Match Analysis

Triple gamble pays off for Australia

Trevor Hohns and his selection panel made three big calls for the Brisbane Test - and they all contributed as Australia closed in on a series lead

26-Nov-2017•Brydon Coverdale at the Gabba

Where the Test turned

The key moments that left Australia on the verge of a comprehensive victory at the Gabba

26-Nov-2017•George Dobell

'Best-placed England side for 30 years' - Broad

Stuart Broad hailed England's position as the best at the Gabba for 30 years as the Brisbane Test remained in the balance

25-Nov-2017•George Dobell

Cook's brainstorm wastes England's hard work

Alastair Cook has a deserved reputation for discipline and determination but he fell to a sucker punch at the Gabba

25-Nov-2017•George Dobell

Smith's restraint brings special Ashes moment

Much has been made of the contest between rival Ashes captains Steven Smith and Joe Root and it is Smith who has drawn first blood

25-Nov-2017•Brydon Coverdale at the Gabba

Ashwin, Jadeja say 'hello again'

After bowling 10 overs together in Kolkata, Ashwin and Jadeja were back to their tactics of threatening both edges of the bat, and targeting the stumps at all times for bowled and lbw dismissals

24-Nov-2017•Karthik Krishnaswamy in Nagpur

Root reveals signs of England's plans

Not everything came off for England in Brisbane but Joe Root was a captain with a bag full of ideas

24-Nov-2017•George Dobell

Lyon shrugs off trash-talk criticism

Nathan Lyon has defended his controversial pre-Ashes comments about Matt Prior and wanting to end England players' careers

24-Nov-2017•Brydon Coverdale at the Gabba

Marsh stays calm amid Maxwell clamour

Shaun Marsh put a calamitous start to the Test behind him to keep Australia on an even keel

24-Nov-2017•Brydon Coverdale at the Gabba

Brisbane clouds clear for Cummins and Lyon

Two Australian bowlers in the thick of the first-day action found the Gabba shining more benignly upon them than usual

23-Nov-2017•Brydon Coverdale at the Gabba

Assured Vince and Stoneman settle early nerves

For most of the first two sessions the two England batsmen - with fewer than a dozen Tests between them - quietened the shrill of the pre-series hype showered upon Australia's pace attack

23-Nov-2017•George Dobell at the Gabba

How Lakmal became Sri Lanka's Mr Dependable

Suranga Lakmal's Test future was feared last year, but he came back with a few changes in his action and fitness to become Sri Lanka's bankable frontline seamer

22-Nov-2017•Karthik Krishnaswamy in Nagpur

Kohli steps out of the realms of normalcy to essay Eden classic

Even as the rest of the line-up scrapped against some top-class Sri Lankan bowling, Virat Kohli batted on unfazed, as though he was making just another of his many hundreds

21-Nov-2017•Karthik Krishnaswamy in Kolkata

India keep one eye on away tours with green track in Kolkata

The overhead conditions aside, India asked for a green top in Kolkata to prepare for a series of upcoming away tours, and their quicks were up to the challenge

20-Nov-2017•Karthik Krishnaswamy in Kolkata

A crucial innings, the Rangana Herath way

Rangana Herath mixed some cracking shots square of the wicket with a good sprinkling of plays and misses in a unique innings that was frustrating for India and very, very handy for Sri Lanka

19-Nov-2017•Karthik Krishnaswamy in Kolkata

India's bowlers lose out on day of fine margins

There was not too much wrong with what India's bowlers did, but Sri Lanka finished with the clear edge as the sun came out and holes emerged in the field - repeatedly - on day three

18-Nov-2017•Karthik Krishnaswamy in Kolkata

Pujara's narrow 'V' brings him success

India's No. 3 painstakingly got the better of Sri Lanka in very testing conditions by carefully choosing which balls to hit and playing straight

17-Nov-2017•Karthik Krishnaswamy in Kolkata

A case for India to pick their openers based on conditions?

Shikhar Dhawan's aggressive style works very well for a team looking for to force a result in good batting conditions, but surely they have two more solid options than him on seaming tracks

16-Nov-2017•Karthik Krishnaswamy in Kolkata

Agarwal's leap towards batting zen

Karnataka's third first-class triple centurion, after KL Rahul and Karun Nair, thanks selectors for backing him despite bagging a pair in the previous game

03-Nov-2017•Akshay Gopalakrishnan

Straight-shooter Nehra signs off at the top

His career began in harder times for India but, having overcome numerous injuries, Ashish Nehra leaves the team in good hands

01-Nov-2017•Sidharth Monga

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