Australia and England begin a five-match series from 12 January in Melbourne, with both sides having an opportunity to reclaim the number-one position on the Reliance ICC ODI Team Rankings.<\/p>\n
Australia is currently ranked second with 114 ratings points, six ratings behind number-one ranked India, while England is ranked third on 111 ratings points.<\/p>\n
Australia was last ranked number-one in July 2012, only to be overtaken by England who held the top position till December 2012.<\/p>\n
Australia and England\u2019s rise to the top position however, is dependent on how India fares in its five-match series against host New Zealand, which begins on 19 January in Napier.<\/p>\n
For Australia to become number-one: Australia v England (Australia 5-0); New Zealand v India (New Zealand 3-2) Australia v England (Australia 4-1); New Zealand v India (New Zealand 4-1) For England to become number-one: Australia v England (England 5-0); New Zealand v India (New Zealand 4-1) Australia and England begin a five-match series from 12 January in Melbourne, with both sides having an opportunity to reclaim the number-one position on the Reliance ICC ODI Team Rankings.<\/p>\n Australia is currently ranked second with 114 ratings points, six ratings behind number-one ranked India, while England is ranked third on 111 ratings points.<\/p>\n Australia was last ranked number-one in July 2012, only to be overtaken by England who held the top position till December 2012.<\/p>\n Australia and England\u2019s rise to the top position however, is dependent on how India fares in its five-match series against host New Zealand, which begins on 19 January in Napier.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":1,"featured_media":0,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","sticky":true,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"tdm_status":"","tdm_grid_status":"","footnotes":""},"categories":[50],"tags":[],"class_list":["post-18443","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","category-isn-front-stories"],"yoast_head":"\n
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Australia v England (Australia 3-2); New Zealand v India (New Zealand 5-0)
1 Australia 115
2 India 114
3 England 110
7 New Zealand 98<\/p>\n
1 Australia 119
2 India 117
5 England 106
7 New Zealand 91<\/p>\n
1 Australia 117
2 India 115
4 England 109
7 New Zealand 93<\/p>\n
Australia v England (England 4-1); New Zealand v India (New Zealand 5-0)
1 England 114
2 India 114
4 Australia 111
7 New Zealand 95<\/p>\n
1 England 117
2 India 115
4 Australia 109
7 New Zealand 93<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"