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The year of the IPL also contained some truly memorable moments from Test cricket. We look back at the important numbers from 2008

The rookies of the year, Pakistan's predicament, an idea that may have served its purpose, and one that has a way to go yet

Stats preview to the third Test between Australia and South Africa in Sydney

Fewer scandals, but zero Test cricket - a more depressing year than 2007

The second instalment of our staff's selections of the best and worst from 2008

Also, Australia's decline, the effects of the IPL, and the little allrounder who made a big impression

Australia and succession were handled well, but there was a stutter in Sri Lanka

Cricinfo's experts look back on the key issues that dominated 2008

Bad hair, near-naked cheerleaders, Harold Pinter, brassy impresarios, fishing trips, lots of lolly... and some cricket as well

South Africa greats hail triumph in Australia

Stats highlights from South Africa's historic eight-wicket win, which gave them their first series win in Australia

India lose two veterans, Australia lose their sheen

England's 2008 began in earnest in the summer, with Pietersen's ascent to the helm and Stanford's audacious overture

One of the more endearing sights in Indian cricket is back. To see L Balaji smiling on a cricket field, after a painful two-year hiatus, is reassuring

If Matthew Hayden does not decide to end his career after this match, Australia's selectors must be brave enough to finish it for him

Lawsuits, resignations, sackings and more, in our look back at the third quarter of the year

Despite Vettori's best efforts, his side fell to the bottom of the table in 2008

There were plenty of stats highlights on a day when South Africa turned the tables on Australia. Here are the important numbers

The one-sided day has left Australia with little chance of levelling the series in the next two days

It is a measure of South Africa's batting strength that JP Duminy was not in their starting line-up when the tour began. In a similar way that Michael Hussey's first few months of Test cricket left non-Australians wondering how on earth he had been overlo