South Africa has slipped to third on the Reliance ICC Test Championship
table following its drawn home series against Australia, which concluded
in dramatic circumstances in Johannesburg on Monday.The Proteas had been ranked in second position but the 1-1 series result
against the lower ranked Australia meant it lost one ratings point and
fell below India, which moves up to second place on the ladder.Meanwhile, Australia's thrilling and series-saving two-wicket victory in
Johannesburg has earned it a point and it now sits 11 ratings points
behind South Africa, in fourth place.The match was not a very successful one for some of both team's leading
lights with Graeme Smith, Michael Hussey, Shane Watson and Mitchell
Johnson all slipping down the respective rankings.SA skipper Smith loses five places and drops out of the top 10 of the
Reliance ICC Player Rankings for Test batsmen while Australia's Hussey
concedes two places to number 14 in the latest rankings.Hashim Amla's second innings century earns him a place up the log to
sixth position while team-mate AB de Villiers picks up two places and
now sits in 12th spot.Johnson drops four places in the bowling charts and now sits in 13th
position, equal with England's Chris Tremlett, while Watson loses two
places on the same chart
