Brydon Coverdale

Assistant editor, ESPNcricinfo

Operation Fix Mitch

Chloe Saltau writes in the Age that Troy Cooley’s reputation as the world’s premier fast-bowling coach depends on whether he can rehabilitate Mitchell Johnson in time to save the Ashes.

25-Feb-2013•Brydon Coverdale

A nasty edge to the Ashes

A serious but friendly rivalry between England and Australia has been the cornerstone for the popularity of the Ashes over the years

25-Feb-2013•Brydon Coverdale

Doosra baffles off the field, too

A group of former Australian Test spinners has decided the doosra shouldn't be taught in Australia

25-Feb-2013•Brydon Coverdale

Nothing worse than a poor draw

Patrick Smith takes up the opposite position to his fellow Australian journalist Malcolm Conn in defending England's tactics in the dying stages in Cardiff

25-Feb-2013•Brydon Coverdale

The world's biggest sledge

It sometimes seems as though Richard Branson is taking over the world

25-Feb-2013•Brydon Coverdale

Freddie owes us, big time

Paul Weaver writes in his Guardian blog that Andrew Flintoff has borrowed freely from the goodwill of the English public and now he owes them - big time.

25-Feb-2013•Brydon Coverdale

The Red Bull run

In the Courier-Mail , Robert Craddock looks at the many sides of Kevin Pietersen, the man with the greatest potential to unsettle Australia during the Ashes.

25-Feb-2013•Brydon Coverdale

Cricket culture or celebrity culture?

Nick Bryant, the BBC's Sydney correspondent, writing in the Australian , wonders if the winning culture of the Australian cricket team has been overtaken by celebrity culture.

25-Feb-2013•Brydon Coverdale

The un-Australian prime minister

John Howard must be spitting out his tea in disgust at the comments of his successor as Australia’s prime minister, Kevin Rudd

25-Feb-2013•Brydon Coverdale

No guarantees for out-of-sorts Hussey

In his column in the Times , Shane Warne argues that England have made a mistake by leaving Michael Vaughan out of their Ashes training squad and he believes Michael Hussey's position in Australia's side should no longer be guaranteed.

25-Feb-2013•Brydon Coverdale

Symonds tackles another sport

A streaker once felt the brunt of Andrew Symonds’ strength when he was on the wrong end of a shoulder charge at the Gabba

25-Feb-2013•Brydon Coverdale

Hodge in harmony with India

When Melbourne police get called into one of the city’s pokey alleys it’s not usually for a happy reason

25-Feb-2013•Brydon Coverdale

Cricket for Russian intellectuals

If there was an unlikelier place than Cardiff for Ashes mania to kick off this year, St Petersburg would be it

25-Feb-2013•Brydon Coverdale

The case for the specialist stumper

In just over a week, England will name their squad for the first Test and in the Guardian Mike Selvey looks at the success of James Foster in the ICC World Twenty20 and wonders why the superior batsman but inferior gloveman Matt Prior should be

25-Feb-2013•Brydon Coverdale

New Zealand done like a pot roast

New Zealand talked up their chances at the ICC World Twenty20 but after their exit at the Super Eights stage the post-mortems have begun

25-Feb-2013•Brydon Coverdale

England trip gives Hughes clues

In the Australian , Peter Lalor chats to Phillip Hughes about his recent stint with Middlesex and how it has helped prepare him for the Ashes.

25-Feb-2013•Brydon Coverdale

Things to do in Leicester when you're dead

There are differing opinions over whether Australia's early exit from the ICC World Twenty20 will help or hinder their Ashes preparations

25-Feb-2013•Brydon Coverdale

Symonds and 'weak officials' got it wrong

Robert Craddock writes in the Courier-Mail that Andrew Symonds was a player never humble enough to learn from his mistakes, governed by weak officials who let him get away with far too much for far too long.

25-Feb-2013•Brydon Coverdale

Open slather on redhead Ronnie

25-Feb-2013•Brydon Coverdale

Clark signing shows county self-interest

Mike Selvey in the Guardian discusses why Gloucestershire’s signing of Stuart Clark in the lead-up to the Ashes is more selfish than Middlesex’s recruitment of Phillip Hughes.

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