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usalion
12 Jul 2006, 13:50
From cricket.com.au

England's mediocre Test form has seen it fall to third in the ICC's Test Championship table.

Pakistan moved above England after victories against England, India and Sri Lanka and will move within three points of Australia if it can take a clean sweep in its upcoming four-match series against England.

However, England can regain second place from Pakistan if it wins the series.

Since taking the Ashes off the Australians last year, England has suffered a series loss to Pakistan and drawn with India and Sri Lanka.

The new table, which no longer takes into account series completed before August 2003, means that Pakistan's losses to Australia (0-3) and South Africa (0-2) no longer feature in the calculations.

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Better get it in gear against Pakistan- maybe they could slide to fourth? "Mediocre" seems a kind adjective....
RoosterLad
12 Jul 2006, 13:52
Haha mediocre. i would have chosen terms like ****, ****en **** or **** poor
Browney2006
12 Jul 2006, 15:14
So wait, are they using a new system or does the current system only take into account the past 3 years or so and now those Pakistan results have fallen out?
usalion
12 Jul 2006, 15:37
So wait, are they using a new system or does the current system only take into account the past 3 years or so and now those Pakistan results have fallen out?

Well, that's what the article says....I doubt cricket.com.au is making it up
Browney2006
12 Jul 2006, 15:39
Well, that's what the article says....I doubt cricket.com.au is making it up
So same system or new one? Ive been hearing talks of a new system not to far away
F/D
12 Jul 2006, 15:43
Ashes.
Browney2006
12 Jul 2006, 15:48
Ashes.
Official ICC Ashes Ranking:
1. England - 2
2. Australia - 1
usalion
12 Jul 2006, 15:51
So same system or new one? Ive been hearing talks of a new system not to far away

No idea- check the ICC web site....
RoosterLad
12 Jul 2006, 15:51
Yeah but under the new RoosterLad Ashes system.

1. Australia - 20 years
2. England - 1 year
F/D
12 Jul 2006, 17:07
Yeah but under the new RoosterLad Ashes system.

1. Australia - 20 years
2. England - 1 year
Add Ricky Ponting did jack all in pressure too.

The quicker thye give the #3 spot to Callum Ferguson and also the captaincy, the quicker I'll be an Australian fan....well not fan but fan of Cal :cool:
usalion
12 Jul 2006, 21:26
Yeah but under the new RoosterLad Ashes system.

1. Australia - 20 years
2. England - 1 year

Hell, not even a year yet... 10 months right now.

But that aint the point of the thread- we're talking ICC rankings, and England have not performed well EITHER home or away since earning their Ashes victory- hence, their ranking has fallen, and perhaps could fall more in the next six weeks.

And by the way, Australia does continue to be the best team in the world. But y'all KNOW that anyway.
Romeo
13 Jul 2006, 08:31
And Sri Lanka has moved up to 5 and NZ dropped down to 7.
Blues_Man
13 Jul 2006, 20:42
Add Ricky Ponting did jack all in pressure too.

The quicker thye give the #3 spot to Callum Ferguson and also the captaincy, the quicker I'll be an Australian fan....well not fan but fan of Cal :cool:
You'll never be an Aussie ...you will always be a Seth Effrickan loser