Analysis

Brawny batting, coy captaincy

Andrew Strauss's decision to spread the field with Australia at 8 for 189 may have taken the pressure off the hosts' tail, but his rapid half-century seized back the initiative for England

04-Jan-2011•Andrew Miller at the SCG

Will Canada's best team make it to the World Cup?

The board has chosen to leave some veterans out of the side for reasons best known to them, thereby hurting the side's chances

03-Jan-2011•Faraz Sarwat

Composed Khawaja conquers debut nerves

Usman Khawaja's start in Test cricket was stylish and breathtaking, a 24-year-old with enough faith in his game to express himself so beautifully, so quickly

03-Jan-2011•Peter English at the SCG

Disciplined England land the early blows

England did enough to show that their game-brains are still in place. After the celebrations that followed the Melbourne win, they showed no visible signs of any hangover

03-Jan-2011•Andrew Miller at the SCG

India pay for inconsistency

On a day when the quality of India's bowling swung as wildly as the weather fluctuated, the visitors failed to capitalise on a rare toss that was won by MS Dhoni

02-Jan-2011•Sidharth Monga at Newlands

South Africa need to start winning key games

South Africa has a history of losing big games and team psychologist, Dr Henning Gericke, thinks the time has come for the team to perform in a must-win situation

01-Jan-2011•Firdose Moonda

Where it went wrong for Australia

Australia's Ashes campaign never quite got out of first gear, with the exception of an anomalous victory on a quick and bouncy WACA pitch. ESPNcricinfo looks at what went wrong for Australia, and how they can avoid the same mistakes in the future

30-Dec-2010•Brydon Coverdale

South Africa's Durban blues

South Africa have lost their last three Test matches in Durban, but their captain Graeme Smith can't seem to figure out why

29-Dec-2010•Firdose Moonda at Kingsmead

Famous victory part of a winning habit

India's celebrations after one of their best away wins were a sign of their increasing familiarity with Test success overseas

29-Dec-2010•Sidharth Monga at Kingsmead

Strauss joins Ashes elite, with the promise of more

Douglas Jardine, Len Hutton, Ray Illingworth, Mike Brearley, Mike Gatting... Andrew Strauss. In almost 80 years of Ashes combat, only six England captains have been able to win in Australia

29-Dec-2010•Andrew Miller at the MCG

Whitewash lessons guide England to glory

Andrew Strauss was part of the team humiliated 5-0 on the 2006-07 Ashes tour, but those harsh lessons have served England well

29-Dec-2010•Andrew Miller at the MCG

South Africa take confidence from Perth chase

The memory of their 414-run chase against Australia at the WACA in 2008, will make South Africa confident they can get the 303 they need to beat India in Durban

28-Dec-2010•Firdose Moonda at Kingsmead

VVS Laxman does it once again

It wouldn't be an exaggeration to say that, under pressure, VVS Laxman is one of the best in the world in this era

28-Dec-2010•Sidharth Monga at Kingsmead

The sad demise of Ponting

His team needed a huge score, but Australia's captain managed just 20 as the end of a career looms larger

28-Dec-2010•Peter English at the MCG

SA's failure to adapt costs them dear

South Africa's failure to adapt their approach to the unexpected threat posed by India's bowlers led to their collapse in the first innings

27-Dec-2010•Firdose Moonda at Kingsmead

Zaheer Khan shows why he is 'the man'

As a versatile, thinking bowler who doesn't rely on pace for his wickets, and, more importantly, as the fast bowling captain and coach of the team, Zaheer Khan transforms India's attack from average to potent

27-Dec-2010•Sidharth Monga at Kingsmead

Trott's hunger hurts Australia

After the bowlers did their job yesterday, England's No.3 ensured there was no let-up with another impressive display

27-Dec-2010•Andrew Miller at the MCG

Time running out for Collingwood

Almost everything has gone right for England in Melbourne, but Paul Collingwood's poor form continued with another failure

27-Dec-2010•Andrew Miller at the MCG

Steyn provides bowling master class

The Kingsmead pitch was as green as advertised and Dale Steyn took full advantage with some high-class swing bowling

26-Dec-2010•Firdose Moonda

England's quicks set up Ashes history

It was a day of dreams for the visitors as their impressive pace attack proved too much for Australia

26-Dec-2010•Andrew Miller at the MCG

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