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

You would normally expect India to romp home against Zimbabwe no matter where the match was being played but history would prove you wrong

India have had an abysmal record when it comes to winning finals

Here are some of the other Tests that went down to the wire with cricket emerging as the only winner from the contest

Shane Warne has become the first bowler to take 600 Test wickets

Sanath Jayasuriya has become the fourth batsman to amass 10,000 runs in one-day cricket

What a Test match. George Binoy takes a look at the stats