Michael Vaughan

[stumpski]

Despite just having played three Tests against the West Indies, and made runs in each, he appears to be absent from the latest ICC Test rankings, unless I've missed him - and I've looked up and down the list many times. How can this be? Marcus Trescothick is there, and he hasn't played a Test for a year - so are Geraint Jones and Ashley Giles, neither of whom has played a Test since before Christmas, and were never remotely Vaughan's equal with the bat. And I thought retired players were removed from the list immediately (hence, no Justin Langer) but I see Nathan Astle is still there. Can anyone explain?

(If Vaughan is there, I'll delete this thread forthwith)

 

[stumpski]

He's 67 in the ODI rankings by the way - which sounds about right - so they are aware he's still playing. #1 in the world just over 4 years ago, remember.

 

[PhoenixFire]

It must be to do with not playing for a sustained period, because I doubt he would have dropped below Harbhajan Singh and Mushfiqur Rhemon.

 

[Swervy]

He's 67 in the ODI rankings by the way - which sounds about right - so they are aware he's still playing. #1 in the world just over 4 years ago, remember.

according to the graph on the LG ratings site, Vaughan has a rating of 530, which would put him at 35 in the world. Dont know why it isnt on th elist though

 

[stumpski]

It must be to do with not playing for a sustained period, because I doubt he would have dropped below Harbhajan Singh and Mushfiqur Rhemon.

I thought that, but Owais Shah gets a rating (admittedly in the 90s) despite having played one fewer Test in his whole career than Vaughan did this summer. As I understand it a player gets a provisional rating as soon as he makes his debut, so even if Vaughan had never played before this season, he's be in there - as indeed Matt Prior is.

 

[Richard]

Not like the rankings aren't mistake-free.

 

[open365]

Yeh, they had Steve Harmison as the number 1 bowler 3 years ago

 

[Richard]

And that, too, after his figures had been substantially worse of late than a time when he was ranked 2.

 

[Perm]

Must be a simple error, but it's funny to see they've still got Nicky Boje, Nafees Iqbal and Jason Gillespie on the list.