Match Analysis

The Ashes that might have been

The scoreline is set to be 3-2. The Oval will not be a close result. In another world, what might have been different?

21-Aug-2015•Jarrod Kimber

Sri Lanka aggressively running away from being aggressive

Sri Lanka give off the sense that they don't have a pre-ordained idea of what kind of cricket to play. They are simply batting, bowling and fielding with no deference to an overarching philosophy

21-Aug-2015•Andrew Fidel Fernando at P Sara Oval

The risky business of India's allrounders

Stuart Binny, R Ashwin and Wriddhiman Saha have performed well enough. But they have to quickly graduate from being bits-and-pieces two-in-ones

21-Aug-2015•Sharda Ugra in Colombo

Too late, Australia finally bat ugly

The Ashes have been handed back, so Australia's show of defiance on the opening day has come too late to impact the present but is a model for how they must adapt to challenges in the future

20-Aug-2015•Daniel Brettig at The Oval

Chameera and the Sri Lanka injury carousel

Three of the top four quicks are currently sidelined, which left the 23-year old with undue responsibility and his inexperience was exposed

20-Aug-2015•Andrew Fidel Fernando in Colombo

Rahul the bearded poet, Rahul the central protagonist

Coming alongside two ends of India's batting spectrum in the confidence game - Virat Kohli and Rohit Sharma - KL Rahul's innings was an act of flourish and splendor with a twisting bitter end that could be set aside if India can dominate the story now

20-Aug-2015•Sharda Ugra

Resolute Herath stretches cricketing mortality, again

After being jettisoned for the third Test against Pakistan, whispers about Rangana Herath's retirement grew. However, he returned for the first Test against India, fighting weak knees and a troublesome back, to spin Sri Lanka to a come-from-behind win

15-Aug-2015•Andrew Fidel Fernando in Galle

Frozen India caught in the headlights

With the batsmen struggling with doubt over their ability to play spin and bat for time, India's chase on the fourth day in Galle ended up being the sum of all their fears

15-Aug-2015•Sharda Ugra in Galle

Chandimal's anarchic mayhem lifts Sri Lanka

There were clunking buses, trumpeting trains and screeching political speeches in Galle, but Dinesh Chandimal unleashed his own brand of reverse-slapping pandemonium

14-Aug-2015•Andrew Fidel Fernando in Galle

India's boat knocked sideways by Chandimal

Sri Lanka sensed a slightly soft centre in India's much-advertised aggressive approach. If anything, competitors pick up the smallest of signs and the Indians gave out a few big ones today

14-Aug-2015•Sharda Ugra in Galle

Restrained Dhawan tunes out the noise

Judicious shot selection and an ability to forget the previous ball were prominent features of Shikhar Dhawan's innings of studied breeziness

13-Aug-2015•Sharda Ugra in Galle

Sri Lanka startled by Galle's turn and bounce

The way they batted, it seemed as if the hosts were confused by the bounce on the deck and lost a couple of wickets, then re-confused by the turn on it, and lost a few more

12-Aug-2015•Andrew Fidel Fernando in Galle

SL out of step with Ashwin's rhythm

India's bowlers, led by R Ashwin and the two seamers, eschewed flourish for intent, and created the results they were looking for on the opening day of the Test series

12-Aug-2015•Sharda Ugra

Catching and a fuller length: why England won the Ashes

ESPNcricinfo picks out six reasons why England have regained the Ashes

09-Aug-2015•George Dobell

Pitches, hubris, Clarke and Smith

ESPNcricinfo picks out the five reasons why Australia lost the Ashes

08-Aug-2015•Daniel Brettig at Trent Bridge

Stokes proves 'folk hero' credentials

In the absence of James Anderson and with the attack being blunted it was England's allrounder who brought the urn within reach

07-Aug-2015•George Dobell at Trent Bridge

Happy memories fade for Clarke

The soundtrack to Michael Clarke's batting has become increasingly scratchy, his captaincy out of tune with the rest of his team

07-Aug-2015•Daniel Brettig at Trent Bridge

Joe Burns, the stable and sensible

His 131-ball 154 may not mean he is destined for international greatness, but it showed how well he thinks with bat in hand, and how well he susses up conditions

07-Aug-2015•Alagappan Muthu in Chennai

Broad produces his golden day

Having played the little brother to James Anderson for so long, Stuart Broad stepped up to replace England's attack leader with a career-defining performance

06-Aug-2015•George Dobell at Trent Bridge

Australia's black page

Day one at Trent Bridge is not a stain that will wash out easily. A new method must be found overseas, or this will keep happening

06-Aug-2015•Daniel Brettig at Trent Bridge

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