A stats review of the two Tests so far

India's bowlers have historically struggled against lower-order batsmen, and that came to the fore again at Lord's

India have a poor record in the first Tests of series, but their second-Test numbers are remarkably better

Kevin Pietersen scored only 23 off his first 80 deliveries, but creamed 89 off his last 86

Anderson has dismissed Tendulkar five times in Tests in just 200 deliveries, which makes him the most successful bowler against him in the last decade

England were by far the superior team till the 1970s, but in the last three decades India have had the edge

In the last four years he has been a model of consistency. The only slight problem is his stats in the first Test of a series

Harbhajan Singh has had his share of difficult moments in international cricket, but he has handled them all to become only the fourth spinner to reach 400 wickets in Tests

West Indies' most capped player remains an asset, but his slow approach has hurt his cause in the last couple of years

Which new-ball bowlers are especially adept at striking in their first over and first spell? The numbers tell us

His overseas performances had fallen significantly over the last four years, but his performance at Sabina Park suggests he is ready for a scrap once again

The overall lbw percentage hasn't changed all that much over the last two decades, but spinners are certainly getting more decisions in their favour

In the 33 Tests he played since his return to international cricket, Simon Katich scored more runs at a higher average than any other Australian batsman

England's captain has been struggling against left-arm pace, while India's premier strike bowler relishes bowling to left-handers. An intriguing battle is in prospect later this summer

A look at the numbers from the previous 199 Twenty20 internationals

Pietersen has been troubled by slow left-arm bowling for a while now, but over the last couple of years the malaise has spread to other types of bowling also

Stats highlights from the final of IPL 2011

Both these teams are among the weakest batting sides in Test cricket over the last few years, since the retirement of their stalwarts

Fast bowling has been Sri Lanka's weak suit historically, but they need to step it up over the next four weeks in England

A look at the teams who have been most dominant at their home venues, and others who've struggled at home