Brydon Coverdale

Assistant editor, ESPNcricinfo

Agar added to squad for Sydney Test

Ashton Agar has been added to Australia's squad for the fourth Test in Sydney as the selectors contemplate a twin spin attack with Nathan Lyon

30-Dec-2014•Brydon Coverdale

'We need a few more runs' - Warner

David Warner has indicated that Australia will look to add to their 326-run lead on the fifth morning before declaring, with events from the Adelaide Test fresh in their mind

29-Dec-2014•Brydon Coverdale in Melbourne

Marsh battles for job security

Some might say Shaun Marsh has got more chances than he deserves at Test level, but at the MCG he played an innings of great value to Australia, and his career

29-Dec-2014•Brydon Coverdale at the MCG

Australia's butter fingers

Australian teams were renowned for their exceptional catching and fielding. This side is letting those standards slide

28-Dec-2014•Brydon Coverdale at the MCG

Wanted to tire India's bowlers, says Smith

Australia captain Steven Smith said that his team had aimed to exploit India's heavy bowling workload as they built towards their first-innings total of 530 at the MCG

27-Dec-2014•Brydon Coverdale at the MCG

Smith acting like a captain

In his first two Tests as Australia captain, Steven Smith has scored runs, with the tail and in the first innings to set up games, and in abundance. He's led his team from the front

27-Dec-2014•Brydon Coverdale at the MCG

Warner suffers bruising after being struck in MCG nets

Australia's injury worries continued on the second day in Melbourne, with David Warner unable to take the field during India's innings after being hit while batting in the nets

27-Dec-2014•Brydon Coverdale at the MCG

Mitchell Marsh ruled out of Sydney Test

Mitchell Marsh has been ruled out of the Sydney Test after suffering a setback in his recovery from a hamstring injury

27-Dec-2014•Brydon Coverdale at the MCG

Australia's 50-50 lifelines

Three Australia players made half-centuries on day one at the MCG; for each of them, the innings' meant different things

26-Dec-2014•Brydon Coverdale at the MCG

Burns ready for the hot seat

Joe Burns, who will make his debut in Melbourne, has been trying to fly under the radar, trying not to stay on the right side of the established players

25-Dec-2014•Brydon Coverdale

Watson's merry-go-round decade

In January 2005, Shane Watson made his Test debut. What does he have to show for a decade in the game?

24-Dec-2014•Brydon Coverdale

Injury concern for Shaun Marsh

Shaun Marsh joined the list of Australia's walking wounded at training in Melbourne on Wednesday, after he was struck on the left hand while facing Josh Hazlewood

24-Dec-2014•Brydon Coverdale

A month of reflection and flashbacks

Cricket has picked itself up and carried on in the weeks since Phillip Hughes' death, but its emotional impact has never been far from the surface

23-Dec-2014•Brydon Coverdale

'Verbals got me going' - Johnson

Mitchell Johnson has described how India's cricketers played into his hands by revving him up at the start of his first innings at the Gabba, an innings of 88 that effectively wrested control of the match from India

23-Dec-2014•Brydon Coverdale

Haddin happy to see Smith develop

It would have been understandable for the vice-captain to get tetchy when overlooked for the leadership with the skipper out injured. Not Brad Haddin, team man

23-Dec-2014•Brydon Coverdale

Watson shaken after being hit on helmet

Shane Watson was struck in the helmet by a James Pattinson bouncer at Australia's training session at the MCG on Tuesday, leading to both men leaving the nets

23-Dec-2014•Brydon Coverdale

Lyon hails Watson's Gabba bowling

Nathan Lyon said Shane Watson's efforts in keeping up the pressure on the Indian batsmen at the Gabba could not be overlooked

22-Dec-2014•Brydon Coverdale in Melbourne

'Team man' Haddin in need of runs

Brad Haddin remains an important cog in Australia's Test side with his leadership qualities and his still excellent wicketkeeping, but the runs have dried up since the Ashes, leaving him under pressure to keep his place for one last tour of England

21-Dec-2014•Brydon Coverdale

Burns in line for Boxing Day debut

Joe Burns is set for a Boxing Day Test debut against India after being added to Australia's Test squad in place of the injured Mitchell Marsh

21-Dec-2014•Brydon Coverdale

Australia ponder Boxing Day XI

Australia are unlikely to take their winning XI from the Gabba in to the Boxing Day Test, with injuries and form complicating matters for Rod Marsh's selection panel

20-Dec-2014•Brydon Coverdale at the Gabba

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