George Binoy

Cricinfo and Wisden writers select their best and worst moments from 2005

As Australia and South Africa fight for the series lead at Melbourne, the List looks at players' performances in Boxing Day Tests

Last week, The List looked at players who became cricketing giants after ploughing through relatively mediocre starts to their careers. This week we look at the one-day equivalent

When Anil Kumble takes the field for the final Test at Ahmedabad, he will become the second spinner to have played 100 Tests

The List looks at players who had relatively poor starts to their careers but eventually turned out great and vice versa

During the 1990s, cricket witnessed an increasing trend of players who featured prominently in one form of the game

At Adelaide, Brian Lara broke another elite run-scoring record by going past Allan Border's total of 11,174 Test runs

With a superb double-century Brian Lara went past Allan Border's 11,174 runs in the third Test at Adelaide to break the record for most Test runs

Sachin Tendulkar has become one-day cricket's most-capped player, playing his 357th ODI, against South Africa at Kolkata

Statistics cannot hope to capture Botham's contribution to the game: his charisma and inspiration weighed in equally with wickets and runs

This week The List looks at players who have under- and over-achieved in the fourth innings of a Test

In 44 Tests - 17 against Australia with McGrath and 27 against West Indies Atherton fell to either McGrath, Walsh or Ambrose a staggering 53 times

Sri Lanka have been out-thought and then outplayed by India and the stats tell the tale

If you had to choose someone to bat for your life, you'd do well by picking Steve Waugh. But while doing that he may just run out a few of your mates in the process

As he strode past 153, Dhoni broke Brian Lara's record for the highest individual score in the second innings of an ODI

Waugh, who also features among players involved in the most Test losses, has played in a massive 86 Test wins, 11 wins clear of Shane Warne

On head-to-head form, Sri Lanka clearly have the upper hand, India however, are playing at home; an advantage they haven't made the best use of in recent times

With the loss of the Super Test under his belt, Brian Lara became the cricketer to have played in the most Test losses

The Super Test is around the corner and it seemed an opportune moment for The List to look at the best visiting players in Australia

The List brings you the highest run-scorers by their position in the batting order