South Africa [ Images ] climbed to fifth spot in the ICC [ Images ] ODI ranking table, thanks to their convincing 4-1 series win against England [ Images ].

The series win boosted South Africa's rating from 101 to 106 enabling it to climb above West Indies [ Images ] (105) and England (103) in the ranking released by the International Cricket Council [ Images ] in London [ Images ] on Monday.

England, which began the series in fourth place on 109 points, saw their rating falling by six points and has slipped to seventh in the table.

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Former South African skipper Shaun Pollock [ Images ] jumped to second spot in the ODI bowling rankings, just three points behind Australian Glenn McGrath [ Images ] while Jacques Kallis [ Images ] slipped from top place in the ODI batting rankings. West Indies batsman Ramnaresh Sarwan [ Images ] took the top spot.

England veteran Darren Gough's excellent series saw him return to the bowling top ten - he finished in eighth place - while Kevin Pietersen's [ Images ] dramatic start to his ODI career took him to the 25th place in the batting rankings.

England's only batsman in the top ten is the injured Andrew Flintoff [ Images ], with Marcus Trescothick [ Images ] dropping 15 places over the series to end in 20th place, ICC said in the release.