Cricket World Ratings 7th December 2025

Two test matches have recently been completed. New Zealand's game at home to the West Indies begun with a pair of low scoring innings, but ended up as a draw; while Australia have now beaten England twice, each time by eight wickets, and are thius now extremely strong favourites to retain the Ashes.  My ratings now look like this:

1. Australia     303  +7 
2. South Africa  262  
3. India         156    
4. New Zealand   137 -16   
5. England       128  -7 
6. Sri Lanka      42
7. Pakistan       28      
8. West Indies   -33 +16    
   
9. Bangladesh    -96      
   
10. Ireland      -289 
11. Zimbabwe     -315 
12. Afghanistan  -324         

The West Indies play their second test in New Zealand starting on Tuesday; the Ashes will resume after that match finishes.