Smith reclaims number one position as Australia wins second Test
Smith, who scored a career high 215 and then 58 to inspire Australia to a 405-run victory on Sunday, has overtaken AB de Villiers at the top of the rankings and he now holds a commanding 28-point advantage over the prolific South African.
There was also a career high gain for Chris Rogers whose Test top score of 173 and 49 not out have vaulted the 37-year-old 12 places into ninth on 793 points, 20 behind New Zealand’s Kane Williamson. David Warner remains in 10th places, while skipper Michael Clarke has dropped three places to 20th.
For England, Joe Root has dropped two places to sixth, though Alastair Cook has improved his ranking by two places and now lies in 18th place after scoring 96 and 11 in the match. There were also a gain for Ben Stokes (up three to a career high 32nd) after scoring 87 runs in the first innings.
In the ICC Player Rankings for Test Bowlers, Mitchell Johnson has climbed three places to fourth after claiming six wickets for 80 runs in the match and he has Pakistan’s Yasir Shah in his sights. The left-arm paceman has now claimed 299 wickets in 68 Tests to date and he will be eyeing up a significant milestone in the third Test in Edgbaston. If Johnson passes 300 wickets he will become only the fifth Australian to do so after Shane Warne (in second place on the all-time list on 708 wickets), Glenn McGrath (in fourth place on 563), Dennis Lillee (in 20th place on 355) and Brett Lee (in 25th place on 310). Johnson currently lies in 28th place overall, eight wickets behind former England fast bowling great Fred Trueman.
Josh Hazlewood has moved up four places to a career high 17th after claiming five wickets for 88 runs in the match, while Mitchell Marsh has risen 20 places to 100th after taking three wickets for 31 runs overall.
England’s Stuart Broad is unchanged in fifth place on 800 points, though James Anderson has fallen four places to sixth, though Joe Root has moved up five places to a career high 77th.
The all-rounder rankings remain unchanged with Shakib Al Hasan of Bangladesh continuing to lead the way over South Africa’s Vernon Philander.
The third Test starts at Edgbaston on Wednesday, 29 July.
ICC TEST PLAYER RANKINGS (as on 20 July, after second Ashes Test in Lord’s)
Batsmen
Rank (+/-) Player Team Points Avge HS Ranking
1 (+1) Steven Smith Aus 936! 58.52 936 v Eng at Lord's 2015
2 (-1) AB de Villiers SA 908 52.09 935 v Aus at Port Elizabeth 2014
3 ( - ) Hashim Amla SA 891 52.78 907 v Pak at Abu Dhabi 2013
4 (+1) K. Sangakkara SL 874 58.04 938 v Eng at Kandy 2007
5 (+1) A. Mathews SL 860 51.67 877 v NZ at Christchurch 2014
6 (-2) Joe Root Eng 850 54.02 884 v Aus at Cardiff 2015
7 ( - ) Younus Khan Pak 829 54.07 880 v SL at Lahore 2009
8 ( - ) K. Williamson NZ 813 45.70 860 v Eng at Lord's 2015
9 (+12) Chris Rogers Aus 793! 44.33 793 v Eng at Lord's 2015
10 ( - ) David Warner Aus 764 46.86 880 v Ind at Adelaide 2014
Selected rankings
Rank (+/-) Player Team Points Avge HS Ranking
18 (+2) Alastair Cook Eng 709 46.62 874 v Ind at Kolkata 2012
20 (-3) Michael Clarke Aus 701 50.24 900 v SL at Melbourne 2012
32 (+3) Ben Stokes Eng 594*! 36.00 594 v Aus at Lord's 2015
34 (-3) Gary Ballance Eng 583* 47.76 702 v WI at Grenada 2015
36 (-2) Ian Bell Eng 561 43.18 822 v Ind at The Oval 2011
53 (+1) Shaun Marsh Aus 463* 35.79 472 v WI at Jamaica 2015
55 (-4) Jos Buttler Eng 449* 40.92 494 v NZ at Headingley 2015
63 ( - ) Moeen Ali Eng 426* 29.35 427 v Aus at Cardiff 2015
Bowlers
Rank (+/-) Player Team Points Avge HS Ranking
1 ( - ) Dale Steyn SA 905 22.55 909 v WI at Centurion 2014
2 (+1) Trent Boult NZ 814 27.12 825 v Eng at Lord's 2015
3 (+1) Yasir Shah Pak 810*! 24.81 810 v SL at Pallekele 2015
4 (+3) M. Johnson Aus 801 27.71 849 v Pak at Dubai 2014
5 ( - ) Stuart Broad Eng 800 29.62 801 v Aus at Cardiff 2015
6 (-4) James Anderson Eng 787 29.73 847 v WI at Barbados 2015
7 (-1) V. Philander SA 780 21.95 912 v Ind at Johannesburg 2013
8 ( - ) Rangana Herath SL 752 30.17 851 v Pak at Colombo (SSC) 2014
9 ( - ) Morne Morkel SA 727 29.35 776 v Aus at Cape Town 2011
10 ( - ) Tim Southee NZ 713 31.63 799 v WI at Jamaica 2014
Selected rankings
Rank (+/-) Player Team Points Avge HS Ranking
14 ( - ) Peter Siddle Aus 622 30.45 816 v Eng at Old Trafford 2013
16 ( - ) Nathan Lyon Aus 613 34.16 648 v Eng at Melbourne 2013
17 (+4) Josh Hazlewood Aus 594*! 19.94 594 v Eng at Lord's 2015
19 (-2) Mitchell Starc Aus 573* 32.00 589 v Eng at Cardiff 2015
28 (-1) Moeen Ali Eng 470* 34.68 480 v Aus at Cardiff 2015
64 (-12) Mark Wood Eng 262* 39.21 306 v Aus at Cardiff 2015
77 (+5) Joe Root Eng 196*! 39.75 196 v Aus at Lord's 2015
100 (+20) Mitchell Marsh Aus 77*! 48.75 77 v Eng at Lord's 2015
All-rounders
Rank (+/-) Player Team Points HS Ranking
1 ( - ) Shakib Al Hasan Ban 381 419 v Zim at Khulna 2014
2 ( - ) V. Philander SA 341*/ 376 v Aus at Cape Town 2014
3 ( - ) R. Ashwin Ind 336*/ 419 v WI at Mumbai 2013
4 ( - ) M. Johnson Aus 304 384 v Eng at Cardiff 2009
5 ( - ) Stuart Broad Eng 275 382 v Pak at Abu Dhabi 2012
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