India's opening pair hasn't put together a century stand in the last five series in England

Muttiah Muralitharan's 12-wicket haul at Kandy has powered him into the 700-wicket club in Tests, with Shane Warne being the only other member

Sangakkara and Jayawardene average 72.10 per partnership in Tests, which is the highest among all pairs who have batted together at least 50 times

Muttiah Muralitharan got another bagful against Bangladesh, but over the last seven years he's had success against all teams

When you say the word cricket, China is not the first country that comes to mind. But the huge Asian country is making strides in the development of the sport there and it is good to see that the women are not being left behind

Bangladesh have developed into a competitive ODI unit - especially in favourable conditions - but in Tests they continue to flounder

Stats highlights from the first match of the Future Cup between India and South Africa

Shivnarine Chanderpaul has taken over the mantle from Brian Lara as West Indies' mainstay in the batting line-up

Monty Panesar's ten-wicket haul at Old Trafford brought his Test average down to less than 30 for the first time

Rahul Dravid has put together 66 century stands in Tests, a record

Old Trafford has been the most draw-friendly venue in England, with 47% of the Tests here ending in stalemates

A game already loaded heavily in favour of the batsmen threatens to get further lopsided

Kevin Pietersen is on a roll. In 25 Tests he has scored a staggering 2448 runs, next only to the Don

Stats highlights from India's thumping three-day win in the second Test against Bangladesh

It was also the first time India hadn't lost a wicket on the first day - on a complete day's play - of a Test

Which are the teams that manage the maximum contribution from their last four batsmen, and which sides suffer at the hands of the opposition tailenders? The Numbers Game investigates

In Tests at Leeds since 1995, fast bowlers have taken 279 wickets at 31.07, while spinners have only managed 34 at nearly 46 apiece

Monty Panesar became the first spinner to take six wickets in a first-innings of an opposition's batting at Lord's since Bishan Singh Bedi took 6 for 226 in 1974

Matt Prior became only the third wicketkeeper to score a hundred on debut, and the fifth batsman to do so at Lord's

West Indies have lost three times the number of Tests they have won in the last decade, which means the difference in the overall win-loss record is only 11