Australia [Images] have retained top spot in the International Cricket Council's (ICC [Images]) one-day international (ODI) rankings, published on Thursday.
Ricky Ponting's [Images] side are ranked two points clear of nearest challengers South Africa [Images], with the only change seeing England [Images] swap places with Sri Lanka [Images].
In August, England host South Africa, India play in Sri Lanka, Pakistan are due to welcome New Zealand [Images] and Australia entertain Bangladesh in one-day series.
ODI rankings: Rating
1: Australia 130
2: South Africa 128
3: New Zealand 116
4: India 112
5: Pakistan 110
6: England 106
7: Sri Lanka 106
8: West Indies [Images] 95
9: Bangladesh 46
10: Ireland 18
11: Zimbabwe 16
12: Kenya 0
The rankings are based on results in the past two years.
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