Since the first morning of the Lahore Test, things have gradually fallen into place for a Pakistan side which was in a shambles only a week earlier

Pakistan's disciplined batting approach showed just what is possible if discipline and circumspection replace recklessness

Perhaps numbers never do reveal the full story, but they tell a large part of it

A look at triple-centuries in Tests down the years

Andre Nel, the South African fast bowler, and Graeme Smith, his captain, have both been fined for breaching the ICC Code of Conduct during the third Test against New Zealand at Wellington

Chris Martin struck twice with the new ball, but a studious partnership of 46 for the fourth wicket between Graeme Smith and Gary Kirsten set up the Wellington Test for an intriguing finish on the final day: South Africa needed 152 more for a win

South Africa fought back in the field after being restricted to just 316 in their first innings

A strong performance with both bat and ball put South Africa in a commanding position after two days of the Wellington Test

Perhaps numbers never do reveal the full story, but they tell a large part of it

South Africa began the series against New Zealand as favourites to win both the one-dayers and the Tests, but little has gone to plan for them since the tour began more than a month ago

A late fightback by Chris Cairns and Brendon McCullum ensured that New Zealand and South Africa shared the honours after the first day of the final Test at Wellington

VVS Laxman scored a glorious 107, while Irfan Pathan struck three crucial blows with the new ball, as India won the final match by 40 runs to clinch the five-match series 3-2

Perhaps numbers never do reveal the full story, but they tell a large part of it

Despite Inzamam-ul-Haq's brilliant 122, Pakistan fell five runs short of India 349 in the highest-scoring match in the history of one-day-international cricket

Perhaps numbers never do reveal the full story, but they tell a large part of it

Perhaps numbers never do reveal the full story, but they tell a large part of it

Perhaps numbers never do reveal the full story, but they tell a large part of it

Matthew Hayden set the tone, Andrew Symonds delivered the knockout punch, and the bowlers added insult to injury as Australia romped to an emphatic 208-run victory

Perhaps numbers never do reveal the full story, but they tell a large part of it

Perhaps numbers never do reveal the full story, but they tell a large part of it