Adam Gilchrist's average slips to below 50, and a look back at what the numbers show in 2005

Which team has relied most heavily on their tailenders to prop them, and Jacques Rudolph's epic against Australia

India's emphatic 2-0 series win against Sri Lanka has lifted them to second place in the ICC Test rankings for the first time since the ranking system was introduced in 2001

Many expected this day to be the last of the Test series, but Sri Lanka's batsmen showed that they weren't ready to lie down and allow the Indian spinners to trample all over them

How Irfan Pathan's straight-bat approach paid dividends

He has played the support act to a certain spin wizard called Muttiah Muralitharan almost all his career, but Chaminda Vaas's contribution to Sri Lankan cricket has been immense

A stats analysis of Sachin Tendulkar's 35 Test centuries

If you thought the players were the only ones suffering from a packed itinerary, take a look at the plight of the elite umpires

How does Sachin Tendulkar compare when India chase challenging totals in ODIs? The Numbers Game investigates

An unbeaten 87 by Matthew Hayden led the way for Australia, as they clinched a seven-wicket win in the third Test at Adelaide to seal the series 3-0

A Test in which both teams had held sway at different stages turned - probably decisively - Australia's way of the fourth day at Adelaide

After scoring a hundred at the top of the order at Hobart, Michael Hussey showed just how valuable he could be in the middle order, making a fine unbeaten 91

Numbers might not do full justice to the genius that is Brian Lara, but they do offer a offer a good indication of his vast talents

After a day of resplendent batting from a genius, regular service resumed at Adelaide, as the Australian top order got among the runs

Inzamam-ul-Haq passes Javed Miandad as the highest century-maker for Pakistan, while Shoaib Akhtar is showing just how handy he can be with the willow

A slow, cautious start was shed for an approach bordering on recklessness before Brian Lara finally settled into his groove and stroked a double century that lit up Adelaide

A lowdown on the Adelaide Oval, venue of the third Test between Australia and West Indies

A rare win in the first Test of a series for Pakistan, and how teams fare when chasing a small fourth-innings target

What makes the new Sehwag tick? Lots of liquid sustenance

How Danish Kaneria demolished England