Match Analysis

South Africa hit their straps on subcontinental-style pitch

The home side has had a lot to say about nature of the SuperSport Park track, but on the field they have found a way to make it work for them

16-Jan-2018•Firdose Moonda in Centurion

Melbourne Stars' endless struggle

With several players misfiring and a few released for national duty, Melbourne Stars have lurched from one defeat to another this season

16-Jan-2018•Jarrod Kimber at MCG

Kohli's excellence in isolation

Surely he remembers Adelaide when he carried them almost all alone? He is desperate to avoid a repeat

15-Jan-2018•Sidharth Monga in Centurion

Wristspin becomes BBL must-have

The success of legspinners in this year's Big Bash, from part-timers to franchise veterans, means that everyone wants one in their side

15-Jan-2018•Jarrod Kimber

Kohli's unscrambled mind cashes in on conditions

India's captain might have the conditions going for him, but he still had to face some high-quality bowlers executing their plans to near perfection

14-Jan-2018•Sidharth Monga in Centurion

SA throw the bait again but Kohli doesn't bite this time

Kagiso Rabada and Lungi Ngidi tried to fox the India captain the same way Vernon Philander had done at Newlands but he left balls outside off and survived the ones that nipped in

14-Jan-2018•Firdose Moonda in Centurion

Pandya's brilliance, fine. Then what?

It shouldn't always take pieces of magic for India to create the best chance to win a Test in South Africa. There are still 14 wickets to be taken, and India cannot afford to rely on magic for them

13-Jan-2018•Sidharth Monga in Centurion

Amla holds South Africa together at SuperSport Park again

South Africa claimed the first session and India the last hour but the SuperSport Park belongs to Hashim Amla and he has the numbers to show it

13-Jan-2018•Firdose Moonda in Centurion

Khawaja covers for Thunder's fumbles

Despite another creaky performance that highlighted the weaknesses in their side, Usman Khawaja just about proved the difference against Perth Scorchers

11-Jan-2018•Jarrod Kimber

Big Vern reels in the big fish

Over the course of 13 balls delivered from his favourite Wynberg End, Vernon Philander set Virat Kohli up and sent him back with the most artful of knockout blows

08-Jan-2018•Sidharth Monga in Cape Town

India should rue fatal first day

It's easy to fall for recency bias and blame a fourth-innings collapse for losing a winnable contest, but India know their bowlers and batsmen really let the Newlands Test slip in the first innings

08-Jan-2018•Sidharth Monga in Cape Town

Rohit, Dhawan and the limits of 'current form'

Runs against Sri Lanka earned Rohit Sharma and Shikhar Dhawan their places in India's XI for Cape Town, ahead of Ajinkya Rahane and KL Rahul respectively, but neither justified his selection

08-Jan-2018•Sidharth Monga in Cape Town

South Africa play starring role in 'advert for Test cricket'

In what Faf du Plessis called one of his 'favourite games of cricket', South Africa kept getting into difficult positions and kept finding a way out of them

08-Jan-2018•Firdose Moonda in Cape Town

Tea and sympathy won't suffice as England face up to another drubbing

Stoicism is an admirable trait that serves the country well, but it's time to get really rather cross about the state of English cricket

08-Jan-2018•George Dobell at Sydney

The futile finale of a drained Joe Root

Joe Root started the Ashes with boyish optimism but finished it asleep in the dressing-room, ill and exhausted after a tour of perpetual scrutiny and failure

08-Jan-2018•Jarrod Kimber at Sydney

The Ashes event now transcends the cricket

This was the second-highest attended Ashes of all time, viewing figures have been strong and Steven Smith has moved towards greatness. But much of the action was far from memorable

08-Jan-2018•Daniel Brettig

Farbrace calls for honesty after England failings are 'exposed'

Planning must start now, says assistant coach, if England are to mount a challenge on future Ashes tours

07-Jan-2018•George Dobell in Sydney

Lyon's share recalls Warne impact

Expectation rises whenever Nathan Lyon takes the ball, and England have largely been worried out of attacking him

07-Jan-2018•Daniel Brettig at Sydney

Did we see the first and the last of South Africa's pace quartet?

When Steyn went off the field, we were quickly faced with the reality that this quartet may not play many matches together

06-Jan-2018•Firdose Moonda in Cape Town

A day when Pandya talked, and walked it too

The impact of the 24-year-old allrounder's 93 runs and two wickets in this Test will be seen soon, but there is a larger impact of this effort that merits commendation

06-Jan-2018•Sidharth Monga in Cape Town

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