Perhaps numbers never do reveal the full story, but they tell a large part of it

Perhaps numbers never do reveal the full story, but they tell a large part of it

Perhaps numbers never do reveal the full story, but they tell a large part of it

Perhaps numbers never do reveal the full story, but they tell a large part of it

Perhaps numbers never do reveal the full story, but they tell a large part of it

The Duckworth-Lewis system for calculating target scores in rain-interrupted one-day internationals has come in for plenty of debate, but it is clearly the best of all methods that have been used so far

Perhaps numbers never do reveal the full story, but they tell a large part of it

Perhaps numbers never do reveal the full story, but they tell a large part of it

Perhaps numbers never do reveal the full story, but they tell a large part of it

It was billed as the contest between India's batsmen and Pakistan's pace attack

Perhaps numbers never do reveal the full story, but they tell a large part of it

Perhaps numbers never do reveal the full story, but they tell a large part of it

Since the first morning of the Lahore Test, things have gradually fallen into place for a Pakistan side which was in a shambles only a week earlier

Pakistan's disciplined batting approach showed just what is possible if discipline and circumspection replace recklessness

Perhaps numbers never do reveal the full story, but they tell a large part of it

A look at triple-centuries in Tests down the years

Andre Nel, the South African fast bowler, and Graeme Smith, his captain, have both been fined for breaching the ICC Code of Conduct during the third Test against New Zealand at Wellington

Chris Martin struck twice with the new ball, but a studious partnership of 46 for the fourth wicket between Graeme Smith and Gary Kirsten set up the Wellington Test for an intriguing finish on the final day: South Africa needed 152 more for a win

South Africa fought back in the field after being restricted to just 316 in their first innings

A strong performance with both bat and ball put South Africa in a commanding position after two days of the Wellington Test