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ESPNcricinfo's stats editor S Rajesh looks at the stories behind the stats
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The Friday column
Feb 24, 2006: Anil Kumble and Harbhajan Singh will be licking the chops in anticipation of bowling to England's batsmen
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The Friday column
Shoaib Malik's resurgence, and hot chasing streaks
Feb 17, 2006: Shoaib Malik's batting has been quite exceptional since Bob Woolmer took over as coach, while India are closing in on the record for most number of successive wins when batting second&
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The Friday column
Why the Supersub isn't a super idea
Feb 10, 2006: The Supersub system hands over too much advantage to the team winning the toss, and must be changed
S Rajesh
The Friday column
Where toss is key, and Tendulkar's drought
Feb 3, 2006: The venues where losing the toss is a blessing, Tendulkar's slump in form and Dippenaar's rising stock
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The Friday column
Prolific partnerships, and one-sided triangulars
Jan 27, 2006: Younis Khan and Mohammad Yousuf are fast moving up the ladder among Pakistan's top batting pairs, while this season's VB Series is a rare three-way contest
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The Friday column
Jan 13, 2006: Has the frequency of lbw decisions increased over the years? The Numbers Game find out
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The Friday column
The enigma called Jacques Kallis
Jan 6, 2006: He has played almost 100 Tests, averages nearly 57, has scored runs against allcomers in all conditions, and was recently named the ICC's Player of the Year, but Jacques Kallis has hardly got the kind of acclaim you'd expect a batsman to receive after all
S Rajesh
The Friday column
Gilchrist's slump, and a year for the middle order
Dec 30, 2005: Adam Gilchrist's average slips to below 50, and a look back at what the numbers show in 2005
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The Friday column
Wag the tail, Indian spin and sticky Rudolph
Dec 23, 2005: Which team has relied most heavily on their tailenders to prop them, and Jacques Rudolph's epic against Australia
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The Friday column
Dec 9, 2005: If you thought the players were the only ones suffering from a packed itinerary, take a look at the plight of the elite umpires
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The Friday column
Tendulkar v other top batsmen in run-chases
Dec 2, 2005: How does Sachin Tendulkar compare when India chase challenging totals in ODIs? The Numbers Game investigates
S Rajesh
The Friday column
A giant called Inzamam, and the new Shoaib
Nov 25, 2005: Inzamam-ul-Haq passes Javed Miandad as the highest century-maker for Pakistan, while Shoaib Akhtar is showing just how handy he can be with the willow
S Rajesh
The Friday column
First-Test blues, and chasing small targets
Nov 18, 2005: A rare win in the first Test of a series for Pakistan, and how teams fare when chasing a small fourth-innings target
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The Friday column
The extras factor, and Harbhajan's return
Nov 11, 2005: India's bowling performance at Rajkot was one of their most disciplined in the last five years, while Harbhajan Singh gets his home groove back
S Rajesh
The Friday column
Nov 4, 2005: Sri Lanka have an awesome record in home ODIs, but when they've travelled it has been a different story
S Rajesh
The Friday column
A new spin to ODIs, and Vettori's return
Oct 28, 2005: The Numbers Game looks at how spinners have performed in one-day internationals over the decades
S Rajesh
Top-order pickings
Oct 21, 2005: The Numbers Game looks at Glenn McGrath's penchant for ruffling top-order feathers
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Super Test - A stat preview
Oct 12, 2005: The Numbers Game looks at how the players from the Australian and World XI teams stack up against each other
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The Friday column
The unsung heroes behind the stumps
Sep 30, 2005: Statistically, it's tough to convert a wicketkeeper's performances into numbers which can be compared and rated. S Rajesh tries his hand at rating glovemen
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The Friday column
Left-arm swing and minnow-bashing
Sep 23, 2005: Sri Lanka's high percentage of matches against Zimbabwe and Bangladesh, and left-arm seamers against them
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Mark Nicholas: The ability to respond to challenges that are beyond the daily call is diminished by overkill, but that is precisely the task ahead of Cook and Co
A unique double, and an Ashes record
Ask Steven: Also, debutant captains, most runs by Under-25s, and fathers and sons playing together
Christian Ryan: What makes a special cricket place special? At Adelaide Oval, part of it is that going to the cricket is about not having to watch the cricket
ESPNcricinfo XI: After Darren Bravo's superb effort in Dunedin, a look at some other famous match-saving innings in Tests
Paul Ford: A diverted flight, world-famous pineapple bread, and other sights and sounds from the first Test
Rohit struggles with the Steyn Test
Plays of the Day from the first ODI between South Africa and India in Johannesburg
Kohli's runs, and lots of catches
Also, six-for losers, fastest keeper to 100 dismissals, Clifford Roach's unbreakable records, and keeper-captain feats
India's bowlers struggle to adapt
If India can change their bowling philosophy during a watertight tour and deliver the results, it will be an incredible achievement. Otherwise we will be back to expecting the batsmen to clean up
Mitchell Johnson may not be a gigantic, horned, fire-breathing dragon with seven heads - but he could not have done much more damage if he were
England face up to rebuilding phase
Months of planning go into each Ashes series yet, ahead of this Test, England are in the uncomfortable position of having doubts over at least three positions in their side
India's bowlers struggle to adapt (81)
If India can change their bowling philosophy during a watertight tour and deliver the results, it will be an incredible achievement. Otherwise we will be back to expecting the batsmen to clean up
After Darren Bravo's superb effort in Dunedin, a look at some other famous match-saving innings in Tests
Rohit struggles with the Steyn Test (64)
Plays of the Day from the first ODI between South Africa and India in Johannesburg
Raise courage and commitment, England (57)
The ability to respond to challenges that are beyond the daily call is diminished by overkill, but that is precisely the task ahead of Cook and Co
Mitchell Johnson may not be a gigantic, horned, fire-breathing dragon with seven heads - but he could not have done much more damage if he were
