
Opener Hamish Rutherford made 171 on debut to lead New Zealand to 402 for 7 and a 235-run first innings lead over England on the third day of the first Test. ...

10:46 AM, Mar 08, 2013

Ian Botham described the team's first innings performance in the opening Test against New Zealand as possibly the worst he had seen. ...

08:23 AM, Mar 08, 2013

England bounced back with wickets in the second session but couldn't stop New Zealand's lead from crossing the 200 mark. ...

02:50 AM, Mar 08, 2013

Both the former players slammed the performance of England's batsmen following their embarrassing start to the Test series in New Zealand. ...

01:16 AM, Mar 08, 2013

The Sussex left-armer was previously on a central contract with the England and Wales Cricket Board (ECB) until 2009 when his deal was not renewed. ...

06:54 PM, Mar 07, 2013

Raina had lost his place in the Test team after an unimpressive show in the two-Test series against New Zealand in September. ...

06:30 PM, Mar 07, 2013

Neil Wagner and Bruce Martin proved able standbys as the backup duo made the most of their surprise inclusion to take four wickets each and help New Zealand bowl England out for 167. ...

02:27 PM, Mar 07, 2013

Debutant Hamish Rutherford was 77 not out, while Peter Fulton was on 46 to put New Zealand in a strong position after the first day of the first Test was washed out due to rain. ...

02:16 PM, Mar 07, 2013

New Zealand's openers reached 131 for 0...

11:38 AM, Mar 07, 2013

Jeetan Patel suffered a head injury in an altercation with a nightclub bouncer during a warm-up match against England at Queenstown. ...

07:03 AM, Mar 07, 2013

New Zealand openers reached 131 for 0...

02:34 AM, Mar 07, 2013

The New Zealand batsman joined Graeme Pollock as the second-highest individual score in List A history. ...

01:09 PM, Mar 06, 2013

Swann was a surprise omission from England's team before the toss for the first Test against New Zealand and was replaced by left arm spinner Monty Panesar. ...

12:32 PM, Mar 06, 2013

Rain and persistent bad weather didn't allow any play on Wednesday at Dunedin after the hosts opted to field. ...

09:20 AM, Mar 06, 2013

Graeme Swann will fly to the United States for surgery on an injured elbow. ...

05:12 AM, Mar 06, 2013

Rain and persistent bad weather didn't allow any play on Wednesday at Dunedin after the hosts opted to field. ...

02:51 AM, Mar 06, 2013

James Anderson and Steven Finn are likely to be crucial determinants in the Test series against New Zealand when the first of three matches begins in Dunedin. ...

08:47 AM, Mar 05, 2013

Bracewell has been ruled out of New Zealand's first Test against England after cutting his right foot on glass while cleaning up after a party at his house. ...

08:24 AM, Mar 05, 2013

The injured New Zealand allrounder has picked out James Anderson as the dangerman for New Zealand in the Test series starting Wednesday. ...

02:50 PM, Mar 04, 2013

Despite slipping to a shock defeat in their final warm-up match, England will start as favourites going into their three-Test series against a new-look New Zealand. ...

12:56 PM, Mar 04, 2013