Australia will formally enter the Ashes with the very best three batsmen on this planet, after turning into the primary aspect in virtually 4 a long time to assert a trifecta within the ICC rankings.
Travis Head’s glowing 163 towards India at The Oval has moved him from sixth to 3rd within the newest ICC rankings, behind Marnus Labuschagne and Steve Smith.
Head’s private greatest rating caps a shocking rise from being out of Australia’s aspect forward of the final Ashes sequence 19 months in the past.
It additionally marks the primary time a crew has occupied the highest three batting spots since 1984 when West Indies’ Gordon Greenidge, Clive Lloyd and Larry Gomes had been first, second and third.
Usman Khawaja additionally makes for a fourth Australian within the prime 10, albeit after dropping two spots from seventh to ninth after two low scores at The Oval.
England have simply the one batter within the prime 15, with Joe Root at No.6.
Pat Cummins stays at No.3 on the bowler’s listing, behind India’s omitted spinner from the Test Championship ultimate Ravichandran Ashwin and England’s James Anderson.
Ollie Robinson (sixth) and Stuart Broad (tenth) stay within the prime 10 for England, whereas Nathan Lyon sits in seventh.
Source: www.perthnow.com.au
