A superb rearguard display by the Sri Lankan lower order lifted them to within 40 runs of South Africa's total as the second Test was tantalisingly poised after two days of absorbing action

An action-packed day of Test cricket ended with Sri Lanka edging the honours, as South Africa were bowled out for 361 in the last over of the evening

Muttiah Muralitharan and Monty Panesar have been hogging the headlines this past week, but there has been another spinner who has been making all the right moves during this period

Mahela Jayawardene and Kumar Sangakkara broke a slew of records over the course of their monumental 624-run partnership against South Africa in Colombo

Five years ago he was touted as Pakistan's next big fast-bowling hope, but since then it's been one steady downward slide for Mohammad Sami

Pakistan have used as many as 53 different opening combinations in 104 Tests since 1995, that's a healthy ratio of 1.96 matches per pair.

A look at the bowlers and teams who have conceded the highest number of wides and no-balls in one-day internationals

A stats lowdown on the forthcoming Test series between England and Pakistan

In the West Indies-India series, India won 19 lbws while West Indies only got six in their favour. The difference of 13 was among the highest in any Test series

A stats review of the four-Test series between West Indies and India

In the end India finally delivererd the knockout punch and sealed a series victory, but it was much closer than Rahul Dravid would have anticipated when West Indies had slumped to 128 for 6 and then 144 for 7

It's as if this Test match is being played on two different pitches - one on which Rahul Dravid is batting, and the other on which the rest of the 21 players are battling it out

After having lost four successive ODIs in the series against Sri Lanka, England would have thought they would finally break that depressing sequence when they rattled off 321 in the last match

Jerome Taylor's first five-wicket haul in Test cricket was based on the extremely sound principles of bowling an excellent line and length, and doing it so consistently that the batsmen are ultimately forced into mistakes

Once upon a time, the follow-on used to be enforced whenever the opportunity arose. Of late, though, it is being used far more sparingly

The target of 392 in 88 overs meant that India required an asking rate of 4.45 per over, and while at certain points it seemed they were on track, a draw was always the most likely result

Under pressure to keep his place in the side, VVS Laxman produced an uncharacteristic but vital knock under pressure

Ramnaresh Sarwan's 116 wasn't his best hundred, but it was a welcome return to form for a classy batsman

Why Chris Gayle and Daren Ganga deserve more time as an opening combination

Chris Gayle and Daren Ganga made good use of an excellent batting pitch, putting West Indies in a strong position after the first day