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ICC rankings: India slip down to 3rd as Australia become top-ranked Test team
India Today
India dropped to third while Australia climbed to the top spot in the ICC Test team rankings on the back of their 4-0 Ashes series victory against England.
India slipped two spots down to third after suffering a 1-2 series defeat in South Africa as Australia stormed to the top of the ICC Test team rankings thanks to a dominating Ashes display against England. This relentless display has seen Australia jump up two places to No.1 in the rankings, overtaking both New Zealand and India with 119 rating points. 4-0 #Ashes series winners Second on the #WTC23 table Top-ranked Test team in the world!Australia's rise to the summit of the MRF Tyres rankings https://t.co/heNbOrq0km
A Pat Cummins-led side won the first, second, third, and fifth Test matches convincingly against England at Brisbane, Adelaide, Melbourne and Hobart. The visitors only managed to draw the fourth contest in Sydney, managing to save the Test by the skin of their teeth.