By IANS
Adelaide : Australia defeated India 2-1 in the four-Test series for the Border-Gavaskar Trophy here Monday to win their sixth series against their Asian rivals at home.
Australia registered their 34th win in 72 Tests over India for a 47.22 winning percentage. They have lost 16, drawn 21 and Tied 1 with their Asian rivals. At their home, Australia have played 36, won 22 for a 61.11 percent success, lost 5 and drawn 9.
Following are the results of the nine series played in Australia:
Season Tests Winner Result Captains
1947-48 5 Australia. 4-0 D.G.Bradman(A), L.Amarnath(I)
1967-68 4 Australia. 4-0 R.B.Simpson(A) 2, C.G.Borde (I) 1
W.M.Lawry (A) 2, Nawab of Pataudi (jr) 3
1977-78 5 Australia 3-2 R.B.Simpson(A), B.S.Bedi
1980-81 3 – 1-1 G.S.Chappell(A), S.M.Gavaskar (I)
1985-86 3 – 0-0 A.R.Border (A), Kapil dev (I)
1991-92 5 Australia 4-0 A.R.Border (A), M.Azharuddin (I)
1999-00 3 Australia 3-0 S.R.Waugh (A), S.R.Tendulkar (I)
2003-04 4 – 1-1 S.R.Waugh (A), S.C.Ganguly (I)
2007-08 4 Australia 2-1 R.T.Ponting(A), A.Kumble (I)