What was The Oval Test all about? Numbers, of course

Statuesque stats from Southampton for y'all pleasure

England may have lost the third Test to India, but they won the hearts of stats fans everywhere

Imran Khan might be the gold standard, but he has two England challengers coming up the ranks

A five-Test series between England and India - so much can happen, or not

A round-up of the stats that matter from the three matches

It had great batting, great wristspin, golden-duck stumpings, and a catch of planetary proportions

To, you know, mark 25 years of ESPNcricinfo

Six cricketers whose careers went from morose or middling to magnificent

Stats from South Africa v India: record-low scores, pretty 40s, and a keeper's dream

Mostly because it lacked a competent England side

Also, not everything in the '60s was sexy

That and other vital learnings from the Perth Test

Also, Moeen Ali won't be England's saviour. You heard it here first

Horrible Ashes moments that don't let you sleep at night. Or in the day

They took care to not permit Starc or Cummins to get a four-for in Brisbane, that's why

Can bat (sort of), can bowl (kind of), but boy can this side field

More stats that'll make you wonder how you did without them for so long. Starring a glittering cast of Kohli, Cook, Ashwin and others

Parthiv Patel's opening feat, Adil Rashid's crucial next two Tests, and England's horrendous conversion rate from 80 to 100 all feature on this week's list of must-know stats

And six other delightful numbers from Mohali, Hamilton and elsewhere to keep you going this week