Australia vs England Boxing Day Test ended in just 2 days. On the first day, Australia’s first innings was reduced to 152 runs, although England’s performance was worse than the hosts. England’s first innings was limited to 110 runs. The condition of Australia remained the same in the second innings also, the entire team could score only 132 runs. England achieved the target of 175 to win in the third session and won by 4 wickets. This is Australia’s first defeat in the ICC World Test Championship 2025-2027 cycle, which has also given some benefit to the Indian team.

England had decided to bowl first after winning the toss in the Melbourne Test. Josh Tong took 5 wickets in the first innings for England, the host team was all out for 152 runs. Then Australian bowlers Michael Neser and Scott Bowland created havoc, Michael took 4 wickets and Scott took 3 wickets. Mitchell Starc made 2 batsmen his victims.

In Australia’s second innings, 8 batsmen could not even touch double figures. Travis Head scored 46 and Steve Smith scored 24 runs. Chasing the target, Jack Crowley (37) and Ben Duckett (34) made a good start for England, after which Jacob Bethel scored 40 runs. This is England’s third win in the ICC World Test Championship 2025-27 cycle.

Australia’s first defeat in the WTC 2025-27 cycle

Australia cricket team has already won the 5-match test series against England. This is Australia’s first defeat in the ICC World Test Championship 2025-2027 cycle, although despite this defeat, the team remains at number one in the points table. However, due to this defeat, Australia’s winning percentage has reduced from 100 to 85.71. The team has 72 points.

New Zealand team is at second place. New Zealand has won 2 out of 3 matches. Along with New Zealand, South Africa, Sri Lanka and Pakistan have benefited the most from this defeat of Australia. India also has an advantage in this. The Indian team has won 4 matches out of 9 Tests and lost the same number, one match has been drawn. Team India is at sixth position in the table with 48.15 win percentage.

WTC 2025-27 Points Table

1. Australia- 6 wins out of 7, 1 loss
2. New Zealand- 2 wins out of 3, 1 draw
3. South Africa- 3 wins out of 4, 1 loss
4. Sri Lanka- 1 win out of 2, 1 draw
5. Pakistan- 1 win, 1 loss out of 2
6. India- 4 wins, 4 losses, 1 draw out of 9
7. England- 3 wins, 5 losses, 1 draw out of 9
8. Bangladesh- 1 loss, 1 draw out of 2
9. West Indies- 7 defeats out of 8, 1 draw

By winning the Oval Test by 6 runs, India finished the series against England on a 2-2 draw. This is the victory of India’s lowest run difference in Test cricket history. Well, no matter how many runs have come from, India has benefited in the World Test Championship Points Table Update. In the latest update, the Indian team has come at number three with the benefit of one place, the win percentage has increased to 46.67.

Before the Oval Test, the Indian team was fourth, while England was third. After India’s win by 6 runs in the Oval Test, both teams have been swapped. Both India and England won two each in the Test series, while there was a match draw. Both teams got equal points, but the ICC had cut 2 points of England as a punishment due to being found guilty of slow-over rate.

Latest WTC points table, India benefits

Australia sits at the top with 100 percent win in the latest points table of the World Test Championship. Sri Lanka is still in second place, which has lost only one of its 3 matches. India remains third and England in fourth place. Bangladesh is at the fifth and West Indies at the sixth position. New Zealand, Pakistan and defending champions South Africa have not played any series in the WTC cycle so far.

• First place – Australia
• Second place – Sri Lanka
• Third place – India
• Fourth place – England
• Fifth place – Bangladesh

When is India’s next series in WTC?

India’s next series in the World Test Championship is to be held with the West Indies. In October, the West Indies team will visit India for the 2 Test series. This series will run from 2–14 October.

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