The embatt🅠led 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-match series.
With losses to the world no.1 ODI 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 cricke🎶t.com.au, t🎶he last time Australia found 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 sudde🐷nly 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 lost three successive bilateral series — to N𓆉ew Zealand, India and England — and exited the Champions Trophy at the group stage.
England, India and South Africa currently occupy the top three spots in the ICC One-Day International (ODI) rওankings.
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