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ICC Test Rankings: Joe Root Replaces Marnus Labuschagne As New Top-Ranked Batter In ICC Men's Test Rankings
The Ashes: England's premier batter Joe Root has replaced Australia's Marnus Labuschagne as the top-ranked Test batter in the latest update of ICC Men's Test Batting Rankings released on Wednesday.
Root managed scores of 118 not out, his 30th Test century and 46 in both innings in a losing cause during the first Ashes Test in Birmingham. Those superb individual efforts saw the 32-year-old rise a massive five places and regain his place as the number one-ranked Test batter in the world.