Teams losing a test after posting 400 plus runs in the first innings and second innings of a test
England posted a team total of 403 against Australia in the just concluded test at Perth and lost the test by an innings and 41 runs to provide the 79th occasion of a team losing a test after posting 400 plus runs in the first innings or second innings of a test in the annals of test cricket. All such occasions are tabulated below
| No | Team | Score | Overs | Result | Margin | Oppn | Ground | Start Date |
| 1 | Aus | 586 | 172.3 | lost | 010 runs | v Eng | Sydney | 14 Dec 1894 |
| 2 | Aus | 414 | 148.4 | lost | 006 wkts | v Eng | Melbourne | 01 Mar 1895 |
| 3 | SAF | 506 | 153.0 | lost | 089 runs | v Aus | Melbourne | 31 Dec 1910 |
| 4 | Aus | 465 | 119.5 | lost | 038 runs | v SAF | Adelaide | 07 Jan 1911 |
| 5 | Eng | 447 | 132.1 | lost | 119 runs | v Aus | Adelaide | 14 Jan 1921 |
| 6 | Eng | 479 | 138.0×8 | lost | 081 runs | v Aus | Melbourne | 01 Jan 1925 |
| 7 | Eng | 519 | 215.1 | lost | 005 wkts | v Aus | Melbourne | 08 Mar 1929 |
| 8 | Eng | 425 | 128.4 | lost | 007 wkts | v Aus | Lord’s | 27 Jun 1930 |
| 9 | Eng | 405 | 171.2 | lost | inns + 39 runs | v Aus | The Oval | 16 Aug 1930 |
| 10 | Aus | 435 | 108.2 | lost | 008 wkts | v Eng | Sydney | 23 Feb 1933 |
| 11 | Eng | 496 | 192.1 | lost | 007 wkts | v Aus | Leeds | 22 Jul 1948 |
| 12 | Eng | 419/9d | 163.2 | lost | 071 runs | v SAF | Nottingham | 07 Jun 1951 |
| 13 | Aus | 520 | 133.4×8 | lost | 006 wkts | v SAF | Melbourne | 06 Feb 1953 |
| 14 | Pak | 408 | 125.1 | lost | 008 wkts | v Win | Georgetown | 13 Mar 1958 |
| 15 | Win | 526/7d | 133.0 | lost | 007 wkts | v Eng | Port of Spain | 14 Mar 1968 |
| 16 | Pak | 574/8d | 124.6×8 | lost | 092 runs | v Aus | Melbourne | 29 Dec 1972 |
| 17 | Ind | 406 | 181.1 | lost | 201 runs | v Win | Mumbai | 23 Jan 1975 |
| 18 | Eng | 435 | 129.5 | lost | 231 runs | v Win | The Oval | 12 Aug 1976 |
| 19 | Ind | 402 | 79.6×8 | lost | 002 wkts | v Aus | Perth | 16 Dec 1977 |
| 20 | Aus | 419 | 156.3 | lost | 059 runs | v Ind | Melbourne | 07 Feb 1981 |
| 21 | Aus | 401/9d | 155.2 | lost | 018 runs | v Eng | Leeds | 16 Jul 1981 |
| 22 | Aus | 429 | 149.5 | lost | 010 wkts | v Win | Bridgetown | 30 Mar 1984 |
| 23 | Eng | 430 | 121.5 | lost | 210 runs | v Aus | Leeds | 08 Jun 1989 |
| 24 | Ind | 454 | 114.1 | lost | 247 runs | v Eng | Lord’s | 26 Jul 1990 |
| 25 | Srl | 547/8d | 170.0 | lost | 016 runs | v Aus | Colombo (SSC) | 17 Aug 1992 |
| 26 | Aus | 419 | 121.5 | lost | 106 runs | v Eng | Adelaide | 26 Jan 1995 |
| 27 | Ind | 424 | 123.2 | lost | 008 wkts | v Aus | Bengaluru | 25 Mar 1998 |
| 28 | Eng | 445 | 158.3 | lost | 010 wkts | v Srl | The Oval | 27 Aug 1998 |
| 29 | Aus | 490 | 153.4 | lost | 001 wkts | v Win | Bridgetown | 26 Mar 1999 |
| 30 | Ban | 400 | 153.3 | lost | 009 wkts | v Ind | Dhaka | 10 Nov 2000 |
| 31 | Zim | 422/9d | 168.0 | lost | 007 wkts | v Ind | Delhi | 18 Nov 2000 |
| 32 | Pak | 405 | 139.4 | lost | 006 wkts | v Eng | Karachi | 07 Dec 2000 |
| 33 | Aus | 445 | 131.5 | lost | 171 runs | v Ind | Kolkata | 11 Mar 2001 |
| 34 | Aus | 447 | 100.1 | lost | 006 wkts | v Eng | Leeds | 16 Aug 2001 |
| 35 | Eng | 432 | 118.2 | lost | inns + 25 runs | v Aus | The Oval | 23 Aug 2001 |
| 36 | Win | 448 | 141.4 | lost | 010 wkts | v Srl | Galle | 13 Nov 2001 |
| 37 | Win | 408 | 119.0 | lost | 118 runs | v Aus | Port of Spain | 19 Apr 2003 |
| 38 | SAF | 484 | 128.0 | lost | 009 wkts | v Eng | The Oval | 04 Sep 2003 |
| 39 | Aus | 556 | 127.0 | lost | 004 wkts | v Ind | Adelaide | 12 Dec 2003 |
| 40 | Win | 410 | 133.5 | Lost | 189 runs | v SAF | Johannesburg | 12 Dec 2003 |
| 41 | Srl | 407 | 127.1 | lost | 121 runs | v Aus | Colombo (SSC) | 24 Mar 2004 |
| 42 | Pak | 407 | 126.3 | lost | inns + 52 runs | v Ind | Multan | 28 Mar 2004 |
| 43 | NZl | 409 | 143.2 | lost | 009 wkts | v Eng | Leeds | 03 Jun 2004 |
| 44 | Win | 416 | 116.4 | lost | 210 runs | v Eng | Lord’s | 22 Jul 2004 |
| 45 | SAF | 419 | 118.1 | lost | 077 runs | v Eng | Johannesburg | 13 Jan 2005 |
| 46 | NZl | 433 | 141.0 | lost | 009 wkts | v Aus | Christchurch | 10 Mar 2005 |
| 47 | Ind | 449 | 128.4 | lost | 168 runs | v Pak | Bengaluru | 24 Mar 2005 |
| 48 | Win | 404 | 112.0 | lost | 136 runs | v Pak | Kingston | 03 Jun 2005 |
| 49 | Eng | 418 | 110.4 | lost | 022 runs | v Pak | Multan | 12 Nov 2005 |
| 50 | Win | 405 | 111.2 | lost | 007 wkts | v Aus | Adelaide | 25 Nov 2005 |
| 51 | SAF | 451/9d | 154.4 | lost | 008 wkts | v Aus | Sydney | 02 Jan 2006 |
| 52 | Ban | 427 | 123.3 | lost | 003 wkts | v Aus | Fatullah | 09 Apr 2006 |
| 53 | Pak | 538 | 141.4 | lost | 167 runs | v Eng | Leeds | 04 Aug 2006 |
| 54 | Pak | 504 | 129.5 | lost | v Eng | The Oval | 17 Aug 2006 | |
| 55 | Eng | 551/6d | 168.0 | lost | 006 wkts | v Aus | Adelaide | 01 Dec 2006 |
| 56 | Ind | 414 | 131.1 | lost | 005 wkts | v SAF | Cape Town | 02 Jan 2007 |
| 57 | Ind | 532 | 138.2 | lost | 122 runs | v Aus | Sydney | 02 Jan 2008 |
| 58 | Ban | 408 | 97.3 | lost | 121 runs | v NZl | Hamilton | 15 Feb 2010 |
| 59 | Ban | 419 | 117.1 | lost | 009 wkts | v Eng | Dhaka | 20 Mar 2010 |
| 60 | Srl | 425 | 138.0 | lost | 005 wkts | v Ind | Colombo (PSS) | 03 Aug 2010 |
| 61 | Aus | 428 | 151.4 | lost | 001 wkts | v Ind | Mohali | 01 Oct 2010 |
| 62 | Aus | 478 | 141.0 | lost | 007 wkts | v Ind | Bengaluru | 09 Oct 2010 |
| 63 | Srl | 400 | 118.4 | lost | inns + 14 runs | v Eng | Cardiff | 26 May 2011 |
| 64 | Zim | 412 | 150.4 | lost | 007 wkts | v Pak | Bulawayo | 01 Sep 2011 |
| 65 | Win | 449/9d | 153.0 | lost | 003 wkts | v Aus | Bridgetown | 07 Apr 2012 |
| 66 | Ban | 556 | 148.3 | lost | 077 runs | v Win | Dhaka | 13 Nov 2012 |
| 67 | Aus | 408 | 141.5 | lost | 006 wkts | v Ind | Mohali | 14 Mar 2013 |
| 68 | Srl | 428/9d | 172.0 | lost | 005 wkts | v Pak | Sharjah | 16 Jan 2014 |
| 69 | Pak | 451 | 140.5 | lost | 007 wkts | v Srl | Galle | 06 Aug 2014 |
| 70 | Ind | 444 | 116.4 | lost | 048 runs | v Aus | Adelaide | 09 Dec 2014 |
| 71 | Ind | 408 | 109.4 | lost | 004 wkts | v Aus | Brisbane | 17 Dec 2014 |
| 72 | NZl | 523 | 131.2 | lost | 124 runs | v Eng | Lord’s | 21 May 2015 |
| 73 | Pak | 400 | 136.0 | lost | 141 runs | v Eng | Birmingham | 03 Aug 2016 |
| 74 | Eng | 400 | 130.1 | lost | inns + 36 runs | v Ind | Mumbai | 08 Dec 2016 |
| 75 | Eng | 477 | 157.2 | lost | inns + 75 runs | v Ind | Chennai | 16 Dec 2016 |
| 76 | Pak | 443/9d | 126.3 | lost | inns + 18 runs | v Aus | Melbourne | 26 Dec 2016 |
| 77 | Ban | 595/8d | 152.0 | lost | 007 wkts | v NZl | Wellington | 12 Jan 2017 |
| 78 | Pak | 422 | 162.3 | lost | 021 runs | v Srl | Abu Dhabi | 28 Sep 2017 |
| 79 | Eng | 403 | 115.1 | lost | inns + 41 runs | v Aus | Perth | 14 Dec 2017 |
It also provides the 16th occasion of England losing a test after posting 400 plus runs in the first and second innings of a test. All such occasions are tabulated below
| No | Team | Score | Overs | Result | Oppn | Ground | Start Date |
| 1 | Eng | 447 | 132.1 | lost | v Aus | Adelaide | 14 Jan 1921 |
| 2 | Eng | 479 | 138.0×8 | lost | v Aus | Melbourne | 01 Jan 1925 |
| 3 | Eng | 519 | 215.1 | lost | v Aus | Melbourne | 08 Mar 1929 |
| 4 | Eng | 425 | 128.4 | lost | v Aus | Lord’s | 27 Jun 1930 |
| 5 | Eng | 405 | 171.2 | lost | v Aus | The Oval | 16 Aug 1930 |
| 6 | Eng | 496 | 192.1 | lost | v Aus | Leeds | 22 Jul 1948 |
| 7 | Eng | 419/9d | 163.2 | lost | v SAF | Nottingham | 07 Jun 1951 |
| 8 | Eng | 435 | 129.5 | lost | v Win | The Oval | 12 Aug 1976 |
| 9 | Eng | 430 | 121.5 | lost | v Aus | Leeds | 08 Jun 1989 |
| 10 | Eng | 445 | 158.3 | lost | v Srl | The Oval | 27 Aug 1998 |
| 11 | Eng | 432 | 118.2 | lost | v Aus | The Oval | 23 Aug 2001 |
| 12 | Eng | 418 | 110.4 | lost | v Pak | Multan | 12 Nov 2005 |
| 13 | Eng | 551/6d | 168.0 | lost | v Aus | Adelaide | 01 Dec 2006 |
| 14 | Eng | 400 | 130.1 | lost | v Ind | Mumbai | 08 Dec 2016 |
| 15 | Eng | 477 | 157.2 | lost | v Ind | Chennai | 16 Dec 2016 |
| 16 | Eng | 403 | 115.1 | lost | v Aus | Perth | 14 Dec 2017 |
It also provides the 16th occasion of England losing a test after posting 400 plus runs in the first and second innings of a test against Aus. All such occasions are tabulated below
| No | Team | Score | Overs | Result | Oppn | Ground | Start Date |
| 1 | Eng | 447 | 132.1 | lost | v Aus | Adelaide | 14 Jan 1921 |
| 2 | Eng | 479 | 138.0×8 | lost | v Aus | Melbourne | 01 Jan 1925 |
| 3 | Eng | 519 | 215.1 | lost | v Aus | Melbourne | 08 Mar 1929 |
| 4 | Eng | 425 | 128.4 | lost | v Aus | Lord’s | 27 Jun 1930 |
| 5 | Eng | 405 | 171.2 | lost | v Aus | The Oval | 16 Aug 1930 |
| 6 | Eng | 496 | 192.1 | lost | v Aus | Leeds | 22 Jul 1948 |
| 7 | Eng | 430 | 121.5 | lost | v Aus | Leeds | 08 Jun 1989 |
| 8 | Eng | 432 | 118.2 | lost | v Aus | The Oval | 23 Aug 2001 |
| 9 | Eng | 551/6d | 168.0 | lost | v Aus | Adelaide | 01 Dec 2006 |
| 10 | Eng | 403 | 115.1 | lost | v Aus | Perth | 14 Dec 2017 |
It also provides the fifth occasion of England losing a test after posting 400 plus runs in the first and second innings of a test against Australia in Australia. All such occasions are tabulated below
| No | Team | Score | Overs | Result | Oppn | Ground | Start Date |
| 1 | Eng | 447 | 132.1 | lost | v Aus | Adelaide | 14 Jan 1921 |
| 2 | Eng | 479 | 138.0×8 | lost | v Aus | Melbourne | 01 Jan 1925 |
| 3 | Eng | 519 | 215.1 | lost | v Aus | Melbourne | 08 Mar 1929 |
| 4 | Eng | 551/6d | 168.0 | lost | v Aus | Adelaide | 01 Dec 2006 |
| 5 | Eng | 403 | 115.1 | lost | v Aus | Perth | 14 Dec 2017 |
The following are the occasion when a team has lost the test after posting 400 plus runs in the first innings and second innings of a test on Ausn soil. All such occasions are tabulated below. It is interesting to note that there are 22 such occasions.
| No | Team | Score | Overs | Result | Oppn | Ground | Start Date |
| 1 | Aus | 586 | 172.3 | lost | v Eng | Sydney | 14 Dec 1894 |
| 2 | Aus | 414 | 148.4 | lost | v Eng | Melbourne | 01 Mar 1895 |
| 3 | SAF | 506 | 153.0 | lost | v Aus | Melbourne | 31 Dec 1910 |
| 4 | Aus | 465 | 119.5 | lost | v SAF | Adelaide | 07 Jan 1911 |
| 5 | Eng | 447 | 132.1 | lost | v Aus | Adelaide | 14 Jan 1921 |
| 6 | Eng | 479 | 138.0×8 | lost | v Aus | Melbourne | 01 Jan 1925 |
| 7 | Eng | 519 | 215.1 | lost | v Aus | Melbourne | 08 Mar 1929 |
| 8 | Aus | 435 | 108.2 | lost | v Eng | Sydney | 23 Feb 1933 |
| 9 | Aus | 520 | 133.4×8 | lost | v SAF | Melbourne | 06 Feb 1953 |
| 10 | Pak | 574/8d | 124.6×8 | lost | v Aus | Melbourne | 29 Dec 1972 |
| 11 | Ind | 402 | 79.6×8 | lost | v Aus | Perth | 16 Dec 1977 |
| 12 | Aus | 419 | 156.3 | lost | v Ind | Melbourne | 07 Feb 1981 |
| 12 | Aus | 419 | 121.5 | lost | v Eng | Adelaide | 26 Jan 1995 |
| 14 | Aus | 556 | 127.0 | lost | v Ind | Adelaide | 12 Dec 2003 |
| 15 | Win | 405 | 111.2 | lost | v Aus | Adelaide | 25 Nov 2005 |
| 16 | SAF | 451/9d | 154.4 | lost | v Aus | Sydney | 02 Jan 2006 |
| 17 | Eng | 551/6d | 168.0 | lost | v Aus | Adelaide | 01 Dec 2006 |
| 18 | Ind | 532 | 138.2 | lost | v Aus | Sydney | 02 Jan 2008 |
| 19 | Ind | 444 | 116.4 | lost | v Aus | Adelaide | 09 Dec 2014 |
| 20 | Ind | 408 | 109.4 | lost | v Aus | Brisbane | 17 Dec 2014 |
| 21 | Pak | 443/9d | 126.3 | lost | v Aus | Melbourne | 26 Dec 2016 |
| 22 | Eng | 403 | 115.1 | lost | v Aus | Perth | 14 Dec 2017 |
Perth has witnessed two such occasions. Prior to England losing the recent test, India had lost the Perth test to Australia in Dec 1977, 40 seasons back.
| No | Team | Score | Overs | Result | Oppn | Ground | Start Date |
| 1 | Ind | 402 | 79.6×8 | lost | v Aus | Perth | 16 Dec 1977 |
| 2 | Eng | 403 | 115.1 | lost | v Aus | Perth | 14 Dec 2017 |
The following table lists the tests lost by ten wickets margin, 200 plus runs and by innings margin. It is interesting to note that there are eight tests lost by an innings margin.
| No | Team | Score | Overs | Result | Margin | Oppn | Ground | Start Date |
| 1 | Aus | 429 | 149.5 | lost | 010 wkts | v Win | Bridgetown | 30 Mar 1984 |
| 2 | Eng | 445 | 158.3 | lost | 010 wkts | v Srl | The Oval | 27 Aug 1998 |
| 3 | Win | 448 | 141.4 | lost | 010 wkts | v Srl | Galle | 13 Nov 2001 |
| 1 | Ind | 406 | 181.1 | lost | 201 runs | v Win | Mumbai | 23 Jan 1975 |
| 2 | Eng | 435 | 129.5 | lost | 231 runs | v Win | The Oval | 12 Aug 1976 |
| 3 | Eng | 430 | 121.5 | lost | 210 runs | v Aus | Leeds | 08 Jun 1989 |
| 4 | Ind | 454 | 114.1 | lost | 247 runs | v Eng | Lord’s | 26 Jul 1990 |
| 5 | Win | 416 | 116.4 | lost | 210 runs | v Eng | Lord’s | 22 Jul 2004 |
| 1 | Eng | 405 | 171.2 | lost | inns + 39 runs | v Aus | The Oval | 16 Aug 1930 |
| 2 | Eng | 432 | 118.2 | lost | inns + 25 runs | v Aus | The Oval | 23 Aug 2001 |
| 3 | Pak | 407 | 126.3 | lost | inns + 52 runs | v Ind | Multan | 28 Mar 2004 |
| 4 | Srl | 400 | 118.4 | lost | inns + 14 runs | v Eng | Cardiff | 26 May 2011 |
| 5 | Eng | 400 | 130.1 | lost | inns + 36 runs | v Ind | Mumbai | 08 Dec 2016 |
| 6 | Eng | 477 | 157.2 | lost | inns + 75 runs | v Ind | Chennai | 16 Dec 2016 |
| 7 | Pak | 443/9d | 126.3 | lost | inns + 18 runs | v Aus | Melbourne | 26 Dec 2016 |
| 8 | Eng | 403 | 115.1 | lost | inns + 41 runs | v Aus | Perth | 14 Dec 2017 |
England has lost three tests by an innings margin against Australia after posting 400 plus runs in the first innings and second innings of a test. It is also noted that England has lost the test by an innings margin against Australia in Australia.
| No | Team | Score | Overs | Result | Margin | Oppn | Ground | Start Date |
| 1 | Eng | 405 | 171.2 | lost | inns + 39 runs | v Aus | The Oval | 16 Aug 1930 |
| 2 | Eng | 432 | 118.2 | lost | inns + 25 runs | v Aus | The Oval | 23 Aug 2001 |
| 3 | Eng | 403 | 115.1 | lost | inns + 41 runs | v Aus | Perth | 14 Dec 2017 |