England have slipped to the bottom of the World Test Championship standings after Sri Lanka completed a 328-run thrashing of Bangladesh inside four days in Sylhet.
Although England have prevailed in three of their 10 Tests, with Sri Lanka gaining a first triumph in three fixtures in the 2023-25 cycle, teams are ranked according to the percentage of points won. Hindering England's progress was a 19-point deduction for slow over rates in four of last year's five Ashes Tests, which finished 2-2. England began 2024 with a 4-1 series defeat in India.
England have failed to reach the final in either of the first two editions, finishing fourth in the 2021-23 cycle - having languished at the bottom of the table for a period before the appointment of Stokes as captain and Brendon McCullum as head coach. Key: Flintoff would make 'excellent' head coachAndrew Flintoff has been tipped as a future England head coach by director of men's cricket Rob Key.
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