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Gooch's guidance pays dividends for Cook

Cook's tenth Test century wasn't a pretty affair, but it was one of the most valuable of his 25-year-and-three-day life

28-Dec-2009•Andrew McGlashan in Durban

Pakistan hopes rest on young shoulders

Pakistan must have many more moments with Umar Akmal and Mohammad Aamer at the centre if they are to stand a chance in the series.

28-Dec-2009•Osman Samiuddin at the MCG

'It's a hair transplant pitch'

The unsafe pitch for the fifth India-Sri Lanka ODI, at the Kotla, had the players, the press and officials in a tizzy

28-Dec-2009

Left-arm combination a find for Australia

Mitchell Johnson and Doug Bollinger are starting to form a particularly useful bowling combination

28-Dec-2009•Brydon Coverdale at the MCG

Hope floats

The return of former players to decision-making roles and the revamp of the domestic structure spell better days ahead for Zimbabwe

28-Dec-2009•Martin Williamson

Ordinary Ntini falls into the spotlight

The pressure will be squarely on Makhaya Ntini during the third day in Durban with questions growing about his future

27-Dec-2009•Andrew McGlashan in Durban

A contest crying out for a hundred

Virender Sehwag has taken the art of opening to new levels and Strauss briefly managed a passing impression of him

27-Dec-2009•Andrew McGlashan in Durban

'We never expected the pitch to behave like that'

Sri Lankan batsman Mahela Jayawardene provides an eyewitness account of the pitch fiasco at the Feroz Shah Kotla during the final ODI against India

27-Dec-2009

Pakistan need to overcome fear

Pakistan must overcome the fear of playing in Australia by displaying more aggression if they wish to meet with any success in the series

27-Dec-2009•Osman Samiuddin at the MCG

Toe to head in one over

How the variable bounce led to the calling off of play. Excerpts from Cricinfo's ball-by-ball commentary

27-Dec-2009•Jamie Alter

A year to savour

Women's cricket, led by the England side, broke new ground and found new followers this year

27-Dec-2009•Jenny Roesler

England rewarded for playing waiting game

At tea on the opening day at Durban, England were looking short of options and short of ideas, but six overs into the evening session, there was a very different complexion to proceedings

26-Dec-2009•Andrew McGlashan in Durban

Sri Lanka's greatest ODI matchwinner

Stats highlights of Sanath Jayasuriya's 20 years in international cricket

26-Dec-2009•S Rajesh

Sanath Jayasuriya - the entertainer

Cricinfo looks at some of the best performances of perhaps Sri Lanka's most influential performer

26-Dec-2009•Jamie Alter

Meeting Sir Ian

Thrilling on the field, glamorous off it, and a do-gooder to boot. After all these years, Beefy is still a great choice as a childhood hero

26-Dec-2009•George Dobell

A stalemate-jinxed venue for England

A statistical preview to the second Test in Durban, where England have managed to draw each of their last three matches.

25-Dec-2009•Nitin Sundar

Pakistan's chance to end the drought

Stats preview to the first Test between Australia and Pakistan in Melbourne

24-Dec-2009•S Rajesh

The lionheart who never held back

Shane Bond was never going to compromise on his greatest strength, pace, despite everything thrown at him

24-Dec-2009•David Leggat

West Indies encourage optimism

Doubters certainly remain, but West Indies' spirited transformation has encouraged optimism everywhere for the resurgence of their cricket

23-Dec-2009•Tony Cozier

Bell takes the heat, but Cook deserves the scrutiny

In the past, Bell has appeared untouchable in the middle order, but at least he has faced a challenge for his place this year

22-Dec-2009•Andrew McGlashan in Durban

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