Generally uncontentious... but little seperates the leaders of the chasing pack of Test sides: if Murali, Jayawardene, Sangakara and co are fit, touring Sri Lanka remains the toughest challenge in cricket after touring Australia (and possibly a challenge to large for Australia without Warne) and shouldn't be considered too far behind India when playing away from home - and following a host of injury related disruptions, England approach NZ looking as strong as they have in a generation.

I'm not sure quite where to put Pakistan and SA in relation to the rest... but the core of both sides is strong.