Analysis

Some strife, considerable friction within the side, a run of bad results and a boggling glut of off-field controversies seems to be what spurs Pakistan on

For all the flaws in the Asia Cup, there lies a positive for India: it provides their fast bowlers with a constructive challenge

For Pakistan, this is not so much do-or-die as do-or-don't be around. The equation is now simple: beat India, hope Sri Lanka beat India, beat Bangladesh, all the while with an eye on a better net run-rate

Sanath Jayasuriya is one of those rare cricketers who doesn't care about records, and worryingly for bowlers, he isn't slowing down even at the age of 39

England have a habit of raising, then dashing, everybody's hopes that they have finally cracked the formula for one-day cricket

It will remain a shame that, despite Alok Kapali's heroics, all Bangladesh managed to do was add Karachi to their list of "what ifs"

It made for instructive viewing to see Daniel Vettori celebrate his three wickets today

Fazeer Mohammed on West Indies' continuing injury concerns

There has been a sense of unfulfilled promise about Suresh Raina for more than two years now, and his last two innings are perhaps signs of a coming of age

With the captain not only unsure of where to bat, but also apparently unwilling to fulfill his all-round role, Pakistan have been uninspiring

Although a century against Hong Kong doesn't mean a lot, repeating something is always easier than doing it for the first time

"We weren't as bad as that," Shoaib Malik, Pakistan's captain, said after a scrappy but ultimately comfortable win over Hong Kong

Fazeer Mohammed on how cricket is pandering to the whims and fancies of an increasingly fickle audience

New Zealand finally returned to winning ways at Bristol and now carry the momentum into the final two matches of the series

While old failings continue to haunt West Indies, they have begun of late to make a much better fist of contests

Cricinfo assesses the performances of West Indies' players in their 2-0 series loss to Australia

Cricinfo assesses the performances of Australia's players in their 2-0 series victory over West Indies

Outside of the international matches played in England this summer, Middlesex v Surrey at Lord's is the biggest attraction there is

Does one-day cricket have a future, especially after the smashing success of the Indian Premier League and the chests of cash Allen Stanford is ploughing into the Twenty20 format?