Cricket World Ratings 28th August 2021

Before today, England had lost four of their last five games against India, and would probably have lost the other one as well if not for bad weather.  But an Indian first innings collapse at Headingly, and yet more runs for Joe Root, have levelled the current series with two still to play.  My world ratings are affected as follows:

1. New Zealand   260  
2. India         237 -25
   
3. Australia     177 
4. England       161 +25
5. Pakistan      112    
6. South Africa  104  
   
7. Sri Lanka      20
8. West Indies   -20  
   
9. Bangladesh   -129    
   
10. Zimbabwe     -280    
    
11. Afghanistan  -303 
12. Ireland      -338

India lose their recently acquired top place; while England regain some of the ground lost from their recent poor results (in early February they had 226 points and briefly held first place).