As the year draws to a close, two things are becoming clear in world cricket's pacing order: firstly, that India are streets ahead of anybody else, and secondly, that Australia are the best of the rest. Both are particularly invincible at home: Australia have just steamrollered New Zealand, arguably the 3rd best team, in their first test. Meanwhile, one struggling side (Sri Lanka) have drawn with another (Pakistan, who actually playing at home, their first home test for quite a while after a long interval spent playing in the Gulf due to security concerns). My world ratings now look like this:
India 259
Australia 195 +16
New Zealand 152 -16
England 143
Sri Lanka 115 +2
South Africa 111
Pakistan 57 -2
West Indies -13
Bangladesh -126
Zimbabwe -252
Afghanistan -303
Ireland -339
Pakistan and Sri Lanka will play again before Christmas: on Boxing Day, Australia and New Zealand resume, and England begin their tour of South Africa.
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