Brydon Coverdale

Assistant editor, ESPNcricinfo

Pink balls could lead to 'very, very boring cricket'

Australia's cricketers have collectively called "dead ball" on the pink Kookaburras used in day-night Sheffield Shield matches last summer. Dead, that is, in the sense of being lifeless and dull

30-Jun-2014•Brydon Coverdale

Day-night Test likely next year

Australia and New Zealand appear almost certain to play the first day-night Test with a pink ball next year, after discussions progressed between the two countries last week

30-Jun-2014•Brydon Coverdale

Irish replaces Marsh as head of FICA

Tony Irish, the head of the South African Cricketers' Association, will become the major voice for players around the world after being named as Paul Marsh's replacement at the Federation of International Cricketers' Associations (FICA)

27-Jun-2014•Brydon Coverdale and Daniel Brettig

Australia's summer schedule released

Cricket Australia has finalised an international season heavy on limited-overs cricket, with Adelaide losing its semi-traditional Australia Day match to Sydney

23-Jun-2014•Brydon Coverdale

Jesse Ryder joins Melbourne Renegades

New Zealand batsman Jesse Ryder will make his first appearance in the BBL this coming summer after signing with the Melbourne Renegades

20-Jun-2014•Brydon Coverdale

Muralitharan joins Australia coaching staff

Australia have made a dramatic move in their attempts to improve their spin credentials in Asian conditions, hiring Muttiah Muralitharan as a coaching consultant for this year's Test series against Pakistan in the UAE

18-Jun-2014•Brydon Coverdale

Bayliss to coach Australia against South Africa

New South Wales coach Trevor Bayliss will take charge of Australia's national team for the start of the home summer against South Africa in November

16-Jun-2014•Brydon Coverdale

Gary Gilmour dies at 62

Gary Gilmour, the fast bowler who played 15 Tests for Australia and famously demolished England in the 1975 World Cup semi-final, has died at the age of 62

10-Jun-2014•Brydon Coverdale and Daniel Brettig

Australia want their own Indian soil

Cricket Australia has come up with a novel plan to improve the team's performance on Indian soil: import some of their own

04-Jun-2014•Brydon Coverdale

Inverarity's hits and misses

After two and a half years in the job, John Inverarity has stood down as Australia's chairman of selectors. ESPNcricinfo presents a selection of his winning decisions, and some of those that didn't work out.

02-May-2014•Brydon Coverdale

Marsh named new chairman of selectors

Rod Marsh has replaced John Inverarity as Australia's chairman of selectors in a significant shake-up of the panel that comes as the team sits on top of the world rankings in both Tests and ODIs

02-May-2014•Brydon Coverdale

Australia reclaim No. 1 Test ranking

Australia have returned to the No. 1 Test ranking for the first time in nearly five years, after the ICC's annual rankings update

01-May-2014•Brydon Coverdale and Daniel Brettig

Cosgrove returns to South Australia

Batsman Mark Cosgrove will return to play for South Australia next summer, four years after he was axed by the state and subsequently moved to Tasmania

09-Apr-2014•Brydon Coverdale

North retires from Australian cricket

Former Test batsman Marcus North has sprung a surprise by announcing his retirement from Australian domestic cricket at the age of 34 and after a season in which he was named Sheffield Shield Player of the Year

03-Apr-2014•Brydon Coverdale

Marsh, Hughes contracted, Doolan left out

Alex Doolan has missed out on a Cricket Australia contract for 2014-15 despite being the incumbent No.3 in the Test team, while Shaun Marsh and Phillip Hughes have both been given deals

31-Mar-2014•Brydon Coverdale and Daniel Brettig

Sammy pulls off West Indies' best chase

West Indian batting power ejected Australia from the previous World T20 in Sri Lanka and has all but done so again after Darren Sammy pulled off a remarkable heist in Mirpur

28-Mar-2014•The Report by Brydon Coverdale

Slow starters fight to stay afloat

ESPNcricinfo previews the match between Australia and West Indies in Mirpur

27-Mar-2014•The Preview by Brydon Coverdale

Pakistan hold on in high-voltage game

If ever proof was needed that Pakistan are world cricket's most mercurial side, take this match as exhibit A. Bilawal Bhatti's first over cost 30 runs, Pakistan dropped two catches in three balls, they conceded an 18-ball half-century to Glenn Maxwell and

23-Mar-2014•The Report by Brydon Coverdale

Hazlewood's six puts NSW on path toward title

Josh Hazlewood's six-wicket haul kept New South Wales firmly in control of the Sheffield Shield final, despite Mitchell Marsh's efforts to drag Western Australia back into the contest with an unbeaten 92

23-Mar-2014•Brydon Coverdale

Favourites Australia eye elusive crown

Australia enter the World T20 as favourites due to a balanced squad characterized by a strong depth in batting

22-Mar-2014•Brydon Coverdale

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