Sep 5 2013: The number-two position on the Reliance ICC ODI Team Rankings Table will be up for grabs when England and Australia go head to head in a five-ODI series that starts in Headingley, Leeds, on 6 September.
Australia, with 114 ratings points, currently occupies second spot on the championship table, while England is just two ratings points behind in third spot. This means the equation for Australia to retain second spot or for England to claim second position is simple – win the series.
If Australia wins the series 3-2, then both sides will retain their pre-series rankings and ratings, but, if England notches up a series win, then the two sides will swap places with Eoin Morgan’s side rising to 113 ratings points and Michael Clarke’s side slipping to 112 ratings points.
World champion India is sitting on the top of the tree with 123 ratings points, nine ratings points clear of its closest rival, Australia.
Australia, with 114 ratings points, currently occupies second spot on the championship table, while England is just two ratings points behind in third spot. This means the equation for Australia to retain second spot or for England to claim second position is simple – win the series.
If Australia wins the series 3-2, then both sides will retain their pre-series rankings and ratings, but, if England notches up a series win, then the two sides will swap places with Eoin Morgan’s side rising to 113 ratings points and Michael Clarke’s side slipping to 112 ratings points.
World champion India is sitting on the top of the tree with 123 ratings points, nine ratings points clear of its closest rival, Australia.
