Match Analysis

Morgan's positivity powers England revival

Eoin Morgan's personal triumph with the bat mirrors the attitude shift in his team that has enabled England to put their World Cup woes long behind them

11-Sep-2015•Andrew McGlashan

Agar holds his own in harsh reality

His ODI debut was far less eventful than his first Test appearance, but Ashton Agar showed that his primary role as a spinner could yet serve Australia well

08-Sep-2015•Daniel Brettig at Old Trafford

Lack of cutting edge hurting England attack

In the seven ODIs so far against New Zealand and Australia this season, England's pace attack has struggled to take wickets up front

06-Sep-2015•Andrew McGlashan

India's will to win tested by searing conditions

On a steaming Colombo day, victory did not come easily to India. But the team kept its focus, intensity and clarity of thought going, and reaped the benefits

01-Sep-2015•Sharda Ugra at the SSC

India must renew focus with finish line in sight

Seven wickets stand between India and a rare overseas series win. They may be close, but they must remember the job is not yet done. To get there, they must put head over heart

31-Aug-2015•Sharda Ugra at the SSC

Sri Lanka shoot themselves by shaking batting line-up

Whatever the end result, Sri Lanka's young batsmen have some distance to go. They had a seaming pitch, and tried to pull a gun on India. They fumbled with the trigger and shot themselves in the kneecap instead

30-Aug-2015•Andrew Fidel Fernando at the SSC

Another bowling display of two halves

For the fifth time in the last year and a half, India had their opponents five down for less than 100 only to let the lower order off the hook

30-Aug-2015•Sharda Ugra at the SSC

Prasad's spell and zest add spark to frustrating Test

In this series, and in the one before it, Dhammika Prasad has been superbly watchable, always up to something, often with the ball, other times with his body language

29-Aug-2015•Andrew Fidel Fernando at SSC

Resolute Pujara shines in stop-gap role

Cheteshwar Pujara's century was proof that at times in Test match play, survival need not mean mere tentativeness but the ability to wait for simpler things, like the loose ball

29-Aug-2015•Sharda Ugra at SSC

Excellent India get the job done, finally

At Galle India played the near-perfect Test, only to see their efforts come to naught with a late stumble. At the P Sara Oval, they went all the way in some style

24-Aug-2015•Sharda Ugra in Colombo

Broad and Root England's difference

ESPNcricinfo rates the England players involved in the Ashes series

24-Aug-2015•George Dobell

A summer of impressive progress

There is talent and spirit in this England side, though it is far from the finished article. For now, they should enjoy the champagne while it's still cold.

23-Aug-2015•George Dobell at The Oval

How Australia were humbled

When Australia's quest for Ashes victory was mapped out just days after the World Cup triumph few batted an eyelid, but when the team landed on these shores plans quickly unravelled

23-Aug-2015•Daniel Brettig at The Oval

What's a final fizzle against a career of fireworks?

After 15 years of affection for his craft and his people, it's unlikely that Kumar Sangakkara will be remembered only for his meagre final stretch and fidgety prods against R Ashwin

23-Aug-2015•Andrew Fidel Fernando in Colombo

Rahane, the contemporary conventional

He can be old fashioned, but that does not mean he is unable to keep up with modern cricket, as he showed with a vital century in his first Test as a No. 3 batsman

23-Aug-2015•Sharda Ugra in Colombo

England must confront old spin concerns

The Ashes are regained, but England have been horribly poor at The Oval not least in their playing of Nathan Lyon which does not bode well for challenges ahead

22-Aug-2015•George Dobell at The Oval

Lyon is Clarke's greatest legacy

It is fitting that spin is playing a key role for Australia in Michael Clarke's final Test as he has always been a captain who has understood and nurtured the art

22-Aug-2015•Daniel Brettig at The Oval

Action-man Kohli squeezes Sri Lanka's fight

In the never-ending public PhD dissertation that is Test captaincy, Virat Kohli would have been happy to get through a draining, bruising day with something to show for it: finishing somewhere, it can be argued, between a B and a B+

22-Aug-2015•Sharda Ugra in Colombo

Woeful batsmen poop England's party

England's frail batting and over-reliance on Joe Root will have been watched with interest by their next opponents, Pakistan and South Africa

21-Aug-2015•George Dobell

Siddle riddle key to the Ashes

How Peter Siddle did not play until the Ashes were decided will remain one of the enduring mysteries of this series. Only Rod Marsh knows the answer

21-Aug-2015•Daniel Brettig

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