Updated WTC 2025-27 Points Table: Australia remain on top with victory in Ashes opener, England down in sixth

Australia continued their winning streak in the World Test Championship (WTC) cycle by defeating England in the Ashes opener. The Perth Test came to a conclusion in just two days after Australia completely dominated with the bat in their second innings and chased down the 205-run target in just 28.2 overs. Travis Head was the star of the show and played an incredible knock of 123 runs from just 83 deliveries and was assisted well by Marnus Labuschagne, who also played a fine knock of 51 runs.

The opening pair of Head and Jake Weatherald had provided the team with a strong start to the chase thanks to their 75-run partnership. It was a stand where the former was clearly the aggressor while the latter gave him great support from the other end. However, it was the 117-run partnership between Head and Labuschagne that ensured Australia's win and got them a 1-0 lead in the series.

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The victory saw Australia remain at the top of the WTC standings with four victories from as many games. On the other hand, England stay on the sixth place, but their PCT has now dropped down to 36.11. This was their third defeat of the ongoing cycle and now they will be hoping to get back to winning ways in the second Ashes Test that will be played in the day-night format at The Gabba from December 4.

Pos	Team	Matches	Won	Lost	Drawn	NR	Points	PCT
1	Australia	4	4	0	0	0	48	100.00
2	South Africa	3	2	1	0	0	24	66.67
3	Sri Lanka	2	1	0	1	0	16	66.67
4	India	8	4	3	1	0	52	54.17
5	Pakistan	2	1	1	0	0	12	50.00
6	England	6	2	3	1	0	26	36.11
7	Bangladesh	2	0	1	1	0	4	16.67
8	West Indies	5	0	5	0	0	0	0.00
9	New Zealand	0	0	0	0	0	0	0.00

Three teams still winless

Bangladesh, West Indies and New Zealand are yet to record a victory in the ongoing WTC cycle. While the Black Caps are the only team that is yet to play their first game of the cycle, both Bangladesh and West Indies haven't been in great form in the format are that is why haven't been able to record a win so far.

India hope to improve

Team India are currently playing bthe second and final Test of the series against South Africa. They had recorded a 30-run defeat in the first match that had seen them slip down to fourth place on the WTC standings. It remains to be seen if they will be able to bounce back from that loss and come out victorious at the Barsapara stadium in Guwahati.