Brydon Coverdale

Assistant editor, ESPNcricinfo

Confusion between Smith and umpires led to extra time

Ian Gould and Richard Illingworth thought Australia wanted to bowl Pakistan out on the fourth day based on an earlier conversation they had with Steven Smith

19-Dec-2016•Brydon Coverdale at the Gabba

'Shafiq made a match out of nothing' - Misbah

Captain Misbah-ul-Haq credited a change in mindset and their determined character for Pakistan's incredible turnaround in the Gabba Test

19-Dec-2016•Brydon Coverdale at the Gabba

Australia hold on to win the unlosable

History nearly repeated itself as Australia looked like they would lose yet another Test from a position of complete control

19-Dec-2016•Brydon Coverdale at the Gabba

When everyone had to work a little 'extra'

Australia took the extra extra half hour, much after the scheduled close, in anticipation of a win. But at the end of an everlasting gobsmacker of a day, Pakistan dared to dream

18-Dec-2016•Brydon Coverdale in Brisbane

Australia assistant coach unhappy with extra half hour

Australia's assistant coach, David Saker, has questioned the wisdom of an extra half hour being taken on the fourth evening at the Gabba as Australia sought in vain to wrap up victory over Pakistan.

18-Dec-2016•Brydon Coverdale at the Gabba

Pakistan survive trip down Sunset Boulevard

Pakistan's first-innings failings under the Gabba lights didn't augur well for their second attempt. But they found a new resolve to fight another day

17-Dec-2016•Brydon Coverdale in Brisbane

Handscomb stays back to take career forward

When Peter Handscomb danced down the pitch and lofted Yasir Shah over long-on for the first six of Australia's innings, you wouldn't have believed he was on the verge of a maiden Test century

16-Dec-2016•Brydon Coverdale in Brisbane

A tale of two rookies

Peter Handscomb has looked nerveless; Nic Maddinson has appeared nervous. They debuted together in Adelaide, but could hardly have had more different experiences at the Test level

16-Dec-2016•Brydon Coverdale in Brisbane

Smith owns up to edge on 97

Steven Smith said he did edge the ball to the wicketkeeper Sarfraz Ahmed when he was on 97 but felt it was a bizarre that nothing came off it

16-Dec-2016•Brydon Coverdale in Brisbane

The evolutions of Smith, Handscomb and Renshaw

Australia's top performers at the Gabba against Pakistan have changed, in varying degrees, from the players they had once been

15-Dec-2016•Brydon Coverdale in Brisbane

No one noticed Smith's edge - Azhar Ali

Sarfraz Ahmed had dropped Steven Smith on 53. Then when he did catch the Australian captain on 97, no one appealed

15-Dec-2016•Brydon Coverdale in Brisbane

Renshaw saves parents a dash across Brisbane

Matt Renshaw's dismissal for 71 meant that his parents did not need to make a trip across Brisbane to get to the ground

15-Dec-2016•Brydon Coverdale in Brisbane

Have Australia done their homework against Pakistan?

Australia and Pakistan have both slipped from the top Test spot this year. Now both teams are coming after series losses and will have lots to do under lights at the Gabba

14-Dec-2016•Brydon Coverdale in Brisbane

Australia ponder playing four quicks

Australia have left open the possibility of playing four fast men and leaving out offspinner Nathan Lyon at the Gabba, choosing not to name their XI on the eve of the match

14-Dec-2016•Brydon Coverdale at the Gabba

The rise and rise of Josh Hazlewood

Two years on from his Gabba Test debut, Josh Hazlewood has become a leader for Australia, both on the field and off it

13-Dec-2016•Brydon Coverdale

'Very Australian' Khawaja set to take on country of birth

Usman Khawaja was a young child when moved to Sydney from Islamabad with his family; now he's set to play his first Test match against the country of his birth

13-Dec-2016•Brydon Coverdale

Shouldn't 'overkill' day-night Tests - Lyon

Nathan Lyon has said Test cricket should be kept "as traditional as possible with the odd pink ball game"

12-Dec-2016•Brydon Coverdale

Lyon hopes to extract more bounce from the Gabba

The offspinner has set his sights on hitting the splice of the bats, and bringing the close-in catchers into play in the day-night Test in Brisbane

12-Dec-2016•Brydon Coverdale

'Our left-armers more potent against Australia' - Arthur

Pakistan coach Mickey Arthur has said the speed with which his team "adapt to conditions" could determine the direction of the Test series against Australia

12-Dec-2016•Brydon Coverdale

Through the wars, Arthur returns to where it began

Five years after his coaching debut with Australia, Mickey Arthur is back at the Gabba. This time as the coach of Australia's opponents

12-Dec-2016•Brydon Coverdale

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