There is talk in recent weeks of Brendon McCullum giving up wicket keeping to play test cricket as a batsman only. But a more pertinent question is whether McCullum will give up playing for New Zealand to make a living from the lucrative Twenty20
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The choice of making a commitment to play for the country versus earning mind-boggling cash from the lucrative Indian Premier League (IPL) 20-20 tournament, is expected to again cause some sleepless nights to New Zealands players after the Test serie
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New Zealand batsman Ross Taylors century failed to provide any momentum for the home team, as Australia took a two run lead with ten wickets in hand when bad light stopped play on day two of the second Test at Hamiltons Seddon Park.
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New Zealand all-rounder Jacob Oram, who has been reportedly replaced by his Indian Premier League (IPL) team Chennai Super Kings citing his injury, has said that he has not been officially informed about any such decision.
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New Zealand skipper Daniel Vettori has accepted the suggestion that his side lacks self-belief to beat Australia.
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New Zealand skipper Daniel Vettori and fast bowler Tim Southee claimed four wickets each to bundle out Australia for 231 on day one of the second Test at Hamiltons Seddon Park.
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Australian skipper Ricky Ponting was run out for a world-record 13th time during the first day of the second Test against New Zealand in Hamilton.
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New Zealand captain Daniel Vettori has said 19-year-old batsman Kane Williamson is unlikely to make his Test debut in Hamilton on Saturday
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Fast bowler Doug Bollinger is a popular figure both inside and outside of the Australian dressing room. He is a cult hero in his own team. His whole journey to the top of Australian cricket defies belief.
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Saturday''s second cricket Test between Australia and New Zealand will be a milestone game for both teams.
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Australian all-rounder Shane Watson has declared himself fit for second Test against New Zealand to be played here from Saturday, even as his captain, Ricky Ponting, has said that he requires more time to truly assess the former''s fitness.
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The Cricinfo website has paid monetary damages to Chris Cairns and also published an extensive interview telling his side of the story over allegation of the former New Zealand all rounders involvement in match fixing in the 2008 Indian Cricket League.
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Brendon McCullum has warned one-day cricket is in danger as an international format.
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Hamilton, Mar 25: Australian opener Simon Katich has said he has been significantly inspired by his team-mate Mike Hussey, as they prepare to play their 50th Test matches alongside each other against New Zealand, from Saturday.

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Wellington, Mar 25: Australian fast bowler Ryan Harris is set to earn a staggering 400,000 dollar pay hike following his magnificent Test debut against New Zealand.Harris will receive a six-figure upgrade when he is officially added to Cricket Australia’s 25-man contract list for 2010-11, which will be announced next month.

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Sydney, Mar 25 : New Zealand has called up fast bowler James Franklin to join the squad for Saturday’s second Test against Australia in Hamilton.Australia leads the two-match series 1-0 after a 10-wicket win in Wellington on Tuesday. 

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Injured New Zealand bowler Daryl Tuffey is hopeful of playing in the Twenty20 cricket World Cup starting in five weeks time, but his teammate Neil Broom has been ruled out after suffering a broken bone in his hand.
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Test opener Phillip Hughes, who scored an unbeaten 86 from 75 balls to take Australia to an emphatic 10-wicket victory over New Zealand, still faces the prospect of losing his Test spot.
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London, Mar 24: Australian captain Ricky Ponting has said that he is worried over the fitness of all-rounder Shane Watson for second and final Test against New Zealand in Hamilton, starting on Saturday.

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Sydney, Mar 24 (ANI): Australian captain Ricky Ponting has said that pacer Doug Bollinger’s record in Test cricket has been exceptional.Bollinger bowled 40 overs on a good batting pitch at Wellington’s Basin Reserve in the first Test against New Zealand to take match figures of 7-108

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Melbourne, Mar 24 : New Zealand all rounder Kane Williamson (19) is all set to make his debut against Australia in the second Test in Hamilton.Black Caps coach Mark Greatbatch said the all-rounder had been a stand out this season in domestic cricket and deserved an opportunity to be involved at a higher level.

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Sydney, Mar 24: Test debutant Ryan Harris quietly celebrated Australia''s victory over New Zealand in the first Test with beer, as the team was tired facing tough windy conditions in the Wellington Test.The 30-year-old pace bowler battled winds of up to 130km/h at Wellington’s Basin Reserve to claim match figures of 6-119 from 41 overs in Australia’s 10-wicket win.

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Melbourne, Mar 24 : New Zealand cricket chief Justin Vaughan has said that there are plans to invite former Australian premier John Howard as a special guest at the NZC meeting in May, and refuted reports about snubbing the ICC vice-president nominee.

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New Zealand fast bowler Daryl Tuffey has been ruled out of second cricket Test against Australia with a broken left hand.
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New Zealand wicketkeeper/batsman Brendon McCullum could bid adieu to wicket keeping gloves after the second cricket test against Australia.
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Australias opening batsman Phil Hughes hit an unbeaten 86 from 75 balls to guide his team to a 10-wicket win over New Zealand in the first Test in Wellington.
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Australian captain Ricky Ponting was involved in an umpiring row as he held up the game for several minutes after he was unhappy with the Umpire Decision Review System (UDRS) on the fourth day of the first cricket Test against New Zealand in Wellingt
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Brendon McCullums unbeaten 94 and skipper Daniel Vettoris 77 helped pull New Zealand off the mat and take a 67 runs lead against Australia at end of fourth day play in Wellington''s Basin Reserve.
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The controversial ‘Umpire Decision Review System has been again exposed after it failed dismally due to strong winds in the ongoing Test match between Australia and New Zealand in Wellington.
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New Zealand Cricket (NZC) has called in high-performance guru Don Tricker in a bid to lift the national teams performance against Australia.
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Former New Zealand all-rounder Chris Cairns has said that he is locked out of the game and is still struggling to clear his name over allegations of match fixing in the Indian Cricket League (ICL).
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Replying to Australia''s imposing total of 459 for five declared, New Zealand were precariously placed at 108 for the loss of four wickets on the second day of the Basin Reserve Test.
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Australian vice-captain Michael Clarke has returned to the Test team in emphatic style scoring his 14th Test hundred against New Zealand in Wellington.
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Sydney, May 18 : New Zealand batsman Ross Taylor has welcomed Michael Clarke back to international cricket, and said that the Australian vice-captain’s personal life is of no concern to the Black Caps.

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Sydney, Mar 18 : Australian captain Ricky Ponting has said that fast bowler Ryan Harris could make his debut in Friday’s first Test against New Zealand, if he overcomes his side strain.

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Sydney, Mar 18 : New Zealand seamer Brent Arnel (31) is all set to make his debut against Australia for Friday’s first Test against in Wellington’s Basin Reserve cricket ground.

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The Board of Control for Cricket in India (BCCI) national selectors will meet in Mumbai on March 26 to pick up the squad for the International Cricket Council (ICC) World T20 championship to be played the next month in the West Indies.

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Under fire New Zealand top-order batsman Peter Ingram says he is ready to take on the Australian bowling attack when the first cricket test starts in Wellington on Friday.

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In order to help Australian vice-captain Michael Clarke cope with the blinding media spotlight following his break up from fiancée Lara Bingle, Cricket Australia has flown a psychologist to Wellington where the team is preparing for the first.

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Former Australian selector John Benaud has said the current National Selection Panel (NSP) should show some courage by axing a struggling Marcus North and blood Blues dynamo Steve Smith against New Zealand.

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Australian vice-captain Michael Clarke looked keen to put his personal controversies behind when he resumed training today for the first Test against New Zealand.

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Cricket trumps maths homework in New Zealand Prime Minister John Keys home. Speaking at a parliamentary reception for the Australian cricket team in Wellington last night, Key told guests that he and his son indulged a shared passion last week.

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New Zealand cricket supporters group, the Beige Brigade, has said that Australian vice-captain Michael Clarke will be “copping it” from the crowd during the first Test between Australia and New Zealand at Basin Reserve in Wellington.

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New Zealand cricket captain Daniel Vettori believes his team missed a ploy ot two to get one across the Australians during the recently held Chappell-Hadlee one-day series.

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Wellington, Mar. 15 : Steven Smith has become the second youngest winner of the Steve Waugh Medal, and now is almost certain to make his Test debut against New Zealand after a brilliant season.He has scored 772 first-class runs at 77.2 - including four centuries - and claimed 21 wickets, capped by a career-best 7-87 against South Australia last Friday.

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New Zealand has postponed its cricket tour to Zimbabwe scheduled for June, officials said Monday.But New Zealand Cricket chief executive Justin Vaughan said the series could be played at a neutral venue, possibly in June next year.

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Australian skipper Ricky  Ponting Sunday said Michael Clarke is a "certain starter" for the first Test against New Zealand in Wellington Friday.

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Australian batsman Mike Hussey has said that he wants team-mate Michael Clarke to return to New Zealand as soon as possible after dealing with his personal issues.

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New Zealand fast bowler Shane Bond looks set to lead the way for the Black Caps heading to the Indian Premier League, and join his team the Kolkata Knight Riders (KKR).

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Wellington, Mar.14 : Former New Zealand opening batsman Mark Richardson has said that he would be shocked if any New Zealand cricketer dared to sledge Australian vice-captain Michael Clarke on his separation from model Lara Bingle during the Test series starting on Friday.

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Cricketer Michael Clarke has confirmed his split from swimsuit model Lara Bingle, almost a week after leaving Australia's tour of New Zealand to sort out his troubled relationship.

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Wellington, Mar.14 : New Zealand have recalled Mathew Sinclair for batsman Neil Broom in a 13-man squad selected for Friday''s first Test against Australia in Wellington.Coach Mark Greatbatch said Sinclair, who hasn''t played a Test for two years and averages only 32.55 in 32 matches, had been included as a back-up player.

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New Zealand fast bowlers Shane Bond and Tim Southee claimed four wickets each to defeat Australia by 51 runs and take a consolation victory in the final ODI at Wellington on Saturday.

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New Zealand wicketkeeper Brendon McCullum has said that his mind is turning towards concentrating on becoming a specialist batsman to be a consistent match winner for the national side in ODIs and Twenty20s.

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New South Wales all-rounder Steve Smith, who has been included in Australias 14-man squad for the upcoming two-Test series against New Zealand, has declared himself ready for the challenge of Test cricket.

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Australian left-arm fast bowler Mitchell Johnson has refused to accept the charge that he head-butted New Zealand middle order batsman Scott Styris during the first one-day international of this year''s Chappell-Hadlee series played at Napier.

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New Zealand cricket captain Daniel Vettori has slammed his batsmen for their soft dismissals which handed Australia the Chappell-Hadlee Trophy on a platter.

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Sydney, Mar 12 : Australian vice captain Michael Clarke, who returned home in the middle of the ODI series against New Zealand due to personal problems, has got the backing of Sports Minister Kate Ellis over his decision to leave the tour midway.

 

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Australia secured the Chappell-Hadlee Trophy on Thursday with a six-wicket win against New Zealand in the fourth one-day international played here.

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Australian cricket captain Ricky Ponting has reportedly told Cricket Australia officials that he doesn''t want vice-captain Michael Clarke back in his side until the troubled star has sorted out his off-field issues with model fiancee Lara Bingle.

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Gandhinagar, March 10 (IANS) Eight people were arrested and Rs.8 lakh seized from them when the Gujarat Police busted a ring taking bets on an Australia-New Zealand cricket match.

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Melbourne, March 10: Michael Clarke is said to be considering calling off his two-year engagement to Lara Bingle over the nude photo scandal that forced him to quit the tour of New Zealand.

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Sydney, Mar.10 : Australian vice-captain Michael Clarke is likely to rush back to New Zealand for Test match duty next week following controversy over his shock decision to return to Sydney to comfort distressed fiancée Lara Bingle.

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Melbourne, Mar 10 : Troubled vice-captain Michael Clarke and out-of-form batsman Marcus North have been included in the 14-man Australian squad for the coming two-Test tour of New Zealand.

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Sydney, Mar 10 : Australian cricket legend Ian Chappell has cast doubts over Michael Clarke’s suitability as a future Test captain, after he dashed back across the Tasman to be at the side of his controversy-prone fiancée in the middle of ODI series against New Zealand.

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Sydney, Mar 9: Australian vice-captain Michael Clarke expects to play in the Test series against New Zealand despite the controversy surrounding his fiancee, Lara Bingle.

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Hamilton, Mar 9: Australian wicketkeeper-batsman Brad Haddin’s century helped the visitors defeat New Zealand by six wickets in the third ODI played at Seddon Park in Hamilton, and take a 2-1 lead in the Chappell-Hadlee series.

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Hamilton, Mar 9 : Australia has added batsman George Bailey to the squad for the remaining two ODI games of the Chappell-Hadlee series, after vice captain Michael Clarke quit the tour citing personal reasons.

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Hamilton, Mar 9(ANI): New Zealand skipper Daniel Vettori reckons that his side should feed off their home-crowd support as much as possible because next time when they tour Australia things are bound to get ugly.

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Melbourne, Mar 9 : Australian legend and cricket commentator Mark Waugh has said that he hopes Michael Clarke’s dash home from New Zealand is a one-off, as the cricketer’s personal life “encroached on his cricket”.

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Melbourne, Mar 9 : Fast bowler Ryan Harris is all set to become Australia’s 413th Test cricketer as a reward for his spectacular ODI performance late summer.Rejuvenated Harris, 30, is poised to make his Test debut in New Zealand next week as a replacement for the injured Peter Siddle.

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Hamilton, Mar.8: Canterbury shot-maker Jesse Ryder has proofed his fitness, and may get a chance to play against Australia, reports the Dominion Post.The Black Caps all-rounder made a low-key return to cricket on Saturday, scoring 11 runs for his club Naenae Old Boys against Karori.

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Hamilton, Mar 8: Former New Zealand captain and ICC match referee John Reid has said the Australian team includes "idiots" who need to pull their heads in.Both the New Zealand and Australian camps are reveling in the passion and emotion generated by New Zealand''s sensational victory in the second international Twenty20 game and the opening clash of the five-match one-day series at Napier.

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Sydney, Mar 8: Australian batsman Marcus North will learn in the next 48 hours if his time as a Test player has come to a close.Selectors convening this week to name Australia’s Test for the tour of New Zealand, will decide whether they should continue with a struggling North or replace him with all-rounder Cameron White or leg-spinner Steve Smith, who have been in superb form this season.

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Melbourne, Mar 8 : Vice-captain of the Australian cricket team, Michael Clarke, is said to have quit the New Zealand tour and is heading back to his Sydney home for personal reasons.

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Wellington, Mar 8 : New Zealand coach Mark Greatbatch has no problem with the aggressive start of the Chappell Hadlee series and expects the Hamilton crowd to be “quite rowdy” on Tuesday for game three against Australia.

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Hamilton, Mar 7: Injury-hit New Zealand team have called up uncapped batsman Shanan Stewart for Tuesday's third ODI of the Chappell-Hadlee series against Australia at Seddon Park in Hamilton.

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Auckland, Mar 7: Australian skipper Ricky Ponting insists status of fast bowler Mitchell Johnson as the public enemy in New Zealand, following his spat with Kiwi all-rounder Scott Styris in the opening game, had "spurred him on".

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Australia registered a tense 12-run win over New Zealand in the second one-day international at Auckland. Ryan Harris and Mitchell Johnson took seven wickets between them to bowl Australia to a tense victory.

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New Zealand batsman Jesse Ryder, who has had an operation to try to repair his long-term abdominal injury, has been included in the Black Caps preliminary squad of 30 for the World Twenty20 championship.

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Australian skipper Ricky Ponting has warned his players against letting their on-field aggression go too far during the ongoing Chappell-Hadlee ODI series against New Zealand.

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Auckland, Mar. 5: Kiwi wicketkeeper-batsman Brendon McCullum has predicted further hostilities with Trans-Tasman rival Australia when the two teams clash in the second of five one-day internationals of the Chappell-Hadlee series to be played at the Eden Park here tomorrow night.

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Auckland, Mar.5: Australian cricket captain Ricky Ponting has urged his one-day international squad to train harder and lift their performance against New Zealand in the second of five Chappell-Hadlee matches to be played at Auckland''s Eden Park.

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New Zealand all-rounder Jacob Oram has been ruled out of the Chappell-Hadlee Trophy ODI series due to a knee injury, while skipper Daniel Vettori is likely to miss the second ODI against Australia in Auckland on Saturday.

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The New Zealand cricket team is not commenting publicly over the Styris-Johnson spat, but some members are understood to be irked at the Australian bowlers light punishment.

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New Zealand media have cried foul over Cricket Australia and New Zealand Crickets joint nomination of former Prime Minister John Howard to be the International Cricket Council''s (ICC) vice-president for two years.

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New Zealand media have strongly reacted to Australian fast bowler Mitchell Johnsons head butt with New Zealand batsman Scott Styris during Wednesdays opening ODI at McLean Park in Napier.

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Australian fast bowler Mitchell Johnson has been fined 60 percent of his match fee for headbutting New Zealand batsman Scott Styriss helmet during Wednesdays opening ODI at McLean Park in Napier.

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New Zealand''s cricketers are likely to take part in the third edition of the Indian Premier League after getting a positive security details report.

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The Australian team has begun a desperate search for tactics to nullify New Zealand dangerman Brendon McCullum during the Chappell-Hadlee Trophy ODI series, starting in Napier on Wednesday.

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New Zealand skipper Daniel Vettori has indicated that Scott Styris and Nathan McCullum may have to sit outside for the opening game of the Chappell-Hadlee Trophy ODI series against Australia, starting in Napier on Wednesday.

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Australia have decided against replacing injured opener Shaun Marsh and will take only 13 players into their ODI series against New Zealand, starting on Wednesday.

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Australian batsman Cameron White admits that his side has identified New Zealand fast bowler Tim Southee as a genuine threat ahead of the five game ODI series, starting in Napier on Wednesday.

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Australian cricket fans and media seem to be in denial over their defeat in the high-scoring Twenty20 International against New Zealand in Christchurch on Sunday.

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New Zealand claimed a sensational victory over Australia in a high-scoring Twenty20 International in Christchurch after the tied game was decided in a remarkable one-over playoff.

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Kiwi supporters have already singled out Australian opener Shane Watson as public enemy No.1 on this tour, screaming the house down during the first Twenty20 clash at Wellington, but the man is relishing every minute of it.

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Opening batsman Shaun Marsh will miss Australia''s one-day international series in New Zealand because of ongoing back problems, Cricket Australia said on Sunday.

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Australian fast bowler Mitchell Johnson has warned the New Zealand team that Fridays crushing six-wicket defeat for the home side in the Wellington Twenty20 is unlikely to be a one-off event.

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New Zealand all-rounder James Franklin is adamant that his team will bounce back against the Aussies, despite the tourists comfortably winning the opening Twenty-20 cricket international in Wellington.

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Former New Zealand keeper Adam Parore has heaped praises on Indian master blaster Sachin Tendulkar after the cricket legend scored a double ton against South Africa, and described him as the best batsman of the modern era.

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