Matches (14)

The Ashes (1)

ILT20 (2)

BPL (2)

SA20 (3)

BBL (2)

Super Smash (2)

IND-W vs SL-W (2)

AUS

152 & 132

ENG

(T:175) 110 & 178/6

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Schedule Report Videos Series

(7/20 ov) 39/2

MIE

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Schedule Table Series

Match Analysis

Broad hits the badge

ESPNcricinfo presents the plays of the day from the fourth day at Lord's

21-Jul-2013•George Dobell, Dan Brettig and Jarrod Kimber

Root proves he can bat in all moods

Whatever is he asked, Joe Root has shown the awareness, confidence, range and selflessness to do it.

20-Jul-2013•George Dobell at Lord's

Dominant Sangakkara gets better with age

At 35, a lifetime of learning is propelling Kumar Sangakkara's cricket far further than his innate ability ever could. He is now churning out match-winning innings that have frustratingly eluded him

20-Jul-2013•Andrew Fidel Fernando at the R Premadasa Stadium

Australia pay for batting madness

Australia's penalty for madness with the bat on the second day is pain on the third

20-Jul-2013•Daniel Brettig at Lord's

Brotherly love

ESPNcricinfo presents the plays of the day from the third day at Lord's

20-Jul-2013•George Dobell and Dan Brettig at Lord's

Swann admits to outrageous fortune

Graeme Swann claimed his best Ashes figures of 5 for 44 on the second day and felt his dismissal of Chris Rogers constituted one of the worst pieces of cricket in Test history

19-Jul-2013•George Dobell

Anatomy of an Australia humiliation

The circumstances of the match and the series demanded, beseeched and implored something of the batsmen but they collapsed in a messy heap

19-Jul-2013•Daniel Brettig at Lord's

Watson's a myth as he never learns

Shane Watson's innings was so predictable as to be sad; flattering to deceive then an lbw that was nothing but out yet he still reviewed it

19-Jul-2013•Jarrod Kimber

Bell and the art of making perfection pay

Ian Bell has always had a textbook technique but now he is turning aesthetic perfection into Ashes hundreds

18-Jul-2013•Jarrod Kimber

Harris fulfils five-year-old promise

Australia know that Ryan Harris' body is not on his side so save him for when he can have maximum impact, and his opening spell at Lord's was a perfect example

18-Jul-2013•Daniel Brettig at Lord's

A priceless inch for Bairstow

While it was galling for Jonny Bairstow to fall to a Steve Smith full toss, his innings had looked to have ended much earlier but Peter Siddle's overstepping have him a crucial second chance

18-Jul-2013•George Dobell at Lord's

England face the ink blot Test

The first Test in the Investec Ashes can be interpreted differently. It is how England and Australia respond at Lord's that counts

17-Jul-2013•George Dobell

Numbers rumble on Afridi's day

Stats highlights form Afridi's emphatic return to ODIs in the first match of bilateral series between West Indies and Pakistan

15-Jul-2013•Shiva Jayaraman

Finn must fly

Some say he is 24, with time on his side. Others say his Test career is going sideways

15-Jul-2013•Rob Smyth

England lean on Anderson again

Whatever they may say to the contrary, England are increasingly reliant on the skill, fitness and reliability of James Anderson

14-Jul-2013•George Dobell at Trent Bridge

Haddin epitomises Australia fight

The first Test ebbed and flowed right up until the moment of uncertainty surrounding Brad Haddin's dismissal before the waters finally closed over Australia

14-Jul-2013•Daniel Brettig at Trent Bridge

Australia lose openers' thread

The partnership between Shane Watson and Chris Rogers rattled England and made Australia's target look eminently achievable - but the men that followed could not keep it up

13-Jul-2013•Daniel Brettig at Trent Bridge

An English plan made in Australia

Something that David Saker had seen in Chris Rogers' batting led to a wicket and an on-pitch tribute from England's leading bowler

13-Jul-2013•Jarrod Kimber

Bell stands tall when England need him

There were very few of the strokes he is gifted with but Bell's fortitude has given England the platform to strike the first blow in this series

12-Jul-2013•George Dobell at Trent Bridge

A fate Australia did not deserve

Although ending the day frustrated, tired and, perhaps, a little angry Australia showed plenty of attributes that will serve them well during the Ashes

12-Jul-2013•Daniel Brettig at Trent Bridge

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