Melbourne, Dec. 31 -- Australian pacer Mitchell Starc levelled with Pakistan's Noman Ali for a career-best joint-second rank, while Scott Boland made a two-spot jump to seventh spot among bowlers, and Harry Brook, who played a crucial 41-run knock during the Boxing Day Test at Melbourne Cricket Ground (MCG) on a bowling paradise, moved up three spots to number two in the International Cricket Council (ICC) Test Rankings issued on Wednesday.

The Boxing Day Ashes Test saw pacers taking all 36 wickets and the match finishing within two days. England snapped their 18-match winless streak in the Aussie land and registered their first Test win in Australia since 2010/11.

Starting off with the 'Player of the Match', Josh Tongue (5/45 and 2/44)...