ICC Cricket Rankings

[Quagmire]

four matches in 2002 doesnt mean much. Good form at the time though

[Collyisamackem]

It's the only direct indication of his strength against India however Quagmire. That tour, as well as the England tour to India last year, would be used to back up Dravid's form against England so it's only fair to use it is some indication of Vaughan's confidence against them. I don't see him repeating the average but I think he does like playing India and will do pretty well again.

[greg]

I think that we will see a run feast for both sides in that series as neither attack looks that great.

[darksideofthemoon]

ICC Cricket Rankings at 15 June 2007

Batsmen

3 (-) - Pietersen
13 (+5) - Collingwood
20 (-6) - Cook
21 (-2) - Bell
22 (-) - Strauss
24 (-1) - Trescothick
30 (-2) - Flintoff
37 (+1) - Vaughan
67 (+9) - Prior
82 (-1) - Jones
87 (+1) - Giles
99 (-) - Shah

Bowlers

6 (+2) - Hoggard
6 (+6) - Panesar
11 (-) - Flintoff
21 (-3) - Harmison
38 (-1) - Giles
42 (+1) - Sidebottom
52 (-2) - Anderson
60 (-1) - Plunkett
62 (-) - Mahmood
75 (-) - Udal
87 (-) - Lewis
91 (-) - Vaughan

[acker]

I'm a bit miffed about how Ponting ended up behind Pietersen when Ricky won the "World Cup"
Another one of those useless rankings that don't matter unless they go a bit more in depth about the opposition faced, where and the importance of the match (round 1, round 2 or final).

[Notts Exile]

Originally Posted by acker

I'm a bit miffed about how Ponting ended up behind Pietersen when Ricky won the "World Cup"
Another one of those useless rankings that don't matter unless they go a bit more in depth about the opposition faced, where and the importance of the match

Because winning the world cup doesn't improve your rankings. And Pietersen has to play against the best team in the world which Ricky cannot do. KP's record against you in ODIs is quite good, too. As it is against South Africa who are probably ranked second.

I don't agree with the rankings in that they have KP being better than Ponting, which obviously isn't true. However, compiling these rankings and weighting them is extremely difficult and also a very in-exact science. Maybe in twenty years they'll get there but I doubt it, someone will always find reason to complain about them (not you Acker) as we are all less than objective letting personal biases cloud judgement.

[darksideofthemoon]

ICC Cricket ODI Rankings 1 July 2007

Batting

1 (-) - Pietersen
24 (+3) - Bell
27 (-3) - Collingwood
32 (-) - Trescothick
35 (-1) - Flintoff
36 (-) - Strauss
64 (-) - Vaughan
77 (-) - Jones
81 (-1) - Solanki
93 (+1) - Joyce

Bowling

14 (-1) - Flintoff
28 (+3) - Anderson
55 (-) - Gough
57 (+6) - Plunkett
62 (-3) - Collingwood
63 (-2) - Lewis
70 (-2) - Mahmood
86 (-1) - Panesar
96 (-) - Dalrymple

[Maranello]

Originally Posted by acker

Another one of those useless rankings that don't matter unless they go a bit more in depth about the opposition faced, where and the importance of the match (round 1, round 2 or final).

That's exactly what the ratings do... they do weigh things like opposition faced as well as the overall context of the match. Things like round 1 vs round 2 etc are difficult, in fact impossible to model so they are ignored - in any case, a hard-fought 80 against Australia on a difficult pitch in round 1, is probably worth more than a breezy 80 against a depleted/demoralised side in the Semis or Final..!

[darksideofthemoon]

ICC Cricket ODI Rankings 7 July 2007

Batting

2 (-1) - Pietersen
27 (-) - Collingwood
28 (-4) - Bell
33 (-1) - Trescothick
34 (+1) - Flintoff
36 (-) - Strauss
67 (-3) - Vaughan
78 (-1) - Jones
82 (-1) - Solanki
96 (-3) - Joyce

Bowling

15 (-1) - Flintoff
31 (-3) - Anderson
53 (+4) - Plunkett
58 (-3) - Gough
63 (-) - Lewis
69 (-7) - Collingwood
74 (-4) - Mahmood
86 (-) - Panesar
97 (-1) - Dalrymple

KP is not going to happy seeing he is not number 1 any more.

[darksideofthemoon]

ICC Cricket ODI Rankings 27 August 2007

Batting

2 (-) - Pietersen
14 (+15) - Bell
28 (-) - Collingwood
33 (-1) - Trescothick
34 (-1) - Flintoff
36 (-) - Strauss
72 (-5) - Vaughan
82 (-4) - Jones
86 (-4) - Solanki
88 (+106) - Cook

Bowling

10 (+5) - Flintoff
14 (+19) - Anderson
56 (-2) - Plunkett
60 (-3) - Gough
67 (-4) - Lewis
70 (-1) - Collingwood
76 (-2) - Mahmood
85 (+2) - Panesar