Latest ICC Test player ratings.

[Donny]

As expected, Joe Root has rocketed to the top of the ICC Test batting ratings.

Jonny Bairstow has moved up 11 places and into the top 10, after his scintillating form against India.

Rishabh Pant moves up 5 places.

1. Joe Root 923
2. Marnus Labuschagne 879
3. Steve Smith 826
4. Babar Azam 815
5. Rishabh Pant 801
6. Kane Williamson 786
7. Usman Khawaja 779
8. Dimuth Karunaratne 760
9. Rohit Sharma 746
10. Jonny Bairstow 742

11. Travis Head 721
15. David Warner 690
30. Cam Green 607

[Donny]

Bowlers.

Little change, with Pat Cummins retaining his #1 status, on 900.

Josh Hazlewood is #10.

Mitch Starc is 12th. and Nathan Lyon 13th.

[Donny]

Smith gained 26 points for his unbeaten 145. Labu picked up just 6 points for his ton.

Chandimal moved up 19 places for his not out double century, to #29

Cummins retained his #1 ranking, on the bowling table, but dropped under the 900 points mark.

[Pies4shaw]

The "rankings" are a bit pointless, really. It's ridiculous that there should be players ranked in the "top 10" Test batsmen who haven't reached 50 in a Test in the last year - even worse that some such players should be "ranked" ahead of a player who is averaging 98.66 in the present year and has made 4 centuries (2 not out), two 90s and a further 50 in the present calendar year - and 5 of those 7 scores away from home.

[Donny]

Not a lot of change, in today's update.

Babar Azam moves up to #3. Swaps with Steve Smith.

Dinesh Chandimal moves from 29 to 18.

Batting.

1. Joe Root 923
2. M Labuschagne 885
3. Babar Azam 874
4. Steve Smith 848
5. Rishabh Pant 801
6. Kane Williamson 786
7. Usman Khawaja 766
8. D Karunaratne 746
8. Rohit Sharma 746
10. Jonny Bairstow 742

[Donny]

Little to no change on the Bowlers' table.

Prabath Jayasuriya will enter the list, fairly high up, when he's played enough Tests to qualify.

So far: 21 wickets @ 18.56 from his first 2 Tests. Had 4 wickets, so far, in the current Test against Pakistan. 9 more possible scalps.

[Donny]

Finished with another 5fa in Sri Lanka's win over Pakistan. 8 for the match.

[Donny]

Top 4 rated (batting).

After Aussies' and Poms' Test wins. To be updated tomorrow.

1. Joe Root 923 - 23 & 73
2. M Labuschagne 885 - 204 & 104*
3. Babar Azam 874 - 136 & 4
4. Steve Smith 848 - 200* & 20*

Will be interesting.

[Donny]

Updated today.

Batting.

1. Marnus Labuschagne - 935
2. Steve Smith 893
3. Babar Azam - 879
4. Joe Root - 876
5. Rishabh Pant - 801
6. Kane Williamson - 786
7. Usman Khawaja - 752
8. Dimuth Karunaratne - 748
9. Rohit Sharma - 746
10. Daryl Mitchell - 715

13. Travis Head - 707

[Donny]

No movement on the bowlers' table.

Aussies.

1. Cummins

10. Starc

12. Hazlewood

16. Lyon.

[Donny]

Best ever

1 Don Bradman 961 v India, 10/02/1948
2 Steve Smith 947 v England, 08/01/2018
3 Len Hutton 945 v West Indies, 03/04/1954
4 Jack Hobbs 942 v Australia, 23/08/1912

Before the pink ball Test, Labuschange's rating was 935. After Day 1, the Queenslander was on 120 n.o.

Will he move up to the top 4 ?

[Donny]

Travis Head will move up from #13, after his second Test Century. Possibly into the Top 10.

[Donny]

After Australia and England won against the West Indies and Pakistan.

Updated tomorrow.

[Donny]

Waiting .....

[Donny]

Tough at the top ? Labu's latest century increased his rating by just 2 points. Whereas Head's similar big ton earned him 65, and a spot in the Top 10.

1. Marnus Labuschagne 937
2. Steve Smith 875
3. Babar Azam 871
4. Joe Root 848
5. Rishabh Pant 801
6. Kane Williamson 786
7. Travis Head 774
8. Usman Khawaja 749
9. Dimuth K'ratne 748
10. Rohit Sharma 746

24. David Warner 635