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Brydon Coverdale

Assistant editor, ESPNcricinfo

No tea but more boycott

Plays of the day for the first day of the second Test between Australia and New Zealand in Adelaide

28-Nov-2008•Brydon Coverdale at the Adelaide Oval

Committed Hayden remains motivated to succeed

Matthew Hayden took six years to play his first seven Tests but he has said in the lead-up to his 100th Test that his story has been no more special than any other Australian player

27-Nov-2008•Brydon Coverdale

McCullum moves down to fit in Fulton at No. 5

Brendon McCullum has swallowed his pride and volunteered for a demotion to No. 7 for the second Test in Adelaide to allow Peter Fulton to squeeze into the side

27-Nov-2008•Brydon Coverdale at the Adelaide Oval

Hauritz spins into serious contention

Australia's spin cycle has washed up another surprise with Nathan Hauritz almost certain to play his first Test in four years despite being considered not good enough for New South Wales last week

27-Nov-2008•Brydon Coverdale at the Adelaide Oval

Johnson leads clinical Australia to victory

It took Australia only 48 minutes on the fourth day to wrap up New Zealand's final four wickets and claim a 149-run win in the first Test at the Gabba. Mitchell Johnson finished with his first five-wicket haul in Tests and Stuart Clark ended up with four

23-Nov-2008•The Bulletin by Brydon Coverdale

Katich stars as Australia take control

Simon Katich became the first Australian to carry his bat in a Test for more than a decade and set Australia on the path towards victory at the Gabba

22-Nov-2008•The Bulletin by Brydon Coverdale

Katich the key as wickets tumble

Simon Katich was the main man standing between New Zealand and a gettable fourth-innings chase at the Gabba, where 16 wickets tumbled on an eventful second day

21-Nov-2008•The Bulletin by Brydon Coverdale

Southee swings New Zealand into strong position

If Australia were expecting an easy follow-up to their tough tour of India, their hopes were dashed by Tim Southee within 40 minutes at the Gabba

20-Nov-2008•The Bulletin by Brydon Coverdale

McDonald troubles Tigers after big night

Andrew McDonald and his fast-bowling colleagues caused major problems for Tasmania on the MCG's first day of Sheffield Shield action for the season as the Tigers went to stumps at 8 for 189

15-Nov-2008•Brydon Coverdale at the MCG

Symonds finds form but All-Stars win

The Australian XI were upstaged by a mixed bag All-Stars line-up but in a game whose result meant little, the most relevant feature was the return to form of Andrew Symonds ahead of his possible Test comeback

14-Nov-2008•Brydon Coverdale

Tigers jump to top despite Hodge hundred

Brad Hodge's second century of the season was not enough for Victoria, who lost their first match of the season as Tasmania jumped to the top of the FR Cup table with a 23-run win

12-Nov-2008•Brydon Coverdale at the MCG

'Regretful' Symonds keen to move on

Andrew Symonds has insisted he will not owe his team-mates anything when he returns to the Australia team on Friday for a Twenty20 match against an All-Stars line-up

10-Nov-2008•Brydon Coverdale

Sutherland to query Ponting on tactics

Cricket Australia will ask Ricky Ponting to clarify his reasons for using part-time bowlers after tea on the fourth day in Nagpur when Australia had a strong chance to set up a gettable chase

10-Nov-2008•Brydon Coverdale

Sutherland urges India to use power wisely

India must use their growing power in world cricket to keep the game on the right path rather than becoming obsessed with short-term issues like code-of-conduct hearings, according to James Sutherland, Cricket Australia's chief executive

06-Nov-2008•Brydon Coverdale

Australia see night Tests as a matter of survival

Day-night Test matches could be the only way for the five-day format to survive amid the growing Twenty20 phenomenon, according to Cricket Australia's chief executive James Sutherland

06-Nov-2008•Brydon Coverdale

Kumble bows out with tame draw

Anil Kumble's 18-year Test career ended without the Border-Gavaskar Trophy in his hands but India still have a strong chance to claim the prize in Nagpur after batting out a draw at the Feroz Shah Kotla

02-Nov-2008•The Bulletin by Brydon Coverdale

Cool Clarke guides Australia towards safety

A fighting century from Michael Clarke gave Australia a strong chance of heading into the final Test with the Border-Gavaskar Trophy still theirs to defend as a draw appeared likely in Delhi

01-Nov-2008•The Bulletin by Brydon Coverdale

Determined Australia make India toil

Ricky Ponting and Matthew Hayden led a solid collective effort from Australia on the third day in Delhi, although by the close there was no guarantee they would avoid the follow-on

31-Oct-2008•The Bulletin by Brydon Coverdale

Laxman puts India in total control

VVS Laxman tormented Australia with his second Test double-century and Gautam Gambhir registered his first as India batted themselves into an almost unconquerable position in the third Test

30-Oct-2008•The Bulletin by Brydon Coverdale

Gambhir century sets India on course

It took Gautam Gambhir nearly four years to make his second Test century having posted his first against Bangladesh in Chittagong; within nine days he has added a third and given India an excellent start to the third Test

29-Oct-2008•The Bulletin by Brydon Coverdale

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