England drop to lowest Test rating in ICC rankings for 27 years

Australia remain top of the standings, while India and New Zealand lead the way in the ODI and T20I formats

England's red-ball plight has been drawn into sharper focus after slumping to their lowest rating in the ICC Test rankings since 1995.

The 88 points Ben Stokes' side sit on is their worst total for 27 years after a run of one win in their last 17 under former captain Joe Root.

The latest recalculations of the standings take into account results from May 2019, during which England have won 13 times  - though the victory over India at The Oval last summer is not counted until that series is completed in July - in the five-day format.

They sit sixth in the overall Test rankings, dropping one place behind Pakistan.

Australia lead the way in the annually updated table, with India, World Test Championship holders New Zealand and South Africa completing the top four.

^{New Zealand remain top of the ODI rankings, but England have cut their lead (Michael Bradley/Getty Images)}

Sri Lanka, West Indies, Bangladesh and Zimbabwe complete the top 10 - with Afghanistan and Ireland not listed due to having not played enough Tests.

The two white-ball rankings reflect rather better on England, who are second in both the ODI and T20 standings behind New Zealand and India.

Australia, India and Pakistan complete the top five in the 50-over rankings.

Despite winning the first of two successive T20 World Cups last November, Australia are fifth in the T20 rankings behind third-place Pakistan and South Africa, who are fourth.

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