Aussie test team 0.3505434782609 points better than SA

Times Media

TELFORD VICE, Johannesburg

The International Cricket Council (ICC) have confirmed what fans have known since March – that Australia are a better test team than SA.

How much better? Stand by for a big small number: 0.3505434782609. That is the difference between Australia’s ratings points and SA’s in the latest ICC rankings.

Minuscule though the gap is numerically, its significance is that it ends SA’s reign as test cricket’s best team. They were on top from August, 2012 for 21 months...