Cardiff: New Zealand skipper Brendon McCullum admitted they did panic during the tense chase against Sri Lanka but always had the confidence that his side would scrape through in a low-scoring Champions Trophy thriller here on Sunday. "Sri Lanka are always a dangerous side and we panicked a bit in the middle. It is very important to scrape through, we have enough experience to deal with situations like this, although...
11:04 PM, Jun 09, 2013
Cardiff: New Zealand held on for a dramatic one-wicket victory over Sri Lanka in their Group A match at the Champions Trophy on Sunday. The Kiwis finished on 139 for 9 with 13 overs to spare after dismissing Sri Lanka for 138 in 37.5 overs. Despite the low run chase, New Zealand collapsed to 49 for 4 and then 80 for 6. Brothers Brendan and Nathan McCullum moved their team...
10:34 PM, Jun 09, 2013
Live updates from Game 4 between Sri Lanka and New Zealand at Cardiff With their morale sky high after a 2-1 series win over England, New Zealand would look to carry their good form into the Champions Trophy when they clash with Sri Lanka in a Group A match here on Sunday. Sri Lanka have an overwhelming record of winning 10 of their last 11 ODI matches and six in...
02:11 PM, Jun 09, 2013
Cardiff: New Zealand are preparing to face a spin barrage from Sri Lanka when the two sides meet in the Champions Trophy in Cardiff on Sunday. New Zealand go into the tournament after a morale-boosting 2-1 one-day series win over hosts England, but Brendon McCullum's side knows Sri Lanka will throw up new challenges. "We could conceivably be facing 30-35 overs of spin," Black Caps coach Mike Hesson said ahead...
10:10 AM, Jun 09, 2013
Cardiff: Their morale sky high after a 2-1 series win over England, New Zealand would look to carry their good form into the Champions Trophy when they clash with Sri Lanka in a Group A match here on Sunday. Sri Lanka have an overwhelming record of winning 10 of their last 11 ODI matches and six in a row against the Kiwis but the Black Caps would back themselves to...
02:41 PM, Jun 08, 2013
Wellington: New Zealand batting great Martin Crowe on Friday (June 7) said the cancer he was diagnosed with last year was under control and he was cutting all ties with cricket to reduce his stress levels. Crowe said he believed worrying about cricket, particularly the axing of his protege Ross Taylor as New Zealand captain late last year, exacerbated his lymphatic cancer, leading to a large tumour in his stomach....
09:31 AM, Jun 07, 2013
Nottingham: England one-day coach Ashley Giles wants to see the side produce their "A game" in their Champions Trophy opener at Edgbaston on Saturday (June 8). Tournament hosts England were below their best for much of their recent 2-1 one-day series defeat by New Zealand, although they did at least avoid a whitewash with a 34-run win over the Black Caps in Nottingham on Wednesday. England's bowling attack wasn't helped...
09:17 AM, Jun 07, 2013
Nottingham: New Zealand coach Mike Hesson has said his side may not be" the sort of guys who wander around like peacocks" but "are in with a chance" of winning the Champions Trophy. The Black Caps, who play Sri Lanka in their tournament opener at Cardiff on Sunday, go into the competition featuring the world's top eight 50-over sides on the back of a 2-1 one-day international (ODI) series win...
08:46 AM, Jun 07, 2013
Nottingham: Alastair Cook forecast Jos Buttler's decisive innings against New Zealand at Trent Bridge would be the first of many occasions the talented shotmaker swung a match England's way. The 22-year-old Somerset wicketkeeper/batsman was outscored by England team-mates Ian Bell (82) and Eoin Morgan (49) in Wednesday's day/night clash. But it was Buttler's 47 not out off just 16 balls that was pivotal in setting up a 34-run win in...
10:21 AM, Jun 06, 2013
England restored some belated respectability in their one-day series against New Zealand by winning the third and final match by 34 runs at Trent Bridge, Nottingham on Wednesday. Although New Zealand had clinched the series with victories at Lord's and the Rose Bowl, the win was a boost for England's morale before the Champions Trophy starting on Thursday. The two sides meet again in the eight-nation 50-overs competition during the...
02:19 AM, Jun 06, 2013
A world class event couldn't have come at a better time for the game as it grapples to keep its gentlemanly character free of any blemishes. The Indian Premier League has inflicted as much damage as it could. The ICC Champions Trophy is cricket's chance for running repairs. The tournament, initially christened as the mini World Cup, is on its last legs in its final edition. The ICC has decided...
07:34 PM, Jun 05, 2013
CLICK HERE for live updates from the third ODI between England and New Zealand being played at Trent Bridge, Nottingham. New Zealand have already secured the trophy by winning the first two ODIs and now eye a rare whitewash even as England welcome Stuart Broad and Steven Finn back into the eleven. They have left our Jade Dernbach and Chris Woakes. They have also rested James Anderson and Graeme Swann,...
06:08 PM, Jun 05, 2013
London: Michael Vaughan believes all those who criticise England batsman Jonathan Trott for slow scoring are talking "nonsense". Trott top-scored for England with 109 not out off 104 balls but could not prevent an 86-run defeat against New Zealand at Southampton on Sunday that saw the tourists take an unbeatable 2-0 lead in a three-match one-day series. South Africa-born Trott, 32, has often been accused of slow-scoring. But former England...
08:15 AM, Jun 05, 2013
Nottingham: Ian Bell was pleased to see England seamers Stuart Broad and Steven Finn back bowling in the nets but backed county colleague Boyd Rankin to impress if given a chance in Wednesday's third one-day international against New Zealand at Trent Bridge. England, after crushing defeats at Lord's and Southampton, cannot win this three-match series at 2-0 down and now have just one more chance to rediscover the winning feeling...
08:06 AM, Jun 05, 2013
London: England may have to re-think their Champions Trophy plans if they find themselves without injured pace bowlers Stuart Broad and Steven Finn. The duo have yet to be ruled out of Wednesday's third and final one-day international against New Zealand at Trent Bridge, having missed the defeats at Lord's and Southampton. After Sunday's 86-run humbling loss at Southampton, England captain Alastair Cook was unsure whether the two seamers would...
07:59 AM, Jun 04, 2013
London: Pakistan fine-tuned their preparations for the Champions Trophy with an emphatic six-wicket victory over South Africa at The Oval on Monday. Misbah-ul-Haq's team put South Africa into bat and restricted the Proteas to 202 for 9 before chasing down the target with 4.3 overs remaining thanks to half-centuries from Imran Farhat and Mohammad Hafeez. To make matters worse for South Africa, there was concern over pace bowler Dale Steyn,...
11:21 PM, Jun 03, 2013
Southampton: New Zealand captain Brendon McCullum said his side had showed how "good a team we can be" after wrapping up a one-day series win over England. Martin Guptill's New Zealand record 189 not out - the opener's second successive unbeaten hundred - was the cornerstone of the Black Caps' total of 359 for 3 that was behind an 86-run win at Southampton on Sunday. That gave them an unbeatable...
09:30 AM, Jun 03, 2013
Southampton: Martin Guptill made the highest one-day international score by a New Zealand batsman as the Black Caps took an unbeatable 2-0 lead in their series with England on Sunday. Guptill's 189 not out was the cornerstone of New Zealand's 359 for 3 at Southampton - the largest total England had conceded in a home ODI. England, despite Jonathan Trott's unbeaten 109, could only manage 273 in reply as they...
11:18 PM, Jun 02, 2013
Click Here for live updates from the second one-dayer between England and New Zealand played at The Rose Bowl, Southampton. Toss and team news: New Zealand captain Brendon McCullum won the toss and opted to bat. In a surprising move, New Zealand have replaced Tim Southee with Doug Bracewell while England go in unchanged. Teams: England: 1 Alastair Cook (capt), 2 Ian Bell, 3 Jonathan Trott, 4 Joe Root, 5...
02:46 PM, Jun 02, 2013
Southampton: England's Tim Bresnan has insisted the prospect of becoming a father for the first time is not proving a distraction during the one-day series with New Zealand. Bresnan's wife is due to give birth to the couple's first child in Halifax, northern England, on Monday. Yorkshire paceman Bresnan returned to England duty following elbow surgery in a five-wicket defeat by New Zealand at Lord's on Friday. The second match...
10:18 AM, Jun 02, 2013
