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Comebacks and newbies

In part three of our series on players who will capture your imagination in the World Twenty20, we look at two dramatic returns to international cricket

01-Sep-2012•Siddarth Ravindran, Daniel Brettig, Andrew Fernando, Mohammad Isam, David Hopps

England show long-term promise

Focus may fall on the No. 1 ranking changing hands again but both sides are looking further down the road

31-Aug-2012•George Dobell at The Oval

Surprised and bamboozled

Plays of the Day from the second one-day international between England and South Africa at The Oval

31-Aug-2012•George Dobell at The Oval

Cook a man of substance and steel

The path for Alastair Cook to become England's Test captain has been laid out from early in his career, but that does not make the challenge any less demanding

30-Aug-2012•George Dobell

Terrific captain, decent ODI batsman

Andrew Strauss wasn't the best batsman to play 100 Tests, but he was one of the most successful England captains, and a pretty good ODI batsman too

29-Aug-2012•S Rajesh

'A good bloke and strong leader'

Team-mates, coaches and administrators were full of praise for Andrew Strauss' achievements after his decision to retire

29-Aug-2012•ESPNcricinfo staff

England continue to self-harm

Dropped catches, missed run-outs and cheap dismissals - England are currently only No. 1 at hurting themselves

28-Aug-2012•George Dobell at West End

Faster than Viv Richards

ESPNcricinfo presents the plays of the day from the second one-day international between England and South Africa

28-Aug-2012•George Dobell at West End

'Doubting yourself is one of the worst things you can do'

Dropped by Lancashire, and playing out the rest of the season for Somerset, Sajid Mahmood tries to stay positive and believes he still has plenty to offer

28-Aug-2012•Vithushan Ehantharajah

'Consistent' Topley relishes World Cup experience

England fast bowler Reece Topley finished the Under-19 World Cup as the highest wicket-taker and is ready to "wait and see" as far as the future is concerned

27-Aug-2012•George Binoy in Townsville

Tough, competitive, and memorable

The difference in the quality of teams was lesser and the pitches were testing, resulting in a tournament that left players with invaluable lessons learnt

27-Aug-2012•George Binoy in Townsville

England's one-day rise surprises Cook

With the top ranking on the line and both teams having different captains for limited-overs cricket this series should retain interest despite the forthcoming World Twenty20

23-Aug-2012•David Hopps in Cardiff

Wright takes global route back to England

After more than a year out of the England set up Luke Wright has been recalled for the World Twenty20, but first there are domestic matters to deal with as Sussex prepare for finals day at Cardiff

22-Aug-2012•David Lloyd

History done two ways

The past smacks you in the face when you're in England; and South Africa make their own history too

22-Aug-2012•Firdose Moonda

A 19-year low for England's pace attack

The highlight of the series was the manner in which South Africa's batsmen dominated England's strong bowling attack in home conditions

21-Aug-2012•S Rajesh

Wasted starts and missed chances

ESPNcricinfo takes a look at the players England used during the series and many did not live up to their billing

21-Aug-2012•George Dobell

Strauss has cause for self-reflection

As Andrew Strauss outlined the reasons England had lost the series, it was hard to avoid the conclusion that to some extent he was talking about himself

20-Aug-2012•George Dobell at Lord's

Smith's South Africa come of age

The growth of Graeme Smith as captain can be seen reflected in his team as South Africa finally ended their wait to be crowned No. 1

20-Aug-2012•Firdose Moonda at Lord's

Philander stars, Steyn struggles

Stats highlights from a riveting final day at Lord's

20-Aug-2012•S Rajesh

Eager Philander and lucky Prior

ESPNcricinfo presents the plays of the day from the fifth day of the third Test at Lord's

20-Aug-2012•Firdose Moonda and George Dobell at Lord's

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