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A bowling attack should always be about more than two personnel, and South Africa now are finding back-up

He'd played two first-class when he made his Test debut and his action was extraordinary. Paul Adams certainly made an impression

Never at any point did Pakistan believe they could win this Test and for that alone they deserved the sorry fate that befell them at the SCG

The ups and downs, the young talent, the fading stars and what the future holds: all in our country reviews for 2009

Australia's thrilling 36-run victory over Pakistan was only the sixth instance in Test history of a team winning after trailing by 200-plus in the first innings

England's hopes in this Test melted away under the scorching Cape Town sun

Graeme Smith is a player for the big occasion. Show him adversity and he'll see a challenge to overcome

With the World Cup in sight, what matters is that Sri Lanka are slowly beginning to find men who are soaking up the pressure and learning to deliver

The emergence of 20-year-old Abhimanyu Mithun has injected some serious pace in the Karnataka bowling. His 38 wickets this season has been one of the keys to extracting them from the mediocrity they had been trapped in over the past few years

Pakistan are close, very close, to something very big. But in Australia you are never over the line until you are over the line

So close, so commanding, so gripping

Tenth-wicket century stands, the total number of Test runs scored, and a debut hundred in the second innings

The fall to No. 4, injuries to key bowlers, Ponting's return to mortality: Australia's 2009 was mostly filled with gloom

England had the chance to grasp the series on the second day at Newlands, but they loosened their grip

This was what touring South Africa is meant to be all about, the battle between batsmen and fast bowlers

There can hardly be a more reassuring sight than Rahul Dravid at the crease when your team is in a slight bother. As on innumerable times over the past decade, he calmed Karnataka's nerves on the second day at the Chinnaswamy by blunting the UP attack

The ESPN Cricinfo Guide to International Cricket 2010 is the answer for cricket lovers

The Australian bowlers had watched the success of the Pakistanis but did not bother to copy their method

England's year began with the Moores-Pietersen spat and the 51 all out and went on to take in the Ashes win and a marked improvement in ODI cricket

Summits are not reached at speed, but with small, steady steps until the goal is reached