ICC WTC 2025-2027 Updated Standings: Former champions Australia took a commanding lead at the top of the ICC World Test Championship standings after annihilating England 4-1 in the Ashes 2025-26 series that concluded at the Sydney Cricket Ground on Thursday.
Chasing a 160-run target on the final day, Australia scraped home after England triggered a scare with a flurry of wickets. Led by wicket-keeper Alex Carey and all-rounder Cameron Green, Australia saw off the target with five wickets to spare post Lunch.
England were able to push the game to a fifth day, thanks to the rearguard fight from No. 3 Jacob Bethell who cracked his maiden Test century on Wednesday. The left-hander became the second youngest batter to record a century in the Ashes in the 21st century, following Alastair Cook in 2006. Bethell eventually fell on the final day morning with Mitchell Starc wrapping up the England innings with a three-wicket haul.
Australia improved their points percentage (PCT) from 85.71 to 87.50 following their seventh in the ongoing cycle. The Aussies suffered their only defeat thus far in a two-day finish during the Boxing Day Test against England last month.
The defeat meant Ben Stokes’ men slumped to their sixth loss in 10 games, reducing their PCT to 31.66. England remain seventh on the table, marginally ahead of Bangladesh and the West Indies. Inaugural winners New Zealand remain second on the table at the end of three games, with a PCT of 77.78. They are followed by South Africa (75.00) and Sri Lanka (66.67) in the top four.
Latest WTC points table (as of January 8, 2026)
| POSITION | TEAM | MATCHES | WINS | DEFEATS | DRAW | POINTS | DED | PCT% |
| 1. | Australia | 8 | 7 | 1 | 0 | 84 | 0 | 87.50 |
| 2. | New Zealand | 3 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 28 | 77.78 | |
| 3. | South Africa | 4 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 36 | 0 | 75.00 |
| 4. | Sri Lanka | 2 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 16 | 0 | 66.67 |
| 5. | Pakistan | 2 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 12 | 0 | 50.00 |
| 6. | India | 9 | 4 | 4 | 1 | 52 | 0 | 48.15 |
| 7. | England | 10 | 3 | 6 | 1 | 26 | 2 | 31.66 |
| 8. | Bangladesh | 2 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 4 | 0 | 16.67 |
| 9. | West Indies | 8 | 0 | 7 | 1 | 4 | 0 | 4.17 |
WTC Points System
- 12 points for a win
- 6 points for a tie
- 4 points for a draw
- Teams are ranked according to the percentage of points won.
- The Top two teams progress to the final in 2027.
- Point Deductions: Points are deducted for slow over rates.
