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Spat provides useful distraction for England

Alastair Cook, the Lord's groundsman, and Simon Kerrigan have all been ignored while the spat between James Anderson and Ravindra Jadeja takes the headlines

16-Jul-2014•George Dobell

Sri Lanka avoid the Sri Lanka treatment

South Africa looked all set to hand Sri Lanka a taste of their own medicine, but an unrelenting spell of accuracy from Suranga Lakmal meant the hosts had other ideas

16-Jul-2014•Andrew Fidel Fernando

Elgar's application hints at long-term promise

By becoming the first South African opener to score a century in Sri Lanka, Dean Elgar suggested he might have both the talent and the temperament to succeed at international level

16-Jul-2014•Firdose Moonda in Galle

Ten horror starts

0 for 4. 7 for 6. Fightback from 0 for 3 - they are all in this list of ten horrible batting starts

16-Jul-2014•Zeeshan Mahmud

Nepal looks to make case as neutral venue

With pleasant weather, enthusiastic public and a brand new ground on its way, Nepal could make a serious case to become the next neutral venue for international cricket

16-Jul-2014•Bishen Jeswant

Being on the Beeb and other stories

In which our correspondent is remembered by a former international cricketer, befriends a librarian, and talks horses with Ravindra Jadeja

16-Jul-2014•Sidharth Monga

Stuart Binny set to play again

India's preparations at the nets, coupled with their policy of not dropping a player after just one game, suggest that Stuart Binny could keep his place in the team at Lord's

15-Jul-2014•Sidharth Monga at Lord's

Keith the Pipe Man honours tradition, like Lord's

Keith the Pipe Man has marked attendance at Lord's for more than four decades. Life-threatening illnesses may have forced him to quit smoking, but the 'Pipe' still remains his celebrated companion

15-Jul-2014•Sidharth Monga

Bigger concerns for England than Lord's pitch

While the pitch took most of the blame at Trent Bridge, at Lord's England will need to get more controlling overs from their spinners. The reality is there is no quick fix

15-Jul-2014•Andrew McGlashan at Lord's

South Africa look to break 21-year jinx

South Africa have played 12 away series since 2007 and haven't lost a single one. Their last away series defeat, in 2006, was against Sri Lanka

15-Jul-2014•Bishen Jeswant

A leader, people person and go-to guy

Former Sri Lanka cricketers, coaches and team-mates pay tribute to Mahela Jayawardene, who will retire from Test cricket in August

15-Jul-2014•Andrew Fidel Fernando

De Kock inclusion could change batting dynamics

The temporary change in wicketkeeping duties, even for a Test, could indicate how South Africa's new-look batting will present itself, with at least three young players waiting to be tested

15-Jul-2014•Firdose Moonda in Galle

Seamers give England edge, toss vital

Stats indicate that England's fast bowlers have used the conditions at Lord's better in recent times, and that teams batting first are at an advantage

15-Jul-2014•Shiva Jayaraman

Dull match, lovely stats

So what if Trent Bridge was a snoozefest? We've got all these numbers, haven't we?

15-Jul-2014•Andy Zaltzman

Mathews' journey of self-discovery

Angelo Mathews' captaincy has been on an upward trend but will he go for the kill in his first assignment at home against South Africa, who are traditionally off-colour in Sri Lanka?

15-Jul-2014•Andrew Fidel Fernando

India out-reversed on dry pitch

England consigned India to two reverse-swing-induced collapses whereas India bowlers mainly relied on the new ball's movement and uneven bounce by hitting the deck hard

15-Jul-2014•Sidharth Monga

A Trent Bridge extravaganza

Tail-end records set in the recent England-India Test, and double-tons by No. 7s

15-Jul-2014•Steven Lynch

Stylist makes pragmatic exit

After bidding farewell to Test cricket in front of his home fans, Mahela Jayawardene will focus his energies on one final tilt at the 50-over World Cup

14-Jul-2014•Andrew Fidel Fernando

End of the road for Trescothick?

Marcus Trescothick's demise in the shortest format leads this week's countdown of the things that mattered in the NatWest T20 Blast

14-Jul-2014•Tim Wigmore

A case study in mismanagement

The BCB have swung from being too lenient on Shakib Al Hasan to throwing the book at him, without ever finding the middle ground while dealing with his transgressions

14-Jul-2014•Mohammad Isam

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