New Zealand in Sri Lanka 2012-13

Test postponements understandable - Jayawardene

Nov 16, 2012: Sri Lanka's captain, Mahela Jayawardene, suggested the board's financial plight justifies its decision to remove Tests from the 2013 schedule

Sri Lanka v New Zealand, 1st Test, Galle

Aggressive batting recipe to win - Taylor

Nov 16, 2012: New Zealand captain Ross Taylor believes attacking Sri Lanka's spinners will give his side a good chance of winning the Test series

Sri Lanka v New Zealand, 1st Test, Galle

Conditions key as New Zealand look to surprise Sri Lanka

Nov 16, 2012: ESPNcricinfo previews the first Test between Sri Lanka and New Zealand in Galle

New Zealand in Sri Lanka 2012-13

Sri Lanka face fast-bowling questions

Nov 16, 2012: With the tour of Australia looming, it's time for Sri Lanka's fast bowlers to match their spinners

New Zealand in Sri Lanka 2012-13

Not a total loss for New Zealand

Nov 13, 2012: Besides never agreeing to play in Sri Lanka in November again, three things each that Sri Lanka and New Zealand can learn from a rain-marred series

Sri Lanka v New Zealand, 5th ODI, Hambantota

Quicks whet New Zealand appetite

Nov 12, 2012: The promise and variety shown by New Zealand's young pace attack was a bright spot in a soggy series

Sri Lanka v New Zealand, 5th ODI, Hambantota

New Zealand need to revisit batting strategy

Nov 11, 2012: New Zealand could consider tweaking their batting order in the final ODI in the hope of ending their poor run

Sri Lanka v New Zealand, 5th ODI, Hambantota

New Zealand's chance to start afresh before Tests

Nov 11, 2012: ESPNcricinfo previews the fifth ODI between Sri Lanka and New Zealand in Hambantota

Sri Lanka v New Zealand, 4th ODI, Hambantota

Middling ability, maximum impact

Nov 10, 2012: Nuwan Kulasekara and Jeevan Mendis may not be among cricket's biggest talents, but they deliver by being among the biggest triers

Sri Lanka v New Zealand, 4th ODI, Hambantota

Franklin's farce, and a case of skewed justice

Nov 10, 2012: Plays of the Day from the fourth ODI between Sri Lanka and New Zealand in Hambantota

Sri Lanka v New Zealand, 4th ODI, Hambantota

New Zealand need bowlers to step up

Nov 9, 2012: ESPNcricinfo previews the fourth ODI between Sri Lanka and New Zealand in Hambantota

New Zealand in Sri Lanka 2012-13

Tharindu Kaushal in Sri Lanka's Test squad

Nov 9, 2012: Tharindu Kaushal, a 19-year old offspinner, has been named in Sri Lanka's squad for the two Tests against New Zealand, while Chanaka Welegedara also returns to the side

New Zealand in Sri Lanka 2012-13

Watling repaying New Zealand's faith

Nov 8, 2012: With four half-centuries in five ODIs, Watling is finally demonstrating what team management had seen in him for the past two years

Sri Lanka v New Zealand, 3rd ODI, Pallekele

Dilshan undimmed by advancing years

Nov 7, 2012: With both the bat and in the field, age seems to have forgotten Tillakaratne Dilshan, or he it.

Sri Lanka v New Zealand, 3rd ODI, Pallekele

Boult survives a bowler-killer

Nov 6, 2012: ESPNcricinfo presents the Plays of the day from the 3rd ODI in Pallekele

New Zealand in Sri Lanka 2012-13

Killing the ODI spinner by decree?

Nov 5, 2012: Only four men are now allowed outside the 30-yard circle in ODIs. The ICC intended this to invite more aggression from batsmen and fielding sides, but it may also have stifled attack and creativity in spin bowling

Sri Lanka v New Zealand, 2nd ODI, Pallekele

New Zealand blueprint cheated by rain

Nov 4, 2012: New Zealand have been frustrated by the rain since they arrived in Sri Lanka, but having lost the second ODI via Duckworth-Lewis, they will now feel somewhat cheated by it

Sri Lanka v New Zealand, 2nd ODI, Pallekele

Malinga shows steel and skill

Nov 4, 2012: The Sri Lanka fast bowler proved he had the heart to go from the most devastating match in his career, to being Man of the Match in the next

Sri Lanka v New Zealand, 2nd ODI, Pallekele

Mathews takes Jayawardene's place, at slip

Nov 4, 2012: The Plays of the day from the second ODI between Sri Lanka and New Zealand, in Pallekele

Sri Lanka v New Zealand, 2nd ODI, Pallekele

Rain in Sri Lanka leaves players, fans in limbo

Nov 3, 2012: Scheduling yet another tour during the monsoon in Sri Lanka was always fraught with risk. But there was little Sri Lanka Cricket could have done, given how busy these two teams have been in 2012