Analysis

The Paper Round from the first day at Edgbaston

The perils of pitching it short at Edgbaston

Edgbaston, as everyone in the cricket-playing world now knows, is England's lucky ground

McGrathed and Warned at Lord's, England fought back magnificently at Edgbaston this morning

What the numbers say about Edgbaston the Test venue

The West Indian coach has been hampered by issues which are far beyond his control

The spirit remained willing but the batting basics, the tactics, the bowling lines and, for the first time on tour, the catching were weak

What the numbers tell about Dambulla, and about the key performers there

As many as four players who have never played Test cricket were named in the Indian squad for the Mumbai Test

So they huffed and they puffed, but still their house got blown down

How Shane Warne bamboozled England's batting at Lord's

Check out the bowling analysis for England in the Australian second innings, and you'd imagine Simon Jones was the worst of the lot

So far this fluctuating Test match has closely resembled the Centenary Test at Melbourne in March 1977

When a side loses their sixth and seventh wickets in quick succession - as Australia did late last night - the opposing bowlers feel rightly buoyed by their success.

As on his debut, what stood out about Michael Clarke's innings was his footwork

Osman Samiuddin on the fading fortunes of Pakistan's veteran wicketkeepers

How Glenn McGrath and Steve Harmison exploited the Lord's pitch

It's not everyday that the reality lives up to the hype

How McGrath brought up his 500th Test wicket

England set the right tone in the first over at Lord's and took the momentum into the rest of the morning