LONDON, Aug 1: Australia have retained top spot in the International Cricket Council’s (ICC) One-day International rankings, published on Thursday.

Ricky Ponting’s side are ranked two points clear of nearest challengers South Africa, with the only change seeing England swap places with Sri Lanka.

In August, England host South Africa, India play in Sri Lanka, Pakistan are due to welcome New Zealand and Australia entertain Bangladesh in one-day series.

ODI rankings: Points

1 Australia 130

2 South Africa 128

3 New Zealand 116

4 India 112

5 Pakistan 110

6 England 106

7 Sri Lanka 106

8 West Indies 95

9 Bangladesh 46

10 Ireland 18

11 Zimbabwe 16

12 Kenya 0

—Reuters