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England 591 for 6 dec (Bell 235, Pietersen 175) strike India 300 (Dravid 146*, Bresnan 3-54) & 283 (Tendulkar 91, Mishra 84, Swann 6-106) by an innings and eight runs
ICC CEO Haroon Lorgat has said that England deserved ICC Test Mace as they have achieved it by sheer resolve cap with good planning.
England captain Andrew Strauss was on Monday presented with the ICC Test Mace after they climbed to the top of Test rankings with 125 points.
England is followed by South Africa with 118 points while India has now dropped to the third spot in ICC Test Rankings with 117 points.
Presenting the Mace, ICC CEO Haroon Lorgat said: “England have deservedly achieved their goal to be crown as the number one Test side in the world.”
After England completed their victory by an innings and eight runs in front of a capacity crowd at The Oval in London, Lorgat congratulate the England and Wales Cricket Board and the England side.
He said: “I know England was strong-minded to be number-one and through careful planning and a series of clinical performance, they have deservedly achieved their goal. They were clearly the most consistent side in the world over the past few years as evidence by their strength of mind to complete their series victory here at The Oval.
“This attainment is just prize for the hard work from all the players and team management and the England and Wales Cricket Board and they no uncertainty will celebrate being on top of the world. It was an opportunity to be here at The Oval to join a full house to watch another fascinating day of Test match cricket.”
Meanwhile, Andrew Strauss, the England captain, said: “We are pleased to be number one in the Reliance ICC Test Rankings and to have achieved that position with such a complete series success. This has been a real team effort and every one of the players; management and back up staff merit great credit. Becoming number one in the world was our stated ambition two and a half years ago and even though we have achieved that objective we will carry on to look to build on this success.’
Sanjay Behl, Group Head – Brand & Marketing, Reliance Communications said: “Reliance congratulates the England cricket team on achieve the number-one ranking in the Reliance ICC Test Championship table.
“Skipper Andrew Strauss and his boys have established a hunger to succeed and tremendous constancy over the past two years in the toughest format of the game and have deservedly emerge as the best Test-playing team in the world.
“The England cricket team’s coronation as the world’s best Test team earns them the Reliance ICC Test mace. The Test mace is the symbol of their ascendancy in the Test match arena.”
England is only the fourth team after Australia, South Africa and India to achieve the number-one position on the Reliance ICC Test rankings table.
England had previously preserved the number-one position after taking an invincible 3-0 at Edgbaston but victory in the fourth and final Test at The Oval not only strengthened its position at the top of the tree but also drop India into third position on 117 ratings points, one at the back second-placed South Africa.
The Championship table will now be efficient at the end of Sri Lanka and Australia series which starts on Wednesday 31 August in Galle.
ICC CEO Haroon Lorgat has said that England deserved ICC Test Mace as they have achieved it by sheer resolve cap with good planning.
England captain Andrew Strauss was on Monday presented with the ICC Test Mace after they climbed to the top of Test rankings with 125 points.
England is followed by South Africa with 118 points while India has now dropped to the third spot in ICC Test Rankings with 117 points.
Presenting the Mace, ICC CEO Haroon Lorgat said: “England have deservedly achieved their goal to be crown as the number one Test side in the world.”
After England completed their victory by an innings and eight runs in front of a capacity crowd at The Oval in London, Lorgat congratulate the England and Wales Cricket Board and the England side.
He said: “I know England was strong-minded to be number-one and through careful planning and a series of clinical performance, they have deservedly achieved their goal. They were clearly the most consistent side in the world over the past few years as evidence by their strength of mind to complete their series victory here at The Oval.
“This attainment is just prize for the hard work from all the players and team management and the England and Wales Cricket Board and they no uncertainty will celebrate being on top of the world. It was an opportunity to be here at The Oval to join a full house to watch another fascinating day of Test match cricket.”
Meanwhile, Andrew Strauss, the England captain, said: “We are pleased to be number one in the Reliance ICC Test Rankings and to have achieved that position with such a complete series success. This has been a real team effort and every one of the players; management and back up staff merit great credit. Becoming number one in the world was our stated ambition two and a half years ago and even though we have achieved that objective we will carry on to look to build on this success.’
Sanjay Behl, Group Head – Brand & Marketing, Reliance Communications said: “Reliance congratulates the England cricket team on achieve the number-one ranking in the Reliance ICC Test Championship table.
“Skipper Andrew Strauss and his boys have established a hunger to succeed and tremendous constancy over the past two years in the toughest format of the game and have deservedly emerge as the best Test-playing team in the world.
“The England cricket team’s coronation as the world’s best Test team earns them the Reliance ICC Test mace. The Test mace is the symbol of their ascendancy in the Test match arena.”
England is only the fourth team after Australia, South Africa and India to achieve the number-one position on the Reliance ICC Test rankings table.
England had previously preserved the number-one position after taking an invincible 3-0 at Edgbaston but victory in the fourth and final Test at The Oval not only strengthened its position at the top of the tree but also drop India into third position on 117 ratings points, one at the back second-placed South Africa.
The Championship table will now be efficient at the end of Sri Lanka and Australia series which starts on Wednesday 31 August in Galle.
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