Cricket World Ratings 30th December 2022

 Three tests were played over the Christmas period.  India completed a 2-0 away win in Bangladesh (although the results in game two was close); Australia drubbed South Africa again, and visitors New Zealand drew against their hosts Pakistan).  My world ratings now look like this:

1. Australia     247  +11
2. England       229 
3. India         227   +6
   
4. South Africa  137  -11
5. New Zealand   125  
6. Sri Lanka      62
7. Pakistan       53      
8. West Indies    -3    
   
9. Bangladesh   -155   -5        
   
10. Zimbabwe     -280    
    
11. Afghanistan  -303 
    
12. Ireland      -339

Interestingly, New Zealand's prior lead of 72 points over Pakistan almost exactly balanaces Pakistan's home advantage when it came to predicting the outcome of the match: with the two sides rated equally, the actual drawer has no significant effect on either of their ratings.  Meanwhile, the official ratings now incldue the results of the series in Bangladesh, and of England's recently completed win over Pakistan:

1. Australia     130   
   
2. India         115  +1 
   
3. England       107  +4
   
4. South Africa  104 
   
5. New Zealand   100
6. Pakistan       86  -6 
7. Sri Lanka      83  
   
8. West Indies    79  
9. Bangladesh     48    
   
10. Zimbabwe       25 

There's one more match in each of the two current series to be played early in the new year.