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Martin Guptill’s century steered New Zealand to victory over a brave Ireland side in a pre World Cup warm-up game in Nagpur. The Kiwis scored freely on their way to 311-6 from their 50 overs and managed to avoid an upset, stopping the...(more)

"Just occupy the crease" is the mantra the Black Collapse are chanting as they enter the second test at the Basin Reserve. In John Wright and Glen Turner they have two zen masters when it came to not playing a loose shot. I can’t help...(more)
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(c) Smithsonian’s National ZooThank you for that, my brown, soft-furred, potato-shaped, long-beaked, clumsy-footed friends from New Sheepland!New Zealand v Pakistan T20 II[scorecard]While Oz are inevitably sinking down, the roundbutte...(more)

Spotted outside the MA Chidambaram stadium, venue of the 5th ODI between India and New Zealand, a handful of crazy fans are praying for rain. This went largely unnoticed, till a group of Black Caps led by Daniel Vettori joined them. Even t...(more)

New Zealand may have matched India in the first Test and even had them at 15-5, but they shouldn’t expect any more slackness from the Indian batsmen again. The standard ’first-test-hiccup’ as well as the ’pitiful col...(more)


Gloucestershire v Middlesex[scorecard]Highlights included after each match day.Day 1Gloucestershire elect to field as there is a hint of green on the pitch. Berg still out with a slight back injury, which gives Josh Davey another chance to ...(more)


They have dropped "my boy" Pingers! The bastards!
Now I know it is not a surprise; he has yet to completely tear an attack apart, and we have lost a couple of games, and someone has to pay. What rips my lunch pass is who does/doesn’t...(more)
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I know you are all marveling at the wonders of Dale Styen at present but those of us in Black Cap Land are quietly excited(?) about this Andy McKay.
A left armer who can swing the ball at pace, and with accuracy, does not happen along ever...(more)
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For those who doubted whether the final would be a barnstorming event, I give you the New Zealand starting XI.
1 Brendon McCullum (wk, capt), 2 Aaron Redmond, 3 Martin Guptill, 4 Ross Taylor, 5 Neil Broom, 6 Grant Elliot, 7 James Franklin,...(more)

Oram out - the Kiwis are just unable to field a fully fit team.
I'm sick of it. It always afflicts the Kiwi's just when there's a sniff (albeit a very small one) of providing some competitiveness against the Aussies. Oram, New Zealand's...(more)
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