Dubai: Australia batsman Steve Smith and fast bowler Pat Cummins remain at the top of the ICC Test Player Rankings after the Ashes, which culminated with a 135-run victory for England on Sunday (September 15) as the five-match series ended in a 2-2 draw.

Smith’s scores of 80 and 23 have helped him remain 34 points ahead of Virat Kohli with 937 rating points, an incredible effort since he started the series in fourth position with 857 points before his surge that came courtesy 774 runs in four Tests.

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Cummins too is well clear of other bowlers as he enjoys a lead of 57 points over second-placed Kagiso Rabada after finishing as the top wicket-taker with 29 scalps.

Other players from Australia to make notable gains are Matthew Wade and Mitchell Marsh. Wade’s fourth Test century has lifted him 32 places to 78th, his highest since being ranked 52nd in March 2013. Marsh’s maiden five-wicket haul has helped him gain 20 places to reach 54th place, his best since March 2017.

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David Warner has lost seven places after the Test to finish in 24th position among batsmen. He has slid 19 places during the five matches with a tally of 95 runs in 10 innings, starting the series in fifth position. Josh Hazlewood has dropped from 12th to eighth after briefly making the top-10 among bowlers.

For England, fast bowler Jofra Archer has moved into the top 40 for the first time after grabbing six first-innings wickets while left-arm seamer Sam Curran has gained six slots to reach 65th position with three wickets.

Jos Buttler’s scores of 70 and 47 have lifted him back into the world’s top 30 for the first time since January this year while Joe Denly’s career-best score of 94 has taken him to a career-highest 57th place. Rory Burns has also moved up five places to 56th position.

ICC Test Rankings (as on September 16, 2019)

Batsmen (Top 10)

Rank    (+/-)    Player    Team    Pts    Avge    Highest Rating

1    ( - )    Steve Smith    Aus    937    64.56    947 v SA at Durban 2018

2    ( - )    Virat Kohli    India    903    53.14    937 v Eng at Southampton 2018

3    ( - )    K Williamson    NZ    878    52.22    915 v Ban at Hamilton 2019

4    ( - )    C Pujara    India    825    49.87    888 v SL at Nagpur 2017

5    ( - )    Henry Nicholls    NZ    749    44.25    778 v Ban at Wellington 2019

6    ( - )    Joe Root    Eng    731    47.91    917 v Aus at Trent Bridge 2015

7    ( - )    A Rahane    India    725    42.23    825 v NZ at Indore 2016

8    ( - )    Tim Latham    NZ    724!    44.03    724 v SL at Colombo (PSS) 2019

9    ( - )    D Karunaratne    SL    723    36.93    754 v SA at Colombo (SSC) 2018

10    ( - )    Aiden Markram    SA    719*    43.8    759 v Aus at Johannesburg 2018

Bowlers (Top 10)

Rank    (+/-)    Player    Team    Pts    Avge    Highest Rating

1    ( - )    Pat Cummins    Aus    908    21.45    914 v Eng at Old Trafford 2019

2    ( - )    K Rabada    SA    851    21.77    902 v Aus at Port Elizabeth 2018

3    ( - )    J Bumrah    India    835*!    19.24    835 v WI at Jamaica 2019

4    ( - )    Jason Holder    WI    814 !    27.26    814 v India at Jamaica 2019

5    ( - )    V Philander    SA    813    21.64    912 v India at Johannesburg 2013

6    ( - )    J Anderson    Eng    798    26.94    903 v India at Lord's 2018

7    ( - )    Trent Boult    NZ    795    27.35    825 v Eng at Lord's 2015

8    ( - )    Neil Wagner    NZ    785    27.51    801 v Ban at Wellington 2019

9    (+1)    Kemar Roach    WI    780!    26.94    780 v India at Jamaica 2019

10    (+1)    M Abbas    Pak    770*    18.86    838 v NZ at Abu Dhabi 2018

! indicates career-highest rating