ICC World Test Championship 2019-21 points table, January 7, 2019: England move to third place, Australia march on

Australia thrashed New Zealand by 279 runs at Sydney to complete a clinical whitewash in the Trans-Tasman Series. They finished their summer with 5 wins in as many Tests – all of them inside four days. Their 296 points are still 64 behind India’s 360, but no other team has managed more than 86. New Zealand remained at fifth place, with 80, until…

… England beat South Africa by 189 runs at Cape Town to take their tally to 86 points. England are now third on the points tally. With 30 points, South Africa still languish at seventh place.

Team	Series	M	W	D	L	Pts	PtsC	PCT	RPW
India	3	7	7	0	0	360	360	100%	2.897
Australia	3	10	7	1	2	296	360	82%	1.604
England	2nd	7	3	1	3	86	180	48%	0.936
Pakistan	2	4	1	1	2	80	240	33%	0.765
Sri Lanka	2	4	1	1	2	80	240	33%	0.589
New Zealand	2	5	1	0	4	60	240	25%	0.698
South Africa	2nd	5	1	0	4	30	180	17%	0.500
West Indies	1	2	0	0	2	0	120	0%	0.411
Bangladesh	1	2	0	0	2	0	120	0%	0.312

M=matches, W=wins, L=losses, NR=no result, NRR=net run rate, Pts=points, PtsC=points contested, PCT=Pts/PtsC, RPW=(runs per wicket of team in question)-(runs per wicket of opposition)

Matches in series	Points (win)	Points (tie)	Points (draw)	Points (defeat)
2	60	30	20	0
3	40	20	13	0
4	30	15	10	0
5	24	12	8	0