Batting trips up Pakistan again

Jun 14, 2013: The Champions Trophy debacle was just another example of how frail Pakistan's batting has been over the last few years

English conditions not so tough for ODI batting

Jun 7, 2013: There's a tendency to believe that conditions in England favour swing and seam bowlers in ODIs, but the stats show otherwise

Bell's struggle for runs

May 31, 2013: After an outstanding run-spree in 2010 and 2011, Ian Bell has had a lean spell since 2012, which seems to have pushed him into a shell

The new Harmison? Or is it the new Caddick?

May 24, 2013: Like the other two tall England fast bowlers, Stuart Broad has been destructive when at his best, but in between those spells his bowling average is unusually high

New Zealand's middle-order problems

May 17, 2013: New Zealand seem to have unearthed a solid opening combination, but they'll want more runs from their middle order, which has been the worst among the top teams since 2007

IPL's two halves, and its most productive overs

May 10, 2013: Stats confirm that the last overs of IPL 2013 have been more productive than in previous seasons, and batsmen have finally come into their own after a sluggish start

Is Bangalore the best pitch to bat on?

May 3, 2013: A look at the stats at each venue in IPL 2013: where have the batsmen piled up the runs, and where have quick bowlers thrived the most?

Australia's Watson dilemma

Apr 26, 2013: In 2009 and 2010, Shane Watson was Australia's best Test batsman, but since then his average is the lowest among their top-order batsmen

Home advantage in the IPL

Apr 19, 2013: Historically home games haven't been a huge advantage for teams, but this year 16 of the first 23 matches have been won by the home side

Tough for batsmen in IPL 2013

Apr 12, 2013: The lack of big totals has been one of the main features of the IPL so far this year, and it has generally made for a more compelling contest

Spin on the rise in IPL Powerplays

Apr 5, 2013: In the first season of the IPL, spinners bowled 30 overs during the Powerplays; in 2012, it went up to 211 overs

Is home advantage on the rise?

Mar 29, 2013: India, South Africa and Australia have whitewashed opponents in recent home Test series. Has winning overseas become tougher?

You're my series bunny

Mar 22, 2013: Michael Clarke has fallen to Ravindra Jadeja five times in the current series. Here are other instances when one bowler has had the wood on a batsman over a tour

England's starting problems overseas

Mar 15, 2013: England have lost nine out of 13 first Tests of overseas series (excluding Bangladesh). A look at the batsmen and bowlers who've underperformed

Australia's gaping hole at No. 3

Mar 8, 2013: Over the last three years, Australia's No. 3 batsmen have averaged 27.13 in Tests, which is worse than all teams except New Zealand and Zimbabwe

The best and worst teams to debut against

Mar 1, 2013: Are debutants from Australia and South Africa closer to the finished product than those from other sides?

Clarke's overseas challenge

Feb 22, 2013: The Australian captain's batting stats at home are outstanding, but the India series gives him an opportunity to boost his away numbers as well

No longer lesser teams

Feb 15, 2013: One of the features of the 2013 women's World Cup has been the challenge the other teams have posed the top three - Australia, England and New Zealand

Match-winner Steyn, and winless Windies

Feb 8, 2013: Dale Steyn's stats in Test wins are second to none; for West Indies, wins in Australia have completely dried up since 2000

When the going gets tough...

Feb 1, 2013: Graeme Smith's ability to maintain his own batting standards while leading the Test team for a decade has been one of his big achievements as captain

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