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Regulars

Kevin Pietersen acknowledges his century

The List

The quickest to 1000 ODI runs

Kevin Pietersen and Viv Richards did it in the fewest innings, Pakistan's Yasir Hameed got there in the shortest time

Kevin Pietersen is yet to make a significant contribution for England since returning from injury

Ask Steven

KP's record, and a man called Foffie

The highest batting average in ODIs, the highest match aggregate in Twenty20s, most runs and wickets at a ground, and most 150s

Bert Vance batting

Rewind to

The 77-run over

In February 1990, in Christchurch, 77 runs came off a Bert Vance over that must rank as one of the oddest in first-class cricket. By Martin Williamson

Kevin Pietersen will want to answer the critics who have leapt on his inconsistent form on this tour

Numbers Game

Challenges and opportunities for Pietersen

KP has a chance to banish his spin and subcontinent demons over the next couple of weeks. By S Rajesh

Sri Lanka win the World Cup

On This Day

Underdogs have their day

March 17: Sri Lanka beat Australia in the 1996 World Cup final, Ireland upset Pakistan in 2007

Review

Stuart Broad doffs his cap after picking up five wickets against Australia

Reviews

Better watched on TV

You can't expect more than a sort of desk diary from a book with three titles, and that's more or less what you get in this account of Stuart Broad's career so far. By Daniel Brigham

Highlights

The Best I've Watched

Thou shalt not pass

Rahul Dravid gave a lesson in the art of defence on a minefield of a pitch in Jamaica with the series at stake. By Siddhartha Vaidyanathan

Turning Points

Neville Cardus' writing

The man made matches come alive - so what if at times they read vastly different from what actually happened on the field. By Scyld Berry

Opening Up

'I want to score 30 Test hundreds'

Kumar Sangakkara talks to Harsha Bhogle about ambitions, captaincy, the roles he juggles in the team, the future of Test cricket, and what he plans to do after retirement

Opinion

David Lloyd in the commentary box

Rob Steen

Wanted: a few good commentators

Coverage of IPL and ICC events is tedious, with cliché-ridden, hyperbolic commentary. More reason to treasure the likes of David Lloyd

Shane Warne flashes a thumbs-up sign after dismissing Venugopal Rao

Gideon Haigh

Really, Warnie?

The IPL has become an occasion for tub-thumping, mutual back-slapping and all-consuming PR

India's newspapers react with anger to the umpiring during the Sydney Test

Gideon Haigh

Tests aren't generating enough scandals

The five-day game has been rendered dull by wall-to-wall tours and context-less competition. A little controversy occasionally wouldn't go amiss

Michael Clarke kisses his helmet after reaching 100

Ian Chappell

Behind every successful captain...

... is a stable administration and a supportive family. Michael Clarke, the Australian selectors and the Pakistan board would do well to note that

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