Match Analysis

Bopara and Parry give cause for optimism

When you've been in the slump England have endured any win is gratefully received. Some their batting raised more concerns, but the bowler, fielding and Ravi Bopara's calmness impressed

02-Mar-2014•George Dobell in Antigua

Karthik lets it slip again

Dinesh Karthik has missed two important stumpings in two matches, and has lost his wicket at times when he could have helped India towards stronger totals

02-Mar-2014•Karthik Krishnaswamy in Mirpur

Clarke's two Cape Towns

Michael Clarke's battling century in this game was a world apart from his glorious counter-attacking 2011 Newlands ton, and he will hope the result of the match has a similar disparity

02-Mar-2014•Daniel Brettig in Cape Town

South Africa left feeling exposed minus Steyn

South Africa are still looking for someone to bowl the overs Jacques Kallis used to so well for them, and the intermittent absence of Dale Steyn of late has only amplified that issue

01-Mar-2014•Firdose Moonda in Cape Town

Warner, Clarke get tough

David Warner and Michael Clarke produced arguably two of their finest knocks to lift Australia into a commanding position in Cape Town

01-Mar-2014•Daniel Brettig in Cape Town

Stanikzai and Shenwari engineer expert escape

Afghanistan's dramatic sixth-wicket partnership, particularly Asghar Stanikzai's innings, was a window into the mentality of Associate cricketers; the concept of going for broke against a top side is no longer considered the only route to success

01-Mar-2014•Mohammad Isam in Fatullah

India's left-right bowling quandary

Each of India's four frontline bowlers is good against either right-handed batsmen or left-handed batsmen. Not both.

01-Mar-2014•Karthik Krishnaswamy

Lumb makes good on gifted opportunity

At 34 years of age, Michael Lumb was England's oldest debutant in this format since Paul Nixon seven years ago. He could have been forgiven for thinking his chance had gone

01-Mar-2014•George Dobell in Antigua

Fumbles prove costly for slapdash India

From loose shots to dropped catches and a missed stumping, India were guilty of producing a few too many errors in a match of wafer-thin margins

28-Feb-2014•Karthik Krishnaswamy in Fatullah

Afghanistan bowl with pace and promise

Afghanistan's bowlers may have been fighting it out mainly at Associate level in the past, but for large periods on Thursday, Pakistan had no answer to their pace or accuracy

27-Feb-2014•Karthik Krishnaswamy in Fatullah

Akmal's learning from his mistake

Umar Akmal batted like he did against Sri Lanka on Tuesday evening, with a lot of awe-inspiring shots particularly through the on side

27-Feb-2014•Mohammad Isam in Fatullah

Varun Aaron: fast, but not fearsome

Varun Aaron ticks all the boxes when it comes to sheer pace but has been lacking control and bowling nous, and that is compounding India's bowling woes

26-Feb-2014•Karthik Krishnaswamy in Fatullah

Pakistan botch another 250-plus chase

Pakistan had not chased a target of more than 250 successfully since February 2011. They came close today, but collapsed in a heap

25-Feb-2014•Karthik Krishnaswamy in Fatullah

Damn you, day five

The light was faded. Dale Steyn was bowled into the ground. There was one wicket to take. The forecast for Monday was awful. The ball was thrown to Dean Elgar ...

23-Feb-2014•Jarrod Kimber in Port Elizabeth

South Africa show the stuff of champions

Missing a frontline bowler, against an in-form team, racing against time, Graeme Smith's side underlined their No. 1 status in the final session

23-Feb-2014•Firdose Moonda in Port Elizabeth

Australia left with uncomfortable answers

Australia walk away from the Port Elizabeth Test with proof of their vulnerability on surfaces that are less lively than the tracks at home, a theme common to their defeats in India and England

23-Feb-2014•Daniel Brettig in Port Elizabeth

Pooran's innings a mark of maturity, skill

From a young age, Nicolas Pooran was identified as a batsman of high caliber and his maturity came to the fore during his 143 in a losing cause against Australia Under-19s

23-Feb-2014•Kanishkaa Balachandran in Dubai

Duckett overcomes India's spin threat

How England fared against India's spinners was going to determine the outcome of the quarterfinal. Ben Duckett used the reverse sweep to knock the defending champions out

23-Feb-2014•Kanishkaa Balachandran in Dubai

Haddin and Smith run out of miracles

At some point, Australia's uncertain top order was going to cause trouble they could not recover from. Without two days of defiance, or perhaps help from the weather, Port Elizabeth will be that occasion

22-Feb-2014•Daniel Brettig in Port Elizabeth

Morkel's mongrel gives South Africa their bite

South Africa's batsmen had laid the foundations, but the pitch looked slow and low. Then Morne Morkel took the ball in his hand and the Test match gained a different complexion

22-Feb-2014•Firdose Moonda in Port Elizabeth

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