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Swann content with team success

At the start of the tour, Graeme Swann was riding high at No. 2 in the world rankings. Three Tests later, he has been limited to four wickets at 80.25 but his usual contributions have not been missed in the slightest

16-Aug-2011•Andrew Miller at The Oval

Dog days, dark nights, and the church that became a pub

There's violence on the streets, but on the field it's all rather more clinical

16-Aug-2011•Nagraj Gollapudi

Coronation treat

The Barmy Army celebrate England's ascent to Number 1, Nagraj Gollapudi records the moment

15-Aug-2011•Nagraj Gollapudi at Edgbaston

Anderson rises along with England

At the age of 29, James Anderson is finally achieving the status that seemed pre-ordained when he was plucked from league cricket in Burnley as a 20-year-old

14-Aug-2011•Andrew Miller at Edgbaston

A terrifying reality check for India

After all the analysis of why India have failed to live up to the No. 1 billing they arrived in England with, all that remains is a big fat exclamation that is the 3-0 series scoreline

13-Aug-2011•Sharda Ugra at Edgbaston

Triumphant England must retain their determination

England's ascent to the top spot in the Test rankings has been swift, but Andrew Strauss's men know the descent from the summit can be quick and humiliating if standards are allowed to waver

13-Aug-2011•Andrew Miller at Edgbaston

England belong at the top

England will have to take their winning game to the subcontinent to tick off a crucial box, but they have a few ingredients that suggest their grip on the top ranking will be firmer than India's

13-Aug-2011•Sambit Bal at Edgbaston

'The whole nation can be proud'

Reactions to England's ascent to the top spot in Tests

13-Aug-2011•ESPNcricinfo staff

Sehwag's moment of madness

India needed to survive 13 overs but Virender Sehwag was dismissed first ball, attempting an ambitious drive, for the second time in the Test

13-Aug-2011•Sambit Bal at Edgbaston

Cricket, the great leveller

Every cricketer understands, knows and senses this; this game produces strange, twisted events in the careers of men

12-Aug-2011•Sharda Ugra at Edgbaston

Cook leaves India pummelled and pwned

It may be the internet age, but with Cook at the controls, England reverted to a tempo last seen in the steam-age as they subjected India to a resounding marmalisation

12-Aug-2011•Andrew Miller at Edgbaston

The devil's number, and a king pair

Plays of the day from the third day of the third Test between England and India at Edgbaston

12-Aug-2011•Andrew Miller at Edgbaston

India's rudderless attack exposed

What India's bowlers have lacked is the man to drive them onwards, to give their pack direction

11-Aug-2011•Sharda Ugra at Edgbaston

Insatiable Cook grinds India to dust

At some point in the next three days, England will be confirmed as the best Test side in the world, but the race for the mace is already as good as over

11-Aug-2011•Andrew Miller at Edgbaston

India wilt as Dravid drops dollies

ESPNcricinfo presents Plays of the Day from the second day of the third Test between England and India at Edgbaston

11-Aug-2011•Andrew Miller at Edgbaston

Captain Dhoni arrives

India's tour of England is the series where for the first time, MS Dhoni, the Captain Kirk of Indian cricket, has been severely stretched and microscopically scrutinised

10-Aug-2011•Sharda Ugra at Edgbaston

England's bowlers bury India

In keeping with their current reputation, England's bowlers were relentless in their pursuit of breakthroughs, even on a wicket that proved to be a lot less responsive than might have been expected

10-Aug-2011•Andrew Miller at Edgbaston

Cricket tries to bring normality

What not so long ago mattered deeply to insular worlds in both England and India has for a brief while been knocked into perspective

09-Aug-2011•Sharda Ugra at Edgbaston

How much more can Dhoni's body and mind take?

In the last two-and-a-half years the India captain has played almost non-stop, and the sure weight of work is finally showing in his performances

09-Aug-2011•Nagraj Gollapudi at Edgbaston

History and form against India

India, who must avoid a defeat to have a chance of retaining the No.1 ranking, face an uphill task at a venue where they haven't won a Test

08-Aug-2011•Madhusudhan Ramakrishnan

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