Verdict

Matthew Hayden showed how much he has changed, Ricky Ponting showed how much he hasn't but Bangladesh showed that Bangladesh will not back down so readily

Ricky Ponting's time in charge of Australia has been an unusual one. He has become arguably the best batsman in the world but his captaincy has been questioned which, for an Australian captain since Allan Border's early years, is rare

Even now this doesn't seem real. For two days there has been just one team in this Test match. Bangladesh have done everything asked of them and more to manoeuvre themselves into a winning position

This was yet another procession for an Indian side that has learnt to win matches without going anywhere near full throttle

The verdict from day four of the final Test at Johannesburg, where Australia need 44 more runs to win with four wickets in hand

If you go by the ICC rankings, only 12 points separate India in third place from England in seventh

On another gripping day of verbal banter and seesawing cricket between these two fiercely proud sides, Boucher's value as a gritty opponent was confirmed

Andrew McGlashan's verdict from the second day of the third Test at Johannesburg

Brett Lee struck the crucial blow of Jacques Kallis as Australia's bowlers continued to dominate the first day of the third Test at Johannesburg. At tea South Africa were 140 for 4

After the hard yards had been gained painfully, inch by inch, Suresh Raina decided that it was time to shed the cloak of caution

The turnaround in this Test has been nothing short of remarkable

The Indian one-day team possesses what the Test side lacks - supreme confidence allied to a greater mastery of the skills required

Peter English questions the format of a tournament final that encouraged Queensland to bat on and on

Not for the first time this winter, South Africa have been outwitted and outplayed in by a confident, bullish Australian team

It is often said that the third day of a Test is the most crucial of a match and, that being the case, South Africa let slip a golden opportunity to wrestle the initiative and stamp their authority on the game

Matthew Hoggard often looks like he carries the weight of the world on his shoulders and, on day three of this Test he might just have to

It did not have the wow-factor of last Sunday's run fest at the Wanderers in South Africa, but this low-scoring dogfight at Premadasa was comparably absorbing

The South Africa captain Graeme Smith pinpointed Matthew Hayden and Ricky Ponting's partnership in Australia's first innings as the crucial moment in the match

South Africa were outplayed in the first Test at Cape Town, but the gap is not as big as the seven-wicket margin suggests

While it's still too early to judge whether Rahul Dravid's gamble to bowl first was monumental folly it can be said that things didn't exactly go as he had planned