India have been very strong over the last couple of years, but mainly playing at home; now they've followed a narrow away defeat to South Africa with two straight losses in England. The greatest teams win home and away; but India now seem unlikely to assert their greatness on this tour, although with three matches still to be played, there's always the (unlikely) possibility of a truly world-class fightback. Credit must go to England's evergreen bowler James Anderson, still a master of his art at the age of 36, though England's reliance on swing bowlers like Anderson is their own weakness in many parts of the world. The complete failure of India's supposedly talented batting line up, meanwhile, has to be considered a major diappointment; save captain Kohli, they've hardly scored a run in the first two tests.
For the moment, India remain atop my world ratings, though this status will surely not survive a third consecutive defeat:
India 187 -23
South Africa 179
Australia 166
New Zealand 144
Sri Lanka 125
England 123 +23
Pakistan 40
West Indies 15
Bangladesh -99
Zimbabwe -260
Ireland -295
Afghanistan -325
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