ICC World Test Championship 2025-27
ICC World Test Championship 2025-27: Updated points table after 4th test, AUS vs ENG
England won the fourth test at the MCG by four wickets, managing to win their first game of the series and bag important ICC WTC 2025-27 points.
England won the fourth test against Australia by four wickets at the Melbourne Cricket Ground (MCG) on Saturday, December 27. The Boxing Day Test that started on December 26, finished inside two days with both teams batting woefully in the two innings. Notably, England have already lost the series, having lost the first three tests.
Batters from both teams found it tough to bat in the seaming and swinging conditions in Melbourne. The pitch had a lot of lateral movement as the batters failed to gauge the movement of the balls. England skipper Ben Stokes won the toss and asked Australia to bat first.
The Aussies were bowled out for just 152 runs in the first innings, with Michael Neser top-scoring for the side with 35 runs. For England, Josh Tongue taking a fifer and grabbing the headlines. The Australian bowlers responded by bowling out England for just 110 runs and taking a lead of 42 runs heading into their second innings. Neser picked up four wickets with the ball after his batting heroics, Mitchell Starc took two and Scott Boland took three.
England hit back at Australia again in the second innings as they bowled them out for 132 runs. This time, Travis Head top-scored with 46. The England seamers shared the wickets once again, with Carse taking four, Stokes three and Tongue three. England set themselves a target of 175 in the second innings.
Openers Ben Duckett (34) and Zak Crawley (37) added a 51-run stand, giving the team a good start in the chase. The visitors lost two wickets for 65 runs. Crawley was dismissed with the team on 112 runs, still needing 63 runs to win. ‘
Jacob Bethell (40) fell with England on 137 runs in the 25th over. Joe Root (15) then fell in the 29th over followed by Ben Stokes (2) in the 32nd over. Harry Brook hit the winning runs for England in the 33rd over as he was unbeaten on 22 off 22 balls. The test match eventually finished in less than two days. England ended their 18-match losing streak in Australia finally, with this memorable win at the MCG.
ICC World Test Championship 2025-27: Updated points table after 4th test, AUS vs ENG
Following England’s win over Australia in the fourth test, they have now moved upto 38 points and have a PCT of 35.19. However, they still remain at number seven on the points table, just below India (48.15). Australia are still leading the ICC WTC 2025-27 points table despite the defeat at MCG. They now have a PCT of 85.71 with 72 points from seven tests.
This was their first defeat of this WTC campaign. New Zealand are placed second with a win percentage (PCT) of 77.78. South Africa are placed third with a PCT of 75.00. Sri Lanka (66.67) and Pakistan (50.00) are placed fourth and fifth, respectively. Bangladesh and West Indies are the bottom two teams on the points table.
Who won the fourth AUS vs ENG test?
England won the fourth Test by six wickets.
Who won the test series between Australia and England?
Australia have sealed the series with one match to go.
Who is at the top of the ICC World Test Championship 2025-27?
Australia are at the top of points table in ICC World Test Championship 2025-27.
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Anshuman Roy is a senior cricket journalist with nearly a decade of experience covering the game. His love for cricket began in childhood, playing at school and college level before turning that passion into a profession. Over the years, he has written for several reputed media houses and specialises in news, features, previews, reviews, match reports, and opinion pieces.