Australia won the fifth Ashes Test in Sydney to record a 4-1 series victory over England. Here are the WTC 2025-27 standings after the series.
Australia beat England by five wickets in Sydney
Day five of the fifth Test began with England on 302-8. Mitchell Starc struck early to remove centurion Jacob Bethell for 154, before the last-wicket pair of Matthew Potts and Josh Tongue added a further 14 runs. Bowled out for 342, the visitors had set Australia 160 to win.
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The Australian chase got off to a rapid start as openers Travis Head and Jake Weatherald put on 62 in 10.2 overs. Head top-edged Tongue to midwicket to depart for 29, and less than four overs later his opening partner holed out at deep fine leg off the same bowler. Will Jacks then turned one through Steve Smith to bowl him, and Australia were 92-3 with the wicket beginning to take some turn.
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They inched closer before Usman Khawaja was bowled by Tongue, and the set Marnus Labuschagne was run out after a mix-up with Alex Carey. At 121-5, there was the possibility of a collapse, but Carey and Cam Green put any fears to rest, getting their side over the line with an unbeaten 40-run stand.
WTC 2025-27 standings: Australia begin 2026 by recording 4-1 Ashes victory
The result firmly cemented Australia's spot at the top of the World Test Championship standings, with this 4-1 win coming after a 3-0 victory in the West Indies. Their solitary loss came in the previous Test, on Boxing Day at the MCG.
England, meanwhile, remain in seventh place, having lost six of their 10 Tests in the ongoing cycle.
| Position | Team | Matches | Won | Lost | Drawn | No Result | Deducted | Points | PCT |
| 1 | Australia | 8 | 7 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 84 | 87.50 |
| 2 | New Zealand | 3 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 28 | 77.78 |
| 3 | South Africa | 4 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 36 | 75.00 |
| 4 | Sri Lanka | 2 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 16 | 66.67 |
| 5 | Pakistan | 2 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 12 | 50.00 |
| 6 | India | 9 | 4 | 4 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 52 | 48.15 |
| 7 | England | 10 | 3 | 6 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 38 | 31.67 |
| 8 | Bangladesh | 2 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 16.67 |
| 9 | West Indies | 8 | 0 | 7 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 4.17 |
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