West Indies captain Brian Lara has reclaimed the top spot in the PricewaterhouseCoopers Test ratings after his outstanding batting in the 1-0 home series win over Sri Lanka.

Lara takes over from Australia's Matthew Hayden.

Top 10 batsmen

1. Brian Lara (West Indies) 887 (Av: 51.55)

2. Matthew Hayden (Australia) 859 (Av: 52.65)

3. Ricky Ponting (Australia) 849 (Av: 51.47)

4. Sachin Tendulkar (India) 843 (Av: 57.58)

5. Michael Vaughan (England) 839 (Av: 49.39)

6. Jacques Kallis (South Africa) 820 (Av: 50.40)

7. Adam Gilchrist (Australia) 814 (Av: 59.12)

8. Inzamam-ul-Haq (Pakistan) 793 (Av: 48.92)

9. Rahul Dravid (India) 789 (Av: 53.46)

10. Herschelle Gibbs (South Africa) 778 (Av: 43.76)

Top 10 bowlers

1. Shaun Pollock (South Africa) 873 (Av: 20.47)

2. Muttiah Muralitharan (Sri Lanka) 861 (Av: 23.55)

3. Glenn McGrath (Australia) 861 (Av: 21.68)

4. Harbhajan Singh (India) 746 (Av: 26.59)

5. Jason Gillespie (Australia) 723 (Av: 25.56)

6. Andrew Caddick (England) 705 (Av: 29.91)

7. Makhaya Ntini (South Africa) 692 (Av: 28.39)

8. Shoaib Akhtar (Pakistan) 691 (Av: 27.18)

9. Anil Kumble (India) 688 (Av: 28.00)

10. Jacques Kallis (South Africa) 682 (Av: 28.60)