Latest international cricket rankings

[Pies4shaw]

Australia is atop the Test list, once again: https://www.icc-cricket.com/rankings/me ... kings/test

India has slipped to third.

Australia also head the international T20 table: https://www.icc-cricket.com/rankings/me ... kings/t20i

They remain off the pace in ODIs, sitting 5th: https://www.icc-cricket.com/rankings/me ... nkings/odi

Naturally, the greatest batsman of the last 70 years remains top of the Test rankings - Steve Bradsmith is on 911 points, with daylight second and Kohli third on 886. Pat Cummins tops the bowler rankings by miles with 904.

Warner and Finch are in the top 10 ODI batsmen. Cummins and Starc are in the top 10 bowlers.

Maxy is in the top 10 for T20 batting and all-rounders. Finch, Zampa and Agar also in the top 10s in their categories.

[K]

Naturally, the greatest batsman of the last 70 years remains top of the Test rankings - Steve Bradsmith is on 911 points, ...

Flat-Track Bully Smith is not even the best batsman in the country at the moment. The best batsman in the country, Marnus, who of course has a higher Test average than FTB Smith (this number being the only reason anyone overestimates FTB's standing), has a non-Test first-class average of little over 38. That is good indication of how low Test batting has sunk in this era of FTBs and mediocrity.

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As for Oz... Well, this is a team that could not defeat an England team that was bundled out for 85 by Ireland.

We truly are in an era of mediocrity.

[Pies4shaw]

Except, of course, for the Great Steve Bradsmith, who towers over all.

[K]

Smith is a flat-track bully.

The evidence is overwhelming.

The excuses for his failures from him or his sycophants are absurd. (e.g. it's just silly him continuing to tell every journalist that Archer "did not get me out", when Archer's harmless bouncer almost knocked him out because of his defective technique.)

[23 YIPPEE!!!]

this best line up of the 1998-2008 golden era of odi cricket for the aussies

gilchrist
m Waugh
ponting
martyn
s Waugh
symonds
bevan
either Harvey or s lee or b lee probably b lee
warne
fleming
McGrath

the number 8 was a mix up amongst Harvey and the lee brothers you can even throw in paul riefell in there and blocker Wilson in there too.

We had amazing depth too back then.

todays line up odi I have

finch
warner
laberchage
smith
wade
Maxwell
tim paine
agar or lyon
cummins
starc
hazelwood

[Donny]

As for Oz... Well, this is a team that could not defeat an England team that was bundled out for 85 by Ireland.

We truly are in an era of mediocrity.

Yes, they could .... and did. Twice, in the last Ashes series.

[K]

Four draws would probably have been less painful than two wins and two losses.

People talk about retaining the Ashes as if it was a win. It wasn't. The retention was not related to that series, and of course countries are always favoured at home.

We are in an era of cricketing mediocrity for sure.