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Fourth Test collapse sees Australia drop below NZ in Test rankings
By Matt Bungard
4 April 2018 — 8:17am
A combination of Australia's embarassing performance in the fourth Test and New Zealand's gritty rearguard action in their clash with England has seen the Black Caps leap ahead of their neighbours across the ditch in the ICC World Test Rankings.
Australia collapsed to be all out for 119 in the fourth innings in Johannesburg, losing to South Africa by 492 runs. The Proteas will finish the Test season as the second-ranked nation, behind India.
Fourth place: Australia have dropped below New Zealand in the Test rankings.
Photo: AP
While Australia were floundering, New Zealand were digging their heels in. Chasing 382 for victory in the second and final Test against England, the home side were six down for under 200 before superb efforts from Colin de Grandhomme (45 off 97 deliveries), Ish Sodhi (56* off 168) and Neil Wagner (7 off 103) saw day five end with England frustrated and New Zealand 8-256, forcing a draw and winning the series 1-0.
The results see Australia drop to fourth place behind New Zealand - but still above England, who sit fifth - and the change in positions will have a slight financial impact as well.
The ICC awards $1 million dollars to the top nation at the end of the Test season, with the runners-up getting $500,000, and third place getting $200,000. Fourth gets $100,000.
Steve Smith remains the No.1 ranked batsman in Test cricket, ahead of Virat Kohli, who is the top dog in 50 over cricket. New Zealand's Colin Munro ranks just narrowly higher than Australia's Glenn Maxwell in the T20 batting rankings.
Josh Hazelwood sits as the best Australian bowler, ranked fifth in Tests (South African Kagiso Rabada is first) and third in ODIs (India's Jasprit Bumrah is on top).
Shakib Al Hasan is the consensus best all-rounder in the world, the Bangladesh star sitting atop both the Test and ODI list of players who are skilled with both bat and ball, and also sits third in the T20 all-rounder rankings, which are led by Maxwell.
New Zealand are now ranked above Australia in both Tests and limited-overs cricket, with the two nations sitting fourth and fifth respectively on the ODI table. Australia fare a little better in the international Twenty20 rankings, placing second behind Pakistan.
https://www.smh.com.au/sport/cricke...elow-nz-in-test-rankings-20180404-p4z7n6.html
Not bad eh?
So now we're better at both ODI's and Tests than Australia. But don't worry Australia, you're still better at pyjama cricket due to your awesome Big Bash League.
By Matt Bungard
4 April 2018 — 8:17am
A combination of Australia's embarassing performance in the fourth Test and New Zealand's gritty rearguard action in their clash with England has seen the Black Caps leap ahead of their neighbours across the ditch in the ICC World Test Rankings.
Australia collapsed to be all out for 119 in the fourth innings in Johannesburg, losing to South Africa by 492 runs. The Proteas will finish the Test season as the second-ranked nation, behind India.
Fourth place: Australia have dropped below New Zealand in the Test rankings.
Photo: AP
While Australia were floundering, New Zealand were digging their heels in. Chasing 382 for victory in the second and final Test against England, the home side were six down for under 200 before superb efforts from Colin de Grandhomme (45 off 97 deliveries), Ish Sodhi (56* off 168) and Neil Wagner (7 off 103) saw day five end with England frustrated and New Zealand 8-256, forcing a draw and winning the series 1-0.
The results see Australia drop to fourth place behind New Zealand - but still above England, who sit fifth - and the change in positions will have a slight financial impact as well.
The ICC awards $1 million dollars to the top nation at the end of the Test season, with the runners-up getting $500,000, and third place getting $200,000. Fourth gets $100,000.
Steve Smith remains the No.1 ranked batsman in Test cricket, ahead of Virat Kohli, who is the top dog in 50 over cricket. New Zealand's Colin Munro ranks just narrowly higher than Australia's Glenn Maxwell in the T20 batting rankings.
Josh Hazelwood sits as the best Australian bowler, ranked fifth in Tests (South African Kagiso Rabada is first) and third in ODIs (India's Jasprit Bumrah is on top).
Shakib Al Hasan is the consensus best all-rounder in the world, the Bangladesh star sitting atop both the Test and ODI list of players who are skilled with both bat and ball, and also sits third in the T20 all-rounder rankings, which are led by Maxwell.
New Zealand are now ranked above Australia in both Tests and limited-overs cricket, with the two nations sitting fourth and fifth respectively on the ODI table. Australia fare a little better in the international Twenty20 rankings, placing second behind Pakistan.
https://www.smh.com.au/sport/cricke...elow-nz-in-test-rankings-20180404-p4z7n6.html
Not bad eh?
So now we're better at both ODI's and Tests than Australia. But don't worry Australia, you're still better at pyjama cricket due to your awesome Big Bash League.
