Harry Brook takes number one position in Test rankings from Joe Root

England's Harry Brook has overtaken former captain Joe Root to become the top batsman in the ICC Test batting rankings.
According to the latest ICC Test rankings released on Wednesday:

Batting rankings:

• Harry Brook (England)
• Travis Head (Australia) — Up one place
• Joe Root (England) — Down two places
• Steve Smith (Australia)
• Kamundo Mendis (Sri Lanka) — Up one place
• Kane Williamson (New Zealand) — Down one place
• Temba Bavuma (South Africa)
• Shubman Gill (India) — Up two places
• Yashavi Jaiswal (India) — Down one place
• Dinesh Chandimal (Sri Lanka) — Down one place

Bowling rankings:

• Jasprit Bumrah (India)
• Mitchell Starc (Australia)\
• Pat Cummins (Australia)
• Marco Jensen (South Africa) — Up one place
• Scott Boland (Australia) — Up one place
• Naman Ali (Pakistan) — Up one place\
• Matt Henry (New Zealand) — Down three places
• Kagiso Rabada (South Africa)
• Josh Hazlewood (Australia)
• Gus Atkinson (England) — Up seven places
  Harry Brook's impressive rise is a result of his excellent batting in the recent Test series.