickets.

+ Highest successful Test run chases by Australia Rank Score Target Opposition Venue Date 1 404 Headingley, Leeds, England 2 369 Bellerive Oval, Hobart, Australia 3 359 Bourda, Georgetown, Guyana 4 339 WACA Ground, Perth, Australia 5 336 Kingsmead Cricket Ground, Durban, South Africa Last updated: 30 November 2024

Fewest runs in an innings The lowest innings total scored in Test cricket came in the second Test of England's tour of New Zealand in March 1955. Trailing England by 46, New Zealand was bowled out in their second innings for 26 runs. The equal sixth-lowest score in Test history is Australia's total of 36 scored in their first innings against England in the first Test of the 1902 Ashes series.

+ Lowest Test innings scores by Australia Rank Score Opposition Venue Date 1 36 Edgbaston Cricket Ground, Birmingham, England 2 42 Sydney Cricket Ground, Sydney, Australia 3 44 The Oval, London, England 4 47 Newlands Cricket Ground, Cape Town, South Africa 5 53 Lord's, London, England Last updated: 30 November 2024

Most runs conceded in an innings The highest innings total scored in Test cricket came in the series between Sri Lanka and India in August 1997. Playing in the first Test at R. Premadasa Stadium in Colombo, the hosts posted a first innings total of 6/952d. This broke the longstanding record of 7/903d which England set against Australia in the final Test of the 1938 Ashes series at The Oval.

+ Highest Test innings scores against Australia Rank Score Opposition Venue Date 1 The Oval, London, England 2 Sydney Cricket Ground, Sydney, Australia 3 Trent Bridge, Nottingham, England 4 Eden Gardens, Kolkata, India 5 Newlands Cricket Ground, Cape Town, South Africa Last updated: 28 December 2025

Fewest runs conceded in an innings The lowest innings total scored in Test cricket came in the second Test of England's tour of New Zealand in March 1955. Trailing England by 46, New Zealand was bowled out in their second innings for 26 runs. The second-lowest score in Test history is the West Indies' total of 27 scored in their second innings against Australia in the third Test of the 2025 series at Sabina Park.

+ Lowest Test innings scores against Australia Rank Score Opposition Venue Date 1 27 Sabina Park, Kingston, Jamaica 2 36 Melbourne Cricket Ground, Melbourne, Australia Adelaide Oval, Adelaide, Australia 4 42 Basin Reserve, Wellington, New Zealand { 5 45 Melbourne Cricket Ground, Melbourne, Australia Sydney Cricket Ground, Sydney, Australia Last updated: 28 December 2025

Result records A Test match is won when one side has scored more runs than the total runs scored by the opposing side during their two innings. If both sides have completed both their allocated innings and the side that fielded last has the higher aggregate of runs, it is known as a win by runs. This indicates the number of runs that they had scored more than the opposing side. If one side scores more runs in a single innings than the total runs scored by the other side in both their innings, it is known as a win by innings and runs. If the side batting last wins the match, it is known as a win by wickets, indicating the number of wickets that were still to fall.

Greatest win margins (by innings)

The fifth Test of the 1938 Ashes series at The Oval saw England win by an innings and 579 runs, the largest victory by an innings in Test cricket history. The next largest victory was Australia's win against South Africa in the first Test of the 2001–02 tour at the Wanderers Stadium, where the tourists won by an innings and 360 runs.

+ Largest Test victories by an innings by Australia Rank Margin Opposition Venue Date 1 Innings and 360 runs Wanderers Stadium, Johannesburg, South Africa 2 Innings and 332 runs The Gabba, Brisbane, Australia 3 Innings and 259 runs St George's Park, Port Elizabeth, South Africa 4 Innings and 242 runs Galle International Stadium, Galle, Sri Lanka 5 Innings and 226 runs The Gabba, Brisbane, Australia Last updated: 15 February 2025

Greatest win margins (by runs) The greatest winning margin by runs in Test cricket was England's victory over Australia by 675 runs in the first Test of the 1928–29 Ashes series. The next largest victory was recorded by Australia with their win over England in the final Test of the 1934 Ashes series by 562 runs.

+ Largest Test victories by runs by Australia Rank Margin Opposition Venue Date 1 562 runs The Oval, London, England 2 530 runs Melbourne Cricket Ground, Melbourne, Australia 3 491 runs WACA Ground, Perth, Australia 4 419 runs Adelaide Oval, Adelaide, Australia 5 409 runs Lord's, London, England Last updated: 30 November 2024

Greatest win margins (by 10 wickets) Australia have won a Test match by a margin of 10 wickets on 32 occasions, more than any other Test playing team.

+ Test victories by 10 wickets by Australia Rank Victories Opposition Most recent venue Date 1 8 The Gabba, Brisbane, Australia 2 6 Sydney Cricket Ground, Sydney, Australia Adelaide Oval, Adelaide, Australia 4 4 Adelaide Oval, Adelaide, Australia 5 3 Basin Reserve, Wellington, New Zealand The Gabba, Brisbane, Australia 7 2 Galle International Stadium, Galle, Sri Lanka 8 1 Harare Sports Club, Harare, Zimbabwe Last updated: 30 November 2024

Narrowest win margins (by runs)

Australia's narrowest win by runs was against England in the fourth Test of the 1902 Ashes series at Old Trafford. Set 124 runs for victory in the final innings, England were bowled all out for 120 to give victory to Australia by three runs. This was the equal fourth-narrowest win in Test cricket, with the narrowest being the West Indies' one-run win over Australia in 1993 and the one-run victory by New Zealand against England in 2023.

+ Smallest Test victories by runs by Australia Rank Margin Opposition Venue Date 1 Old Trafford, Manchester, England 2 Sydney Cricket Ground, Sydney, Australia 3 The Oval, London, England 4 Adelaide Oval, Adelaide, Australia 5 The Gabba, Brisbane, Australia Sinhalese Sports Club Cricket Ground, Colombo, Sri Lanka Last updated: 30 November 2024

Narrowest win margins (by wickets)