South Africa overtakes England in LG ICC ODI table, Pollock up to second in bowling rankings

South Africa has climbed from seventh to fifth in the LG ICC ODI Championship table, overtaking England in the process.

South Africa's 4-1 series win over England has boosted its rating from 101 to 106, enabling it to climb above England and West Indies in the official ODI table.

England began the series in fourth place on 109 points but its rating has fallen by six points and it has slipped to seventh in the LG ICC table.

In the LG ICC ODI Player Rankings, Jacques Kallis has slipped from top place in the LG ICC ODI batting rankings (a position he held briefly in the middle of the series with England), but Graeme Smith and Shaun Pollock, South Africa's other two leading players, both improved their rankings.

Smith ends the series 14th in the batting rankings, while Pollock is second in the bowling, just three points behind Glenn McGrath. Ramnaresh Sarwan has become top batsman after Kallis lost points in the final three ODIs.

England veteran Darren Gough's excellent series saw him return to the bowling top ten - he finished in eighth place - while Kevin Pietersen's dramatic start to his ODI career sees him already in 25th place in the batting rankings. England's only batsman in the top ten is the injured Andrew Flintoff, with Marcus Trescothick dropping 15 places over the series to end in 20th place.

For details of the LG ICC ODI Championship and to predict the outcome of future series visit the ODI cricket page of the ICC website.