Match Analysis

Neil Wagner found the going tough bowling to his old schoolmates on day one at St George's

The qualities that have brought South Africa's No. 3 the form of his career

India's batsmen are usually unstoppable in Rajkot-like conditions. One of the reasons for their failed chase is that age-old conundrum in Indian one-day cricket: whether to go with seven specialist batsmen or not

ESPNcricinfo presents the plays of the day from the opening ODI between India and England

England may need to address the shortcomings of their bowling attack but can otherwise rejoice in a fine win

ESPNcricinfo presents the plays of the day from the opening day in Port Elizabeth

Since Sunil Joshi's retirement, Karnataka's spin cupboard has been bare. It was evident today as Saurashtra feasted on some poor bowling, especially against the spinners

Mehrab Hossain jnr and Marshall Ayub, who have built an unbeaten stand of 472 for the fifth wicket, a Bangladesh record, have spent a lot of time together in the middle over the years

Manish Pandey tore apart the Saurashtra bowling to bring up his first century of the season. Unless he produces such knocks consistently, an India middle-order berth will remain elusive

Despite the defeat at the SCG, there were positives in Sri Lanka's performance in the third Test, especially the performances of some of the young talent

A factor for Australia's dominance over Sri Lanka is their psychological edge over them. It was on display on the third day in Sydney as well, with Sri Lanka imploding due to the pressure

It is tough to take much from a three-day thrashing that includes being humbled for 45, but Dean Brownlie's hundred was an innings that could kick-start a career

Despite being the leading wicket-taker in 2012, Rangana Herath has been repeatedly brought on rather late in the innings by Mahela Jayawardene, and the captain has not attacked enough with him

Despite taking a lead on the second day, Australia had something missing in their game

The chasm between the two sides is still as wide as it is deep and all New Zealand have done is cushion the blow when they hit the bottom

ESPNcricinfo presents the plays of the day as New Zealand put up something of a fight on the second day at Newlands

Apart from the admirably persistent Jackson Bird, Australia's first Test match day of 2013 was far from auspicious

New Zealand's implosion inside 20 overs was an illustration of the gulf between the No. 1 ranked side in the world and the No. 8 ranked one

Dale Steyn has been among the world's leading fast bowlers, if not the best, since 2008 and his career reached another landmark at Newlands

The first ODI against Pakistan epitomised how much Dhoni's safety-first approach has benefited him as a batsman, while shackling him as a leader