Analysis

Patience is a missing virtue

The talent is there in the Pakistan line-up, but if the team is to compete it has to learn very quickly about the demands of Test cricket

16-Jul-2010•Nagraj Gollapudi at Lord's

Watson's surprising honour

He began in the middle order before finding his place as an opening batsman, but on the second day at Lord's it was all about his bowling

14-Jul-2010•Brydon Coverdale at Lord's

Pakistan's young batsmen need a guiding hand

The inexperience of the batting line-up was always likely to be Pakistan's major problem and on a cloudy day at Lord's they came unstuck

14-Jul-2010•Nagraj Gollapudi at Lord's

Mendis responds to Test snub in style

He may have lacked the accuracy shown in the 2008 series, but Ajantha Mendis has made a strong case for an early recall to the Test side

14-Jul-2010•Sidharth Monga in Colombo

Asif toys with Australia's batsmen

Shortly before tea the opening day was running away from Pakistan, then the momentum changed in seven balls from Mohammad Asif

13-Jul-2010•Nagraj Gollapudi at Lord's

Indian spinners targeted and dominated

The match is not being televised, but Harbhajan Singh will know how desperately he is needed when he is told of how ineffective the bowling was

13-Jul-2010•Sidharth Monga in Colombo

It's just not Sreesanth's time

Try as he might to sound philosophical about it, Sreesanth couldn't hide his disappointment after being forced to miss the Test series because of an injury

12-Jul-2010•Sidharth Monga in Colombo

Afridi's spirit the difference for Pakistan

There was no drama. No last minute dash past the tape. Instead it was a compelling performance from a confident team led by a spirited leader

06-Jul-2010•Nagraj Gollapudi at Edgbaston

The beauty of the 50-over game

The see-sawing battle between England and Australia was a fine advertisement of the nuances of 50-over cricket

27-Jun-2010•Brydon Coverdale at Old Trafford

The forgotten series

The ongoing Test series between West Indies and South Africa has been overshadowed by the football World Cup and blighted by uncompetitive cricket

27-Jun-2010•Tony Cozier

An absorbing tournament with few watchers

The 2010 edition of the Asia Cup remained unexceptional due to haphazard organising and, despite some striking on-field battles, did not provide too many pointers to the World Cup preparations of the top teams

25-Jun-2010•Siddarth Ravindran in Dambulla

Ashish Nehra sets an example for India's struggling quicks

India's fast bowlers, and Ashish Nehra in particular, raised their performances against Sri Lanka to secure their first Asia Cup title in 15 years

25-Jun-2010•Siddarth Ravindran in Dambulla

Maharoof's nightmare, and a security guard's close call

Plays of the Day for the Asia Cup final between India and Sri Lanka in Dambulla

24-Jun-2010•Siddarth Ravindran in Dambulla

India look to improve finals record

India seek to improve their appalling recent ODI record in non-bilateral series against a Sri Lankan team whose only chink seems to be a lack of batting depth

23-Jun-2010•Siddarth Ravindran in Dambulla

Hat-trick hero Maharoof overcomes the odds

Farveez Maharoof's hat-trick was a testament to his will to bounce back after fighting several injuries over the last 18 months

22-Jun-2010•Siddarth Ravindran in Dambulla

Hilfenhaus worth rushing back

In his first game for six months, Ben Hilfenhaus did enough to convince Australia's selectors he deserved a spot in the Test squad

22-Jun-2010•Peter English

Emotions hit fever pitch in iconic rivalry

India and Pakistan played out a bare-knuckle brawl that had all the intensity of the more famous matches of the illustrious rivalry. All that was lacking was a capacity crowd to witness it

19-Jun-2010•Siddarth Ravindran in Dambulla

Shoaib Akhtar makes a respectable return

The biggest point of conversation going into the match was which Shoaib Akhtar would turn up; as it transpired, he settled for the middle ground between the extremes only he is capable of

15-Jun-2010•Siddarth Ravindran in Dambulla

Apathy in Africa

A lack of hunger, an unbalanced team, and some basic on-field errors have marked a lacklustre Indian campaign

06-Jun-2010•Sidharth Monga

Shafiul provides more evidence of Bangladesh progress

Bangladesh are providing England with a tougher examination than anyone expected at the start of the season

04-Jun-2010•Andrew McGlashan at Old Trafford

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