Ben on...player ratings - they used to be so good

There's a bit of excitement around because Jacob Oram, in his first test back, has re-entered the official ratings with a ranking of 29.

That's pretty good. But how does it compare with his record before his injury? And how much did he have to make up for missing so many series? We don't know because the ratings site doesn't include historical records – "Historical records and extra functionality will be added over the coming months," we have been told for months and months.

The old rating site used to be great, back when they were done by PricewaterhouseCoopers. You could find out how a player's rating had changed over any time period, with graphs. You could compare two players or switch between a player's test and ODI ratings. It was one of the marvels of the internet. But then it was taken over by the ICC and – as with seemingly everything the ICC touches – it has turned to rubbish.