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Swann torments the best players of spin

Given the first set of conditions in this series that suit his gifts, Graeme Swann has tempted the great stroke-makers to hit against his classical brand of offspin with the deception of a cheeky expression

22-Aug-2011•Sharda Ugra at The Oval

Dravid stops the clocks with magnificent defiance

At the very last gasp of a series that began with such expectation, we're finally seeing the India that the crowds have flocked to witness

21-Aug-2011•Andrew Miller at The Oval

India have become a laughing stock

They arrived as the world No. 1 team but will end the series embarrassed and, in all likelihood, whitewashed

20-Aug-2011•Andrew Miller at The Oval

Bell's Oval opera

At a ground where he got a pair in the 2005 Ashes, Bell made his first double-century and set up a potential whitewash of India

20-Aug-2011•Sharda Ugra at The Oval

Sreesanth's steely stare, Raina's unwanted record

ESPNcricinfo's Plays of the Day from the third day of the fourth Test between England and India at The Oval

20-Aug-2011•Andrew Miller at The Oval

Confident England have never had it so good

In the past eight months, the humiliation England have heaped on their two highest-profile opponents has been devastating

19-Aug-2011•Andrew Miller at The Oval

Impressive Ishant stuck without support

Ishant Sharma must have felt caught in a sci-fi horror movie: there he was, valiantly defending one side of his spaceship. On the other side, some cowboys were letting all the aliens in

19-Aug-2011•Sharda Ugra at The Oval

RP Singh's selection reflects India's tragicomic series

How does a bowler who hasn't played for India for two years, and has had no first-class cricket since January, get in the side ahead of someone who was a big part of India's World Cup-winning campaign?

18-Aug-2011•Nagraj Gollapudi at The Oval

England offer India a blueprint for revival

India's opposition has given them all possible indicators as to how turnarounds, while difficult, are neither impossible nor complicated

18-Aug-2011•Sharda Ugra at The Oval

Wanted, the Sehwag of old

For India to have a chance of leaving England with a Test victory, they need Virender Sehwag to attack, but only after settling in

17-Aug-2011•Sharda Ugra at The Oval

India's last chance to turn up

Though India lacked the aura of the No. 1 teams of the past, they had the resilience and results. After the first three Tests in England, nothing remains

17-Aug-2011•Sharda Ugra 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

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

Bowlers lead England to new high

Stats highlights from England's thumping win at Edgbaston

13-Aug-2011•S Rajesh

A snicky shoelace, and Tendulkar's misfortune

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

13-Aug-2011•Andrew Miller at Edgbaston

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

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