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05 Tuesday 2002
Test ratings spell out scale of England's Ashes task
LONDON: The daunting task facing England's cricketers in the upcoming Ashes test series in Australia was underlined by the latest test ratings published on Monday.
The rankings, compiled by PricewaterhouseCooper, put three Australians in the top seven batsmen and two bowlers in the top four.
England have just one entry in either list: fast bowler Andy Caddick at number nine in the bowlers' ratings.
Australian opener Matthew Hayden tops the batsmen's table with wicketkeeper Adam Gilchrist in second. Ricky
Ponting is joint sixth with West Indian Brian Lara.
In the bowling department, Australian fast bowler Glenn McGrath remains at number one while leg-spinner Shane Warne is number four.
The first test starts in Brisbane on Thursday. Australia have won the past seven Ashes series dating back to 1989.
Top 10 batsmen Team Points Average
1. Matthew Hayden Australia 899 50.00
2. Adam Gilchrist Australia 868 58.51
3. Sachin Tendulkar India 856 58.46
4. Inzamam-ul-Haq Pakistan 827 49.40
5. Jacques Kallis South Africa 815 49.82
6= Brian Lara West Indies 812 49.49
6= Ricky Ponting Australia 812 47.49
8. Mahela Jayawardene Sri Lanka 780 48.89
9. Rahul Dravid India 777 54.28
10. Andy Flower Zimbabwe 776 52.30
Top 10 bowlers Team Points Average
1. Glenn McGrath Australia 915 21.52
2. Muttiah Muralitharan Sri Lanka 899 23.32
3. Shaun Pollock South Africa 856 20.80
4. Shane Warne Australia 850 25.73
5. Harbhajan Singh India 750 26.87
6. Saqlain Mushtaq Pakistan 703 28.66
7. Anil Kumble India 702 28.00
8. Waqar Younis Pakistan 691 23.12
9. Andrew Caddick England 675 29.48
10. Jacques Kallis South Africa 670 29.13
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