Match Analysis

Pujara's malaise, Rahul's ton puts India in awkward spot

Cheteshwar Pujara's curious loss of form and KL Rahul's impressive conversion rate leaves India in a top-order selection conundrum when M Vijay returns to full fitness

01-Aug-2016•Karthik Krishnaswamy in Kingston

Unsteady but not uncertain, Williams proves his point

Laid low by illness and with his team deep in trouble, Sean Williams produced the innings to silence his doubters

31-Jul-2016•Firdose Moonda in Bulawayo

'West Indies better off trying to attack while batting'

Former India batsman Sanjay Manjrekar analyses the various aspects of the first day's play in Kingston

31-Jul-2016•ESPNcricinfo staff

Blackwood and Samuels: A contrasting double-act

The conches blared briefly during a thrilling counter-attack against pace and spin alike to give India something to think about. But almost inevitably, the challenge was short-lived

31-Jul-2016•Karthik Krishnaswamy in Kingston

Bulawayo to Kandy, the contrast between the hosts couldn't be starker

Both Sri Lanka and Zimbabwe's first innings ended cheaply, but while Sri Lanka could bounce back and win, Zimbabwe's unsettled state prevented them from staging a fightback

30-Jul-2016•Firdose Moonda

Sri Lanka's old commune with the new

In this win for Sri Lanka, the old communed with the new, the aged found refreshment, and the young reached back to what has come before

30-Jul-2016•Andrew Fidel Fernando in Pallekele

Australia stumped, yet again

For all the money and time spent on improving Australian fortunes in Asia, an abject defeat to a modest Sri Lankan side at Pallekele did little to suggest much progress had been made

30-Jul-2016•Daniel Brettig

An unheralded family double for Latham

It was not a fluent hundred, but it was exactly the sort of innings New Zealand had spoken about needing on their return to Test cricket

29-Jul-2016•Firdose Moonda

Bad light and bad faith

It has been hard enough for spectators to get to Pallekele for the Test match this week. Those who did were further insulted on day four by the home board's decision to not use floodlights

29-Jul-2016•Daniel Brettig in Pallekele

Fresh Sabina track to refresh West Indies?

The likes of Alzarri Joseph and Miguel Cummins could narrow the gap between the two sides in Jamaica, on what looks set to be a green pitch

29-Jul-2016•Karthik Krishnaswamy in Kingston

Zimbabwe on the back foot before a ball bowled

Zimbabwe's small fightback on the opening day was heartening, but the earlier demise was sadly predictable

28-Jul-2016•Firdose Moonda

Mendis' triumph over improbability

On a crucial day, Kusal Mendis used his immaculate technique to find success where his team-mates failed, and it gave Sri Lanka some reason to celebrate after a recent bleak period

28-Jul-2016•Andrew Fidel Fernando

Australia pay for leaving door ajar

The Australian bowlers did not do a whole lot wrong. But the truth of the matter is that they should have been defending a far bigger lead, if they were even bowling at all on day three

28-Jul-2016•Daniel Brettig in Pallekele

Sandakan steps out of the shadows

On the second day in Pallekele, debutant Lakshan Sandakan shook off the nerves and displayed some of the magic of his rare craft

27-Jul-2016•Andrew Fidel Fernando

Australia still with much to learn

Australia's display in Pallekele proved that the extra week spent in Sri Lanka had made little difference, and while they may have escaped with an 86-run lead on Wednesday, against better teams, the consequences are bound to be more severe

27-Jul-2016•Daniel Brettig

Four things Australia got right, and one they got wrong

Australia grabbed a vantage point on the opening day of the Pallekele Test through the performances of their bowlers, and the only blips on their day were the dismissals of their openers

26-Jul-2016•Daniel Brettig

Manjrekar: This India team meant for higher challenges

Former India batsman Sanjay Manjrekar analyses the reasons behind India's clinical win in the first Test and why West Indies could barely put up a fight

26-Jul-2016•ESPNcricinfo staff

Standout performers continue to carry England

A crushing victory over Pakistan gave England plenty to be pleased about but familiar concerns remain over the make-up of the side

25-Jul-2016•George Dobell at Old Trafford

Loose West Indies succumb to Ashwin's wiles

One after another, the hosts' batsmen attempted questionable flicks and drives in their second innings, disregarding the drift and dip the offspinner was generating

25-Jul-2016•Karthik Krishnaswamy

Cook braves criticism as England play it safe

There was enough logic in Alastair Cook's decision not to enforce the follow-on to make it understandable at worst and reasonable at best

24-Jul-2016•George Dobell at Old Trafford

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