Australia climb, SL drop as India remain on top

The same day ICC CEO Haroon Lorgat admitted that Australia were currently struggling a bit in Test rankings and that any world Test championships playoffs, if held now, would see them eliminated from competition, Ricky Ponting's men scrambled back into the top-four list, even if they didn't have much to do with it.

Thanks to continuous rains and a drawn Test series against the West Indies, Sri Lanka were pushed down to fifth spot, a loss of two positions, in the latest ICC Test rankings table on Sunday. The weather-hit series concluded in Pallekele with all three matches ending without a result. Sri Lanka are now down to 109 ratings points, behind England and Australia, both of which gain a place each. The West Indies gained points and are now three ratings points behind Pakistan in seventh spot. India are on top with 129 points, followed by South Africa (116), England (112) and Australia (110).

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