By Mark Geenty of NZPA

Auckland, March 4 NZPA - Expect more fireworks between the New Zealand and Australian cricket teams as the hosts boldly declared they wouldn't back down amid surprise at Mitchell Johnson avoiding suspension.

By Mark Geenty of NZPA

Napier, March 4 NZPA - New Zealand celebrated their thrilling two-wicket win over Australia long into the Napier night but will sweat on the fitness of Daniel Vettori and Jacob Oram as they look to go 2-0 up in the Chappell-Hadlee Trophy one-day cricket series.

Napier, March 4 NZPA - New Zealand's Scott Styris and Australia's Mitchell Johnson were both fined but escaped suspensions after they were found to have breached the International Cricket Council's code of conduct.

By Mark Geenty at NZPA

Napier, March 3 NZPA - New Zealand's Scott Styris was fined 15 percent of his match fee while Australia's Mitchell Johnson was handed a more serious charge for breaching the International Cricket Council's code of conduct here tonight.

Former Australia Prime Minister John Howard has been jointly nominated by Cricket Australia and New Zealand Cricket for the position of ICC Vice-President from June/July 2010.

Wellington, March 2 NZPA - New Zealand Cricket (NZC) and Cricket Australia (CA) have jointly nominated former Australian Prime Minister John Howard to serve as International Cricket Council (ICC) president from 2012.

Cricket Australia (CA) and New Zealand Cricket (NZC) today announced that they have jointly nominated John Howard as their candidate to serve as International Cricket Council (ICC) President from 2012.

The two Boards made the joint nomination to the ICC Board earlier today.

By Martin Davidson of NZPA

Hamilton, Feb 15 NZPA - Test cricket really is a battleground these days.

Just ask New Zealand captain Dan Vettori, who leads his team into the first test of the year, a one-off affair against Bangladesh starting at Hamilton's Seddon Park today.

By Martin Davidson of NZPA

Hamilton, Feb 14 NZPA - The moderate versus the mediocre.

There is no hiding the fact that the one-off test between New Zeal and and Bangladesh starting here tomorrow is hardly drawing attention from the cricketing world.

By Martin Davidson of NZPA

Hamilton, Feb 14 NZPA - The moderate versus the mediocre.

There is no hiding the fact that the one-off test between New Zeal and and Bangladesh starting here tomorrow is hardly drawing attention from the cricketing world.