Daniel Brettig

Daniel Brettig

McCullum rues poor shot selection

McCullum rues poor shot selection

New Zealand's batsmen are rightly cursing their shot-selection after giving up the first five wickets of the innings with a flurry of poor choices

01-Dec-2011•Daniel Brettig at the Gabba

Starc searches for consistency

Starc searches for consistency

Mitchell Starc's debut day for Australia began with a pep-talk from Richie Benaud. It ended with two wickets and an enhanced reputation

01-Dec-2011•Daniel Brettig at the Gabba

A few cases of stage fright

A few cases of stage fright

Michael Clarke and Ross Taylor are new leaders with talent, but on the first day of the series each had moments to forget as their sides edged nervously into action

01-Dec-2011•Daniel Brettig at the Gabba

Presentations and precipitations

Presentations and precipitations

ESPNcricinfo presents the Plays of the Day from the first day of the first Test between Australia and New Zealand at the Gabba

01-Dec-2011•Daniel Brettig at the Gabba

Clarke's chance to prove himself at home

Clarke's chance to prove himself at home

This series is the first chance at home for Michael Clarke's XI to prove themselves worthy to the Australian fans

30-Nov-2011•Daniel Brettig in Brisbane

Bracewell can become great - Taylor

Bracewell can become great - Taylor

New Zealand captain Ross Taylor expects great things of Doug Bracewell, declaring the young allrounder capable of growing into one of the best in the world

30-Nov-2011•Daniel Brettig in Brisbane

Hussey hopes youngsters gel into team

Hussey hopes youngsters gel into team

Though Australia's XI for the first Test against New Zealand is flushed with youth, Michael Hussey has admitted it lacks the familiarity and closeness of past teams.

29-Nov-2011•Daniel Brettig in Brisbane

What Sehwag saw in Warner

What Sehwag saw in Warner

Virender Sehwag saw the Test batsman in David Warner before he realised it himself

29-Nov-2011•Daniel Brettig in Brisbane

'We can adjust to Gabba bounce' - John Wright

'We can adjust to Gabba bounce' - John Wright

New Zealand's batsmen can make a callow Australian attack sweat in the first Test, so long as they successfully manage the awkward adjustment from the easy surface of Allan Border Field to the more steepling bounce of the Gabba

29-Nov-2011•Daniel Brettig in Brisbane

Mickey Arthur wants Steve Rixon back

Mickey Arthur wants Steve Rixon back

Steve Rixon was conspicuous by his absence at Allan Border Field as Australia's Test team reconvened to face New Zealand. Out of contract after his short-term Cricket Australia deal ended with the South Africa tour, Rixon continues to deliberate on hi

28-Nov-2011•Daniel Brettig in Brisbane

Peter Siddle, Nathan Lyon thrust into leadership

Peter Siddle, Nathan Lyon thrust into leadership

On the same day he anointed Peter Siddle spearhead of Australia's least seasoned bowling attack for 23 years, the head coach Mickey Arthur has stressed the spinner Nathan Lyon must also be prepared to play the role of a leader in the first Test against Ne

28-Nov-2011•Daniel Brettig in Brisbane

Howard, selectors test depth at their disposal

Howard, selectors test depth at their disposal

Australia have turned injury crisis into selection opportunity by naming four potential debutants in the squad for the first Test against New Zealand, and they are unlikely to be the last this summer

26-Nov-2011•Daniel Brettig

Starc, Pattinson, Siddle, Cutting to set pace for Gabba

Starc, Pattinson, Siddle, Cutting to set pace for Gabba

Mitchell Starc, James Pattinson, Peter Siddle and Ben Cutting have been named as the Australian pace quartet for the first Test against New Zealand

26-Nov-2011•Daniel Brettig

Warner, Pattinson, Copeland poised for inclusion

Warner, Pattinson, Copeland poised for inclusion

David Warner, James Pattinson and Trent Copeland loom as the chief beneficiaries of the injury drama enveloping the Australian team and its new selection panel

25-Nov-2011•Daniel Brettig

Ponting confronts his cricket mortality

Ponting confronts his cricket mortality

Ricky Ponting has conceded he does not have much time left in the game, saying he will quit as soon as he considers himself incapable of improvement

25-Nov-2011•Daniel Brettig

Five Australia players ruled out of first NZ Test

Five Australia players ruled out of first NZ Test

Shane Watson, Ryan Harris, Shaun Marsh, Mitchell Johnson and Pat Cummins will all miss Australia's first Test against New Zealand, scheduled to start from December 1 in Brisbane

25-Nov-2011•Daniel Brettig

Nice to play with that sort of freedom - McCullum

Nice to play with that sort of freedom - McCullum

Brendon McCullum has said he was trying to place Australia A's bowlers, who were aspiring for a place in the national XI, under pressure

24-Nov-2011•Daniel Brettig

Test Championship postponement a 'shame' - Greg Chappell

Test Championship postponement a 'shame' - Greg Chappell

Greg Chappell has called for the swiftest possible introduction of a Test Championship to aid the health of the game's longest form

24-Nov-2011•Daniel Brettig

Ailing Watson puts Copeland in the frame

Ailing Watson puts Copeland in the frame

Trent Copeland agrees a bleak injury prognosis for Shane Watson has greatly enhanced his chances of taking part in the first Test against New Zealand

24-Nov-2011•Daniel Brettig

Cummins' heel adds to Australian injury troubles

Cummins' heel adds to Australian injury troubles

Pat Cummins has added to Australia's myriad injury troubles by revealing he has carried a tender left heel home from his momentous debut in South Africa

24-Nov-2011•Daniel Brettig

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