Here is how World Test Championship 2021-23 points table looks like after Ashes

A complete dominance from Australia on their home soil in the Ashes 2022 saw the hosts winning the series 4-0 and have retained the Ashes trophy as well. After a valiant effort from England in the fourth Test at the SCG to manage a draw, it will now be another batting collapse that has led to a 0-4 loss in the five-match Test series. Travis Head’s century in the first innings of the Hobart Test turned out to be a big difference as all Australian batters had struggled immensely.

England needed a better batting performance, but they were bundled out for 188 in their first innings and handed a 115 run lead to the men in yellow, thanks to skipper Pat Cummins‘ four-wicket haul. In the second innings, Australia lost a bunch of wickets quickly as Mark Wood finally was rewarded with a six-wicket haul for his brilliant spells throughout the series. England was set a target of 271 to chase and it was always going to be tough against the pink ball.

But the English openers Zak Crawley and Rory Burns played positive cricket up front to take the visitors to 68 for no loss until Cameron Green was handed the ball. The all-rounder chipped in with three quick wickets and the same old story of batting collapses took place for the England side. Cummins, Boland and Green all picked up 3 wickets each and the hosts went on to win the Test by 146 runs in the end.

How does the WTC table look like after the 5th Ashes Test?

Surprisingly, both Australia and England have retained their positions in the points table at 2nd and 9th respectively. Australia is at 52 points now with a win percentage of 86.67 while England is at 10 points with their win percentage dropping up to 9.25. England has had 10 penalty points so far for maintaining a poor over rate while this has been the first series for Australia in the World Test Championship.

Meanwhile, the recently-concluded Test series between India and South Africa saw the visitors losing one position to fifth while the Proteas managed to move one position above them with a 2-1 series victory. Sri Lanka still top the table with a win percentage of 100 and they have managed to win both the Tests they have played so far.

Updated WTC points table after Ashes