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Rare tons by SA captains, and Duminy's slow starts

Stats highlights from the third day of the second Test at the SSC, which saw the first hundred by a South Africa captain in Sri Lanka

26-Jul-2014•Shiva Jayaraman and Bishen Jeswant

KP in précis

Using secondary sources, a newspaper journalist tries to decipher Kevin Pietersen and his career beyond the prima donna stereotype

26-Jul-2014•Alan Gardner

Hope springs eternal in Buttler

Jos Buttler's Test debut comes with England reeling from their worst run in 20 years. England's most original player for years carries hope of brighter times

25-Jul-2014•David Hopps

Unfazed Dickwella makes solid first impression

Called up to the Test side out of nowhere, Niroshan Dickwella showed there was substance to the hype that followed his schoolboy career. His challenge now is to sustain that level of performance

25-Jul-2014•Andrew Fidel Fernando at the SSC

Spinners force South Africa to switch to attritional cricket

The discipline shown by Sri Lanka's spin trio squeezed South Africa to the point at which they shut shop. Their approach on day three will determine how the foundation ends up, on a pitch taking turn

25-Jul-2014•Firdose Moonda at the SSC

Rohit Sharma likely to play at Ageas Bowl

Signs from India's training sessions suggest they are ready to move back to their preferred combination of six specialist batsmen and four specialist bowlers

25-Jul-2014•Sidharth Monga at Ageas Bowl

No clarity on Dassanayake's tenure as Nepal coach

The Nepal board's financial state and investigations against a few members has hampered its ability to extend Dassanayake's contract, putting the administration "under turmoil", though there is progress on certain fronts

24-Jul-2014•Bishen Jeswant

Different means to same inadequate end for Tahir and Philander

Vernon Philander was disciplined, Imran Tahir less so. But it made little difference to them and South Africa as they slogged it out on a SSC pitch that offered little other than runs

24-Jul-2014•Firdose Moonda at the SSC

SSC's Superman does it again

With two gone early and a brittle middle order to come, Jayawardene played the kind of innings that grabs you by the collar, flings you on a train and sends you packing on an adventure

24-Jul-2014•Andrew Fidel Fernando at the SSC

Jayawardene joins Gavaskar and Lara, owns the SSC

Stats highlights from the first day of the SL v SA Test at the SSC, where Mahela Jayawardene scored yet another hundred

24-Jul-2014•Shiva Jayaraman

India come full circle

India's wretched run away from home began at Lord's in 2011. A young team full of self-belief may have brought it to an end with their victory at the same venue three years later

23-Jul-2014•Nagraj Gollapudi

Slow starters break worrying trend

Two of South Africa's last three series were only two-Test rubbers and they were customarily drowsy in both. But they have set about at a new pace with a win in Galle

23-Jul-2014•Firdose Moonda

Vijay rediscovers the old Monk

The leave outside off stump has been critical to M Vijay's success since his India comeback last year. Contrary to popular opinion, such patience and self-denial comes naturally to him

23-Jul-2014•Sidharth Monga

Eleven suggestions to enhance Test cricket

Better marketing, a more uniform calendar, killing the two-Test series and more

23-Jul-2014•Rustom Deboo

Ishant's fourth-innings heroics in rare company

In India's win at Lord's, Ishant Sharma took the best bowling figures by an Indian in the fourth innings of a Test outside Asia. Here are five other best bowling efforts by Indians in the fourth innings of Tests outside Asia

22-Jul-2014•Sidharth Monga

One of England's stupidest quarter-hour brainmelts

At Lord's they began poorly, ended pitifully, and were fitful in between. And don't even start on their body language

22-Jul-2014•Andy Zaltzman

One battle too far for Prior

The last year has not been kind to Matt Prior but that should not diminish what he achieved for England and, if his career does prove to be over, he can be remembered as a key part of the period of sustained success

22-Jul-2014•George Dobell

No Ishant jokes for a month

After his match-winning performance at Lord's, India fans can't complain. Or can they?

22-Jul-2014•Fram Hansotia

Can Tahir change his spots?

South Africa's premier spinner was selected as an attacking option, but in the Galle Test when conditions were in his favour, Imran Tahir was unable to be effective and might have to change his mindset going forward

22-Jul-2014•Firdose Moonda

Four in four, and stands by Nos. 10 and 11

Also, most balls faced in a T20, first instance of day-night cricket, highest limited-overs score at Lord's, and long lives after Test debut

22-Jul-2014•Steven Lynch

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