Analysis

Tendulkar endures, Sehwag disappoints

For the first time, India were not beaten in a Test series in South Africa, but they also squandered their best opportunity to win

08-Jan-2011•Sidharth Monga

Kallis, Steyn stand out

South Africa went into the series as clear favourites, and will be disappointed they could only manage a 1-1 draw against India

08-Jan-2011•Firdose Moonda

A stalemate to savour

Shouldn't the most anticipated Test series since the 2005 Ashes have been decided over five Tests?

08-Jan-2011•Sidharth Monga in South Africa

Five that could surprise

ESPNcricinfo picks five players that could go for a lot more than their base prices

07-Jan-2011•Siddarth Ravindran

Experience worth its weight in gold

Twenty20 may be a young man's game, but older players with strong leadership skills provide just as much, if not more, value for IPL franchises

07-Jan-2011•Nagraj Gollapudi

The budgets of the IPL franchises for the auction

How much money the IPL franchises have during the auction

07-Jan-2011•ESPNcricinfo staff

Meticulous Flower helps England bloom

Andy Flower is not a man for the limelight, but that should take nothing away from his enormous contribution to England's first Ashes triumph in Australia in 24 years

07-Jan-2011•Andrew Miller at the SCG

Fiery McCullum's brain fade

Plays of the Day from the first day of the Hamilton Test between New Zealand and Pakistan

07-Jan-2011•Andrew Fernando at Seddon Park

No risk, no reward for South Africa

South Africa made sure they wouldn't lose this Test by not declaring in their second innings, but in the process might have missed out on winning it too

06-Jan-2011•Firdose Moonda at Newlands

Gambhir defies pain to grind down South Africa

For an attacking batsman, Gautam Gambhir shows a surprisingly liking for situations where dour defending is the need of the hour

06-Jan-2011•Sidharth Monga at Newlands

Awful Australia sink to new depths

Smart cricket is not a feature of this Australian team, which provides patches of promise followed by hours of misery

06-Jan-2011•Peter English at the SCG

Injured Kallis out-thinks India

Jacques Kallis faced more adversity on the fourth day than he did in the first innings and came up trumps again, winning the mental battle against the Indians

05-Jan-2011•Sidharth Monga at Newlands

Defensive India pay the price

Both teams have been guilty of taking a backward step in what has otherwise been an enthralling series, but India's tactics on the fourth day could prove decisive in the outcome

05-Jan-2011•Sidharth Monga at Newlands

Attacking Pinal leads by example

On a vicious turner, Pinal Shah's attacking approach proved decisive in Baroda's progress to the final

05-Jan-2011•Abhishek Purohit in Vadodara

Bell finally ends quest for Ashes ton

Ian Bell has played some sublime innings on this tour, and after 18 Ashes Tests he has finally registered a hundred against Australia

05-Jan-2011•Andrew Miller at the SCG

Another epic from conquering Cook

Alastair Cook's latest Ashes ton has effectively thwarted Australia's faint hopes of saving the series

05-Jan-2011•Andrew Miller at the SCG

Hosts slide towards series defeat

There are still two days left in this match, but in reality Australia are simply waiting to become the first team since 1986-87 to be beaten by England at home

05-Jan-2011•Peter English at the SCG

An artist with the ball

Watching Dale Steyn with the new ball today was like watching the fireworks display at the Sydney Harbour Bridge on the stroke of midnight on New Year's Eve

04-Jan-2011•Firdose Moonda at Newlands

Tendulkar and Steyn sizzle in a battle for the ages

To appreciate Sachin Tendulkar's effort today - his fourth century off his first innings in each of the last four years - it is important to appreciate the most exciting bowler in world cricket at his best

04-Jan-2011•Sidharth Monga at Newlands

Johnson's confidence sounds a warning

Mitchell Johnson has a habit of clicking as a bowler after runs with the bat have given him confidence, and England have every reason to be wary after his two wickets on the second afternoon kept Australia in the game

04-Jan-2011•Peter English at the SCG

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