Amid the doom and gloom of the humiliating second Test defeat to England in Adelaide yesterday, a strange light is shining on Australia - they have risen to fourth in the International Cricket Council (ICC) Test rankings.

The jump came after Sri Lanka drew a three-Test series at home to the lowly West Indies, following rain interruptions in all games. That result caused Sri Lanka to drop from third to fifth, as teams lose more points for bad results at home against lesser-ranked teams, the Sydney Morning Herald reports.