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Hapless England victims of failing system

Previous England inadequacies were masked by a handful of excellent players but now the national side are showing the results of an environment too cosy for those whose faces fit and one that ostracises the rest

21-Jul-2014•George Dobell at Lord's

Dhoni decides, Ishant provides

MS Dhoni and Ishant Sharma reversed India's customary defensive strategies, on day five at Lord's, to help them to a landmark Test win

21-Jul-2014•Sidharth Monga at Lord's

Ishant on a roll and Stokes' batting nightmare

Stats highlights from the Lord's Test, the last day of which was dominated by Ishant Sharma's seven-wicket haul

21-Jul-2014•S Rajesh

Ridiculed Ishant ridicules England

Ishant Sharma has often been the butt of jokes, and sometimes deservedly so. Today, however, the joke was on England

21-Jul-2014•Jarrod Kimber at Lord's

Scars of the old era haunt England

It will take something remarkable for England to chase down their target and the more evidence that is displayed suggests more fresh faces need to brought into the team in place of mentally scarred seniors

20-Jul-2014•George Dobell at Lord's

Dhoni and Cook take it slow

Stats highlights from the fourth day of the Lord's Test

20-Jul-2014•Bishen Jeswant

Bhuvneshwar writes a different history

He is not quick. He is not tall. He bats at No. 9. But he is proving a superstar for India in this series. It is not the first time Bhuvneshwar Kumar has taken people by surprise

20-Jul-2014•Jarrod Kimber at Lord's

South Africa pacers deliver when it counts

South Africa's seamers had no right to dominate in Galle like they did, but when their spinners failed to produce the goods, Dale Steyn and Morne Morkel showed their class

20-Jul-2014•Firdose Moonda in Galle

Oh, Ravi Jadeja: India's warrior king

The allrounder splits opinion; awash with IPL cash and with three first-class triple hundreds. He is an in-your-face-cricketer trying to establish a Test career and took Lord's by the scruff of the neck

20-Jul-2014•Sidharth Monga at Lord's

A quintessential Sri Lanka collapse

Sri Lanka had a platform to spring towards an unlikely victory in Galle, but their batting line-up succumbed to the same weaknesses

20-Jul-2014•Andrew Fidel Fernando in Galle

SA's rare SL win, Sangakkara's elite club

Stats highlights from South Africa's rare Test win in Sri Lanka, at Galle

20-Jul-2014•Shiva Jayaraman

Jadeja gets booed, hydration gets a plug

Day three of a Test is always exciting, and even more so if you manage to get autographs from several players

20-Jul-2014•Kaustubh Pathak

A memento from another age

A collection of player portraits that reminds us of a time when cricketers walked the same common clay as ourselves

20-Jul-2014•Gideon Haigh

Bhuvneshwar - Meerut's scissors

The small town in Uttar Pradesh is known for its assembly line of scissors and now, swing bowlers. While Praveen Kumar has fallen off the radar, the relatively humble Bhuvneshwar Kumar is made of sturdier metal

19-Jul-2014•Sidharth Monga at Lord's

Bhuvneshwar's hits and Stokes' misses

Stats highlights from the third day of the Lord's Test

19-Jul-2014•Bishen Jeswant

Mathews the captain reveals attacking side

Mathews has shown signs that he is beginning to ditch the conservatism he has become associated with - judging by his field placings - and begun to follow the footsteps of his famous predecessors

19-Jul-2014•Andrew Fidel Fernando in Galle

Winning after 100-plus deficits, and Sangakkara's run-fest in 2014

Stats highlights from the fourth day in Galle, when Sri Lanka made a strong start in their chase of 370

19-Jul-2014•S Rajesh

SA need to be careful with the ball - Domingo

South Africa either need to become more discreet in their management of the match ball or stop trying to manipulate it to their advantage, was the message from Russell Domingo

19-Jul-2014•Firdose Moonda in Galle

SA's tampering offences expose lenient laws

South Africa have been associated with three ball-tampering offences in nine months. That all incidents have passed with little fuss shows that the ICC needs to enforce stricter laws to prevent it from recurring

19-Jul-2014•Firdose Moonda in Galle

'Life's too short to be too tall'

James Taylor talks about riding horses, smashing an unbeaten 220 when he was 15, and captaining England Lions

19-Jul-2014•Interview by Jack Wilson

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