Analysis

Declaration shuts India out

Ricky Ponting waited until Australia's lead was nearly 500 before declaring but Australia have plenty of time to bowl India out

28-Dec-2007•Peter English at the MCG

Dravid symbolised India's diffidence

Rahul Dravid, opening in a Test for the first time in close to two years, was suffocated to such an extent that it was 40 balls before he scored his first run

27-Dec-2007•Siddhartha Vaidyanathan at the MCG

Overestimated England slip further

Andrew Miller rates England's cricketers after a dismal tour of Sri Lanka

23-Dec-2007•Andrew Miller

Jayawardene and Sangakarra bat on ... and on

Andrew Miller's report card on Sri Lanka's individual performances in the three-Test series

23-Dec-2007•Andrew Miller

England were out-thought and outclassed

And so England's series ended as it had begun, with the tail clinging on amid the lengthening shadows, waiting for the elements to give them a reprieve

22-Dec-2007•Andrew Miller in Galle

Stepping into the limelight at last

Jenny Thompson considers the impact if the women's game gets its own World Twenty20 alongside the men

20-Dec-2007•Jenny Thompson

Careful, master Brian

Given that Brian Lara had hoped to play Test cricket at least until his 40th birthday, his inconsequential contributions in Panchkula must be related more to an issue of lack of motivation than dwindling ability

17-Dec-2007•Fazeer Mohammed

Kumble the captain let down Kumble the bowler

Anil Kumble should have perhaps backed himself, and the rest of the bowlers, and declared half-an-hour earlier

12-Dec-2007•George Binoy at the Chinnaswamy Stadium

Persistence pays off

Given the right tutoring and direction, Ishant Sharma has the potential to develop into an asset India has rarely possessed, a tall and aggressive fast bowler

11-Dec-2007•George Binoy at the Chinnaswamy Stadium

Ceding the momentum

After the fireworks of the first two days, the cricket slowed down with neither side making a push for a win

10-Dec-2007•George Binoy at the Chinnaswamy Stadium

Pathan proves a point

Pathan may not be a permanent part of India's Test plans just yet but a few wickets, on the back of his solid batting, will pose a pleasant problem for the selectors

09-Dec-2007•George Binoy at the Chinnaswamy Stadium

Saving the day by seizing the advantage

With their 300-run stand, Yuvraj Singh and Sourav Ganguly moved India from a precarious 61 for 4 to a position of strength

08-Dec-2007•George Binoy at the Chinnaswamy Stadium

Situation calls for a fifth bowler, or four fit ones

With the injury to Shoaib Akhtar, and Pakistan's decision to stick to only four specialist bowlers, meant Pakistan allowed India, as well as the series, out of their grasp on the opening day

08-Dec-2007•Osman Samiuddin

A touch of Brian Lara

Yuvraj Singh's 169 was outstanding both for the manner in which he scored the runs and for the situation in which they came

08-Dec-2007•Sambit Bal

Slowly but surely, Rajasthan's boys find their feet

What Rajasthan lack in experience, they hope to make up for with spirit

05-Dec-2007•Jamie Alter in Mysore

Reluctant captain, capable leader

On the final day of the second Test, Younis, albeit filling the captain's post in the absence of Shoaib Malik, showed tremendous leadership

04-Dec-2007•Anand Vasu in Kolkata

Sides prepare for fourth-day scrap

While the magnitude of Muttiah Muralitharan achievement rightly dominated the day's proceedings, somewhere beneath the hype and felicitations, a good old-fashioned nuggety Test match was taking shape

03-Dec-2007•Andrew Miller in Kandy

Misbah steps up for damage control...again

Anand Vasu analyses Misbah-ul-Haq's unbeaten 161 which saved Pakistan the embarassment of a follow-on

03-Dec-2007•Anand Vasu in Kolkata

Pitch that's out of touch with ground realities

The slow, low batting tracks on view at Delhi and Kolkata may give India the series but won't help their batsmen on the tour of Australia later this month

03-Dec-2007•Anand Vasu in Kolkata

World-record holders over the years

Cricinfo looks at which bowlers have held the record for most Test wickets before Muttiah Muralitharan

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