Analysis

Cook pushes hosts to melting point

At the end of another painful day in the field Australia looked close to breaking point as England's opener notched up another host of records

04-Dec-2010•Andrew Miller at Adelaide

New faces but same problems for Australia

The hosts shuffled their quick-bowling pack before the second Test but so far it has made little difference and Ricky Ponting has nowhere left to turn

04-Dec-2010•Peter English

Leader Anderson gets his rewards

Heading into the Ashes series doubts still persisted over how James Anderson would cope in tough conditions. In two Tests he has answered all those questions

03-Dec-2010•Andrew Miller at Adelaide

Australia's trouble at the top

Captain and vice-captain made a combined total of two runs for the home side and with the leaders removed Australia stumbled badly

03-Dec-2010•Peter English at Adelaide

The friendly drop and the case of the missing allrounder

ESPNcricinfo picks the highlights of the fourth round of the Ranji Trophy 2010-11

29-Nov-2010•Abhishek Purohit

'The Gabbatoir' no more

England fear nothing about the challenge that awaits them on this tour. The only way they'll be beaten is on the field, not in the head

29-Nov-2010•Andrew Miller at the Gabba

Cheer up Australia, there's always the North star

With no consideration of reality, Marcus North has already been tipped as a future captain this summer, and this fantasy paints him as Australia's bowling saviour

29-Nov-2010•Peter English at the Gabba

Strauss rises to the challenge

If ever there was a performance that laid bare a visiting team's intentions, it was the one that Andrew Strauss and Alastair Cook produced on the most one-sided day of the series so far

28-Nov-2010•Andrew Miller at the Gabba

Struggles continue for demoralised Johnson

Great teams have bowlers who can wrench a handful of breakthroughs on extremely tough days, but "Johnson's attack" is not at that level

28-Nov-2010•Peter English at the Gabba

England take the hard knocks

Despite a traumatic third day in the field, England showed that they've got what it takes to fight back, if not right now, then without question as the series wears on

27-Nov-2010•Andrew Miller at the Gabba

Haddin's best

If Brad Haddin had settled with a half-century in this innings his contribution still would have glowed. By stretching it so far he delivered the greatest performance of his life

27-Nov-2010•Peter English at the Gabba

Anderson leads attack into pivotal third day

It is a mark of both the respect England have been given by their opponents and the tenacity they've shown in the first two days that they are so close to parity despite spending so long chasing the game

26-Nov-2010•Andrew Miller at the Gabba

How Hussey got his groove back

Coming into this match with questions over his place in the Test side, Michael Hussey responded with an innings of freedom and purpose that kept his team in the game

26-Nov-2010•Peter English at the Gabba

A collapse and a half, and a queer selection

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22-Nov-2010•Abhishek Purohit

Dhoni's batting is an art in its own right

MS Dhoni's batting may not be aesthetically pleasing, but it is effective and exciting in its own way

22-Nov-2010•ESPNcricinfo staff

India's depleted attack steps up

India's bowling unit overcame the absence of Zaheer Khan to achieve what had been expected of the hosts at the start of the series

20-Nov-2010•ESPNcricinfo staff

Three men on a mission

MS Dhoni, Suresh Raina and Gautam Gambhir may have different styles of batting, but all three are struggling for form and need to score runs in Nagpur

19-Nov-2010•ESPNcricinfo staff

Gluttonous Gayle adapts to West Indies' needs

If the first day had been all about making an emphatic statement to Sri Lanka, the second was about restraint and maturity

16-Nov-2010•Andrew Fernando in Galle

New Zealand's grit holds them in good stead

Their collective tenacity and professionalism has helped the visitors match up to the challenge of playing the world's No. 1 team

16-Nov-2010•ESPNcricinfo staff

Flat pitch can't hide India's bowling woes

The Hyderabad pitch may have been great for batting, but that shouldn't overshadow India's bowling problems

16-Nov-2010•ESPNcricinfo staff

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