da blaze casino： The Indian fans who took umbrage at India’s drop to eighth place in theICC’s latest ODI rankings can take heart from the Test ratings
Wisden CricInfo staff23-Jul-2003The Indian fans who took umbrage at India’s drop to eighth place in theICC’s latest ODI rankings can take heart from the Test ratings. India havemoved up one spot to fifth place in the ICC Test table. In the latest updateto the table, India have gained three points for a tally of 94, primarilybecause results from the period August 1999 to July 2000 were dropped off.India lost five out of eight Tests during that year – a 0-3 drubbing inAustralia was followed by a 0-2 whitewash at home against South Africa.
da imperador bet： Meanwhile, England, who lock horns with South Africa in a five-Test, have achance to make some big moves in the rankings. Even if they win the series1-0, they will supplant New Zealand in third place on the table. This comesabout because results from three years ago drop off the official table, andthat includes the 2-1 series victory New Zealand achieved over England in1999.
To move to second, England needs to achieve at least a 4-0 series win. Thisis despite the fact that in the re-shaping of the championship South Africaare the team to have benefitted most. South Africa could consolidate itsplace on the table by winning the series. But even if it were to achieve animprobable whitewash of England it would not be sufficient to overhaul therampant Australians in top position.
When the update occurs on August 1, the positions will be: (with ratingchange in brackets)
1 Australia 129 points (presuming it beats Bangladesh in second Teststarting Friday in Cairns) (0), 2 South Africa 119 (+ 4), 3 New Zealand 107(+ 3), 4 England 101 (+ 3), 5 India 94 (+ 3), 6 Sri Lanka 91 (- 6), 7Pakistan 90 (- 1), 8 West Indies 83 (+ 1), 9 Zimbabwe 58 (0), 10 Bangladesh(-2).