
There are interesting parallels between the Australia–South Africa series in 1970 and the Australia-India series 43 years later in 2013.
In 1970 Australia had lost to South Africa by 170 runs in Cape Town, by an innings and 129 runs in Durban, by 307 runs in Johannesburg and by 323 runs in Port Elizabeth.
In 2013 Australia lost to India by eight wickets in Chennai, by an innings and 135 runs in Hyderabad and by six wickets in Mohali.