Brydon Coverdale

Assistant editor, ESPNcricinfo

Australia seal nervy chase after Chandimal ton

Australia sealed a nervy chase to beat Sri Lanka by two wickets in the third ODI in Dambulla, where they took a 2-1 series lead with two to play

28-Aug-2016•The Report by Brydon Coverdale

Why we should all give Steven Smith a break

The Australian captain has had a busy first year as leader, and is coming off a draining Test series; if he doesn't rest now, he'll have little chance to do so later in the season

27-Aug-2016•Brydon Coverdale

Stand-in captain, retiring star in focus as teams scrap for lead

For Sri Lankan fans, the attention will all be on Tillakaratne Dilshan, who is set to play his 330th and final ODI

27-Aug-2016•The Preview by Brydon Coverdale

Voges hopes selectors will keep the faith

Adam Voges hopes his remarkably productive home summer last year will hold him in good stead when Australia's selectors assess the fallout from the recent whitewash at the hands of Sri Lanka

25-Aug-2016•Brydon Coverdale

Amila Aponso 4 for 18 seals Sri Lanka's 82-run victory

Sri Lanka's openers gone cheaply. A recovery led by Kusal Mendis. A Sri Lankan attack heavy on spin options. Australia's batsmen struggling. A Sri Lankan victory

24-Aug-2016•The Report by Brydon Coverdale

Head sets sights on spinning allrounder role

After a lean start to his career, Travis Head's batting numbers have exploded. Coupled with his handy offspin, he is gunning to be Australia's next spin-bowling allrounder

23-Aug-2016•Brydon Coverdale

Shattered Australia faced with important selection decisions

As new faces arrive to freshen up the squad for the ODI series, Australia will hope whatever combination they go with can put the Test fiasco behind and make a fresh start

20-Aug-2016•Brydon Coverdale

Herath bowls Sri Lanka to historic whitewash

Thirteen wickets in the match from their leading spinner helped Sri Lanka complete their first whitewash over Australia in Test cricket

17-Aug-2016•The Report by Brydon Coverdale

Silva century gives Sri Lanka 288-run lead

Kaushal Silva turned around his disappointing series to score 115 on the fourth day in Colombo, where Sri Lanka's lead had grown to 288 by stumps

16-Aug-2016•The Report by Brydon Coverdale

Honours even after Marsh, Smith hundreds

During the course of their centuries, Steven Smith and Shaun Marsh put together fourth-highest stand for any Australian pair for any wicket in a Test in Asia, to help them take a 24-run lead

15-Aug-2016•The Report by Brydon Coverdale

Australia counter strongly after Chandimal ton

Dinesh Chandimal scored the seventh century of his Test career as Sri Lanka ground out the highest total of this series so far, posting 355 in the first innings in Colombo

14-Aug-2016•The Report by Brydon Coverdale

De Silva and Chandimal lead Sri Lanka fightback

Sri Lanka recovered from 26 for 5 on the first day against Australia in Colombo to reach 214 for 5 at stumps. Dhananjaya de Silva was the stand-out with his maiden Test century, compiled in an unbeaten 188-run stand with Dinesh Chandimal

13-Aug-2016•The Report by Brydon Coverdale

Zampa hoping to improve red-ball credentials

Adam Zampa might be Australia's specialist white-ball spinner at the moment, but he hopes to use the upcoming summer to prove that his skills can be transferred to the longer form of the game

12-Aug-2016•Brydon Coverdale

Sri Lanka target rare series whitewash

At the SSC, Sri Lanka will have the chance to push for a rare series whitewash, while Australia will be desperate to end a horror streak in Asia

12-Aug-2016•The Preview by Brydon Coverdale

O'Keefe fined over hotel incident

Injured spinner Steve O'Keefe has been fined $10,000 by Cricket Australia after being issued with a criminal infringement notice by New South Wales Police following an incident at a Sydney hotel on Saturday night

08-Aug-2016•Brydon Coverdale

Sutherland stresses ICC big picture

Cricket Australia's chief executive James Sutherland has stressed the need to view proposed changes to the structure of international cricket in their entirety, after the BCCI expressed its opposition to the concept of two-tier Test cricket

08-Aug-2016•Brydon Coverdale

Geelong to host Australia-Sri Lanka T20I

Australia will host Sri Lanka in a Twenty20 international at Geelong's Kardinia Park in February, after the ground was confirmed as the 11th venue in Australia currently accredited to host international cricket

08-Aug-2016•Brydon Coverdale

Perera bowls Sri Lanka to series triumph

Sri Lanka wrapped up a series win over Australia on the third day in Galle, where they completed a 229-run win in the second Test

06-Aug-2016•The Report by Brydon Coverdale

Herath hat-trick headlines 21-wicket day

The second day in Galle brought 21 wickets as Sri Lanka tightened their grip on the series. Rangana Herath claimed a hat-trick and Australia were bowled out for 106, their lowest ever total against Sri Lanka

05-Aug-2016•The Report by Brydon Coverdale

Australia lose openers after Sri Lanka make 281

On a wicket renowned for being spin friendly, Mitchell Starc claimed the best figures ever by an Australian fast bowler in Sri Lanka as the hosts were dismissed for 281 on the first day in Galle

04-Aug-2016•The Report by Brydon Coverdale

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