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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
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The year just gone by has been one of surprises and swings of fortune
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West Indies were mostly sloppy and lacked the resilient spirit that had come to define their cricket in 2012
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Whitewashed in India, badly beaten in England and then lo and behold - a transformation and the return of the urn. Australia won't forget 2013 for a long time
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Home teams lost only two Tests in 2013, while fast bowlers had their best year in Tests since 2000