Sri Lanka - running out of steam.

Sri Lanka need more than a quick fix

The longer Sri Lanka take with their clear-out from top to bottom, the further they will slide away from the top tier of the Test rankings.

Kallis and de Villiers - complementary talents.

South Africa's partners in excellence

Amla's emergence as a top-class batsman means the Proteas now have the luxury of two formidable partnerships in the middle that delivers more often than not.

Vettori - needs a new Fleming, Bond.

How far will New Zealand drop?

Alarm bells in the New Zealand camp should have been going off long before their ODI series loss to Bangladesh, writes Shahida Jacobs.

Ryder - perennial badboy, who enjoys too much leniency.

Jesse is really riding his luck

Jesse Ryder has already had a number of warnings in his short career, but can only say sorry so many times before he loses the public's sympathy, writes Shahida Jacobs.

McCullum - an aaahsome slugger.

The Americanization of cricket

If Americans were into their cricket, then the Twenty20 format would be any television company's dream.