Australia Knocked Off Cricket Test Hot Spot
24 Aug 2009 -
After England's 2-1 Ashes Series triumph, Australia have been knocked off its position as the number one team in the Reliance Mobile ICC Championship.
Since the rankings were launched in 2003 Australia has fallen from the top for the first time, moving South Africa to the number one spot.
For its defeat against fifth placed England, Australia lost eight ranking points, bringing them down to fourth place. Whilst England gained six ranking points and remains in fifth place, sitting just 11 points behind Australia.
Reliance Mobile ICC Test Championship (as at 24 August 2009)
The England Cricket Tour to South Africa is this winter and Gullivers has a range of tour packages for cricket supporters - watch England take on the number one Test team in the world from £2995pp.
Since the rankings were launched in 2003 Australia has fallen from the top for the first time, moving South Africa to the number one spot.
For its defeat against fifth placed England, Australia lost eight ranking points, bringing them down to fourth place. Whilst England gained six ranking points and remains in fifth place, sitting just 11 points behind Australia.
Reliance Mobile ICC Test Championship (as at 24 August 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 |
The England Cricket Tour to South Africa is this winter and Gullivers has a range of tour packages for cricket supporters - watch England take on the number one Test team in the world from £2995pp.