What the stats have to say about the Test form of Bell, Cook, Collingwood and Co over the last 18 months

A statistical analysis of Mahela Jayawardene's reign as Sri Lankan captain

On a day when the Hussey brothers did the winning act for Australia, India found their answer in the two Pathans, with Yusuf and Irfan scripting a thrilling three-wicket win in the one-off Twenty20 game.

Stats highlights from the remarkable Test in Kingston, which West Indies won by an innings and 23 runs to take a 1-0 lead in the four-Test series

How West Indies has become the country where runs have been scored slowest over the last decade

How South Africa have controlled overs 16 to 40 in their series against Australia

Sri Lanka have done reasonably well against most teams, but Pakistan have brought out the worst in them

West Indies have struggled though two of their batsmen have been the best in the world over the last 18 months

Stats analysis of Matthew Hayden's career

Hashim Amla made a slow start to his Test career, but over the last year he has grown immensely in stature

The year of the IPL also contained some truly memorable moments from Test cricket. We look back at the important numbers from 2008

The year of the IPL also contained some truly memorable moments from Test cricket. We look back at the important numbers from 2008

Stats highlights from South Africa's historic eight-wicket win, which gave them their first series win in Australia

There were plenty of stats highlights on a day when South Africa turned the tables on Australia. Here are the important numbers

Already 1-0 down in the series, and with their No. 1 ranking under severe threat, Australia couldn't have asked for a better venue to mount a fightback

Stats highlights from South Africa's historic run-chase against Australia in Perth

Of late, sides have achieved targets batting last far more often than they used to

Stats preview to the first Test between Australia and South Africa in Perth

His overall stats against Australia are admittedly modest: in 18 Tests he averages only 38.32, but since 2000, his numbers have been much better

Vettori's side have lost 11 of their last 15 Tests against opposition than Bangladesh, and the reason for that has primarily been their hopeless batting