Cricket: Lifeless pitch helped England escape
Cricket: Lifeless pitch helped England escape
More bounce and more pace, please.
Adrian Seconi
Cricket: Frustrated Anderson hopes for better day
Cricket: Frustrated Anderson hopes for better day
You expect fast bowlers to show a bit of aggression but England No 1 James Anderson was just plain grumpy.
Cricket: Black Caps fire to take initiative
Cricket: Black Caps fire to take initiative
Fate? Perhaps. But either Neil Wagner or Bruce Martin would have been on the sideline yesterday, had Doug Bracewell not stepped on glass and cut his foot.
Cricket: Happening day for Wagner
Cricket: Happening day for Wagner
If you ask Black Caps pace bowler Neil Wagner, he has bowled better but ''things just happened'' - such as two wickets from his first three balls.
Cricket: Swann's injury blow for England
Cricket: Swann's injury blow for England
England spinner Graeme Swann penned a column in The Sun a few days ago expressing concern his elbow was starting to give him grief again.
Cricket: First day of Dunedin test abandoned
Cricket: First day of Dunedin test abandoned
The first day of the cricket test between New Zealand and England at the University Oval has been abandoned without a ball being bowled.
Cricket: Long wait for Martin finally over
Cricket: Long wait for Martin finally over
While one spinner's career potentially nears an end, another could be about to bloom.
Butler's back and ready to bowl
Butler's back and ready to bowl
While it's been a long time between drinks for Ian Butler, his test recall should not be seen as unexpected.
Cricket: NZ facing a monumental task
Cricket: NZ facing a monumental task
England captain Alastair Cook was doing his best to talk up New Zealand's chances.
Cricket: Bracewell omitted from team because of cut foot
Cricket: Bracewell omitted from team because of cut foot
Black Caps pace bowler Doug Bracewell has been ruled out for the first test for medical rather than disciplinary reasons.
Cricket: The game as Rutherford sees it
Cricket: The game as Rutherford sees it
Perhaps the reason Black Caps opener Hamish Rutherford is so relaxed about his potential test debut tomorrow is that he cannot really see what is coming.
Cricket: Word from the wise suggests tough task for Black Caps
Cricket: Word from the wise suggests tough task for Black Caps
Former England international turned cricket writer Derek Pringle is in New Zealand covering the tour for The Telegraph. He offered these thoughts on the forthcoming test series to sports reporter Adrian Seconi.
Cricket: Woakes not confident of test place
Cricket: Woakes not confident of test place
England all-rounder Chris Woakes must have drawn the short straw following his side's surprise loss to the New Zealand XI in Queenstown on Saturday.
Cricket: New Zealand XI ignores the script
Cricket: New Zealand XI ignores the script
England has to be a little worried.
Cricket: Prior welcomes good, tough challenge
Cricket: Prior welcomes good, tough challenge
England wicketkeeper-batsman Matt Prior is a glass-half-full kind of guy.
Cricket: NZ XI dominates on day 3
Cricket: NZ XI dominates on day 3
The test series might not be such a walk over after all with the New Zealand XI dominating England on day three of the tour match in Queenstown.
Cricket: Batsmen facing off for test spot
Cricket: Batsmen facing off for test spot
The last thing you want as an opening batsman is to feel a little edge, err, edgy.
Cricket: Gritty century from Bell
Cricket: Gritty century from Bell
Ian Bell is often the forgotten man in a powerful England top five. But the gritty right-hander announced he will be a force during the test series with an undefeated century against the New Zealand XI yesterday.
Cricket: NZ XI declares before lunch
Cricket: NZ XI declares before lunch
The New Zealand XI have capped off a good morning session with a sporting declaration 25 minutes before lunch on day three of its warm-up game against England.
Cricket: Substitute in good touch
Cricket: Substitute in good touch
Michael Rae (17) is still at school but he already has a good story to tell the grandchildren one day.