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In India. Sachin Tendulkar faced Shane Warne for the first time in over six years: Tendulkar responded with 446 runs in five innings, enough to win him the top spot in the batting table, and end Sanath Jayasuriya's nine month reign. The career list shows that Tendulkar has made 4552 Test runs to Brian Lara's 4550. but Tendulkar's average is more than three runs higher.

Allan Donald also played three Tests, and he picked up 22 wickets to replace Wasim Akram at the top of the bowling chart. Glenn McGrath did well to sit out the tour of India: his stock rose by one place, while Curtly Ambrose fell two to No 4. Tucked in neatly behind this fearsome foursome is England's outstanding bowling discovery of the winter: Angus Fraser.

Gus, who passed the qualification threshold of eight Tests in the last 19 months when he took the field at Bridgetown, is easily the highest-placed bowler that England have had. The previous mark was set by Andy Caddick. who was No 11 last October. England now have three bowlers tn the top 20 — as do South Africa, now that their under-rated medium-pacer Hansie Cronje has gone straight in at No 9.