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pAustralia's recent 2-1 series win over India has left Ricky
Ponting's team firmly entrenched at the top of the world's Test
cricket standings./p
pAustralia now holds a 19-point lead over second placed England
while Pakistan's 1-1 home series result against Sri Lanka left it
in third position./p
pIndia and Pakistan remain four points behind England on 105
points after failing to win their recent home series./p
pHowever, India will have an opportunity to climb the table in
the forthcoming two-Test series against South Africa. A 2-0 win
would put India level with England on 109 points./p
pAustralia also heads the one-day standings and is followed by
Sri Lanka./p
pIndia can close the gap between it and Pakistan in the ICC
One-Day International Championship table to three points if it wins
the Jubilee Match between the sides in Kolkata on Saturday./p
pAfter losing its most recent encounter against Pakistan during
the ICC Champions' Trophy 2004, India goes into the match in
seventh place with 102 points./p
pA win would boost its rating to 103 points while Pakistan's
rating will drop from 108 to 106 points./p
pPakistan is currently in fourth place and must win the one-off
match to hold on to that position. Defeat will see it drop below
the West Indies and England to sixth./p
pNew Zealand's 3-0 series whitewash over Bangladesh cemented its
hold on third position, moving it to within two points of Sri Lanka
with 117 points./p
pIf New Zealand can win two of its three ODI matches against
Australia next month it will climb to second place./p
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