A pictorial review of the year<br>Will Luke
2005 in photos, July to December
July
Shivnarine Chanderpaul continued his good form, and helped West Indies gain a first innings lead in the first Test of their tour of Sri Lanka•SENA VIDANAGAMA/AFPJuly
Daren Powell fought back for the West Indies in the second Test by taking 5 for 25 to restrict Sri Lanka to 150 in the first innings•SENA VIDANAGAM/Getty ImagesSeptember
New Zealand brushed aside Zimbabwe, beating them 2-0 in the Test series. Here Stephen Fleming raises the trophy•AFPOctober
Herschelle Gibbs shows why South Africa are such a respected one-day side•Getty ImagesOctober
Marcus Trescothick and Michael Vaughan receive a briefing from an RAF officer after arriving in Pakistan for their tour•Getty ImagesNovember
Marcus Trescothick raises his bat upon crossing 150. England were on top for the first two days against Pakistan in the first Test at Multan•Aamir Qureshi/AFPDecember
Australia outclassed the West Indies, winning the series 3-0. Here, Shane Warne is astonished at the umpire's decision•Getty ImagesJuly
But Sri Lanka fought back brilliantly, largely thanks to Muttiah Muralitharan who picked up 6 for 36 to take the home side through to victory•Sena Vidanagama/AFPJuly
Chaminda Vaas matched Powell's efforts with 6 for 22...•Sena Vidanagama/Getty ImagesSeptember
Tillakaratne Dilshan raises his arms on reaching his hundred against Bangladesh in the second Test. His 168 set Sri Lanka up for another crushing defeat of Bangladesh•AFPSeptember
Zimbabwe were no match for India, either, who wrapped up a comprehensive 2-0 series victory. Irfan Pathan was the key man: his 21 wickets, in just two Tests, cost 11.28 each•Alexander Joe/AFPOctober
The general consensus of the ICC Super Series between Australia and a World XI•ESPNcricinfo LtdNovember
Dwayne Bravo was the one bright spot for the West Indies; he had a superb allround series and here is delighted to reach his century•Hamish Blair/Getty ImagesDecember
Pre-lunch delight: Shoaib Akhtar celebrates the second-ball dismissal of Marcus Trescothick, as he and Danish Kaneria blew England apart in the third Test to win the series 2-0•AFPJuly
Muttiah Muralitharan bowled his side to victory in taking 8 for 46, crushing the West Indies 2-0•SENA VIDANAGAMA/Getty ImagesSeptember
Muttiah Muralitharan unleashed hell on Bangladesh in the Test series, taking 6 for 18 in the first Test•Sena Vidanagama/AFPOctober
Stuart MacGill ran through the World XI batsmen, taking 5 for 43 to give Australia victory by the crushing margin of 210 runs•Getty ImagesNovember
An airborne Dwayne Bravo holds on to an amazing catch, but merely delays the inevitable as Australia sweep the series 2-0•Getty ImagesNovember
Inzamam-ul-Haq was imperious in the second Test, caressing two glorious hundreds in a drawn game•Getty ImagesDecember
Smiles all round for a victorious Pakistan team•AFP