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The unanimous acknowledgement of England as the best Test side in the world was anticipated.No one is pointing out that England lost a Test series in the West Indies. That the last time they beat India in India, Margaret Thatcher was Prime Minister of the United Kingdom. Since then they have beaten Australia in Australia not once but twice! They have not won in Sri Lanka in over a decadeThis too was expected to be conveniently forgotten.Suddenly when it comes to England, everyone sort of understands that the ICC ranking is based on the last 3 years of performance and on that count England’s ascent is beyond debate.However no su...   See the complete post here

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