England moved up to sixth in the WTC standings after their win over the Windies in Nottingham

Nottingham, July 22 (IANS): After a comprehensive 241-run victory over the West Indies in the second Test of the three-match series in , England dropped from the bottom of the ICC World Test Championship rankings.

England wrapped up the series triumph at the end of the fourth day with spinner Shoaib Bashir (5-41) claiming the third five-wicket haul of his career to help England dismiss West Indies for just 143 in pursuit of 385 for victory.

It means England now hold a 2-0 lead in the three-match series against the West Indies and Ben Stokes’ side have the chance to sweep the series when the third and final Test gets underway in Birmingham on Friday.

The win helped England climb the World Test Championship rankings, with the victory catapulting the European side past South Africa, Bangladesh and the West Indies and into sixth place in the current rankings, the ICC reports.

England have a possible 31.25 points percentage from 12 Tests so far and have 10 more Test matches left before the end of the year to try and earn a place in next year’s World Test Championship final at Lord’s.

After the final match of the series against the West Indies, England host Sri Lanka for three Tests at home from the end of next month and then embark on tours of Pakistan in October and New Zealand in November and December for further three-match series. .

West Indies, on the other hand, have slipped to ninth in the rankings with a 22.22 per cent win-loss percentage following their late slump against England at Trent Bridge and have seven Tests remaining this term against England (one), South Africa (two). , Bangladesh (two) and Pakistan (two).