[Sports] England slip to bottom of World Test Championship table following Sri Lanka win

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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.

Had that points penalty not been applied, England, third in the International Cricket Council Test rankings behind India and Australia, would sit in fifth place in the the nine-team World Test Championship.

A thumping 328-run win seals a 1-0 lead in the 2-match Test series. #BANvSL

Who were your standout performers in this match? pic.twitter.com/sMFsiuBIro

— Sri Lanka Cricket 🇱🇰 (@OfficialSLC) March 25, 2024

Ben Stokes' side have a dozen matches remaining before the final at Lord's in June 2025, starting with three-Test series at home against both the West Indies and Sri Lanka this summer and winter tours to Pakistan and New Zealand before the year is out.

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