Brydon Coverdale

Assistant editor, ESPNcricinfo

Referral of misfortune

Brydon Coverdale presents the Plays of the day from the third day of the first Test between South Africa and Australia

28-Feb-2009•Brydon Coverdale at the Wanderers

Century yet to sink in for debutant North

Cricket throws up a lot of pointless statistics that are forgotten as quickly as they are uncovered but a century on Test debut is the type of record that will be remembered forever

27-Feb-2009•Brydon Coverdale at the Wanderers

Series could be a tale of the tails - Kallis

Jacques Kallis has predicted the series could come down to a battle of the tails after Australia's final five pairs contributed over 60% of their total in the first innings

27-Feb-2009•Brydon Coverdale at the Wanderers

Australia don't need a Flintoff clone

Instead of scratching their heads for clone of Andrew Flintoff, who haunted them during the 2005 Ashes, the penny has started to drop that attempting to copy natural ability is like trying to replicate the Mona Lisa

27-Feb-2009•Brydon Coverdale at the Wanderers

10,000 Test runs for Kallis

Jacques Kallis has become the eighth batsman to 10,000 Test runs after achieving the record on the second day of the first Test at the Wanderers

27-Feb-2009•Brydon Coverdale at the Wanderers

Three from three but no hat-trick

Brydon Coverdale presents the Plays of the day from the second day of the first Test between South Africa and Australia

27-Feb-2009•Brydon Coverdale at the Wanderers

Steyn blames long break for Australia's escape

Taking a break is always enjoyable, but the long hiatus from first-class cricket did take its toll on the South African bowlers on the first day in Johannesburg

26-Feb-2009•Brydon Coverdale at the Wanderers

North stars on first outing

26-Feb-2009•Brydon Coverdale at the Wanderers

The 'cap' runneth over

Brydon Coverdale presents the plays of the day from the first day of the first Test between South Africa and Australia in Johannesburg

26-Feb-2009•Brydon Coverdale at the Wanderers

Heaven can wait

He's done the hard yards and bided his time; his chance may finally have arrived

26-Feb-2009•Brydon Coverdale

'Comprehensive beating' on Smith's mind

This is not just any series. For South Africa, this is the big one. South African fans stayed up until all hours watching their side's historic series win in Australia and now comes the chance to see their boys humble the Australians first-hand. That's th

25-Feb-2009•Brydon Coverdale in Johannesburg

Unlucky McGain misses out again

Bryce McGain has missed out on a spot in Australia's attack for the Test in Johannesburg, where Ricky Ponting hopes Peter Siddle can step into the Stuart Clark role

25-Feb-2009•Brydon Coverdale in Johannesburg

Australia opt for all-pace attack

Australia enter the series hanging on by a fingernail to their No. 1 Test ranking

25-Feb-2009•The Preview by Brydon Coverdale in Johannesburg

Hussey backs North to deliver

Marcus North will add not only a strong batting presence at No. 6 but also a handy offspin option, a solid first slip fieldsman, and a smart cricketing brain

25-Feb-2009•Brydon Coverdale in Johannesburg

Smith and Ponting get their heads around referrals

Australia and South Africa will be given their first taste of the referral system at the Wanderers on Thursday and both captains said they hoped it would at least eliminate the most obvious umpiring errors

25-Feb-2009•Brydon Coverdale in Johannesburg

de Villiers anticipates bowler-friendly pitches

AB de Villiers has predicted a tough time for batsmen from both sides in the Test series that begins in Johannesburg on Thursday

24-Feb-2009•Brydon Coverdale in Johannesburg

Boon wants fellow selectors to trust current squad

David Boon believes his selection panel must show faith in a core group of players during Australia's rebuilding phase

24-Feb-2009•Brydon Coverdale in Johannesburg

Hughes cool and calm ahead of debut

Philiip Hughes, certain to make his Test debut against South Africa at the Wanderers, is cool

24-Feb-2009•Brydon Coverdale in Johannesburg

Aussies impressed by Soweto talent

As the Australian team bus drove through Soweto with a police escort it was easy to think back to the old cliché that cricket is just a game. But for some of the hundreds of children who flocked to a skills clinic with the Australian players in one of the

23-Feb-2009•Brydon Coverdale in Soweto

North Test material

Marcus North spent the last three days laying claims to a spot in Australia's Test squad

23-Feb-2009•Brydon Coverdale in Potchefstroom

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