India, Nov. 1 -- The 176-run defeat in the Cape Town decider against South Africa on Saturday has cost Australia on two fronts. They are not the number one Test team in the world anymore. They are not the number one team in the World Test Championship (WTC) either.

After their 2-1 Test series win, the Proteas are the new number one team in the ICC rankings at 124 points. The Aussies now trail them in second place at 122 points. New Zealand, India and England make up the rest of the top-five.

As far as the WTC is concerned, it's now New Zealand at the top at 72.22 percentage. It's been a drop of two places for the Aussies, who are at present third at 69.23%, with the Proteas taking second place at 71.43%. Prior to the series, the Aussies...