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New Zealand benefit from England series win over Sri Lanka
ICC Media Release - 18 June 2002

New Zealand has moved into third place on the ICC Test Championship table, courtesy of yesterday's series victory for England against Sri Lanka.

The 0–2 loss to England, confirmed by the 10-wicket win for the home team in the Old Trafford Test match, has reduced Sri Lanka's points average to 1.07, allowing the Kiwis to claim third spot. That position can be consolidated – or weakened – depending on the outcome of New Zealand's imminent two Test series in the Caribbean.

England's series win, the team's first since beating the same opponents in Sri Lanka in 2000/01, means an improved points average of 1.06 which keeps it in fifth place, marginally behind Sri Lanka.

ICC Test Championship Table, 18th June 2002


Team          Played   Won   Lost   Drawn   Points  Average
Australia       13      9      2      2       20      1.54
South Africa    16     11      3      2       24      1.50
New Zealand     16      7      5      4       18      1.13
Sri Lanka       15      7      6      2       16      1.07
England         16      7      6      3       17      1.06
West Indies     14      6      7      1       13      0.93
Pakistan        16      4      7      5       13      0.81
India           14      4      7      3       11      0.79
Zimbabwe        16      3     11      2        8      0.50
Bangladesh       4      0      4      0        0       -
About the ICC Test Championship Two points are allocated for winning a series and one for a drawn rubber. The result –and points allocation- of new series replace the previous equivalents.

At present, an average score per series (number of points won divided by number of series played) is used to identify the top side, because not all teams have played each other home and away. This transitional arrangement will change to a straight points system when all teams have played each other home and away, a situation due to be reached in 2005.

The Championship was introduced to add interest, context and excitement to the game at the highest level. It runs on a rolling league basis, with the system used for calculating positions based on the results of the most recent series (a minimum of two Test series applies), home and away, between each of the teams.

Media contact:
Mark Harrison
ICC Communications Manager
Tel: + 44 20 7266 7935
Mobile: + 44 (0) 787 944 1891
Email: mark.harrison@icc-cricket.com

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