Test ranking update : Team India stays at the top !!

[kabira]

well problem is you only remember Harmison. Even Anderson was spanked too SJ Harmison 10 0 48 0 4.80 JM Anderson 11 1 51 1 4.63

[Serani]

Yes but what Sehwag did to Harmison in particular in the short session before the close of play was what clinched India the match, conclusion harmisons fault.

[kabira]

Sehwag has done to plenty of bowlers. Sehwag did that to all your bowlers. Its good that you picked only Harmison. The game was there to win, with India 4 down, but you could not get rid of Yuvraj Singh, you so called great bowling attack. Conclusion: You don't deserver No. 1 spot until you beat us.

[Serani]

That was no great bowling attack, infact it was mediocre.

[kabira]

That attack that had Anderson, Flintoff, Monty and Swann is mediiocre and attack that is now Anderson, Flynn, Broad and Swann is worldclass. Three cheers for you my friend. Three cheers. Again conclusion: England team still not good enough to even beat India anywhere. Period. Now go and dream.

[Serani]

I wouldnt say Englands attack is world class. But its good enough to get 20 wickets, something which India wont be doing any time soon.

[Andy]

England Cricket team was a joke few Years back. Now they are good but only in Home Condittion that Supports seam and swing. I wish their Football team was as good as the Cricket Team. :((

[kabira]

I wouldnt say Englands attack is world class. But its good enough to get 20 wickets' date=' something which India wont be doing any time soon.[/quote'] We dont need to, Remember Chennai test match son?? We did not take your 20 wickets and still won :haha::haha::haha::haha::haha::haha::haha::haha::haha::haha:

[Chalks]

Ashes may well be a battle between the 4th and 5th ranked teams. :hehe:

[Sir john]

2-0 series win not enough for SL to become No. 1

Sri Lanka won't be able to displace India from the No. 1 position in the Test rankings in this series. It was earlier believed that a 2-0 series win would be enough to take Sri Lanka to the top spot. However, the system had been misunderstood. From August 1, 2010, the rankings will cease to consider all Tests played between August 2006 and July 2007. During that period, Sri Lanka won five Tests and lost just one. Losing out on that good year takes Sri Lanka's rating points down from 115 to 111, and their current ranking from No. 4 to No. 5. Over the same period, India won two Tests and lost two. Since their recent results have been better, they jumped from 124 rating points to 130. The best Sri Lanka can now achieve from this series is a jump to No. 2 if they win the P. Sara Test, starting Tuesday. The ICC Test rankings run over a period ranging from three to four years. The Test table released today includes all the Test series that have been completed since August 2007, making it a three year period (for the purpose of the rankings, a year runs from August 1 to July 31). Over the next year, all series played until July 31, 2011 will be added to this table, meaning the ratings will be based on four years of results, with series completed within the last two years carrying greater weight. However, on July 31, 2011, the oldest of the four years of results i.e. the matches played between August 2007 and July 2008, will be dropped, basing the rankings into a three-year period again. Last week Kumar Sangakkara questioned the rankings system. "If rankings can't be understood by the public, the players, or the administrators, what's the use of having rankings?" he said. His main objection with the rankings is a lopsided FTP, which doesn't give all sides equal opportunities. However, the prospect of becoming No. 1 excited him. He told the Sunday Island: "It's a great opportunity for us. The No. 1 ranking is something that we haven't got in the past and lot of pride is involved in the whole process of trying to achieve it."

we will remain number one for some more months,

[littlemaster1982]

Ashes may well be a battle between the 4th and 5th ranked teams. :hehe:

:hysterical: :hysterical: :hysterical: :hysterical: :hysterical: :hysterical: :hysterical: :hysterical:

[achilles]

Not the most convincing way of staying No.1 but credit must be given to our batters for batting hard for a draw.

I wouldnt say Englands attack is world class. But its good enough to get 20 wickets' date=' something which India wont be doing any time soon.[/quote'] Thats a surprising reply coming from someone who everyone presumes is an intelligent contributor who knows his cricket. Agreed that our bowling is weak a.t.m, it doesn't mean that the English bowlers would've done better on this F1 track of a wicket.

[Lord]

I wouldnt say Englands attack is world class in helpful conditions. But its good enough to get 20 wickets' date= something which India wont be doing any time soon.

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[saneindian]

I wouldnt say Englands attack is world class. But its good enough to get 20 wickets' date=' something which India wont be doing any time soon.[/quote'] In last 3 years England have: At home 1. Lost to India , SA 2. Won against Aus, WI,NZ and BD (will beat pak too) 3. Drew vs SL Away from home: 1. Lost to India, SL, WI, Australia 2. Drew with SA 3. Won vs NZ, BD Their win-loss record reads 13-8 (including 4 tests won vs BD and 3 vs mighty NZ and 2 vs WI). In effect all they have done is won an Ashes and drew vs SA away!! They are yet to win a series vs India, SL and SA (home or away). And talking about their bowling, Anderson, Broad , Swann all average over 30 in test cricket in last 3 years! This despite playing most of the matches in helpful conditions. Truly world class I say!

[Guest Gunner]

Well the particular test match in Chennai can be attributed to Harmison' date=' then we have the entire ashes series.[/quote'] Thanks for trolling, come again. :D

[Gas_Gemba]

Guess authorities should have been more clear about this before , Then would have been able to avoid all the major stress issues for the Indians Any way I am glad we don't get the No:1 ,b'cos we are not worthy of it . When you have something which you don't deserve , you have to worry about how not to loose it all the time , Best example India :finger:

[The Outsider]

Guess authorities should have been more clear about this before , Then would have been able to avoid all the major stress issues for the Indians Any way I am glad we don't get the No:1 ,b'cos we are not worthy of it . When you have something which you don't deserve , you have to worry about how not to loose it all the time , Best example India :finger:

Feck off you troll. Off to banland again.

[SachDan]

[b555]

Next up is Australia at Mohali and Bangalore. We haven't won a test at Chinnaswamy for nearly 15 years!

isnt that the place where sachin`s infamous 137 came?

[SachDan]

^ That was at Chepauk, Chennai.