Topic: New Zealand
New Australia coach Mickey Arthur has set up a training camp for his under-fire batsmen ahead of the opening Boxing Day Test against India in Melbourne.Concerned by Australia's fallibility against the swinging ball exposed in the team's seven-run loss to New Zealand ...
Australia coach Mickey Arthur on Tuesday backed struggling senior batsmen Ricky Ponting and Michael Hussey to retain their team places for the Boxing Day Test with India in Melbourne.Arthur said there were no plans to manage the Test exits of former skipper ...
Australia's cricketers were Tuesday damned by the press as the "lowest of the low" after a disastrous loss to New Zealand and branded a team in crisis ahead of a Test series against world number two India.Michael Clarke's men handed the Black ...
New Zealand celebrated "an early Christmas" Tuesday with front-page media praise for a rare cricket victory over Australia and disbelief that chief wicket taker Doug Bracewell was not man of the match."Ho Ho Hobart, Christmas cheer for Black Caps", trumpeted The Press, ...
Skipper Ross Taylor praised his New Zealand team's fighting spirit as the Kiwis pulled off a magnificent seven run victory for their first win in Australia for 26 years at Bellerive Oval Monday.Looking consigned to defeat with Australia closing in at 159 ...
David Warner hopes he has finally laid to rest the notion that he is only a Twenty20 specialist after scoring his maiden Test century in Australia's second Test loss to New Zealand Monday.Warner has made his fortune belting runs in the shorter ...
Openers David Warner and Phillip Hughes gave Australia a strong platform for victory over New Zealand before rain ended play early on the third day of the second Test on Sunday.The two left-handers put on 72 without loss off 19 overs to ...
Australia were chasing 241 runs for victory in the second Hobart Test after New Zealand were dismissed for 226 at lunch on the third day on Sunday.The Kiwis, leading by 14 runs on the first innings, lost seven wickets in the extended ...
Pressure mounted on Phil Hughes after he again failed with the bat as Australia chased New Zealand's modest 150 on an eventful opening day of the second Test at Bellerive Oval on Friday.The under-fire opener lasted just five balls before he was ...
Australia cashed in on a bowler-friendly Bellerive greentop to have New Zealand in big strife at 83 for six at lunch on the opening day of the second Test on Friday.Skipper Michael Clarke won the toss and sent the Black Caps in ...