Looking out for No. 1

South Africa: Could 2008 have been any better?

The crash of 08

Australia: Falling to earth

And then there was Mendis

Sri Lanka: The debut that surpassed all else

Lone star state

West Indies: Chanderpaul stands above the rest

Mixed bag

Associates 1: Better funding, fewer big opportunities

Two up, four down

Associates II: Good news for Ireland and Scotland

Isolation ward

Pakistan: Fewer scandals, but zero Test cricket

One blip, many highs

India: Australia and succession were handled well

The captain and the piper

England: The advent of Pietersen and Stanford

The low down

New Zealand: Vettori's best efforts weren't enough

All to play for

Women's cricket: The future's bright

Bleaker than ever

Zimbabwe: Impossible as it may seem, things got worse

A year to forget

Bangladesh: Twelve months of struggle