Wednesday, October 13, 2010

Aussies slip to fifth place in Test rankings

Following the 2-0 clean-sweep by India in the 2-match Test series, the Ponting led Australian team has slipped to fifth place in the ICC rankings for Test teams.

India had entered the series ranked number one and even if they had lost both matches to the Australians, they would still have been ranked number one.

India entered the series with 127 rating points, and they now have 130 points following their series win.

South Africa, who are second in the ICC rankings, are on 119 points followed by Sri Lanka with 115 points and England who have 112 points.

Australia, who started the Test series against India with 113 points, lost 3 points following their losses.

ICC rankings for Test teams at the end of the India-Australia series:

RankingTeamMatchesRating Points
1India34130
2South Africa29119
3Sri Lanka23115
4England39112
5Australia37110
6Pakistan2383
7West Indies2179
8New Zealand2578
9Bangladesh197

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