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England Climbs Up On WTC Rankings After NZ Series Win

England kick-started the Ben Stokes era with a bang as the Three Lions registered a 3-0 whitewash against New Zealand. The clean sweep against the Kiwis has the English cricket team jump up in the ICC World Test Championship (WTC) standings.

The three back-to-back wins saw England move up in the World Test Championship standings. They are now ranked 7th, displacing New Zealand. The Kiwis, on the other hand, slipped down to the 8th position following their 3-0 whitewash loss to England. The Three Lions will be very happy with the new brand of cricket they played under new captain Stokes and head coach Brendon McCullum.

Check out England’s ranking on WTC table 

England and West Indies make strides on the #WTC23 standings following their respective Test series clean sweeps 👏

Full table 👉 https://t.co/wc8AlX8YiA pic.twitter.com/rb3kcv1h3R

— ICC (@ICC) June 28, 2022

England had recorded only 1 win in 12 matches in the current ICC WTC cycle before the NZ series. However, three consecutive wins has helped them improve their position on the table. The Three Lions will also be playing one more Test when they square off against India at Edgbaston. Stokes and co will be eager to keep winning momentum when they square off against the Men in Blue at Birmingham.

The Three Lions’ points percentage has gone up from 23.81% to 28.89% after the Leeds clash. They now have
52 points against their name after playing in four series. Earlier, England were penalized 12 points due to slow over rate in previous matches. Despite moving up on the WTC table, Stokes and co have work to do.

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New Zealand on the other hand, saw their points percentage drop down from 29.17% to 25.93% points.  Kane Williamson’s men failed to pocket a single win in the series which pushed them down to the eight slot. The defending WTC champions had a season to forget during the 2021-23 cycle. They are on the verge of being knocked out from being in contention for a place in the WTC final this year.

The Black Caps managed to pull off draws against South Africa and Bangladesh while suffering series defeats against India and England.  So far, the Kiwis have pocketed only two wins in four series, losing six games, with one Test ending in a draw.

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