Graeme Swann is now the tenth best Test match bowler in the world, according to the latest statistics published by the ICC.
The England off-spinner has jumped an astonishing 17 places in the ICC player rankings after his Ashes heroics, which saw the 30-year-old take the wicket that brought the urn home to England and a total of 14 wickets in the series.
The Nottinghamshire bowler is joined in the top ten by James Anderson, who has fallen two places to ninth after a poor final two Test matches.
South African paceman Dale Steyn still remains top of the tree.
England will travel to South Africa this winter and are set to come up against Steyn as well as the experienced Makhaya Ntini (fourth) and spinner Paul Harris (eighth).
Two other Ashes stars - England's Stuart Broad and Australia's Peter Siddle - are tied for 13th place, moving up 11 and four places, respectively.
Broad put in a man-of-the-match performance at the Oval, where the home side recaptured the urn, and is now ranked the fifth best all-rounder currently in international cricket.
The England off-spinner has jumped an astonishing 17 places in the ICC player rankings after his Ashes heroics, which saw the 30-year-old take the wicket that brought the urn home to England and a total of 14 wickets in the series.
The Nottinghamshire bowler is joined in the top ten by James Anderson, who has fallen two places to ninth after a poor final two Test matches.
South African paceman Dale Steyn still remains top of the tree.
England will travel to South Africa this winter and are set to come up against Steyn as well as the experienced Makhaya Ntini (fourth) and spinner Paul Harris (eighth).
Two other Ashes stars - England's Stuart Broad and Australia's Peter Siddle - are tied for 13th place, moving up 11 and four places, respectively.
Broad put in a man-of-the-match performance at the Oval, where the home side recaptured the urn, and is now ranked the fifth best all-rounder currently in international cricket.
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