Brydon Coverdale

Assistant editor, ESPNcricinfo

Evergreen Tendulkar inspires Ponting

Tendulkar and Ponting are the two leading run scorers in international cricket history, and they'll walk out on to the Motera ground in Ahmedabad, each hoping to end the other's World Cup career

23-Mar-2011•Brydon Coverdale in Ahmedabad

Ponting denies retirement reports

Ricky Ponting has quashed reports that he will retire after the World Cup, confirming that he has no plans to end his playing career or give up the captaincy

23-Mar-2011•Brydon Coverdale in Ahmedabad

Johnson to target Sehwag with short delivery

Mitchell Johnson has said Australia will target Virender Sehwag's rib-cage with the short delivery in a bid to get him out quickly during their World Cup quarter-final against India

22-Mar-2011•Brydon Coverdale in Ahmedabad

Team-mates back Ponting on captaincy

Ricky Ponting's team-mates have leapt to his defence amid reports he could be stripped of the captaincy ahead of next month's one-day series in Bangladesh

22-Mar-2011•Brydon Coverdale in Ahmedabad

After the streak, Australia can get on with business

Now that the 34-match streak without a World Cup loss is over, Australia can go back to being just another team in the tournament, and their captain Ricky Ponting says they can learn from the loss

19-Mar-2011•Brydon Coverdale at the R Premadasa Stadium

A hard call on Ponting's one-day future

Ricky Ponting wants to continue in one-day cricket after the World Cup, but there is little to be gained from him playing on

19-Mar-2011•Brydon Coverdale at the R Premadasa Stadium

Argy-bargy and overkicks

ESPNcricinfo presents the Plays of the Day from the World Cup, Group A match between Pakistan and Australia at the R Premadasa Stadium in Colombo

19-Mar-2011•Brydon Coverdale and Osman Samiuddin at the R Premadasa Stadium

Phillip Hughes earns Hilditch praise

Australia's chairman of selectors, Andrew Hilditch, has said he is thrilled by the form of the opener Phillip Hughes

18-Mar-2011•Brydon Coverdale

Hilditch wants more impact from Tait

Andrew Hilditch, Australia's chairman of selectors, said that while Brett Lee and Mitchell Johnson are bowling well, Shaun Tait needs to do more for the three-man out-and-out pace attack to work

18-Mar-2011•Brydon Coverdale in Colombo

Ponting eager for Pakistan test

The game against Pakistan will give Ricky Ponting an indication of where his men sit

18-Mar-2011•Brydon Coverdale in Colombo

Ponting not worried by poor form

Ricky Ponting has played down any concerns over his own form as the most important stage of the World Cup approaches, after he again fell cheaply against Canada on Wednesday

17-Mar-2011•Brydon Coverdale

Australia need to lift against better teams

Australia have beaten Canada and Kenya comfortably, but both teams exposed weaknesses that better sides may be able to take advantage of if the World Champions don't improve

16-Mar-2011•Brydon Coverdale at the Chinnaswamy Stadium

Ponting's spat and Surkari's two-ball pain

Plays of the day from Australia's comfortable victory over Canada

16-Mar-2011•Brydon Coverdale and Sriram Veera at the Chinnaswamy Stadium

Hastings in frame as Aussies look to rest Tait

John Hastings could be set for a World Cup debut as Australia consider resting Shaun Tait for their match against Canada on Wednesday

15-Mar-2011•Brydon Coverdale in Bangalore

Krejza ready to meet his mentor

Throwdowns from the coach are a common part of practice, but what about bowling to the coach? And not in the nets - in the heat of battle in a World Cup match

15-Mar-2011•Brydon Coverdale in Bangalore

John Davison to retire after Australia game

John Davison has announced his retirement from international cricket, saying that Canada's match against Australia in Bangalore on Wednesday will be his last

15-Mar-2011•Brydon Coverdale in Bangalore

Ponting wants wickets from spinners

Ricky Ponting wants more from his spinners after they again failed to take a wicket during the 60-run win over Kenya in Bangalore on Sunday

14-Mar-2011•Brydon Coverdale in Bangalore

Australia content with game, after long wait

After a 20-day break since their last game, Australia were happy just to get 100 overs under their belt against Kenya in Bangalore

13-Mar-2011•Brydon Coverdale at the Chinnaswamy Stadium

'Kenyan cricket at its lowest ebb'

Mismanagement, lack of competitive cricket and a poor structure are at the root of Kenyan cricket's current state, says Steve Tikolo

12-Mar-2011•Interview by Brydon Coverdale

Still not convinced about Associates - Ponting

The Australia captain says smaller teams should dominate second-tier cricket over a long period before playing the World Cup

12-Mar-2011•Brydon Coverdale in Bangalore

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