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The Professor graduates with honours

Mohammad Hafeez believes that James Anderson and Stuart Broad produced the best spell of reverse-swing bowling that he has encountered in his career

04-Nov-2015•Umar Farooq in Sharjah

'If you don't learn fast you don't stick around' - Anderson's warning to spinners

England's reliance on three all-rounders to bowl spin has failed to offset the critical absence of a specialist slow bowler able to exert control

04-Nov-2015•Andrew McGlashan in Sharjah

Hafeez's high, Bell's low

Stats highlights from a day when England's two fast bowlers showed, yet again, why they are among the best in the world

04-Nov-2015•S Rajesh

Hafeez builds on Pakistan's lead

04-Nov-2015•ESPNcricinfo staff

Jimmy Cook's short spell

He faced South Africa's first ball in international cricket on readmission and their first ball in a home Test soon after. Unfortunately, it didn't go much further

04-Nov-2015•Sidharth Monga

The little brother's chance to win family bragging rights

The upcoming series will be won by the whichever team's batting and bowling group holds up better, not by whichever team comes up with the best sledge. For the first time in Australia in 30 years, that team might well be New Zealand

04-Nov-2015•Brydon Coverdale in Brisbane

A trial by pace, a test of patience

South Africa's success in India over the years has been built on getting the basics right - seamers attacking the stumps, and batsmen biding their time at the crease

04-Nov-2015•Karthik Krishnaswamy

Ashwin and Philander - twins separated by conditions

The careers of two vastly different bowlers from two vastly different cricketing cultures have followed a near-identical path: unplayable in helpful conditions and sometimes unselectable in unfriendly environs

04-Nov-2015•Sidharth Monga in Mohali

Stokes embodies spirit but limitations hard to disguise

The sight of Ben Stokes marching out to bat with an injured shoulder heavily strapped summed up England's spirit but their spin-bowling limitations are proving hard to mask with the final Test at a critical point

03-Nov-2015•Andrew McGlashan in Sharjah

South Africa kick-start contest with mental games

Over the last nine years South Africa have been walking the walk in Test cricket away from home. Now they seem to be trying to talk the talk too, even as they attempt to conquer India - one of their few unbeaten hosts in this period

03-Nov-2015•Firdose Moonda in Mohali

India lean towards three spinners, and Dhawan

India have several questions on the make-up of the playing XI to mull ahead of the Mohali Test, including how many bowlers of which type to pick - and their nets session has provided some clues

03-Nov-2015•Sidharth Monga in Mohali

A double-hundred and two ducks

Stats highlights from the third day's play of the Test between Pakistan and England in Sharjah.

03-Nov-2015•Shiva Jayaraman

Dream first-class debuts, and run-less tailenders

Plus: youngest bowlers to take five-fors, and batsmen dismissed on overnight score twice in a Test

03-Nov-2015•Steven Lynch

Pakistan fight back in second innings

03-Nov-2015•ESPNcricinfo staff

Australia's fortress and Johnson's favourite ground

Australia have a 19-0 win-loss record in their last 26 Tests at the Gabba

03-Nov-2015•S Rajesh

Settled India up against hardened tourists

With most bases covered, India are expected to turn a bleak home season around, but for that they will have to break down the only side that has bucked the trend of little Test success on tours

03-Nov-2015•Sidharth Monga in Mohali

Manjrekar: Tracks could help balance India's batting order

With the focus on India's team combinations, Sanjay Manjrekar mulls the balance of the side's lower order and the resources in their seam-bowling attack

03-Nov-2015•ESPNcricinfo staff

Taylor's patience again to the fore

James Taylor has waited a long time for an England Test recall and when it came in Sharjah his patience was again to the fore as he held together England's innings

02-Nov-2015•Andrew McGlashan in Sharjah

Rahat refuses to let England get away

On a tough second day for Pakistan in Sharjah, Rahat Ali's dismissal of the rock of England's middle order, Joe Root, was one of the key reasons why his team was able to stay in touch

02-Nov-2015•Umar Farooq

Intrigue around 'dry' Mohali pitch

Historically, the Mohali pitch has had a reputation for good true bounce but the focus, ahead of the first Test between India and South Africa, is on the seemingly dry appearance of the track

02-Nov-2015•Sidharth Monga in Mohali

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