Pakistan's defeat in Sydney Test was their ninth consecutive loss against Australia. Pakistan had faced a 3-0 whitewash in 1999-00, again a 3-0 clean sweep in 2002 and a 3-0 thrashing now.
In the history of Test cricket, only one team - England - has done worse. They lost 10 in a row to West Indies (5-0 twice in 1984 and 1985-86). The accompanying table lists the longest sequences of Test defeats against a particular opponent:
| Tests | Countries | Period |
| 10 | Eng v Aus | 1984 to 1985-86 |
| 9 | WI v Aus | 1998-99 to 2002-03 |
| 9* | Pak v Aus | 1999-00 to 2004-05 |
| 8 | SA v Eng | 1888-89 to 1898-99 (SA's first 8 Tests defeat) |
| 8 | Eng v Aus | 1920-21 to 1921 |
Most for other teams:
| 7 | Aus v Eng | 1884-85 to 1887-88 |
| 7 | NZ v Eng | 1950-51 to 1958 |
| 7 | Ind v WI | 1961-62 to 1966-67 |
| 6* | BD v Pak | 2001-02 to 2003 |
| 5* | Zim v SL | 2001-02 to 2004 |
| 4 | SL v Pak | 1991-92 to 1995-96 |
| 4 | SL v SA | 2000-01 to 2002-03 |
| 4 | SL v Aus | 2003-04 to 2004 |