Minor gain for England, shock for Australia, Team India at this position

New Delhi: The ICC World Test Championship (WTC) 2025–27 points table has seen significant changes after the fourth Test of the Ashes series. England registered their first win in the series by defeating Australia by 4 wickets in the Boxing Day Test held at the Melbourne Cricket Ground.

This is England’s first Test win in Australia after 14 years. Interestingly, this match ended in just two days. Although this win had no impact on the Ashes series, its impact is clearly visible on the World Test Championship table.

Australia’s first defeat, still on top

Australia has suffered its first defeat in the World Test Championship 2025-27 cycle. The points percentage of the Kangaroo team, which has scored 100% points in the first 6 matches, is now 85.71. Despite this, Australia remains in first place. This means that there is no change in Australia’s ranking due to this defeat, but the team’s percentage has decreased.

England’s position after Melbourne victory

The fourth match of the Ashes series between England and Australia took place in Melbourne, in which England defeated the Kangaroo team. England is the first team in the World Test Championship cycle to break Australia’s winning streak. After this spectacular victory, England’s points percentage (PTC) increased to 35.19, whereas earlier it was 27.08. However, England currently remains at seventh position. In this WTC cycle, England has played 9 Test matches, out of which it has won 3 matches and lost 5 matches, while one match was a draw.

situation of india

The condition of the Indian team captained by Shubman Gill is not satisfactory in this WTC cycle. The team is at sixth position in this points table with 48.15 percent. The team has played 9 matches in this cycle, out of which it won 4 matches and lost 4 matches. One match was a draw.

Position of other teams

• New Zealand is in second place with 77.78 PTC.
• South Africa is at third position with 75.00 PTC after winning 3 out of 4 matches.
• Sri Lanka is at fourth position with 66.67 PTC.
• Pakistan is at fifth position with 50.00 PTC.

The WTC race remains interesting

This victory has made it clear that the race for WTC 2025–27 is wide open. There are still enough chances for all teams to qualify. The upcoming matches may bring further changes in the points table.