
London: After two days of being oppressed by New Zealand, England broke the stranglehold in impressive style to take charge halfway through the first Test at Lord's on Saturday. First, New Zealand was dismissed for 207 to give England a first-innings lead of 25, a significant amount on a tricky, soft pitch. That lead was then boosted from 25 to 205, as Joe Root and Jonathan Trott found runs easy...

11:36 PM, May 18, 2013

London: New Zealand will assess weather and pitch conditions on Thursday morning before making a final decision on whether to field four pace bowlers in the first Test against England at Lord's. On the eve of the first match in the two-Test series on Wednesday, captain Brendon McCullum said the final place would go to either Doug Bracewell or left-arm spinner Bruce Martin, who played in the drawn three-match series...

09:32 PM, May 15, 2013

In pursuit of a record target of 481, England finished day four on 90 for 4 in the final game of the series. ...

11:02 AM, Mar 25, 2013

Left-arm fast bowler Trent Boult took 6 for 68 as New Zealand dismissed England for 204 in reply to their own first innings of 443. ...

12:04 PM, Mar 24, 2013

In their reply to New Zealand's 443, England closed day two on 50 for 2 at Auckland. ...

11:10 AM, Mar 23, 2013

Peter Fulton (124) and Kane Williamson (83) added an unbeaten 171 for the second wicket as the hosts closed the day on 250 for 1 against England. ...

10:30 AM, Mar 22, 2013

New Zealand were 77 for 1 and trailed England by 134 runs at stumps on day three with Williamson (16) and Fulton (41) unbeaten at the crease. ...

02:35 AM, Mar 16, 2013

The injury-hit hosts must dig deep if they want to prevent England winning their first ODI series in New Zealand since 1992. ...

10:04 AM, Feb 22, 2013

Brendon McCullum (69*)and Martin Guptill (27*) took New Zealand home with 7 balls to spare. ...

03:03 PM, Feb 17, 2013

Though the series is already sealed, both teams have something to play for in the final match at Potchefstroom. ...

01:20 PM, Jan 24, 2013

NZ top order batsmen all spent valuable time at the crease on the first day of a three-day match against a SA Invitation XI. ...

11:35 PM, Dec 28, 2012

After a long day in the field, Sri Lanka lost Dilshan, Sangakkara and Jayawardene to slump to 43 for 3 by stumps on day two. ...

09:51 AM, Nov 26, 2012

R Ashwin's 12-wicket match haul helped India beat New Zealand by an innings and 115 runs in the first Test and take 1-0 lead in the two-match series. ...

01:05 PM, Aug 26, 2012

Kemar Roach took 60 for 5 and Chris Gayle hit 64 not out to lead West Indies to a nine-wicket victory over New Zealand. ...

10:01 PM, Jul 29, 2012

Roach notched up a four-wicket haul against New Zealand in a tour game to mark a successful return after injury. ...

02:51 PM, Jul 21, 2012