By Mark Geenty of NZPA

Wellington, March 18 NZPA - New Zealand cricket captain Daniel Vettori has hinted at a debut for Northern Districts seamer Brent Arnel in tomorrow's first test against Australia here.

Mark Geenty of NZPA

Auckland, March 10 NZPA - A desperate New Zealand will push their key men higher up the batting order as they look to keep the Chappell-Hadlee Trophy cricket series alive against Australia here tomorrow.

Mark Geenty of NZPA

Auckland, March 10 NZPA - An Australian journalist stared at the New Zealand cricketer at the press conference and nudged his mate. "Who's he?"

By Mark Geenty of NZPA

Hamilton, March 9 NZPA - Captain Daniel Vettori is demanding his New Zealand cricket batsmen take ownership for their performances in Auckland on Thursday to stop the Chappell-Hadlee Trophy slipping back across the Tasman.

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By Mark Geenty of NZPA

Hamilton, March 8 NZPA - New Zealand cricket coach Mark Greatbatch reckons the current trans-Tasman tension is nothing compared to his playing days.

By Mark Geenty of NZPA

Napier, March 2 NZPA - Jacob Oram insists he isn't playing for his international spot as New Zealand cricket captain Daniel Vettori backs his star allrounder to find form down the order in the Chappell-Hadlee Trophy series.

By Mark Geenty of NZPA

Napier, March 2 NZPA - Shane Bond resumes his duel with Ricky Ponting here tomorrow as home officials hope trans-Tasman rivalry and Sunday's Twenty20 epic bring crowds flooding back to one-day cricket internationals.

By Mark Geenty of NZPA Wellington, Feb 27 NZPA - New Zealand insist they can bounce back from their opening night cricketing jitters against Australia tomorrow after key hitters Brendon McCullum and Ross Taylor failed to fire.

By Mark Geenty of NZPA Wellington, Feb 26 NZPA - Man-of-the-match Mitchell Johnson warned New Zealand's batsmen there was plenty more fireworks to come from Australia's pace attack in the trans-Tasman cricket series.

By Mark Geenty of NZPA

Sydney, Jan 6 NZPA - Chris Cairns' lawyer has called on the International Cricket Council (ICC) to censure Indian Premier League (IPL) commissioner Lalit Modi over "defamatory" comments which he claims have jeopardised his future earnings.