Match Analysis

India's happy headaches turn into real ones

From the meandering openers to Kuldeep's lost mystery, here's what went wrong for India in the ODIs against England

17-Jul-2018•Nagraj Gollapudi at Headingley

India must solve their middle-order muddle - the big three can't do it all

Rohit Sharma, Shikhar Dhawan and Virat Kohli have an awesome record but aside from that trio there remain question marks over India's batting line-up not least around Suresh Raina

14-Jul-2018•Nagraj Gollapudi at Lord's

Joe Root proves there's no need for him to change

Set alongside the performances of David Willey and Moeen Ali, this was a highly encouraging fightback from England

14-Jul-2018•George Dobell at Lord's

Did overthinking Sri Lanka's spin tricks hurt South Africa?

The Galle pitch might not have been as bad as South Africa feared - it has happened before - and in such a situation they did not seem to know how to respond

14-Jul-2018•Firdose Moonda

Thoughts from a fictitious South Africa batsman: This isn't how it was supposed to be in Sri Lanka

A fictitious voice from the South African camp shares his thoughts on the state of affairs after a horrendous second day in Galle

13-Jul-2018•Andrew Fidel Fernando in Galle

The Achilles heel of England's World Cup hopes

The T20 series offered England hope they can work out Kuldeep Yadav but the effectiveness of wristspin counters their preferred route of flat one-day pitches

12-Jul-2018•George Dobell at Trent Bridge

Kuldeep Yadav's left-arm illegibles set England a summer-long challenge

The inability of England's batsmen to read the variations of India's wristspinner could send shockwaves through the summer

12-Jul-2018•Nagraj Gollapudi at Trent Bridge

Merlyn's influence negates the wizardry of Kuldeep Yadav

England took a deep-creased approach to India's mystery spinner, and it paid enough dividends to draw them level in the series

06-Jul-2018•Nagraj Gollapudi at Cardiff

Jos Buttler remains bullish after England are caught cold by Kuldeep Yadav

Penalties triumph in Moscow helps lift mood in England dressing-room after first white-ball defeat of the summer

04-Jul-2018•ESPNcricinfo staff

Virat Kohli happy to play the 'cushion' role as KL Rahul inflates India's ambitions

The captain has been India's kingpin at No.3 in ODIs, but he sees a new role for himself now that the cavalry has arrived

04-Jul-2018•Nagraj Gollapudi at Old Trafford

'I haven't chased anything with so much heart and passion' - KL Rahul on match-winning hundred

The f-words that describe India's matchwinner in Manchester: fearless and free-flowing

04-Jul-2018•Nagraj Gollapudi at Old Trafford

Kuldeep Yadav's flight and guile signals challenge to come

On his first international appearance in England, Kuldeep Yadav demonstrated what a potent weapon his left-arm wrist-spin is

03-Jul-2018•Nagraj Gollapudi at Old Trafford

England's spin issues reawakened by Kuldeep Yadav and India

Despite the blistering form of Jos Buttler, England were undone by a familiar inability to play high-quality wrist-spin

03-Jul-2018•George Dobell at Old Trafford

Ireland have heart, but need to upgrade skills

Two world class spinners exposed the gulf Ireland have to bridge to compete against the top teams

27-Jun-2018•Nagraj Gollapudi in Malahide

Australia must find a way to stop one-day rot

The defending World Cup champions have a mountain to climb over the next year and even the return of key names is no guarantee they will turn things around

24-Jun-2018•Melinda Farrell at Old Trafford

How Afghanistan found their feet in two sessions

As their first day in Test whites progressed, a few harsh lessons and rain breaks were all they needed to learn better

14-Jun-2018•Sidharth Monga in Bengaluru

England need sophistication with their aggression

Their current approach to ODI cricket has taken them to No. 1 in the world but if they want a trophy to go along with that ranking in 2019, they need to mind match situations better

14-Jun-2018•George Dobell at The Oval

Stanlake's fire, Tye's 22 slower balls and the old spin problems

What did we learn from the new-look Australian team's first outing since losing their best players to controversy?

14-Jun-2018•Melinda Farrell at The Oval

One year to the World Cup: Australia's sluggish top order, England's expensive bowling

You can question why this one-day series is being played, but it allows us to measure up the two sides before next year

13-Jun-2018•Jarrod Kimber

Whitewash exposes Bangladesh's T20 failings

Familiar failings held the team back once again, chiefly the lack of big hitters and the failure of talented longer-format players to adapt to T20

08-Jun-2018•Mohammad Isam

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