team |
batting |
bowling |
rating | M |
|---|---|---|---|---|
 Australia |
34.99 | 22.70 | +246 | 3.2 |
 New Zealand |
23.55 | 28.62 | -101 | 2.2 |
 England |
23.25 | 29.90 | -133 | 1.2 |
 India |
21.93 | 43.61 | -434 | 1.2 |
| overall average | 26.65 | 27.17 |
Australia visited New Zealand and won one out of three tests
team |
batting |
bowling |
rating | M |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Australia |
34.99 | 22.70 | +246 | 3.2 |
| New Zealand |
23.55 | 28.62 | -101 | 2.2 |
| England |
23.25 | 29.90 | -133 | 1.2 |
| India |
21.93 | 43.61 | -434 | 1.2 |
| overall average | 26.65 | 27.17 |
Australia visited India and won two out of three tests
team |
batting |
bowling |
rating | M |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Australia |
37.97 | 21.23 | +335 | 3.2 |
| England |
21.75 | 26.08 | -87 | 1.6 |
| New Zealand |
21.99 | 28.70 | -134 | 1.8 |
| India |
21.04 | 40.62 | -392 | 2.1 |
| overall average | 25.16 | 25.87 |
England visited New Zealand, winning one out of three tests there, and then Australia, where they lost heavily (Australia lost only 4 wickets but won by an innings and 85 runs)
team |
batting |
bowling |
rating | M |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Australia |
47.28 | 19.85 | +549 | 2.1 |
| England |
20.43 | 23.77 | -67 | 2.7 |
| New Zealand |
21.73 | 31.52 | -196 | 2.4 |
| India |
22.64 | 33.74 | -222 | 1.2 |
| overall average | 24.94 | 25.18 |
India and Australia both visited New Zealand for one draw each
team |
batting |
bowling |
rating | M |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Australia |
42.93 | 26.92 | +320 | 1.0 |
| New Zealand |
45.70 | 36.84 | +177 | 1.9 |
| India |
25.21 | 28.68 | -69 | 1.8 |
| England |
25.22 | 34.12 | -178 | 2.1 |
| overall average | 32.24 | 32.17 |
England visited India, winning one out of three, and New Zealand visited Australia, but played only one test which was abandoned with just 16 runs (for 1 wicket) on the boards - three days rained out.
team |
batting |
bowling |
rating | M |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Australia |
48.41 | 29.03 | +387 | 0.7 |
| New Zealand |
47.79 | 33.60 | +284 | 1.8 |
| India |
22.80 | 22.72 | +2 | 2.6 |
| England |
28.18 | 35.77 | -152 | 3.8 |
| overall average | 30.71 | 30.52 |
New Zealand visited England for three more draws
team |
batting |
bowling |
rating | M |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Australia |
55.48 | 32.66 | +456 | 0.7 |
| New Zealand |
49.80 | 34.11 | +314 | 2.0 |
| India |
23.15 | 23.07 | +1 | 1.9 |
| England |
30.71 | 38.94 | -165 | 3.7 |
| overall average | 33.60 | 32.69 |
Sri Lanka and Pakistan played their first test, with Sri Lanka winning by a huge margin.
team |
batting |
bowling |
rating | M |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Australia |
70.12 | 36.73 | +668 | 1.2 |
| New Zealand |
51.33 | 32.78 | +371 | 0.7 |
| India |
23.95 | 23.64 | +6 | 1.0 |
| England |
34.58 | 40.33 | -115 | 2.6 |
 Sri Lanka |
34.73 | 23.33 | +228 | 0.9 |
 Pakistan |
21.00 | 35.52 | -290 | 1.0 |
| overall average | 36.16 | 33.13 |
Neither Sri Lanka nor Pakistan have yet played against any of the top four, so the rankings are distinct. Pakistan have in the meanwhile played Ireland, which accounts for the rankings of the two subcontinent sides not being complementary.
Australia played three tests in England, all draws, but with Australia outscoring the hosts heavily.
team |
batting |
bowling |
rating | M |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Australia |
66.91 | 38.98 | +559 | 1.6 |
| New Zealand |
47.77 | 34.30 | +269 | 0.5 |
| India |
22.20 | 25.53 | -67 | 1.0 |
| England |
32.42 | 42.28 | -197 | 2.9 |
| Sri Lanka |
34.03 | 24.17 | +197 | 0.6 |
| Pakistan |
19.88 | 35.55 | -313 | 0.8 |
| overall average | 35.46 | 35.45 |
India visited England and drew one test
team |
batting |
bowling |
rating | M |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Australia |
53.97 | 29.24 | +495 | 1.2 |
| New Zealand |
46.28 | 31.45 | +297 | 0.2 |
| India |
21.10 | 24.51 | -68 | 1.4 |
| England |
29.14 | 36.08 | -139 | 2.6 |
| Sri Lanka |
29.12 | 23.58 | +111 | 0.3 |
| Pakistan |
16.83 | 34.31 | -350 | 0.6 |
| overall average | 29.28 | 29.69 |
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Written 2001-05-08 - last adapted 2003-08-16