Cricket: Can NZ make history with the bat?
The big imprints look like something Neil Armstrong might've left on the moon but if the New Zealand batsmen can negotiate the Lord's pitch footmarks it'll be one giant leap for the Mike Hesson/Brendon...
View ArticleLive updates: Black Caps v England second test
Live updates of day two of the second test between the Black Caps and England at Headingley Carnegie. Follow live updates of the action.
View ArticleMark Richardson: Collapse cancels all the positives
All week I've been hearing about the positives but life, in my book, does not work that way. You can be as good as you like for 90 per cent of your life but if you make one big stuff-up, it will define...
View ArticleCricket: Plight of the Kiwis may also befall Australians
New Zealand might have been swept 2-0 by England in the away test series but looking at early Ashes intelligence data, Australia can expect much the same.When the England side hums, as it did in the...
View ArticleCricket: Test puzzler for McCullum
New Zealand captain Brendon McCullum is trying to pinpoint why his team cannot translate limited overs success to the test arena.It follows the opening five-wicket victory over England at Lord's where,...
View ArticleCricket: Cricket overseas to build better NZ batsmen
Test cricket continues to serve up a cocktail of technical and psychological torment to New Zealand's batsmen, regardless of the team's belief they are preparing meticulously.Getting no traction in the...
View ArticleCricket: Age shall not weary the Kiwi ODI Dad's Army
When it comes to age at cricket's Champions Trophy this month, New Zealand is the Dad's Army.Eight of New Zealand's 15 players (equal with Pakistan) are 30somethings, which may hold a key to why the...
View ArticleCricket: NZ very motivated to beat England
It's a struggle finding a British weather forecast which does anything but usher New Zealand into the Champions Trophy semifinals as top qualifiers.Everywhere you click or read, meteorological maps...
View ArticleCricket: Time marching on as Hesson ponders future
With New Zealand on the cusp of another semifinal at an international one-day cricket tournament, coach and chief selector Mike Hesson must ask himself a major question when the Champions Trophy...
View ArticleMark Richardson: One-day game blossoming thanks to clever planning
Last week I said that while the Black Caps ODI team looks formidable, the acid test will come when they reach the must-win games. Tonight's match against England could prove to be the first of those.If...
View ArticleLive updates: Black Caps v England
Corey Anderson will make his one-day international debut for New Zealand in their Champions Trophy match against England in Cardiff. Click
View ArticleCricket: Black Caps fall, semifinal hopes in doubt
England 169 New Zealand 159-8England win by 10 runs and progress to the semi-finals of the Champions Trophy New Zealand made a spirited contribution to their Champions Trophy match this morning but...
View ArticleCricket: Century makers help turn the tide
Having been sent in and had their top order swept away, New Zealand scrapped hard and by stumps had decisively won back the honours from India at Eden Park yesterday.Chalk the balance of the match...
View ArticleCricket: Top shot is driving opener's downfall
Hamish Rutherford's greatest strength has become a glaring weakness.Teams have deduced if they stack the slip cordon and pitch up often enough outside off stump to goad him into driving, Rutherford...
View ArticleCricket: Gabba still favours batting first
If New Zealand win the toss in the first test against Australia starting on Thursday in Brisbane, expect them to bat.Former Australian captain and Channel Nine commentator Ian Chappell can be heard, at...
View ArticleCricket World Cup 2019: Martin Guptill opens up on criticism ahead of final
Martin Guptill says it has been impossible to ignore the criticism of his batting, but remains confident he can step up when it matters most for the Black Caps.The out-of-form opener has been having a...
View Article'There is a bit of Kiwi on the cup': Father of Ben Stokes torn following...
New Zealand might not have won the World Cup final but Ben Stokes' father says "there is a bit of Kiwi on the cup."Gerard Stokes, a Black Caps fan, said a draw would have been nice given he was...
View ArticleCricket: New Zealand stage fierce fightback on day one of first test against...
New Zealand have surged back from adversity on the opening day of the first test against England at Lord's.The visitors were dismissed for 132 and looked to have conceded first innings honours to the...
View ArticleCricket: Daryl Mitchell, Tom Blundell rescue Black Caps with record partnership
By Andrew Alderson at Lord's Daryl Mitchell and Tom Blundell – the gladiator and the matador.The pair came together at 56 for four in the 23rd over for New Zealand on the second day of the first...
View ArticleCricket: Series hinges on bowling
The deciding fifth one-day international between New Zealand and England starting tomorrow night will likely come down to bowling savvy.
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