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Commonwealth Bank Series 2011-12

Six lessons from the triangular series

Mar 9, 2012: The tri-series showed that the format can work, that Virat Kohli is India's future, and that Mahela Jayawardene is one of the game's best captains

Seventy-eight days later

Mar 9, 2012: From Brisbane to Sydney and back again. Must be the CB Series then

One of Sri Lanka's finest ODI shows

Mar 9, 2012: Sri Lanka's top-order batsmen made it a memorable CB Series for the side, even though they lost in the finals

Australia v Sri Lanka, CB Series 3rd final, Adelaide

Welcome back, the chainsaw

Mar 8, 2012: Plays of the Day for the third final of the CB Series between Australia and Sri Lanka, in Adelaide

Australia v Sri Lanka, CB Series 2nd final, Adelaide

Maharoof does it all himself

Mar 6, 2012: ESPNcricinfo presents Plays of the Day for the second final of the CB Series between Australia and Sri Lanka, in Adelaide

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Where have the yorkers disappeared?

Mar 5, 2012: Bowlers have been rather conservative with the use of the yorker in this tournament. They are more obliged to employ the slower, length balls

Australia v Sri Lanka, CB Series 1st final, Brisbane

Warner corrects his ODI anomaly

Mar 4, 2012: He has conquered the Twenty20 format, he has surprised some with his effectiveness in Tests, and now David Warner has finally sorted out the confusion about why he had not played that big ODI innings

Australia v Sri Lanka, CB Series 1st final, Brisbane

Hussey hits, Welegedara misses

Mar 4, 2012: ESPNcricinfo presents Plays of the Day for the first final of the CB Series between Australia and Sri Lanka, in Brisbane

The captain Sri Lanka have needed

Mar 3, 2012: Mahela Jayawardene has turned Sri Lanka's performance around in a matter of a month. The young players he backed have rewarded his faith in this tri-series

You need to fight Australia for every run

Mar 3, 2012: Sri Lanka did well to move on from the Hobart defeat, defending a modest target to qualify for the CB Series finals. Now the last hurdle

Australia v Sri Lanka, CB Series, 1st final, Brisbane

Whose place will Clarke take?

Mar 3, 2012: It can be seen as a sign of strength that none of the Australians who played the last league game merits a drop, but you would love for things to be clearer a day before the final

Australia v Sri Lanka, CB Series, Melbourne

How big is your drum?

Mar 3, 2012: Finally a Lankan game at the G. Bring on the bands and the lively fans

Australia v Sri Lanka, CB Series, Melbourne

The flying bat and the baffling fine

Mar 2, 2012: ESPNcricinfo presents Plays of the Day from the CB Series ODI between Australia and Sri Lanka in Melbourne

Run-chase? Call Gambhir and Kohli

Mar 2, 2012: They average 75.33 per stand when batting second, which is better than any other pair

India v Sri Lanka, CB series, Hobart

Shastri doesn't quite get the elevation

Feb 28, 2012: ESPNcricinfo presents the Plays of the Day from the CB Series ODI between India and Sri Lanka in Hobart

India v Sri Lanka, CB series, Hobart

India eye qualification lifeline

Feb 27, 2012: India still stand a chance of qualifying for the final but it's not something MS Dhoni and his team were aware of before being told so at a press conference

Australia v India, CB Series, Sydney

Tendulkar finds Lee in his way

Feb 26, 2012: ESPNcricinfo presents Plays of the Day for the match between Australia and India in Sydney

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India a circus without a ringmaster

Feb 25, 2012: The spirit of a team needs sustenance or it can evaporate or shrivel, like has happened with India over the last eight months

Australia v India, Commonwealth Bank Series, Sydney

India face 'best XI' quandary

Feb 25, 2012: MS Dhoni had earlier spoken of how the rotation policy will have helped "by the time" India make it to the finals. With "by the time" becoming a big "if", India are set resort to their best XI, but who constitutes that XI is not a straightforward decision

CB series 2011-12

The numbers game ahead of the finals

Feb 24, 2012: What the three teams need to do to qualify for the CB series finals after having each played six matches in the competition