Match Analysis

Testing conditions expose South Africa's top order

Even when South Africa have been winning in recent times it's been despite a lack of big hundreds from the main batsmen

28-Jul-2017•Firdose Moonda at The Oval

Magical day keeps Roland-Jones grinning from start to finish

Whether it was during his dashing tail-end cameo with the bat or his stunning first-change spell with the ball, Toby Roland-Jones was all smiles on day two of his England Test debut

28-Jul-2017•Jarrod Kimber at the Oval

Mature ton demonstrates Stokes' growth

Ben Stokes' most complete Test hundred came at a vital moment for England and set the example for his team-mates to follow

28-Jul-2017•George Dobell

Sri Lanka need to solve the Dilruwan Perera conundrum

By impressing in the role he hasn't been picked for, the frontline spinner has made his case as a batting allrounder

28-Jul-2017•Andrew Fidel Fernando in Galle

Back-up man Abhinav Mukund makes peace with his role

From being on the verge of giving up the game five years ago to making a comeback on the sheer weight of his runs, the stand-in India opener has come quite some way

28-Jul-2017•Sidharth Monga in Galle

Why captains choose not to follow-on these days

From 1981 till the famous Kolkata Test of 2001, almost 91% of the teams who could did enforce the follow-on in a Test. Since then, that number has dropped to 56.70%

28-Jul-2017•Shiva Jayaraman and Srinath Sripath

Hundred eludes Cook but innings has tons of value

His record against South Africa remains Cook's worst against any Test nation, but his 88 at The Oval could prove hugely significance

28-Jul-2017•Jarrod Kimber at The Oval

Cook's openness a lesson for England

Alastair Cook has benefited greatly from the advice of Gary Palmer - is it time for the ECB to change its stance on using him as a batting coach?

27-Jul-2017•George Dobell at Kia Oval

Philander leaves England feeling queasy

Vernon Philander became ill shortly before the start of the Test but it did not stop him producing three high-class spells of seam bowling

27-Jul-2017•Firdose Moonda at The Oval

India's footwork puts Sri Lanka in a spin

While India's spinners have looked dangerous, Sri Lanka's have been rendered rather ineffective courtesy the visiting batsmen's consistent stepping out

27-Jul-2017•Sidharth Monga in Galle

Fortunate Dhawan directs his sail

A player making a comeback could easily have been content with hundred more routine than 190 off 168 balls, but that's where Shikhar Dhawan did more

26-Jul-2017•Sidharth Monga in Galle

Smashing it after late call-ups

A look at a few famous instances of players making a splash after being summoned late

26-Jul-2017•Srinath Sripath

Whiteley's six sixes shoot him up six-hitting ranks

ESPNcricinfo rounds up the highlights from the latest matches in the NatWest T20 Blast

24-Jul-2017•David Hopps

Mithali Raj's heroic run comes up short

With a little more help from her team-mates, Raj would have been holding aloft the trophy at Lord's but even so this should be seen as a game-changing campaign by India

23-Jul-2017•Jarrod Kimber at Lord's

From 10-year-old dreamer to World Cup winner

When Anya Shrubsole was brought back into the attack, India were on course to win the World Cup. Then it all changed.

23-Jul-2017•Firdose Moonda at Lord's

The twists and turns of a gripping finale

The final at Lord's was a fitting end to a memorable World Cup. Here is a look at five moments where the game changed direction

23-Jul-2017•ESPNcricinfo staff

Australia eaten by Harmanpreet monster

The human body was not meant to be this awesome. But Harmanpreet Kaur used all the anger and the awesomeness to dispatch the Australian bowlers all over the field as if it was her own property

20-Jul-2017•Jarrod Kimber in Derby

SA regain focus, discipline under du Plessis

South Africa's captain, Faf du Plessis, has a definite swagger, in a gum-chewing, cool-cat kind of way. But it is his grit, as a leader and batsman, that is helping him shape his own side

18-Jul-2017•Melinda Farrell in Nottingham

Philander and Morris offer two-man solution to Kallis void

It was always going to take at least two players to even come close to replicating what one of the great allrounders offered and at Trent Bridge that pair may have been found

17-Jul-2017•Firdose Moonda at Trent Bridge

All hail the king of the Kolpaks

ESPNcricinfo rounds up the highlights from the latest matches in the NatWest T20 Blast

17-Jul-2017•Will Macpherson

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