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Amla: someone give him a Player of the Year award quick © Getty Images
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South Africa's ascent, India's tailspin
The year-end essay, part one: The current Test No. 1 side has something other teams from the country have lacked: an air of invincibility and ruthlessness -
The thorny question of retirement
The year-end essay, part two: What gives us the right to expect a player to know exactly when to give it all up? By Sambit Bal -
The teams of the year
The Test, ODI and T20I XIs of 2012, as picked by ESPNcricinfo staff -
Hello KP, goodbye you other lot
Highs and Lows: Lots of Pietersen and SLC and plenty of fond farewells in our look at the top dogs and bottom feeders of the year gone by. By Sidharth Monga 
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For love, not money
Women: Despite encouraging performances on and off the field, the women's game still retains an amateur air about it. By Jenny Roesler -
Blips and (a few) bright spots
Sri Lanka: Off the field, Sri Lankan cricket was a shambles last year. On it, it was a mixed bag. By Andrew Fernando -
First the glory, then the uncertainty
Australia: Clarke's form buoyed them in 2012, but the retirements of middle-order stalwarts have left them unsteady in an Ashes year. By Dan Brettig -
All tunnel, no light
India: In 2012, they sank to nadirs long unvisited, and the future doesn't look much better than bleak either. By Sharda Ugra -
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VVS Laxman waves to the Bangalore crowd
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MS Dhoni, Didier Drogba and Baichung Bhutia in a game of football
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Graeme Smith carries the Test mace around Lord's
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On the same day, Australia won the Women's World Twenty20, beating England in a riveting final by four runs.
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West Indies celebrate their victory, 'Gangnam' style
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Brett Lee announced his international retirement at the SCG
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Tatenda Taibu is thrilled after James Franklin is run out
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A fan with plenty of US flags.
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Ricky Ponting and his daughter during a farewell lap at Bellerive Oval
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The dressing-room celebrations in full swing
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Michael Vaughan rehearses dance for BBC's dance show 'Strictly Come Dancing'
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Mohammad Hafeez targets the deep-midwicket boundary
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No doubting who these fans are turning up to see
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Mushfiqur Rahim takes the trophy on a lap of the ground
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Mark Boucher was struck in the eye by a bail after Gemaal Hussain was bowled
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Kevin Pietersen blazed an 86-ball century
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Yuvraj Singh practises some shots
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Andrew Strauss leads his team out
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Rahul Dravid walks back after being dismissed
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A minute's silence for Runako Morton
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Ross Taylor congratulates Kane Williamson on his century
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Denesh Ramdin has a message to broadcast on getting to his ton
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Mushfiqur Rahim leaps for joy after Bangladesh win
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India Under-19s celebrate their World Cup triumph
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Michael Clarke swivels into a pull
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Alastair Cook went on to make his 23rd Test century - the most for England
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Sachin Tendulkar kisses his helmet after reaching his 100th hundred
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Saeed Ajmal races off in celebration of his third wicket
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Hashim Amla drives past cover
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Kumar Sangakkara won the ICC Cricketer of the Year and the ICC Test player of the Year Award
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Durham's Paul Collingwood with the Olympic torch
Think you followed cricket closely in 2012? Steven Lynch brings you 20 questions to test your memory of the events that made the cricket pages this year - from triple-hundreds to big-hitting No. 10s and 11s
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Team: Results | Highest totals | Lowest totals
Individual: Most runs | Highest averages | Most wickets | Best averages -
Team: Results | Highest totals | Lowest totals
Individual: Most runs | Highest averages | Most wickets | Best strike rates -
Team: Results | Highest totals | Lowest totals
Individual: Most runs | Highest averages | Most wickets | Best strike rates
