Wellington, March 19 NZPA - Australian captain Ricky Ponting won the toss and chose to bat first in the first cricket test against New Zealand at the Basin Reserve here today.

By Mark Geenty of NZPA

Wellington, March 18 NZPA - On paper it is a test cricket mismatch of epic proportions.

Wellington, March 18 NZPA - Teams and factbox for tomorrow's first cricket test between New Zealand and Australia at the Basin Reserve here (11am start NZT):-

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.

By Mark Geenty of NZPA

Wellington, March 17 NZPA - If New Zealand's cricketers are accused of anything this week it won't be poor preparation, says batting kingpin Ross Taylor.

By Mark Geenty of NZPA

Wellington, March 14 NZPA - Australia's test cricket side are braced for slow New Zealand pitches but say Daniel Vettori will be a handful on whatever surface is presented in the next fortnight.

Wellington, March 14 NZPA - Peter Ingram has retained his test No 3 slot while Mathew Sinclair was recalled as batting cover in the New Zealand test cricket squad named today to face Australia.

Wellington, March 13 NZPA - Australia were set a target of 242 to complete a 4-1 Chappell-Hadlee Trophy one-day cricket series victory after another poor New Zealand batting display in game five here today.

Wellington, March 13 NZPA - Captain Daniel Vettori and Scott Styris were trying to bail New Zealand out of trouble after another poor start in the fifth one-day cricket international against Australia here today.

Wellington, March 13 NZPA - Australian captain Ricky Ponting won his fifth consecutive toss and sent New Zealand in to bat in the fifth and final one-day cricket international at Westpac Stadium here today.