• Dismal run of one win from past 17 Tests leads to further slump
  • New captain Ben Stokes lined up for county outing with Durham

England have slumped to their worst Test rating for more than a quarter of a century, dropping to No 6 in the ICC rankings after winning just one of their past 17 matches. Their current tally of 88 ranking points is their lowest since 1995 and leaves them sandwiched between Pakistan, who are now fifth on the list, and Sri Lanka.

England remain second in both one-day international and Twenty20 rankings, led by New Zealand and India respectively, while Australia continue to top the Test charts.

Continue reading…

Leave a Reply

Your email address will not be published. Required fields are marked *

You May Also Like

A free speech tsar will only impose Tory values | Letters

Universities must be free from the Conservative ‘war on woke’, writes Pete…

Brokering peace in Ukraine would be good for Xi and China: is he adroit enough to pull it off? | Yu Jie

The war is a test of China’s ability to manage its interests.…

Years of underfunding leave NHS ‘woefully short’ for Covid second wave

NHS England has far fewer hospital beds than it used to and…

Coronavirus live news: Tokyo plans to lift emergency before Olympics; Germany’s CureVac jab shows 47% efficacy

CureVac fails in pivotal trial; Japan plans to lift Tokyo’s virus emergency…