One of the most painful of those was the 19-13 loss in the 2007 World Cup quarter-final at the Stade de France and, when Argentina beat Scotland in the first Test in South America last year, one feared it could yet be a long wait until victory was experienced again.
"I've had the time of my life over here and bringing back the Ashes is something that will always stay with me, " added Swann, who took 15 wickets as England beat Australia 3-1 in the Test series to retain the Ashes.
His score in the Six Nations decider against France was the 41st Test try of his career and beat Gareth Thomas in Wales' all-time try-scoring list.
Australia, who recovered from their 2-0 Test series defeat in India to beat New Zealand by the same margin, play three Tests, followed by two Twenty20 matches and then five one-day internationals against the Proteas.
Then came one of Wright's most proud moments when India beat Australia 2-1 after losing the first Test by 10-wickets and being forced to follow-on in the second.
It was unveiled by Bill Brown, who played in the same Test side as Bradman in the 1930s and 1940s, less than 24 hours after Australia beat South Africa by an innings and 360 runs in Johannesburg, the team's biggest ever Test win.
India, meanwhile, continued to display the sort of form that saw them beat Australia, and lived up to their billing as Test cricket's in-form team.
Pakistan beat the Black Caps 1-0 in the two-Test series but were humbled 4-1 in the one-day series that followed.
Brett Lee returned for Australia after missing the Test series through injury and looked threatening early as he beat the bat regularly.
They then beat Sri Lanka by an innings and 144 runs in the second Test in Kanpur - India's highest ever margin of victory over their opponents.
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Mr. Lasorda launched his own spaghetti sauce in the late 1980s, which beat Paul Newman's sauce in a Los Angeles Times taste test, but ultimately flopped in the market.
The agency did not say that Armstrong ever failed a test, but his former teammates testified as to how they beat tests or avoided the tests altogether.
Alonso's time stood until Heidfeld beat it with a 1:20.361 lap with 80 minutes of the test remaining.
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West Indies hold the Test record for a fourth-innings chase, with their monumental 418 to beat Australia in Antigua in 2003.
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