Nov.21 (CRICKETNMORE) - Australia will overtake England if they win by a margin of 2-0 or better in the upcoming Ashes 2017-18 while England will go up to 110 points with a 5-0 win, in which case Australia will slip to 91 points.
Third-placed England go into the series with 105 points on the ICC Test Team Rankings table, enjoying an eight-point lead over Australia, who will look to maximize their home advantage and move up from fifth position.
Check out the possible outcome of Ashes on Australia and England points in ICC Test Rankings List:
Ashes 2017-18 Series scenarios:
Australia win 5-0 – Australia 106 (+9), England 98 (-7)
Australia win 4-0 – Australia 104 (+7), England 99 (-6)
Australia win 4-1 or 3-0 – Australia 103 (+6), England 100 (-5)
Australia win 3-1 or 2-0 – Australia 102 (+5), England 101 (-4)
Australia win 3-2, 2-1 or 1-0 – England 102 (-3), Australia 101 (+4)
Drawn series – England 104 (-1), Australia 97 (no change)
England win 5-0 – England 110 (+5), Australia 91 (-6)
England win 4-0 – England 109 (+4), Australia 92 (-5)
England win 4-1 or 3-0 – England 108 (+3), Australia 93 (-4)
England win 3-2, 2-1 or 1-0 – England 106 (+1), Australia 96 (-1)
England win 3-1 or 2-0 (England 107 (+2), Australia 94 (-3)
With inputs from ICC Media Release