The world's number one Test team Australia takes on world number two India in the 16th meeting for the Border-Gavaskar Trophy.

India are the current holders with Australia's last series win coming in 2014/15. The upcoming 2023 series will be hosted in India and will be a series of four tests commencing in February.

With this series set up to be an excellent display of quality, it is time to take a trip down memory lane and look at the best five Test series against our Indian rivals.

2. 2004/05 Border-Gavaskar series 

Result: Australia wins 2-1 (1 draw), Damien Martyn Player of the Series.

It was Australia's first Test win on Indian soil since 1969/70 and was the debut series for legend Michael Clarke. To this day this series was the last Test series won in India by Australia.

Michael Clarke made his debut in staggering fashion winning Player of the Match. Of Australia's 474 in the first innings, Clarke bagged 151 of them. Adam Gilchrist scored a run-a-ball 104, with Simon Katich making 81. The Australian wicket-taker specialist Harbhajan Singh took five wickets.

Glenn McGrath claimed two early wickets with India left at 2/4. They couldn't match Australia after that and were knocked over for 246. Singh once again the man, taking 6/78 with Australia only making 228 leaving the door open slightly for India.

India needed a good start to the innings and a big total, but they failed. At 4/19 India would've needed a miracle. A good late effort from bowlers Irfan Pathan, Harbhajan Singh and Zaheer Khan scoring 55, 42 and 22 not out was not even close to enough. Australia starts the series well, winning by 217 runs.

The second Test ended in a stalemate meaning the series was still up for grabs for both teams. Damien Martyn made 104 for Australia with Virender Sehwag scoring 155. Anil Kumble was key with the ball, taking 13 wickets for the match.

Australia then won a historic series with an easy 342 run victory. Martyn scored big runs once again with 114, with youngster Clarke falling short of a century with 91. Jason Gillespie took five wickets as India made 185.

Then more Australians fell just short of 100, with Martyn making 97, Katich making 99 and Clarke making 73. It was an easy declaration at 329/5. India was then subjected to one of their biggest home losses.

Wrapped up for 200, Australia had their series win in India.

The final Test was inconsequential and low scoring. India won by 13 runs after Australia got bowled out for 93 after Singh took 5/29 in the final innings.