August 26, 2013 7:59 PM

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England moves up to 2nd spot in ICC Test Rankings; India drops to 3rd place<br/>

A draw in the fifth and final cricket Test of Ashes yesterday, helped England leapfrog India to move into the second position in the latest ICC Test Team Rankings. South Africa still leads the rankings.England had entered the series in the third position with 112 ratings points. However, after taking a 3-0 lead in the five-Test series, it needed either a draw or a win to move ahead of India into second position. The draw resulted in England joining India on 116 ratings points. However, England is ranked above India when the ratings are calculated beyond the decimal point.Losing the Ashes 0-3, Australia moved down to fifth place, its lowest since August 2011. Australia dropped four ratings points to drop below Pakistan into fifth place, on 101 ratings points – one behind Pakistan and two ahead of sixth-ranked West Indies.

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