Match Analysis

Tamim can't explain Bangladesh's bad habits

Bangladesh repeatedly threatened to take control against England only to lose wickets near the end of every session to allow them back into the Test

21-Oct-2016•Mohammad Isam

New Zealand line up behind head boy Williamson

Winless on the tour, it took a century from the New Zealand captain to help turn around their fortunes in Delhi

21-Oct-2016•Arun Venugopal

Moeen survives five lbw reviews in extraordinary day

Moeen Ali survived five reviews for lbw in an extraordinary innings which held England together in Chittagong

20-Oct-2016•George Dobell

Mehedi bears heavy workload with a five-wicket smile

No Bangladesh bowler has sent down more overs on his first day in Test cricket than Mehedi Hasan and, when his tiring day was over, he had five England wickets to his name

20-Oct-2016•Mohammad Isam

Bangladesh's best top order in their history carries team's hopes

Bangladesh's break from Test cricket came as their top order was starting to show encouraging signs of solidity. The same top six will be on show against England. Can they find their groove again?

19-Oct-2016•Mohammad Isam in Chittagong

England plans take shape as warm-ups offer lessons

A successful warm-up week means the pieces of England's jigsaw are almost in place ahead of the first Test at Chittagong

17-Oct-2016•Will Macpherson in Chittagong

Restrained Pandya grabs limelight

Usually loud and extravagant, the allrounder let the new ball do the talking instead on his ODI debut

16-Oct-2016•Arun Venugopal in Dharamsala

Bangladesh name a squad for extremes

ESPNcricinfo discusses five talking points after Bangladesh's first Test squad announcement in more than 14 months.

16-Oct-2016•Mohammad Isam in Chittagong

Centurion Mazid lets his runs do the talking

Abdul Mazid followed in the footsteps of Nafees Iqbal and Raqibul Hasan in making a hundred in a warm-up game against England's tourists

16-Oct-2016•Mohammad Isam in Chittagong

Bangladesh's chance slips away despite pace bowlers' efforts

Spin is normally route one for Bangladesh, but the dew in Chittagong meant it came down to the quicks to try and quell England. They could not quite do it, but there was encouragement

13-Oct-2016•Mohammad Isam

India revel in final stretch as NZ resistance crumbles

New Zealand began the fourth day in Indore way behind but still determined not to give up. By the end of the day, they finally parted ways with their spirit, allowing India to savour the fruits of their hard work

11-Oct-2016•Sidharth Monga in Indore

Pujara's adjustment pays, Williamson's doesn't

While some batsmen successfully made tweaks to their game, others changed tracks to their detriment in Indore

11-Oct-2016•Aakash Chopra

Ashwin v Williamson - a game of cat and mouse

Over three instalments of their rivalry in this series, R Ashwin has used control, cunning and temptation to get the better of New Zealand's best batsman

10-Oct-2016•Sidharth Monga

Chopra: Why the seam position for a spinner matters

An analysis of some salient highlights from the third day's play in Indore

10-Oct-2016•Aakash Chopra

Mashrafe lifts his charges out of first ODI gloom

It had been eight years since Mashrafe Mortaza had taken a four-for or scored 40 in an ODI. He did both on Sunday in a Man of the Match performance just when his team needed it

09-Oct-2016•Mohammad Isam in Mirpur

Why is it tough to play the short ball in India?

An analysis of some of the salient highlights from the second day's play in Indore

09-Oct-2016•Aakash Chopra

Kohli premieres his patience in Indore

The method in Virat Kohli's century in Indore - organic, imperturbable, quietly assertive - could be an important step in his evolution as a Test batsman

08-Oct-2016•Sidharth Monga in Indore

The impact of Gambhir's new stance

An analytical look at tactical and technical aspects of the first day's play in the third Test in Indore

08-Oct-2016•Aakash Chopra

Six wickets, 17 runs, 39 balls

With Imrul Kayes and Shakib Al Hasan together, Bangladesh were surging to victory in Dhaka. Then it all went wrong. Here's how the collapse unfolded

08-Oct-2016•ESPNcricinfo staff

Bangladesh still haunted by World T20 collapse

Bangladesh were in strong positions with bat and ball but Mashrafe Mortaza was left to rue missed opportunities after England's resilience saw them home

07-Oct-2016•Mohammad Isam

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