in ODIs, and also the highest innings for a team batting second. 26 November – In the third and final Test of the Frank Worrell Trophy series between West Indies and Australia, Brian Lara hits a first-innings 226 to pass Allan Border as the all-time highest Test run scorer. 9 December – New Zealand record the highest successful run chase ever in a One Day International as they score 332 for 8 to beat Australia by two wickets in Christchurch. It is their first win in 19 years at Christchurch, after five matches there have been played without a Kiwi victory. However, Australia take the Chappell–Hadlee Trophy after winning the series 2–1. 17 December – Shane Warne takes his 86th Test wicket for the year, dismissing Ashwell Prince lbw, and breaks Dennis Lillee's record of most Test wickets in a single year, set in 1981. Warne ends up with ten more wickets in the year, and the new record stands at 96. Test match series South Africa v England – (5 Tests, December–January) – England win series 2–1 Australia v Pakistan (3 Tests, December- January) – Australia win series 3–0. Bangladesh v Zimbabwe (2 Tests, January) – Bangladesh win series 1–0. South Africa v Zimbabwe (2 Tests, March) – South Africa win series 2–0. India v Pakistan (3 Tests, March) – Series tied 1–1. New Zealand v Australia (3 Tests, March) – Australia win series 2–0. West Indies v South Africa (4 Tests, April–May) – South Africa win series 2–0. West Indies v Pakistan (2 Tests, May–June) – Series tied 1–1. England v Bangladesh (2 Tests, May–June) – England win series 2–0. Sri Lanka v West Indies (2 Tests, July) – Sri Lanka win series 2–0. Zimbabwe v New Zealand (2 Tests, August) – New Zealand win series 2–0. England v Australia (5 Tests, July–September) – England win series 2–1. Sri Lanka v Bangladesh (2 Tests, September) – Sri Lanka win series 2–0. Zimbabwe v India (2 Tests, September) – India win 2–0. Australia v ICC World XI (1 Test, October) – Australia win Supertest 1–0. Australia v West Indies (3 Tests, November) – Australia win series 3–0. Pakistan v England (3 Tests, November–December) – Pakistan win series 2–0. India v Sri Lanka (3 Tests, December) – India win series 2–0. Australia v South Africa (3 Tests, December–January 2006) – Australia 1–0 up after 2 Tests at year's end. Deaths