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Left-arm spin's resurgence, and series runs in vain

Dec 7, 2012: After a disappointing phase, left-arm spin has returned to Test cricket with a vengeance

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A winner as batsman and captain

Nov 30, 2012: Over an international career spanning 17 years, Ricky Ponting stamped his authority as one of Australia's greatest by scoring runs in almost all conditions and against all opposition

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Do Indian bowlers struggle against left-handers?

Nov 23, 2012: There's a perception that left-hand batsmen score particularly heavily against India. Do the numbers bear it out?

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Australia's search for opening glory

Nov 16, 2012: Their opening combination used to be the best in the business, but over the last couple of years they have flagged a bit

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The spin challenge for England's batsmen

Nov 9, 2012: In the last 11 years, England's Test batting average against spin in Asia is among the poorest

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The home-away contrast for Gambhir-Sehwag

Nov 2, 2012: While the Gavaskar-Chauhan pair had solid numbers overseas, Gambhir and Sehwag have been outstanding in the subcontinent but poor abroad

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Trial by pace for Australia and South Africa

Oct 26, 2012: These two teams have the best fast-bowling stats in Tests recently. A look at their pace stats, and the numbers for their batsmen against pace

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The invaluable Mr Watson

Oct 19, 2012: An analysis of how much Shane Watson has meant to Australia in all three forms of the game in the last four years

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Ravi Rampaul's Jekyll-and-Hyde story

Oct 12, 2012: The West Indian fast bowler has been all aggression and fire with the new ball in T20s, but has leaked plenty of runs in the slog overs

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Dhoni's batting problems in T20s

Oct 5, 2012: His strike rate is surprisingly low because he faces too many dot balls and doesn't hit enough boundaries

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Who to pick at No. 7?

Sep 28, 2012: How many balls does he bat per match in Twenty20 internationals? In which team is the No. 7 batsman least needed?

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The most and least productive overs in T20Is

Sep 21, 2012: An over-wise analysis of T20 internationals, and the best overs for batsmen and bowlers in this format

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Who are the biggest hitters in T20?

Sep 14, 2012: A look at the batsmen and bowlers with the best boundary and dot-ball stats in T20 internationals

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The Sehwag issue

Sep 7, 2012: Is he trying to score too quickly, especially in bowler-friendly conditions? A look at how his stats have changed over the last four and a half years

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Hits and misses among the ICC's nominees

Aug 31, 2012: A look at the stats of the players who have been shortlisted for the awards, and others who could have made the cut

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South Africa's overseas advantage

Aug 24, 2012: Unlike the two previous top-ranked Test teams, South Africa have risen to the top on the basis of consistently excellent away results

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Petersen's rise, and the Lord's jinx

Aug 17, 2012: A look at the rise of a South African batsman, and the fall of many batting legends at Lord's

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Dominating a top bowler

Aug 10, 2012: Kevin Pietersen took 64 runs off 72 balls from Dale Steyn, which is the most dominant performance against him in a Test innings

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Chasing away the blues in Sri Lanka

Aug 3, 2012: Batting second under lights in Sri Lanka - specifically at the Premadasa Stadium - has become a lot easier recently

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The bearded wonder

Jul 27, 2012: Hashim Amla's Oval heroics have taken his Test average beyond 50 for the first time - a club he thoroughly deserves to be in

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