England Players Make Significant Rise in Latest ICC Rankings After 5-0 Series Win Over Australia

Updated - 10 Jan 2019, 12:35 AM

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The England players made significance rise in the latest ICC Rankings after inflicting a 5-0 series whitewash against depleted-looking Australia.

It was a terrific all-round performance by England all through the series recently culminated One-day International series.

Meanwhile, Scotland batters Callum MacLeod and Matt Cross also made gains in the rankings. It was a thumping performance by England who went onto prove their favourites tag ahead of the ICC World Cup scheduled to be held in England and Wales, next year.

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From the batters, almost all of them made strides in the rankings. Openers in the form of Jason Roy and Jonny Bairstow, who have been quite spectacular all through the series gained three and four places respectively.

While Roy moved up to the 20th position, Bairstow occupies the 11th spot. Jos Buttler, who was awarded the Man of the Series also gained two places to be placed on the 16th place. He smashed a scintillating match-winning century in the fifth and the final ODI – to ensure England whitewashed Australia.

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Alex Hales also gained one place to jump to 22nd place while skipper Eoin Morgan also moved from one place to a 24th position.

Courtesy 195 runs in the series, Travis Head also moved up three places to 19th.

Meanwhile, English spinners Adil Rashid and Moeen Ali were very consistent all through the series and it reflected in their rankings. Rashid finished the series with 677 rating points which helped him rise to the third number position from the eight position.

Meanwhile, Moeen, who has been quite brilliant shot up to 12th position, gaining three places in the process. He finished with figures of four for 46 in the final match of the series. The English also made improvements in the latest released rankings.

 

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Paceman Mark Wood moved five places to 28th while bowling all-rounder David Willey moved up to 43rd position gaining 23 places.

Kane Richardson’s impressive bowling performance has helped him gain seven positions and move to 77th place.

The 5-0 series defeat reflected in the ICC Rankings as Australia came down to the sixth position due to a relatively below-par performance.

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Here is Full ICC Rankings; England dominate –

ICC ODI team rankings

Rank Team Points
1 England 126 (+1)
2 India 122
3 South Africa 113
4 New Zealand 112
5 Pakistan 102
6 Australia 100 (-4)
7 Bangladesh 93
8 Sri Lanka 77
9 Windies 69
10 Afghanistan 63
11 Zimbabwe 55
12 Ireland 38
13 Scotland 28 (+5)
14 UAE 18

ICC ODI batsmen rankings

Rank (+/-) Player Team Points Avge Highest Rating
1 ( – ) Virat Kohli Ind 909! 58.1 909 v SA at Centurion 2018
2 (+2) Babar Azam Pak 813 51.11 846 v NZ at Wellington 2018
3 (-1) David Warner Aus 803 43.43 880 v Pak at Adelaide 2017
4 (+1) Rohit Sharma Ind 799 44.55 825 v SL at Mohali 2017
5 (+1) Ross Taylor NZ 785 46.28 789 v Eng at Dunedin 2018
6 (-3) Joe Root Eng 784 49.82 819 v Aus at Brisbane 2018
7 ( – ) Quinton de Kock SA 783 45.41 808 v Ban at East London 2017
8 ( – ) Faf du Plessis SA 782 44.68 802 v Ind at Durban 2018
9 ( – ) Kane Williamson NZ 778 46.87 798 v SA at Centurion 2015
10 ( – ) Shikhar Dhawan Ind 769 45.9 794 v SA at Melbourne 2015

ICC ODI bowlers rankings

Rank (+/-) Player Team Points Avge Eco. Highest Rating
1 ( – ) Jasprit Bumrah Ind 787*! 22.5 4.64 787 v SA at Centurion 2018
2 ( – ) Rashid Khan Afg 763* 14.4 3.96 787 v Zim at Sharjah 2018
3 (+1) Hasan Ali Pak 711* 21.4 5.29 766 v NZ at Wellington 2018
4 (+1) Trent Boult NZ 699 24.63 5.09 766 v Ind at Delhi 2016
5 (-2) Josh Hazlewood Aus 696 24.27 4.72 733 v Eng at Adelaide 2018
6 ( – ) Imran Tahir SA 683 24.81 4.68 786 v SL at Johannesburg 2017
7 ( – ) Kagiso Rabada SA 679 27.57 5.11 724 v Eng at Lord’s 2017
8 = (+3) Adil Rashid Eng 667 31.14 5.55 677 v Aus at Trent Bridge 2018
(+1) Y. Chahal Ind 667*! 21.83 4.76 667 v SA at Centurion 2018
10 (-2) Chris Woakes Eng 653 30.77 5.5 673 v NZ at Christchurch 2018

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