The embattled Australian team has slipped to a 34-year low in the ICC ODI rankings, dropping to sixth place following back-to-back defeats against England in the ongoing five-mat🎶chღ series.
With losses to the world no.1 OD🍌I team in London and Cardiff, Australia has fallen to 102 rankings points to sit a fraction of a point below the 2017 ICC Champions Trophy winners Pakistan.
According to cricket.com.au, the last time Australia fo♔u꧟nd themselves in the sixth position was back in January 1984.
Less than ♐two years ago, the Aussies were ranked no. 1 heading into an away series against South Africa. But when an under-strength squad with a group of rookie fast bowlers was whitewashed 5-0 by the Proteas (the first time Australia had lost a bilateral series 5-0), cracks were revealed in a 50-over game plan that suddenly looked dated cricket.com.au added further.
Thereafter, the five-time world champions have lost 13 of their 15 completed ODIs, in which time they have lo♍st three successive bila🔯teral series — to New Zealand, India and England — and exited the Champions Trophy at the group stage.
England, India and South Africa currently occupy the top three spots iღn the ICC One-Day Int🎃ernational (ODI) rankings.
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