The New Nation - Internet Edition

AFP, London

International Cricket Council (ICC) Test Championship ratings issued Tuesday:

Test Championship - for series completed up to August 1 (rank, previous, team, rating, previous)

1 (1) Australia 138 (141)

2 (4) South Africa 115 (109)

3 (2) India 113 (111)

4 (3) England 106 (110)

5 (5) Sri Lanka 103 (106)

6 (5) Pakistan 100 ( 94)

7 (7) New Zealand 83 ( 88)

8 (8) West Indies 81 ( 77)

9 (9) Bangladesh 0 ( 1)

Notes:

Figures in brackets denote positions and ratings of teams prior to the annual update.

Zimbabwe have a rating of 19 but have not played sufficient Tests over the period covered to be ranked on the main table.