Smith and Cummins remain on top in Test Rankings

Australia batsman Steve Smith and fast bowler Pat Cummins remain at the top of the MRF Tyres ICC Test Player Rankings after the Ashes, which culminated with a 135-run victory for England on Sunday as the five-match series ended in a 2-2 draw.

Smith’s scores of 80 and 23 have helped him remain 34 points ahead of Virat Kohli with 937 rating points, an incredible effort since he started the series in fourth position with 857 points before his surge that came courtesy 774 runs in four Tests. Cummins too is well clear of other bowlers as he enjoys a lead of 57 points over second-placed Kagiso Rabada after finishing as the top wicket-taker with 29 scalps.

Other players from Australia to make notable gains are Matthew Wade and Mitchell Marsh. Wade’s fourth Test century has lifted him 32 places to 78th, his highest since being ranked 52nd in March 2013. Marsh’s maiden five-wicket haul has helped him gain 20 places to reach 54th place, his best since March 2017.

David Warner has lost seven places after the Test to finish in 24th position among batsmen. He has slid 19 places during the five matches with a tally of 95 runs in 10 innings, starting the series in fifth position. Josh Hazlewood has dropped from 12th to eighth after briefly making the top-10 among bowlers.

For England, fast bowler Jofra Archer has moved into the top 40 for the first time after grabbing six first-innings wickets while left-arm seamer Sam Curran has gained six slots to reach 65th position with three wickets.

Jos Buttler’s scores of 70 and 47 have lifted him back into the world’s top 30 for the first time since January this year while Joe Denly’s career-best score of 94 has taken him to a career-highest 57th place. Rory Burns has also moved up five places to 56th position.

Rank	(+/-)	Player	Team	Pts	Avge	Highest Rating
1	( - )	Steve Smith	Aus	937	64.56	947 v SA at Durban 2018
2	( - )	Virat Kohli	India	903	53.14	937 v Eng at Southampton 2018
3	( - )	K Williamson	NZ	878	52.22	915 v Ban at Hamilton 2019
4	( - )	C Pujara	India	825	49.87	888 v SL at Nagpur 2017
5	( - )	Henry Nicholls	NZ	749	44.25	778 v Ban at Wellington 2019
6	( - )	Joe Root	Eng	731	47.91	917 v Aus at Trent Bridge 2015
7	( - )	A Rahane	India	725	42.23	825 v NZ at Indore 2016
8	( - )	Tim Latham	NZ	724!	44.03	724 v SL at Colombo (PSS) 2019
9	( - )	D Karunaratne	SL	723	36.93	754 v SA at Colombo (SSC) 2018
10	( - )	Aiden Markram	SA	719*	43.8	759 v Aus at Johannesburg 2018

Other selected rankings

Rank	(+/-)	Player	Team	Pts	Avge	Highest Rating
27	(+10)	Jos Buttler	Eng	608	33.94	635 v SL at Colombo (SSC) 2018
56	(+5)	Rory Burns	Eng	509*!	29.25	509 v Aus at The Oval 2019
57	(+24)	Joe Denly	Eng	506*!	28.56	506 v Aus at The Oval 2019
78	(+32)	Matthew Wade	Aus	424*	29.82	465 v SL at Sydney 2013

Bowlers (top 10)

Rank	(+/-)	Player	Team	Pts	Avge	Highest Rating
1	( - )	Pat Cummins	Aus	908	21.45	914 v Eng at Old Trafford 2019
2	( - )	K Rabada	SA	851	21.77	902 v Aus at Port Elizabeth 2018
3	( - )	J Bumrah	India	835*!	19.24	835 v WI at Jamaica 2019
4	( - )	Jason Holder	WI	814 !	27.26	814 v India at Jamaica 2019
5	( - )	V Philander	SA	813	21.64	912 v India at Johannesburg 2013
6	( - )	J Anderson	Eng	798	26.94	903 v India at Lord's 2018
7	( - )	Trent Boult	NZ	795	27.35	825 v Eng at Lord's 2015
8	( - )	Neil Wagner	NZ	785	27.51	801 v Ban at Wellington 2019
9	(+1)	Kemar Roach	WI	780!	26.94	780 v India at Jamaica 2019
10	(+1)	M Abbas	Pak	770*	18.86	838 v NZ at Abu Dhabi 2018

Other selected rankings

Rank	(+/-)	Player	Team	Pts	Avge	Highest Rating
37	(+5)	Jofra Archer	Eng	465*!	20.27	465 v Aus at The Oval 2019
39	(+5)	Jack Leach	Eng	450*!	26.06	450 v Aus at The Oval 2019
54	(+20)	Mitchell Marsh	Aus	326*	38.64	349 v WI at Melbourne 2015
65	(+6)	Sam Curran	Eng	274*	29	342 v India at The Oval 2018

All-rounders (top five)

Rank	(+/-)	Player	Team	Pts	Highest Rating
1	( - )	Jason Holder	WI	472!	472 v India at Jamaica 2019
2	( - )	S Al Hasan	Ban	397	489 v Aus at Mirpur 2017
3	( - )	R Jadeja	India	389	438 v SL at Colombo (SSC) 2017
4	( - )	Ben Stokes	Eng	387	411 v Aus at Headingley 2019
5	( - )	V Philander	SA	326	377 v SL at Galle 2018

*indicates provisional rating; a batsman qualifies for a full rating after playing 40 Test innings; a bowler qualifies for a full rating when he reaches 100 Test wickets.
!indicates career-highest rating

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