Match Analysis

England show long-term promise

Focus may fall on the No. 1 ranking changing hands again but both sides are looking further down the road

31-Aug-2012•George Dobell at The Oval

Taylor serves statement of intent

After a string of low scores, Ross Taylor scored a high-quality century to prove to team-mates and fans that New Zealand can compete

31-Aug-2012•Siddarth Ravindran in Bangalore

England continue to self-harm

Dropped catches, missed run-outs and cheap dismissals - England are currently only No. 1 at hurting themselves

28-Aug-2012•George Dobell at West End

Faster than Viv Richards

ESPNcricinfo presents the plays of the day from the second one-day international between England and South Africa

28-Aug-2012•George Dobell at West End

India's fielding set to play bigger role

India may have lost years of slip-fielding experience with Dravid and Laxman's departure, but younger players promise new energy

26-Aug-2012•Abhishek Purohit in Hyderabad

An increasingly threatening partnership

R Ashwin and Pragyan Ojha have an excellent record bowling together at home and could play a critical role in tougher tests ahead

26-Aug-2012•Abhishek Purohit in Hyderabad

New Zealand grit goes missing

New Zealand have given a decent account of themselves on recent tours of India, but haven't shown that scrapping ability in this Test yet

25-Aug-2012•Abhishek Purohit in Hyderabad

Patience the key for Ashwin

Still only 25, Ashwin needs to show more patience to be successful. So do the others who expect him to deliver each time

24-Aug-2012•Abhishek Purohit in Hyderabad

The delight of keeping it pure and simple

The uniqueness of Cheteshwar Pujara's century lay in its understated approach

23-Aug-2012•Abhishek Purohit in Hyderabad

Time to take the plunge

India's new middle order has the ideal opportunity to test itself - against New Zealand at home ahead of tougher challenges

22-Aug-2012•Abhishek Purohit in Hyderabad

Plenty of fight in determined New Zealand

New Zealand have had considerably lesser preparation for the tournament than most other teams but that hasn't deterred them from getting this far

22-Aug-2012•George Binoy in Townsville

Wasted starts and missed chances

ESPNcricinfo takes a look at the players England used during the series and many did not live up to their billing

21-Aug-2012•George Dobell

Few weak links as seniors stand tall

ESPNcricinfo assess the performance of the eleven players who took South Africa to the top of the world

21-Aug-2012•Firdose Moonda

Watch out for Steketee's one-two

In the final, New Zealand or India will have up to face up to a bowler who's delivered for Australia at crucial times this competition

21-Aug-2012•George Binoy in Townsville

Strauss has cause for self-reflection

As Andrew Strauss outlined the reasons England had lost the series, it was hard to avoid the conclusion that to some extent he was talking about himself

20-Aug-2012•George Dobell at Lord's

Smith's South Africa come of age

The growth of Graeme Smith as captain can be seen reflected in his team as South Africa finally ended their wait to be crowned No. 1

20-Aug-2012•Firdose Moonda at Lord's

Eager Philander and lucky Prior

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

20-Aug-2012•Firdose Moonda and George Dobell at Lord's

Harmeet and Sandeep do it, drip by drip

The Indian team should be grateful to No. 8 Harmeet Singh and No. 11 Sandeep Sharma. Most of the India top-order batsmen should be watching videos of the duo's approach. They owe them big time

20-Aug-2012•George Binoy in Townsville

Philander and SA creating their own history

On the cusp of claiming the No. 1 Test spot, South Africa have got there by creating moments for themselves

19-Aug-2012•Firdose Moonda at Lord's

England must ask tough questions

The home side can have no arguments that they have been out-played by South Africa and if they have ambitions of reviving their Test fortunes will need to be honest about their problems

19-Aug-2012•George Dobell at Lord's

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