Two captains, one milestone

Dec 13, 2013: Michael Clarke has the better overall average, while Alastair Cook's overseas record is better; both are among the best their countries have produced

Dwayne Bravo's ODI slump

Dec 6, 2013: He is the captain of the ODI team, but Bravo's stats in this format over the last couple of years are anything but impressive

Hafeez v Steyn, and other bunnies

Nov 29, 2013: Mohammad Hafeez has fallen to Dale Steyn 15 times in all international matches; in the last 12 years, no bowler has dismissed a batsman more often

Is batting first such an advantage in Tests?

Nov 22, 2013: Since the beginning of 2000, teams batting first have won 217 Tests but lost 250, which goes against the bat-first philosophy that has always existed in cricket

Older, fitter, stronger, better

Nov 15, 2013: Shivnarine Chanderpaul is 39, but over the last few years he has racked up some unbelievable numbers

Have the new rules made ODIs an unequal contest?

Nov 8, 2013: The India-Australia ODI series was a relentless run-fest, but the overall run rates haven't changed much since the new rules came along

Overseas masters

Nov 1, 2013: In the last six years South Africa have a 16-5 win-loss record in away Tests; no other team comes close during this period

Australia's latest ODI batting star

Oct 25, 2013: George Bailey has played only 31 ODI innings, but during this period he has racked up astonishing numbers

Chasing glory

Oct 18, 2013: Virat Kohli is already third in terms of most centuries when batting second in ODIs, but his rate of scoring them is unmatched in the format's history

Williamson's drive to convert potential to performance

Oct 11, 2013: The break-up of his numbers indicates a preference for subcontinent conditions over those which support pace, seam and swing

Rohit Sharma's work-in-progress ODI career

Oct 4, 2013: While the runs have come in 2013, his strike rate remains among the lowest of all current batsmen, which is surprising for a player of his ball-striking abilities

The overseas problems for Hafeez and other subcontinent openers

Sep 27, 2013: Many openers from the subcontinent have struggled overseas, but Mohammad Hafeez's stats are among the poorest

Younis Khan's 7000-run journey

Sep 13, 2013: He is only the fourth Pakistan batsman to reach that landmark, and all his numbers suggest that he belongs with Pakistan's best

The Morgan-Bopara impetus to England's line-up

Sep 6, 2013: The presence of these two batsmen has made England's lower middle order more explosive, and given the team a more formidable look in ODIs

Ashes heroes in series defeats

Aug 30, 2013: Only six bowlers have done better than Ryan Harris' 24 wickets at 19.58 in a losing Ashes campaign

Winning despite a misfiring top order

Aug 23, 2013: England's top three wickets have averaged 23.75 per partnership in Ashes 2013, which is their lowest in a series win in over 100 years

Much closer than 3-0

Aug 16, 2013: Despite the series scoreline, England's batting average is only 3.66 more than Australia's, which is the lowest since 1970 in a series with a margin of three of more Tests

Australia's pace attack their one saving grace

Aug 9, 2013: England have dominated most aspects of the Ashes so far, but the one area where Australia have trumped them is fast bowling

South Africa's Sri Lanka-phobia

Aug 2, 2013: Since 2000, South Africa have a 1-12 win-loss record versus Sri Lanka in Sri Lanka; no team other than Bangladesh have done as badly

Misbah's golden run in ODIs

Jul 26, 2013: Since the beginning of 2011, Misbah-ul-Haq has scored 20 fifties in 62 innings, and has been a pillar of strength in an otherwise shaky batting line-up