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No dirges for Test cricket, and the importance of Misbah

No dirges for Test cricket, and the importance of Misbah

Five-day cricket is routinely written off, but 2013 proved it is in decent health - though pulling off a Test championship effectively may be a bridge too far

07-Jan-2014•Sambit Bal

$The Ashes fractions, and the successors to Kallis and Tendulkar$

The Ashes fractions, and the successors to Kallis and Tendulkar

The year just gone by has been one of surprises and swings of fortune

06-Jan-2014•Sambit Bal

A fine year for home teams and left-arm pace

A fine year for home teams and left-arm pace

Home teams lost only two Tests in 2013, while fast bowlers had their best year in Tests since 2000

03-Jan-2014•S Rajesh

AB, Ajmal and Co

AB, Ajmal and Co

The Test, ODI and T20I XIs of 2013, as picked by ESPNcricinfo's staff

The urn returns, and Tendulkar signs off in style

The urn returns, and Tendulkar signs off in style

India's young brigade, Sri Lanka's post-war healing, Australia's travails and more in our staff's picks of the best and worst of the year gone by

Ashraful cries, Johnson terrifies

Ashraful cries, Johnson terrifies

Australia's Ashes revival, Afghanistan's fairy tale, player boycotts and more in our staff's picks of the best and worst of the year gone by

Enthusiastic in-laws and Ashes slugfests

Enthusiastic in-laws and Ashes slugfests

This year we realised that administrators say the darnedest things and that cricketers can sometimes be funny

23-Dec-2013•Compiled by Nishi Narayanan

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Even in his twilight, Maxwell could shape another World Cup

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'Show off more' - Conrad tells his players after last-over defeat in final T20I

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