Bracken knocked off top spot

Australian fast bowler Nathan Bracken has slipped off the top of the ICC Player Rankings for ODI bowlers afer a relatively disappointing series against Bangladesh.

In three ODIs, the 30-year-old took just two wickets at an average of 29 and that was enough to knock him off top spot. His place is taken by New Zealand captain Daniel Vettori.

Team-mate Mitchell Johnson has also slipped one place to fourth but fellow pacer Stuart Clark has jumped four places after picking up five wickets at an average of 9.20. He now shares 15th spot with the West Indies’ Daren Powell and Pakistan’s Iftikhar Anjum.

Shane Watson has returned to the top 50 after rocketing 14 places to share 40th place with India's Praveen Kumar.

In the batting rankings, stand-in skipper Michael Clarke dropped one place to 15th after only scoring 40 runs in three matches.

India's captain Mahendra Singh Dhoni leads Australia's Mike Hussey at the top of of the rankings, while England's Andrew Flintoff heads the all-rounders' category.

In the ICC ODI Championship, Australia's 3-0 victory has earned it one ratings point which has lifted it to 131 ratings points. In contrast, Bangladesh has dropped to 45 ratings points.

ICC ODI Championship
1. Australia 131
2. South Africa 118
3. England 116
4. New Zealand 116
5. India 113
6. Pakistan 110
7. Sri Lanka 105
8. West Indies 95
9. Bangladesh 45
10. Ireland 22
11. Zimbabwe