Recent head-to-heads between South Africa and England have been closely fought, and the hosts' vulnerability at home could make this series just as competitive

South Africa presents the most challenging conditions for batsmen, but you wouldn't know that from the recent home form of their top two batsmen

Analysing a batsman who has adapted to various conditions and batting positions, and outclassed his peers with his consistency

Stats highlights from the third day of the Dunedin Test

This year has been staggeringly successful for Ashwin, whose Test stats in Asia compare favourably with the very best

South Africa set new records for slow batting, while India's spinners raised the bar even higher over the four Tests

By October 1997, West Indies had won 49 more Tests than they had lost. But today's team is in complete freefall

Has winning the toss given the home team a huge advantage in the last 15 years?

They are scoring more, hitting a huge number of sixes, and have a middle order full of enforcers

Stats highlights from an enthralling, bowler-dominated Test in Adelaide

Stats highlights from the first day of a historic Test in Adelaide

Australia have had a rich tradition of left-hand opening batsmen, and David Warner is a worthy addition to that list

In the last four years, there has been a dramatic increase in the number of draws and big runs down under

He was always seen as an exceptional talent, but over the last couple of years he has justified those lofty expectations

He wasn't Australia's most consistent bowler, but when he was on top of his game he was unstoppable

We assess three of the game's finest prospects for the future

Stats highlights from a run-fest on the third day at the WACA

Stats highlights from the second day at the WACA

ESPNcricinfo presents the stats highlights from the second one-day international in Abu Dhabi

AB de Villiers has conquered different formats and different conditions, and his Test average of 61.67 in the last eight years makes him the best in this format as well