ICC Test Championship

England's acting captain Andrew Flintoff and Sachin Tendulkar of India have experienced contrasting fortunes in the latest LG ICC Player Rankings for Test cricket.

England's 212-run win over India in the third Test in Mumbai on Wednesday means they have retained second place in the LG ICC Test Championship table

Matthew Hayden's scores of 94 and 32 in Australia's seven-wicket win over South Africa in Cape Town have pushed him back towards the summit of the LG ICC Player Rankings

South Africa, with their confidence sky-high after a world-record ODI run-chase against Australia, will be looking to make progress in the LG ICC Test Championship table when the two sides resume hostilities in Cape Town on Thursday

India captain Rahul Dravid has moved up to third place in the LG ICC Player Rankings for Test batsmen after his side's nine-wicket win over England in Mohali

The West Indies will be looking to the genius of Brian Lara to kick-start their faltering tour of New Zealand when the Test series between the two sides gets underway in Auckland on Thursday

Sri Lanka spin wizard Muttiah Muralidaran's 9-141 in his side's eight-wicket win against Bangladesh in Chittagong not only took him to a combined total of 1004 wickets in Tests and ODIs but it has also taken him back to the top of the LG ICC Test Rankings

India and England will be going head-to-head for second place in the LG ICC Test Championship table when their three-match series starts on Wednesday in Nagpur

India's Test series defeat at the hands of neighbours Pakistan has cost them more than just local bragging rights; it has also dropped them down one place in the latest LG ICC Test Championship table

Wicketkeepers Kamran Akmal and Mahendra Singh Dhoni benefited from favourable batting conditions in the second Test between Pakistan and India at Faisalabad to reach career-best ratings in the LG ICC Test batting rankings

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