Editing ICC Men's Test Team Rankings (section)

====Step 2. Convert these series points to actual ratings points====

'''If the gap between the ratings of the two teams before the series was less than 40 points'''

The ratings points for each team equals:

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|''(The team's own series points) x (The opponent's rating + 50) <math>+</math> (The opponent's series points) x (The opponent's rating − 50)''
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As each match won earns a team 1 series point and their opponent 0, losing earns them 0 series points and their opponent 1, and drawing earns both teams {{sfrac|1|2}} series point, each match played therefore earns teams ratings points as follows:
{| class="wikitable"
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! style="background: #BFB6A3;"| Single match result
! style="background: #BFB6A3;"| Ratings points earned
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| Win || Opponent's rating + 50
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| Draw or tie || Opponent's rating 
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| Lose || Opponent's rating − 50
|}

As this formula only applies when the gap between the ratings of the two teams at the start of the series was less than 40 points, winning a match will always earn a team more rating points than the rating they already had, and losing a match will always earn a team fewer rating points than the rating they already had. Drawing a match will earn the weaker team more rating points than the rating they already had, and the stronger team fewer.

The difference between winning and losing a single match is therefore 100 points. Also, whether the outcome of a match is a win & lose or a draw, the total rating points earned by the two teams from that match will be the sum of the two teams' ratings before the series began. The total rating points earned from a series will therefore equal the sum of the two teams' ratings before the series began multiplied by (the number of matches + 1).

'''If the gap between the ratings of the two teams before the series was at least 40 points'''

The ratings points for the stronger team equals:

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|''(The team's own series points) x (The team's own rating + 10) <math>+</math> (The opponent's series points) x (The team's own rating − 90)''
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and the ratings points for the weaker team equals:

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|''(The team's own series points) x (The team's own rating + 90) <math>+</math> (The opponent's series points) x (The team's own rating − 10).''
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As above, each match played therefore earns teams ratings points as follows:
{| class="wikitable"
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! style="background: #BFB6A3;"| Single match result
! style="background: #BFB6A3;"| Ratings points earned
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| Stronger team wins || Own rating + 10
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| Weaker team loses || Own rating − 10
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| style="border-width:4px 1px 1px 1px;border-style:solid;border-color:pale grey" | Stronger team draws or ties || style="border-width:4px 1px 1px 1px;border-style:solid;border-color:pale grey" | Own rating − 40
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| Weaker team draws or ties || Own rating + 40
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| style="border-width:4px 1px 1px 1px;border-style:solid;border-color:pale grey" | Stronger team loses || style="border-width:4px 1px 1px 1px;border-style:solid;border-color:pale grey" | Own rating − 90
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| Weaker team wins || Own rating + 90
|}

Therefore, again, winning a match will always earn a team more rating points than the rating they already had, and losing a match will always earn a team fewer rating points than the rating they already had. Drawing a match will earn the weaker team more points than the rating they already had, and the stronger team fewer.

For both teams, the difference between winning and losing a single match is still 100 points. Also, whichever of the three outcomes happens, the total rating points earned by the two teams from that match will be the sum of the two teams' ratings before the series began.