Rain is always a potential problem in any English summer; and it pretty much eliminated any possibility of a result in the 2nd test between England and Pakistan. Which means that Pakistan can now not win, thought they still can draw, the series; in this year's compact schedule, the third test starts at the end of the week. Meanwhile, there's a small adjustment to my world ratings. With England's higher rating coming into the series, and home advantage, a 1-0 lead at this stage actually represents a marginally worse performance for England than expected, and a marginally better one for Pakistan: the two sides are now adjacent in the pecking order, albeit with a large gap between them:
- Australia 220
- India 212
- New Zealand 175
- England 172 -12
- Pakistan 85 +12
- Sri Lanka 84
- South Africa 59
- West Indies 9
- Bangladesh -122
- Zimbabwe -251
- Afghanistan -303
- Ireland -339
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