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Pandey breathes life into underwhelming season

Manish Pandey tore apart the Saurashtra bowling to bring up his first century of the season. Unless he produces such knocks consistently, an India middle-order berth will remain elusive

08-Jan-2013•Siddarth Ravindran in Rajkot

Peterson looking over his shoulder

Having been preferred to Imran Tahir for now, Robin Peterson will be hoping to nail down a place in South Africa's Test side while keeping one eye on Tahir's return to form

08-Jan-2013•Firdose Moonda

Greig's long run, and Jadeja's long spell

Also: wicket with first ball, playing against your country, losing Players of the Matches, and Tendulkar's first-class ducks

08-Jan-2013•Steven Lynch

Paliwal, Chatterjee symbolise Services' resolve

An Air Force man and a would-be Sergeant took contrasting routes to show how much the Ranji knockouts matter to the men in uniform

07-Jan-2013•Abhishek Purohit in Indore

Finn vital in inexperienced England attack

England's rotation policy has left them short of experience in the bowling ranks in India but in Steven Finn they have a quick bowler who can cause damage - so long as he stays fit

07-Jan-2013•Andrew McGlashan

Flop show by Sri Lanka's batsmen and seamers

Australia's fast bowlers took 48 wickets at 21.75, compared to Sri Lanka's 19 at 59.47, while the home team batsmen averaged 46 per wicket compared to the visitors' 25

07-Jan-2013•S Rajesh

Clarke leads all-round team effort

Australia's marks out of ten for the Test series against Sri Lanka

07-Jan-2013•Brydon Coverdale

Herath shows light, but little support from rest

ESPNcricinfo assesses the performances of the Sri Lanka players in their series loss in Australia

07-Jan-2013•Andrew Fernando

How to deal with freezing temperatures

Nothing warms you up better than a victory for your side over its arch rival. Though, a quilt would be welcome, Kotla authorities

07-Jan-2013•Nikhil Jha

Hope in defeat, but Sri Lanka must act

Despite the defeat at the SCG, there were positives in Sri Lanka's performance in the third Test, especially the performances of some of the young talent

06-Jan-2013•Andrew Fernando at the SCG

An all-format specialist

Australia have lost the services of Michael Hussey, one of the best middle-order batsmen in Tests and ODIs

06-Jan-2013•Madhusudhan Ramakrishnan

A mournful chant for Hussey

Michael Hussey, the team man, was set apart as an individual as he batted for Australia one last time

06-Jan-2013•Daniel Brettig at the SCG

Five of Hussey's best

For more than seven years, Michael Hussey was a permanent fixture in Australia's Test team and has played in 48 victories. Here ESPNcricinfo recalls five of his best Test performances

06-Jan-2013•Brydon Coverdale

Cheers for an Australian wicket

Plays of the day from the fourth day of the SCG Test between Australia and Sri Lanka

06-Jan-2013•Andrew Fernando in Sydney

Of Tendulkar among other things

A genre-defying new book brings together sport, philosophy and fiction

06-Jan-2013•Sharda Ugra

Exceptional in Test wins

Dale Steyn, who has been one of the most consistent fast bowlers both home and away, stands out because of his remarkable wicket-taking ability

05-Jan-2013•Madhusudhan Ramakrishnan

Steyn thankful for team-mate support

After collecting his 300th Test wicket Dale Steyn was a content man but is more delighted with the team success than his own landmarks

05-Jan-2013•Firdose Moonda

Australia wrest mental high ground from Sri Lanka

A factor for Australia's dominance over Sri Lanka is their psychological edge over them. It was on display on the third day in Sydney as well, with Sri Lanka imploding due to the pressure

05-Jan-2013•Andrew Fernando in Sydney

The matches that defined the league stage

Ranji Trophy is not all about first-innings point. Here are five of the best matches this year

05-Jan-2013•Sidharth Monga

Wade vindicates his promotion

Matthew Wade's century in Sydney showed that he has the fighting instincts and batting power to add tungsten to the Australian middle order at a time when there is brittleness elsewhere

05-Jan-2013•Daniel Brettig at the SCG

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