Its no doubt professionalism, mental and physical fitness of Aussies that has kept them in both of main forms of cricket. Here is list of top test playing nations released by ICC on December 01, 2006.
| serial no. | Team | Matches | Points | Rating |
| 1. | Australia | 37 | 4793 | 130 |
| 2. | England | 41 | 4864 | 119 |
| 3. | Pakistan | 34 | 3800 | 112 |
| 4. | India | 34 | 3780 | 111 |
| 5. | Sri Lanka | 36 | 3686 | 102 |
| 6. | South Africa | 34 | 3182 | 94 |
| 7. | New Zealand | 28 | 2602 | 93 |
| 8. | West Indies | 33 | 2378 | 72 |
| 9. | Zimbabwe | 15 | 415 | 28 |
| 10. | Bangladesh | 22 | 48 | 2 |