Anantha Narayanan
Analysing the unexplainable
Anantha Narayanan: Sequences as bad as, or worse than, India's five-innings streak of sub-200 scores
Sankaran Krishna
The joy of seeing a sledger receive his comeuppance
Sankaran Krishna: It's satisfying to see a known potty mouth be defeated on the field - though it doesn't always work out that way
Samir Chopra
66 for 6 and all that
Samir Chopra: India fans can only cower under furniture in the face of such numerological terror
Michael Jeh
It's home advantage, not doctored pitches
Michael Jeh: Why do columnists look for conspiracy theories every time a visiting team collapses abjectly?
Jon Hotten
The complex art of picking openers
Jon Hotten: An opening pair requires good form and a happy blend of personalities to succeed. Cook needs a Strauss-like partner
Jon Hotten
Does Anderson need a verbal crutch?
Jon Hotten: What began as the need to externalise the aggression he brought to his bowling has mutated into something ugly
Michael Jeh
Are the big three's bonds in danger of fraying?
Michael Jeh: Will the triumvirate hold together if their players keep getting into spats on the field?
Kartikeya Date
India's bowling weakness outside the subcontinent
Kartikeya Date: Without good-quality third and fourth bowlers, India will continue to struggle outside the subcontinent
Alex Bowden
How does one 'lead by example'?
Alex Bowden: A captain needs to do enough as an individual to retain respect and control, but exceptional performances may not result in even greater influence
Scott Oliver
The geometry of captaincy
Scott Oliver: Maybe leadership in cricket is not so much about the art of captaincy as about the real-time computing of information
Hassan Cheema
Have England lost their new-found identity?
Hassan Cheema: Cook and his boys seem to have fallen out of touch with the relentlessness that took them to No. 1
Nicholas Hogg
Losing to India
Nicholas Hogg: An Englishman discovers cricket fervour in India and realises he can't quite win a game against Indians even back home
V Ramnarayan
Do India stick with the same team?
V Ramnarayan: Binny did well at Trent Bridge, but surely he must make way for Ashwin now?
Samir Chopra
Battling the fear of defeat
Samir Chopra: A fourth-innings chase can be brutally unforgiving; every wicket can lead to acute anxiety
Jon Hotten
A strange, brutal magic
Jon Hotten: As Ishant Sharma showed at Lord's, short-pitched bowling can open old wounds and create sudden uncertainty
Kartikeya Date
The decline of the specialist attacking bowler
Kartikeya Date: Why do teams pick a fourth bowler who can bat a bit but can't take five wickets in a Test innings?
Alex Bowden
Revisiting the glorious summer of 2000
Alex Bowden: If England need a template for this transitional phase, they can turn the clock back to 14 years ago
Sankaran Krishna
Let's hear it for cricket's capriciousness
Sankaran Krishna: The game's idiosyncrasies can lead to talking points, but they also add thrill to the outcome
Jon Hotten
Ishant lurches from hero to villain
Jon Hotten: He brings a wholeheartedness to his team that should be valued above stats
Jonathan Wilson
When the weak can resist the strong
Jonathan Wilson: Cricket and football give lesser teams and players a chance to hold against stronger opposition
Nicholas Hogg
Are you born to captain?
Nicholas Hogg: Are some people just made to lead and the rest to follow? Let's examine the case of the two Captains Cook
