Match Analysis

Come on folks, you need to be realistic

The third day began with much hope for Sri Lanka but it ended with talk of progress being restricted to small moments

11-Jun-2016•Andrew Fidel Fernando at Lord's

Sran shows promise with early swing

With a bit of help from the conditions in Harare, Barinder Sran was showing what the selectors had seen in him when they included him in the squad for that Australia tour earlier this year

11-Jun-2016•Karthik Krishnaswamy

Silva finds a new lease of life

Kaushal Silva had always been selected to give Sri Lanka some solidity, but it reached a stage where sometimes he solidified completely. On his return to the side he is striking the ideal balance

10-Jun-2016•Andrew Fidel Fernando at Lord's

England's wicketkeeper policy risks costly damage

It was all going so well for Jonny Bairstow on the second day at Lord's as he moved to a career-best 167, but once again his glovework was left as the talking point

10-Jun-2016•George Dobell at Lord's

Bairstow's tatty glovework tells a tale of a neglected skill

Jonny Bairstow has gloriously fast hands when it comes to being one of the world's most in-form batsmen. But they deserted him in his wicketkeeping duties, and it's not entirely his fault

10-Jun-2016•Jarrod Kimber at Lord's

Déjà vu all over again

Early inroads, a dropped catch (or sometimes more than one) and then the opposition middle order leading a recovery. It's a familiar script for Sri Lanka

09-Jun-2016•Andrew Fidel Fernando at Lord's

More haste, less speed would aid England's top order

England are a fun, often thrilling, side to watch - as typified by Jonny Bairstow's Lord's hundred - but they are not making it easy for themselves by frequent top-order wobbles

09-Jun-2016•George Dobell at Lord's

Chandimal helps SL reclaim their identity

With his effervescent character and homespun technique, Dinesh Chandimal embodies something of the island spirit - as well as the fight his team had lost

30-May-2016•Andrew Fidel Fernando at Chester-le-Street

Sri Lanka, slow pitch sound familiar warning

Led by the ever-excellent James Anderson, England wrapped up a comfortable win - but the challenge of this winter's subcontinental tours looms

30-May-2016•George Dobell at Chester-le-Street

The Chinnaswamy becomes Cutting's slogging canvas

Ben Cutting had only 23 balls left to salvage an IPL final and he had to slog, and he made it look so beautiful

30-May-2016•Alagappan Muthu in Bangalore

David Warner: Sunrisers' Batman and Robin

With little consistent support from the rest of his batting line-up, the Sunrisers Hyderabad captain had to play the dual roles of superhero and sidekick to lift them to their maiden IPL title

29-May-2016•Nagraj Gollapudi in Bangalore

Sri Lanka find their fight ... and their off stumps

Today Sri Lanka began to pee on the raging fire they had started on day two, but flames are still licking the walls and roof

29-May-2016•Andrew Fidel Fernando at Chester-le-Street

Finn struggles for rhythm but deserves to be given a break

Steven Finn hasn't generated the pace with which he made his name and there is some talk that he could be the man to make way once Ben Stokes is fit

29-May-2016•George Dobell at Chester-le-Street

And on the third day, Test cricket rose again

Sri Lanka have been so poor, they might have mistaken for harbingers of Test cricket's doom. But the maligned sport just keeps grinding along

29-May-2016•Jarrod Kimber at Chester-le-Street

Carefree Moeen finds his flow again

Moeen Ali's unbeaten 155 was the sort of innings to make hearts beat faster, as well as a reminder that statistics only tell half a tale

28-May-2016•George Dobell at Chester-le-Street

Everyman Herath waddles into history

He became the second-oldest man to reach 300 Test wickets - and possibly the least fit - but Rangana Herath's story is the best of what sport has to offer

28-May-2016•Andrew Fidel Fernando at Chester-le-Street

Leaden Mathews leads SL nowhere

Far from a towering, inspiring, regal presence, Angelo Mathews just stood and watched as England steamrolled his side once again

28-May-2016•Jarrod Kimber at Chester-le-Street

Warner blends early substance with late style

In the way that David Warner chipped away at the target as opposed to bursting through it, he was more Kohli than de Villiers. Now to take on both of them in the final

28-May-2016•Sidharth Monga in Delhi

Time running out for nervy Compton

Despite insisting that he will continue to play his natural game, Nick Compton's recent dismissals suggest he is trying to be something he is not

27-May-2016•George Dobell at Chester-le-Street

For once, SL avoid being caught cold

The icy conditions may have had Sri Lanka supporters fearing the worst but this was a glorious day of competence in the field by Angelo Mathews' side

27-May-2016•Andrew Fidel Fernando at Chester-le-Street

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