The latest test figures confirm that girls are ahead in reading, but there is no longer any difference in maths - with the girls having closed a lead held by the boys in the 1970s.
Bigger differences were seen with the Mini 1.6D Cooper, the Volkswagen Golf 1.6 TDI 105 Bluemotion and the Peugeot 3008 Hybrid4, which all promise to deliver between 70mpg and 75mpg, while the What Car? test figures ranged from 46mpg to 53mpg.
The "Absent or unable to access the test" figures alongside refer to those who were not there to take the test for whatever reason, and to the few pupils who were not able to take part, usually because they had certain special educational needs.
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Johnson continued to punish spinner Harris, crashing three sixes off one over from the left-armer, cruising past 61 to rack up his best-ever Test batting figures.
Left-arm spinner Robin Peterson staked a claim for a spot in that Test side with figures of six for 72 as the tourists subsided in 58 overs.
Balaji took 5-76, his best figures in Test cricket, in his first game since the third match of last year's series in Pakistan.
Krejza took 8-215, the sixth best figures by a Test debutant - and also the most expensive - as the hosts collapsed from 422-5 to 441 all out.
It was a welcome knock for the Middlesex batsman, who was dropped for the pre-Christmas tour to Sri Lanka because of his failure to convert starts into big scores and has had a run of 25 Test innings without reaching three figures.
The Queenslander was dropped for the second Test alongside Hilfenhaus after recording match figures of 0-170 in Brisbane, but the 29-year-old has been working extensively with Australia bowling coach Troy Cooley in the nets to recapture his best form.
He reached three figures, in his 30th Test with a lovely pulled four off paceman Lasith Malinga.
Apparently, West Indies have never had a Test when all 11 players have scored double figures.
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But Kallis then scored 95 between lunch and tea and reached three figures off 143 balls for his fastest Test century.
He is a firm believer in technology and is often seen at a Test crouched over a laptop, pouring through facts and figures and the finer detail of the game.
Today's exams are meant to test pupils' understanding as well as their retention of facts and figures.
Until we have a precise diagnostic test for ADD, however, it will be impossible to give truly accurate figures.
The CBO figures suggest the durability of this consensus could be put to the test far more quickly than previously anticipated.
The fastest Test century was scored by fellow West Indian Viv Richards, who reached three figures in just 56 balls against England at St John's in 1986.
The five-Test veteran allowed himself the luxury of an easy single to get into triple figures, but normal service was soon resumed as the runs continued to flow.
But, after coming in to bat at three after Michael Swart had been removed in the first over, he still batted fluidly and confidently, getting a big hug from Test team-mate Marcus North (23 not out) when reaching three figures.
I've heard figures of as much as a billion US dollars changing hands in one test match.. a billion US dollars for one test match around the world - one test match result.
The indefatigable Trott brought up his second Test score in excess of 150 as wickets tumbled around him, with the ever-persistent Peter Siddle rewarded for a spirited bowling display with figures of 6-75, his fourth five-wicket haul in Test cricket.
One consolation for the Australians, who need to make the highest score ever to win a Test match in India, is the form of off-spinner Jason Krejza, whose match figures of 12-358 were the fourth best by a bowler on debut.
An ECB board meeting was called at which it emerged that chairman David Morgan and other senior figures on the board were keen for Fletcher to stay on until after the West Indies Test series, which begins on 17 May at Lord's.
Saqlain Mushtaq picked up career-best figures of six for 46 in a spectacular Australian batting collapse on day two in the second Test in Hobart.
Watson was among those to fall, being caught in the deep for 83 -- meaning he has not passed three figures in the five-day game since October 2010, despite registering 19 fifties in his 38 Test appearances.
With three figures on the horizon, Cook's lack of footwork denied him an opportunity to score his eighth Test century when he was superbly caught by Kallis off Nel for 76.
Pace Bowler Jermaine Lawson celebrated his recall to the West Indies Test squad by having Ashraful caught by Smith and he also cleaned up Tapash Baisya for a duck to finish with figures of 3-42.
Gambhir reached his ninth Test century, which included 10 fours and a six, in the opening session and as well as reaching three figures in five consecutive Tests, he has now scored a half century in 10 straight Tests.
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