Analysis

Shaun Marsh appeared to be the only man in Australia's top five to have an appropriate grasp of the demands of Test match batting

Zimbabwe enjoyed a charmed return to Test cricket, but as the series against Pakistan showed, their are several issues that need to be sorted to prevent their fairytale from turning sour

Australia's success thus far in Sri Lanka could not have taken place without Ryan Harris and his combination of speed, swing and seam

While their bowling attack has been weakened by retirements, there are no excuses for Sri Lanka's batting failures in this series, and the batsmen took what was, perhaps, their last chance to assert themselves

Shaun Marsh's debut century has opened up one of Australian cricket's most significant selection debates and has put pressure on numerous incumbents, including Ricky Ponting and Michael Clarke

England displayed a determination to win at The Oval, and, despite things nearly going badly awry for them, they remain a side on the rise

Ravindra Jadeja arrived in England only on the eve of the third ODI but managed to make significant contributions with bat, ball and in the field

Shaun Marsh's maiden first-class ton came in the company of Michael Hussey eight years ago in Newcastle, and, so far, he's looked good to repeat the feat in Test cricket in Pallekele

India have had precious little to feel happy about during this tour of England. Ajinkya Rahane's performance in the limited-overs matches is one of them

While Michael Clarke has looked the part of leader of his team in the series so far, Tillakaratne Dilshan seems to be finding it hard to cope with the complex demands of captaining Sri Lanka

England are continually willing to push themselves to their limit, as they showed with a huge chase that felt routine

Shakin Al Hasan's removal of captain has raised questions about the precedent it sets while Mushfiqur Rahim is seen as the only candidate to replace him

Their first two games since returning to Tests have revealed a weakness in fielding and adapting to different conditions, and Zimbabwe need to progress before they meet stiffer opposition

The pitch in Bulawayo was far from treacherous but Zimbabwe's batsmen approached their second innings like it was

The visitors chugged along far slower than was expected of them on a flat pitch that offered nothing to an inexperienced Zimbabwe attack

The one-day series offers India's batsmen a final chance to shine on this tour and one of their youngsters has a key part to play

Plays of the Day from the second day of the Bulawayo Test between Zimbabwe and Pakistan

This Australian side is an enormous distance from being a great team, or even a very good one, but it has shown willingness to work hard and scrap heartily for success

Plays of the Day from the third day of the Galle Test between Sri Lanka and Australia

Tino Mawoyo could not read Saeed Ajmal's doosra, from the hand or off the pitch, but managed to survive several of them and steer Zimbabwe through the first day