Match Analysis

Malan eases his nerves but lets golden chance slip

A maiden Test half-century was an important moment for Malan but it wasn't quite the command performance it could have been

18-Aug-2017•George Dobell at Edgbaston

Easy pickings for England show how times have changed

Alastair Cook and Joe Root scored two of their softer hundreds against a West Indies attack low on confidence and quality

17-Aug-2017•George Dobell at Edgbaston

Roach a glimmer amid ragged and wayward West Indies

The bowling was poor from West Indies but there were stages when the captaincy was even worse

17-Aug-2017•Jarrod Kimber at Edgbaston

Where does India's rout of Sri Lanka rank in their history?

India's 3-0 series win over Sri Lanka was their first ever clean sweep away from home in a series of three or more Tests

14-Aug-2017•ESPNcricinfo staff

Cherish the old memories, Sri Lanka

Never in their history have Sri Lanka been so comprehensively rolled over. There was no Duleep Mendis-style counterattack, or a Muttiah Muralitharan-esque bamboozling. There was only misery

14-Aug-2017•Andrew Fidel Fernando in Pallekele

'Project Pandya' provides a peek into the future

From playing as a travelling gun for hire in local tournaments and sharpening his technique in the IPL and first-class cricket, Hardik Pandya has now slammed his first hundred in official cricket - straight in Tests

13-Aug-2017•Sidharth Monga in Pallekele

Sri Lanka's glorious competence

After being pummeled for 1462 runs in three innings, the hosts, led by two rookie left-arm spinners, were sublimely adequate for most of the first day in Pallekele

12-Aug-2017•Andrew Fidel Fernando in Pallekele

India get away with batting errors

At another time, India might have been pushed into a corner after going for shots and losing 6 for 141 but insurance in the form of the lower order and a strong bowling attack could remedy the batting slump

12-Aug-2017•Sidharth Monga in Pallekele

Stokes and Moeen - England's core

Ben Stokes and Moeen Ali have both demonstrated the ability to impact games on their own and offer England a rare combination of all-round riches

09-Aug-2017•ESPNcricinfo staff

An explainer of ICC's demerit points system

Ravindra Jadeja's one-Test ban is the latest in a series of suspensions under the demerit points system that was introduced in 2016

09-Aug-2017•ESPNcricinfo staff

Root revels in success but urges more from team

England bounced back from the Trent Bridge defeat with mature performances in the last two Tests and with the Ashes on the horizon, Joe Root is keen to harness that attitude consistently

08-Aug-2017•George Dobell at Old Trafford

Wounded SA must learn hard lessons

Hashim Amla and Faf du Plessis briefly fired hopes of salvaging the series but in the end South Africa will head home both battered and beaten

07-Aug-2017•Firdose Moonda at Old Trafford

Root poise hides England batting flaws

England look to be on the brink of a 3-1 series win over South Africa - but their worries over the make-up of the top five haven't gone away

06-Aug-2017•George Dobell at Old Trafford

Cheerleader de Villiers stays chirpy in South Africa's adversity

AB de Villiers has been the ghost at South Africa's feast during their tour of England, but his chirpy presence on social media has hinted at a conflicted mindset

06-Aug-2017•Firdose Moonda at Old Trafford

Karunaratne produces narrative-changing knock

Dimuth Karunaratne has gone from regularly being on the verge of getting dropped to becoming one of Sri Lanka's most consistent batsmen of 2017 - and shown the stomach for a fight while at it

06-Aug-2017•Andrew Fidel Fernando in Colombo

South Africa need du Plessis to step up

The No. 4 position has become a problem for South Africa and captain Faf du Plessis is best placed to fill the hole in their batting line-up

05-Aug-2017•Firdose Moonda at Old Trafford

Kusal Mendis rises above cauldron of gloom

Amid the wreckage that has been Sri Lanka's ongoing "transition", Kusal Mendis has, repeatedly, shown the skills and temperament to put smiles on often-pained faces

05-Aug-2017•Andrew Fidel Fernando at the SSC

Bairstow exposes sloppy South Africa

At The Oval Faf du Plessis talked about South Africa's mistakes, here they just replicated them

05-Aug-2017•Jarrod Kimber at Old Trafford

Jennings' rut leaves him running out of time

It has been a torrid series for Keaton Jennings and he was again worked over by South Africa's quicks at Old Trafford leaving his place hanging by a thread

04-Aug-2017•George Dobell at Old Trafford

Languid, loose, luckless

Is he this blinding talent that is constantly checked by blameless adversity? Is he on a career-long quest to tick off every bizarre dismissal? Where does the bad luck end? Where does Upul Tharanga begin?

04-Aug-2017•Andrew Fidel Fernando at the SSC

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