marc71178
Eyes not spreadsheets
So England now best in the world at Tests and ODI's, but not T20s.
ICC rankings - ICC Test, ODI and Twenty20 rankings | ESPN Cricinfo
ICC rankings - ICC Test, ODI and Twenty20 rankings | ESPN Cricinfo
Bangladesh was 4th not too long ago. Then dropped to 9th the next match. I wouldn't lose too much sleep over them.For some reason I checked these earlier today, and audibly lamented Australia's 6th ranking in t20is.
Holy holy heck.
Opportune time for this thread, just before the Test no. 1 spot goes out of the window a week from now
Harsh but true. England are vocal about ODI's not being important at all. They aren't a good ODI side in any case. Aside from one freak series against Pakistan in UAE, they have done little of note. SA, Ind, Aus, Pak and SL are comfortably better.Opportune time for this thread, just before the Test no. 1 spot goes out of the window a week from now
pretty funny comment given south africas recent record against england in odis.Harsh but true. England are vocal about ODI's not being important at all. They aren't a good ODI side in any case. Aside from one freak series against Pakistan in UAE, they have done little of note. SA, Ind, Aus, Pak and SL are comfortably better.
So beating Australia, India, Sri Lanka and Pakistan at home as well as beating South Africa away is no longer anything of note?Harsh but true. England are vocal about ODI's not being important at all. They aren't a good ODI side in any case. Aside from one freak series against Pakistan in UAE, they have done little of note. SA, Ind, Aus, Pak and SL are comfortably better.
You beat Pakistan away ftrSo beating Australia, India, Sri Lanka and Pakistan at home as well as beating South Africa away is no longer anything of note?
Yeah but that was the only series he actually recognised. I was simply naming all the other success the England ODI side has had in the last 2-3 years.You beat Pakistan away ftr
For what its worth, excluding Scotland who have a 75% ratio from 4 ODIs, England have the best win-loss record in ODIs of any nation since the 2011 World Cup. South Africa are tied for the next highest ratio and are ranked second on the ICC table, so I don't think those ODI rankings are that far from the mark.England ranked #1 in ODIs surprised me. Lost to Australia 5-0 (or was it 7-0) after the ashes, and didn't make it to semi final in world cup. I remember they beat India 3-0 in England, but when they toured India, they lost 5-0. Had some success against Pakistan however. Anything else significant in last couple of years?