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Pakistan take top-order pluses from draw

In the second innings in Abu Dhabi, albeit on a tame pitch, Mohammad Hafeez brought his ODI form into Tests and Ahmed Shehzad scored a half-century on debut - signs that have pleased Pakistan and Misbah-ul-Haq

04-Jan-2014•Umar Farooq in Abu Dhabi

Resilient Sri Lanka overcome Test layoff

Sri Lanka will be pleased at having yielded no ground to Pakistan, after having been dormant in this format for so long. The pitch may have had the final say, but Sri Lanka were the more satisfied side in the end

04-Jan-2014•Andrew Fidel Fernando in Abu Dhabi

Back to the days of boom and bust

England's chief executive David Collier has guaranteed Andy Flower a job until 2015 - and the debrief on England's Ashes humiliation has not begun. Can that be right?

04-Jan-2014•George Dobell

Australia's excellence shared and sustained

The sustained excellence of Australia's bowling attack - never bettered according to a past great, Glenn McGrath, has brought deep satisfaction to their mentor Craig McDermott

04-Jan-2014•Daniel Brettig

The dives, the ducks, the drops

The plays of the day from the fourth ODI between New Zealand and West Indies, in Nelson

04-Jan-2014•Siddarth Ravindran

Orange is the hottest colour

A superb innings by Katich, a sharp run-out by Mitch Marsh, and a near-full house at the WACA

04-Jan-2014•Scott Hazebroek

Stokes' six, and a bash for cash

A day out at the cricket with mates from England can be nice even if your team's four-down in the series

04-Jan-2014•Stuart Lowe

Women's game grows under the glass ceiling

There has been a huge increase in the number of girls playing school and club cricket in England, but as they move up to the senior circuit, the supply line dries out

04-Jan-2014•Alison Mitchell

Sri Lanka fans have reasons to smile

If Sri Lanka's young cricketers can build on Friday's gains, perhaps in years to come fans will look upon this match not simply as Angelo Mathews' coming of age, but as the turn of an era

03-Jan-2014•Andrew Fidel Fernando in Abu Dhabi

Mathews' high, and Ajmal's low

Stats highlights from the fourth day's play in Abu Dhabi, when Sri Lanka staged a magnificent fightback

03-Jan-2014•S Rajesh

Eleven men with points to prove

Ryder, Ashwin, Finn, Duminy and co. - a look at eleven cricketers who have work to do in 2014

03-Jan-2014•Jack Mendel

England contribute to own downfall

As England again wilted in the face of an Australia counterattack, inadequacies in the national team environment were laid bare

03-Jan-2014•George Dobell at the SCG

Fearless Haddin is Ashes star turn

Australia's wicketkeeper has repeatedly been the man of the hour and arguably the man of the series

03-Jan-2014•Daniel Brettig at the SCG

Haddin's record-breaking continues

Stats highlights from the first day's play of the fifth Ashes Test at the SCG

03-Jan-2014•Shiva Jayaraman

Persistent Kaushal makes a case for the future

Kaushal Silva's entry into the Test scene hasn't been smooth, but if given the opportunitiy to blossom, Sri Lanka may have a man who can stabilise the top order

02-Jan-2014•Andrew Fidel Fernando in Abu Dhabi

Pakistan struggle with No. 3 conundrum

Azhar Ali suffered a dip in form in 2013 but replacing him with Mohammad Hafeez may not be a solution for Pakistan's long-term plans

02-Jan-2014•Umar Farooq in Abu Dhabi

Ireland's special relationship

With a bilateral series and an invite to play in the Caribbean's domestic 50-over competition, Irish cricket has again been leant a valuable helping hand by West Indies

02-Jan-2014•Ryan Bailey

'Abhi nahin toh kabhi nahin'

Rajasthan's fast bowler Pankaj Singh on the desperation to represent India, and the pain of being ignored by national selectors despite consistently strong performances

02-Jan-2014•Nagraj Gollapudi

The rock of South Africa

Kallis was a colossus among the modern giants that shaped South Africa's cricket since readmission. Few will surpass him

02-Jan-2014•Brian Carpenter

England facing a bitter end

The Sydney Test could be viewed as a fresh start for England at the beginning of a new year, but the build up has not inspired confidence and it will take a colossal turnaround to end with a victory

02-Jan-2014•George Dobell in Sydney

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