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Sri Lanka in need of a batting revamp

Sri Lanka's batting woes start from the top and that has troubled them for over a year

25-Aug-2008•Jamie Alter in Colombo

Memories of a mentor and a mate

The Invincible Sam Loxton talks to Peter English a few days ahead of Don Bradman's centenary and tells him about the childhood hero who became his captain and great friend

24-Aug-2008

Zaheer back in full swing

A mesmeric burst of 3-1-4-3 from Zaheer Khan, combining pace, accuracy and movement, unstitched Sri Lanka and sealed the fate of this match

20-Aug-2008•Jamie Alter in Dambulla

'You need to be a hard coach sometimes'

The former New Zealand coach shares insights from a career in which he made a speciality of cracking tough nuts and getting hard cases to toe the party line

20-Aug-2008•Interview by Sriram Veera

Centuries before lunch, and most Twenty20 runs

Hundreds in the first session, the most run-outs in ODIs, the most consecutive Tests as captain

19-Aug-2008•Steven Lynch

Problems and opportunities for both teams

On the eve of the five-match bilateral series, Sri Lanka and India both have problems to solve

17-Aug-2008•Jamie Alter in Dambulla

Middle order needs to fire for SL

Jayasuriya's return, after a terrific Indian Premier League and his Asia Cup final century, makes a massive difference to Sri Lanka, as he is the only real power player they have

17-Aug-2008•Jamie Alter in Dambulla

'I'm not interested in the captaincy'

West Indies' best batsman talks about his purple patch, the team's failures, and why he isn't looking to lead

14-Aug-2008•Interview by Jason Dasey

Run-heavy South Africa show the way

A statistical review of the four-Test series between England and South Africa

13-Aug-2008•Mathew Varghese

Plenty of pride after historic win

A disappointing finish to the series at The Oval, but no diminishing the team's achievement

13-Aug-2008•Paul Harris

Sri Lanka extend home dominance

A statistical review of the recently concluded Sri Lanka-India Test series

12-Aug-2008•Mathew Varghese

Openers emerge as the bright spot

Cricinfo runs the rule over India after they lost the Test series in Sri Lanka

12-Aug-2008•Jamie Alter

The summer of Mendis

Cricinfo runs the rule over Sri Lanka's contributors to the 2-1 success

12-Aug-2008•Jamie Alter

Butter fingers, and Sehwag's woes

Sidharth Monga looks back at the turning points of the series

12-Aug-2008•Sidharth Monga

Never say die

Although their defeat in the fourth Test took away some of the gloss, South Africa's first series victory in England for 43 years is an achievement that will live long in the memory. Cricinfo takes a look at the 12 men who made history for their country

12-Aug-2008•Andrew Miller

Consistently inconsistent

England regained some pride under new captain Kevin Pietersen at The Oval, but the damage was done in the middle two Tests as the series was wrestled away

12-Aug-2008•Andrew Miller

Hundreds on captaincy debut, hundreds in the second innings

Players who made centuries in their first Test in charge, and the country with the most 300-plus ODI scores

12-Aug-2008•Steven Lynch

India's cracks were everywhere

The defeat ultimately came down to a batting line-up that couldn't pull its weight

11-Aug-2008•Dileep Premachandran in Colombo

Fielding horrors hurt India

India's close-in fielders repeatedly reacted too late or too early, flat-footed rookies and veterans tripped over balls and failed to reach down in time while Sri Lanka's have been disciplined, sharp and athletic

10-Aug-2008•Jamie Alter in Colombo

A Stanford reality check for West Indies

Within the next week or so, several of the Stanford Superstars must come back to earth and link up again with the established WICB management

10-Aug-2008•Tony Cozier

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