Match Analysis

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

Sustained pressure helps India break pattern

India's tendency to lose while defending big totals in good batting conditions was halted in Kanpur because of small changes at crucial junctures

30-Oct-2017•Sidharth Monga in Kanpur

Iyer dismantles Ashwin's best-laid plans

Over the course of his 124-ball 138 against Tamil Nadu, India's hottest young batsman took apart the world's best offspinner with a sumptuous combination of skill and calculation

27-Oct-2017•Arun Venugopal at the Bandra-Kurla Complex

NZ stifled by Bhuvneshwar's quietly effective brilliance

Bhuvneshwar Kumar's variations and control gave India wickets at key times, and highlighted his own growth as the leader of India's pace pack

26-Oct-2017•Vishal Dikshit in Pune

How India got the better of Latham

Aakash Chopra also throws the spotlight on Colin de Grandhomme's intent against spin, and India's rolling No. 4 spot

25-Oct-2017•Aakash Chopra

Latham sweeps in to begin new role in style

New Zealand have brought a reshuffled batting order to India and at the first time of asking they produced a memorable chase to defy the Mumbai heat

22-Oct-2017•Vishal Dikshit at Wankhede Stadium

Rohit's left-arm problem

Is Kedar Jadhav hampered by a short front-foot stride, is Virat Kohli a touch too inflexible with his bowling changes, and what makes Tom Latham so good against spin?

22-Oct-2017•Aakash Chopra

India's seven-batsman army didn't work

Aakash Chopra on the talking points from Australia's victory in the second T20 international in Guwahati

11-Oct-2017•Aakash Chopra

Understudy's understudy takes centre stage

Dilruwan Perera might have missed out on selection but instead stepped forward to give Sri Lanka balance and options - and a famous series win

10-Oct-2017•Osman Samiuddin in Dubai

How Pakistan's winning streak screeched to a halt

Pakistan's invincibility in the UAE came crashing down, but the symptoms had appeared earlier - they've now lost nine of their last 11 Tests

10-Oct-2017•Danyal Rasool

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