Five defeats and two draws in seven games is a painful record, but that's England's recent run, albeit while playing tough oppposition in NewZealand and India. The team's latest defeat has come at home to the latter, collapsing in a game they were at one time favourites to win. Meanwhile, Pakistan have lost one, won one, in a two test series in the West Indies.
My world ratings now look like this, with India's win taking them back top:
- India 262 +20
- New Zealand 260
- Australia 177
- England 136 -20
- Pakistan 112 -6
- South Africa 104
- Sri Lanka 20
- West Indies -20 +6
- Bangladesh -129
- Zimbabwe -280
- Afghanistan -303
- Ireland -338
And the official world ratings have also been adjusted, taking in the results from the Caribbean, but not yet from the incomplete series in England:
- New Zealand 126
- India 119
- Australia 108
- England 107
- Pakistan 92 -2
- South Africa 88
- West Indies 80 +2
- Sri Lanka 78
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Bangladesh 49
- Zimbabwe 31
England and India resume their five match series today.
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