ICC Test Rankings: Australia slip to 4th, SA hold top spot
Monday, August 24, 2009
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New Delhi: Success is easy to gain, hard to maintain. The adage seems to be true for Australian Cricket team who ended this Ashes series with a humiliating defeat. With this demise, Australia has slipped in ICC rankings.
According to a report, the Aussies has been knocked off its long-held perch as the number-one team in the ICC Test Championship after losing the Ashes series 1-2 in England.
England celebrated the 197 runs victory over Australia in the final Test at the Oval.
With Australia going down to fourth position in the rankings, South Africa assumed top spot followed by Sri Lanka-second and India-third.
Australia has been knocked off top spot for the first time since the current method of ranking was introduced in May 2003. According to the rule, the Test team rankings are only updated at the end of the each series.
Gaining six rating points, England stays fifth in the ranking.
ICC Test Championship (as of August 23, 2009)
Rank Team Rating 1 South Africa 122 2 Sri Lanka 119 3 India 119 4 Australia 116 5 England 105 6 Pakistan 84 7 New Zealand 82 8 West Indies 76 9 Bangladesh 13
According to a report, the Aussies has been knocked off its long-held perch as the number-one team in the ICC Test Championship after losing the Ashes series 1-2 in England.
England celebrated the 197 runs victory over Australia in the final Test at the Oval.
With Australia going down to fourth position in the rankings, South Africa assumed top spot followed by Sri Lanka-second and India-third.
Australia has been knocked off top spot for the first time since the current method of ranking was introduced in May 2003. According to the rule, the Test team rankings are only updated at the end of the each series.
Gaining six rating points, England stays fifth in the ranking.
ICC Test Championship (as of August 23, 2009)
Rank Team Rating 1 South Africa 122 2 Sri Lanka 119 3 India 119 4 Australia 116 5 England 105 6 Pakistan 84 7 New Zealand 82 8 West Indies 76 9 Bangladesh 13
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