Top 5 partnerships in Test cricket which came in a losing cause

#3 310- Paul Collingwood and Kevin Pietersen against Australia at Adelaide, 2006

The second highest fourth wicket partnership for England came in a losing cause

After losing the first Test of the 2006-07 Ashes, England played Australia in the next match at Adelaide. England batted first and declared their innings at 551/6, thanks to a career-best 206 from Paul Collingwood and a 158 from Kevin Pietersen. The duo added 310 for the fourth wicket, which is the second highest fourth wicket partnership in England’s Test cricket history.

In reply, the hosts scored 513, thanks to fifties from skipper Ricky Ponting and Michael Clarke. In the second innings, Shane Warne, Brett Lee and Glenn McGrath reduced England to just 129, giving Australia a target of 168 to win.

The Aussies comfortable chased down the target with 6 wickets to spare.