Australia’s hat-trick win spoiled the game, England slipped to 7th position, did India gain or lose?

News India Live, Digital Desk: If you are a fan of cricket, then today morning (or evening) has brought a big news for you. We Indian fans are often sad about the performance of our team, but just look at England. Seeing the condition of the English team that went on the tour of Australia, you might start to feel that the situation of your Team India is a little better. The third Test match of the Ashes (Ashes 2025-26) series has also ended and the result is the same which the supporters of ‘Baseball’ were afraid of. Australia sounded the bugle of ‘clean sweep’? The third Test match was played between Australia and England and Pat Cummins’ team won it with pride and entered the series. Have taken an unassailable lead of 3-0. The Kangaroos thrashed the British in every department of the game such that Ben Stokes and Co. had no answer. Australia won this match not by a margin of more than 100 runs (or innings), but in a one-sided manner. There was an uproar in the WTC table. The real game happened in the points table (WTC Points Table 2025-27) after the match. This defeat has badly pushed England back in the race for the World Test Championship. Australia’s reign at number 1: With consecutive wins, Australia’s winning percentage (PCT) is skyrocketing. He has sat down with ‘Fevicol’ applied on the table top. Their PCT is so high that at present no team is even competing near them. England’s boat sinks: After the defeat, England’s ranking has fallen to number 7. Yes, at number 7! Their PCT has become less than that of India. Where they were dreaming of playing the finals and where they are now struggling at the bottom of the table. Where is India?: The matter of relief is that amidst all this turmoil, Team India is still above England. However, India’s performance has also been up and down in this cycle and they remain at sixth position, but at least we are above the British. Who is in the top-3? After Australia, teams like South Africa and Sri Lanka/New Zealand are in the race, who have taken full advantage of their home matches. The downfall of giants like India and England shows that name alone will no longer suffice in Test cricket, ‘performance’ is the king. For England, making a comeback from here will be like chewing iron grams, while Team India will also need a ‘miracle’ game to reach the final.