Andrew Miller gives the England and Sri Lanka players marks out of ten following the drawn series

All too often, English cricket is too quick to puff up its own importance, and since last summer, that truth has probably been more apparent than ever. But the fact remains that, while England may struggle to raise their game to the heights they reserved

Sri Lanka's captain, Mahela Jayawardene, said that Sri Lanka's drawn series felt more like a win after the manner in which they surged to victory in the third Test at Trent Bridge, and he called on his young team to treat the result as a springboard for f

All too often, English cricket is too quick to puff up its own importance, and since last summer, that truth has probably been more apparent than ever. But the fact remains that, while England may struggle to raise their game to the heights they reserved

Trent Bridge has a curious effect on visiting international captains. It was on this ground last summer that Ricky Ponting's air of insouciance finally evaporated, as he ranted and raved at anyone within earshot after being run out by Gary Pratt. Today, M

Trent Bridge has a curious effect on visiting international captains. It was on this ground last summer that Ricky Ponting's air of insouciance finally evaporated, as he ranted and raved at anyone within earshot after being run out by Gary Pratt. Today, M

Sri Lanka's coach, Tom Moody, was full of praise for his team after a superb performance on the second day at Trent Bridge

At present, concentration is a commodity in short supply for England. They let Sri Lanka off the hook through their fielding lapses at Lord's, and today it was the turn of the batsmen to drop their guard

At the age of 31, and with the frustration of being England's nearly-man for best part of two years, Jon Lewis is long enough in the tooth to take anything in his stride these days

England returned to winning ways at Edgbaston this week and now fully expect to seal the series when the final Test gets underway at Trent Bridge tomorrow morning

Andrew Miller looks at Kevin Pietersen, Cricinfo's top performer of the week

Daniel Brigham examines the value of England's two reserve pacemen, Liam Plunkett and Sajid Mahmood, who are fighting for one spot in the team

Andrew Miller's verdict from the opening day of the second Test at Edgbaston

Sanath Jayasuriya has been left out of Sri Lanka's 12-man squad for the second Test at Edgbaston but Lasith Malinga, the pace bowler, is included

Andrew Miller looks at Phil Jaques, Cricinfo's top performer of the week

Sri Lanka's assistant coach, Trevor Penney, believes a lapse of concentration was to blame for the spate of dropped catches that cost England victory in the first Test at Lord's

Mahela Jayawardene admitted that his team's achievement was beginning to sink in, as he reflected on their remarkable backs-to-the-wall draw in the first Test against England at Lord's

Andrew Miller looks at Mahela Jayawardene, Cricinfo's top performer of the week

Andrew Flintoff admitted that England's lapses in the field had made the difference, as Sri Lanka batted out the last two-and-a-half days to secure a remarkable draw in the first Test at Lord's

Sri Lanka's captain, Mahela Jayawardene, praised the performance of his young team and said that their efforts ranked up there with the best, as the first Test at Lord's was saved through a brilliant rearguard action