Cricket World Ratings 28th June 2022

After a dreadful run, England have just walloped New Zealand in three straight tests.  In all matches the visitors put up a credible performance; but when the ball stopped moving, England simply smashed it out the park.  At times it didn't feel much like test cricket, but you couldn't say the approach didn't work.  Meanwhile, Bangladesh have gone to the West Indies, but lost both matches they played there.  My world ratings now look like this:

1. India         241 
   
2. Australia     232 
3. South Africa  173 
   
4. England       133 +18 
5. New Zealand   125 -18
   
6. Pakistan      111  
7. Sri Lanka      44   
8. West Indies     8 +17  
   
9. Bangladesh   -145 -17       
   
10. Zimbabwe     -280    
    
11. Afghanistan  -303 
    
12. Ireland      -339

The official ratings look like this.  The decline in the West Indies ratings is something I can't explain; did I copy down the wrong number when I last assembled the list?

1. Australia     128 
   
2. India         119
3. South Africa  110
4. New Zealand   100 -11
5. England        97  +9
6. Pakistan       93
7. Sri Lanka      82 
   
8. West Indies    67 -10 
9. Bangladesh     48  -3  
   
10. Zimbabwe       25 

Australia play in Sri Lanka early next month.