England, India and Pakistan all eye third in Test Table

England, India and Pakistan all have a chance of claiming third spot in the ICC Test Championship table going into the final matches of their current series in West Indies and Pakistan.

A win or draw in its final Test match against the West Indies in Antigua will lift England to third in the official table unless Pakistan wins its final match in Rawalpindi against India.

Victory in Antigua would complete a 4-0 series whitewash and boost England's rating from 101 to 104 while a drawn final match will push England's rating to 103.

Either outcome will be enough to guarantee England's move up the official table to third unless Pakistan can win the final decisive match of its home series against India.

If Pakistan wins in Rawalpindi it will take the series 2-1 and hold on to third spot with a rating of 105. A draw will leave the series tied and Pakistan's rating will remain on 102 - the same as it was before the historic series started in Multan on 28 March.

India's rating was boosted from 95 to 100 by its strong showing in the recent drawn series against runaway leaders Australia. It now needs to win the final match in Pakistan to climb above its neighbour in the ICC Test Championship table for the first time since August 2003.

A 2-1 series win for India would lift its rating to 102 while Pakistan's rating would slide to 99.

Pakistan's recent Test record is very strong. The opening Test of the series against India was the first match it had lost since going down 2-0 to South Africa in January 2003 and over this time it has steadily climbed from eighth to third in the official standings.

The ICC Test Championship table correct on 8 April 2004

Note: If ratings are equal, the ratings calculation is refined to three decimal places to determine the higher ranked team.

Full scenarios for Pakistan v India Test series:

Full scenarios for West Indies v England Test series:

The official Test table is updated at the end of each series once the final outcome of the series is known. The winning team from a Test series receives bonus points equivalent to one additional match victory.

The impact future results will have on the ratings is available on the ICC website. For a full explanation of how the ratings are calculated, visit www.icc.cricket.org.