England tour of New Zealand, 2007/08 news from Cricinfo.com

IPL players will arrive late for England tour

Mon, 13 Sep 2021 06:53:33 GMT

Five New Zealand players signed with the Indian Premier League have been given permission to miss the opening two matches of the England tour

'England deserved to win' - Vettori

Mon, 13 Sep 2021 06:53:33 GMT

Daniel Vettori admitted the better team won and is worried about his side's fragile top order but thinks New Zealand have no worries on the bowling front

Vaughan savours hard-fought triumph

Mon, 13 Sep 2021 06:53:33 GMT

Michael Vaughan has lauded his team-mates for England's convincing victory in Napier, one which helped them claim their first overseas series win in three years

Stretched to the limit

Mon, 13 Sep 2021 06:53:33 GMT

New Zealand had their chances to take the series, but their thin resources were eventually exploited by England

Sidebottom's transformation

Mon, 13 Sep 2021 06:53:33 GMT

England have bounced back from defeat in the opening Test in Hamilton to take their series against New Zealand with two convincing victories in Wellington and Napier

Hoggard and Harmison back to county scene

Mon, 13 Sep 2021 06:53:33 GMT

Steve Harmison and Matthew Hoggard will have the opportunity to fight for their England places from the start of the domestic season after being released to their counties for all the matches ahead of the first Test against New Zealand

Panesar bowls England to series win

Mon, 13 Sep 2021 06:53:33 GMT

England secured their first overseas series victory in three years with a convincing 121-run win in Napier

Big, bad and better than his dad

Mon, 13 Sep 2021 06:53:33 GMT

Stuart Broad is big. He's bad. And he's better than his dad. The Barmy Army has always been an organisation for bold statements, but on this occasion they might just have a point

Fleming 'only just' satisfied

Mon, 13 Sep 2021 06:53:33 GMT

By tea Stephen Fleming had achieved his first aim, the 54 runs required to nudge his career average past 40, but within minutes of the resumption, he was gone - not to a sublime piece of skill from the bowler, Monty Panesar, but to yet another wafty, half

Fleming's flat farewell

Mon, 13 Sep 2021 06:53:33 GMT

Andrew Miller with the plays of the day from the fourth day of the third Test in Napier

Panesar and Broad bring England victory closer

Mon, 13 Sep 2021 06:53:33 GMT

Monty Panesar took over from England's quick bowlers as the main threat on the fourth day in Napier as he claimed three wickets to bring a series victory closer

'Our 20s and 30s aren't enough on that wicket' - Patel

Mon, 13 Sep 2021 06:53:33 GMT

England lead by 501 with two days remaining in the Napier Test. Jeetan Patel, however, believes that New Zealand can save the match

'It's been one of those happy days' - Strauss

Mon, 13 Sep 2021 06:53:33 GMT

Andrew Strauss, speaking after scoring first hundred after 16 Tests, said his unbeaten 173 was long overdue

Emotional Strauss rides the wave

Mon, 13 Sep 2021 06:53:33 GMT

Andrew Miller presents the plays of the day from the third day of the third Test

Strauss and Bell bury New Zealand

Mon, 13 Sep 2021 06:53:33 GMT

Andrew Strauss guaranteed himself a place in England's Test side for the foreseeable future with a career-best 173 on the third day in Napier as McLean Park finally produced the sort of run-scoring that had been expected

Harmison hits out at Boycott

Mon, 13 Sep 2021 06:53:33 GMT

Stephen Harmison, the England fast bowler, has struck back at Geoffrey Boycott after the former opening batsman had launched a scathing attack at him in a column for Daily Telegraph

Swinging it the right way

Mon, 13 Sep 2021 06:53:33 GMT

"Every dog has his day," was how Ryan Sidebottom modestly brushed aside his latest team-carrying achievement

Fleming's microcosmic fifty

Mon, 13 Sep 2021 06:53:33 GMT

Andrew Miller with the Plays of the Day on the second day of the Napier Test

England build on Sidebottom heroics

Sun, 08 Feb 2026 05:10:41 GMT

Ryan Sidebottom's tour de force continued as he sparked an astonishing England resurgence on the second day in Napier as 15 wickets tumbled on what was meant to be a batting paradise

Pietersen finds karma amid the chaos

Mon, 13 Sep 2021 06:53:33 GMT

Nothing demonstrated Kevin Pietersen's mindset better than the celebration of his century. The shot he brought it up with was streaky, a thick edge through gully off Chris Martin, but the reaction was low-key in the extreme

Southee sideswipes England's jalopy

Mon, 13 Sep 2021 06:53:33 GMT

Andrew Miller talks to Kevin Pietersen and Tim Southee after the first day of the Napier Test

Old head on new shoulders

Mon, 13 Sep 2021 06:53:33 GMT

Andrew Miller with the Plays of the Day on the first day of the Napier Test

England flop despite Pietersen ton

Thu, 20 Mar 2025 14:11:04 GMT

Kevin Pietersen ended the first barren run of his international career with a commanding 129 on the opening day in Napier, although his performance only went to highlight another woeful effort from England's top orde

Southee and Elliott set for debuts

Mon, 13 Sep 2021 06:53:33 GMT

New Zealand have added Tim Southee, the 19-year-old seamer, and the South Africa-born Grant Elliott, both of whom are uncapped, in their playing XI for the final Test

The Preview - England look to end series on a high

Mon, 13 Sep 2021 06:53:33 GMT

A preview to the third and final Test between New Zealand and England in Napier

Fleming set for final salvo

Mon, 13 Sep 2021 06:53:33 GMT

Stephen Fleming has kept his focus ahead of the final Test of his14-year career - the third Test against England in Napier

Mills ruled out of third Test

Mon, 13 Sep 2021 06:53:33 GMT

Kyle Mills will miss the third Test in Napier after failing to pass a fitness test on his injured left knee at training

Confidence from win makes us favourites - Collingwood

Mon, 13 Sep 2021 06:53:33 GMT

The England camp is a much more relaxed place now that the team is back to winning ways. According to Paul Collingwood, the confidence gained from their 126-run victory in Wellington on Monday has reinstalled them as series favourites

Southee in frame for Napier - Bracewell

Mon, 13 Sep 2021 06:53:33 GMT

John Bracewell has hinted that the fast bowler Tim Southee could be in line for a Test debut in Napier as a replacement for the injured Kyle Mills

Southee added to New Zealand squad

Mon, 13 Sep 2021 06:53:33 GMT

Tim Southee, the 19-year-old quick bowler, has been added to New Zealand's squad for the deciding Test against England, in Napier, on Saturday

'We've tried to respect the game' - Vaughan

Mon, 13 Sep 2021 06:53:33 GMT

"We'll celebrate properly and then make sure we get our heads on and train very hard leading into that game in Napier," Michael Vaughan said after the Wellington win

Vettori: Ambrose's innings was the difference

Mon, 13 Sep 2021 06:53:33 GMT

New Zealand's captain, Daniel Vettori, was predictably despondent as he reflected on his side's 126-run defeat against England at Wellington, a result that levelled the series and gave England the momentum going into next week's decider in Napier

Sidebottom ends England's drought

Mon, 13 Sep 2021 06:53:33 GMT

Ryan Sidebottom bowled England to their first Test victory for nine months, and their first overseas since the tour of India two years ago, as New Zealand were dismissed for 311 on the final day in Wellington

Sublime to ridiculous

Mon, 13 Sep 2021 06:53:33 GMT

Andrew Miller presents the plays of the day from the fourth day of the second Test between New Zealand and England

England chip away at New Zealand

Mon, 13 Sep 2021 06:53:33 GMT

England inched closer to a series-levelling victory on a blustery fourth day in Wellington, reducing New Zealand to 242 for 6 at stumps, but they didn't help their cause in spilling five straightforward chances. Brendon McCullum and Jacob Oram counteratta

Oram charged with dissent

Mon, 13 Sep 2021 06:53:33 GMT

Jacob Oram, the New Zealand allrounder, has been fined 20% of his match fee after being found guilty of dissent during the second Test against England in Wellington

Anderson in doubt after ankle injury

Mon, 13 Sep 2021 06:53:33 GMT

James Anderson has given England an injury scare after going over on his left ankle during a warm-down game of football after the third day in Wellington

The joy of six for Cook

Mon, 13 Sep 2021 06:53:33 GMT

Andrew Miller presents the plays of the day from the third day of the second Test between New Zealand and England

England on top with huge lead

Thu, 20 Mar 2025 13:42:18 GMT

England maintained the high ground of the second Test in Wellington, extending their overnight lead over New Zealand from 148 to 421 at stumps on the third day

McCullum backs New Zealand to compete

Mon, 13 Sep 2021 06:53:33 GMT

All in all, New Zealand are up against it in the second Test, but Brendon McCullum says it was not for want of effort on their part

Many thanks to Auckland

Mon, 13 Sep 2021 06:53:33 GMT

Andrew Miller presents the plays of the day from the second day of the second Test between New Zealand and England as James Anderson takes five wickets

Anderson five puts England in control

Thu, 20 Mar 2025 13:42:18 GMT

England grasped control of the second Test in Wellington, with James Anderson picking up his fourth five-wicket haul to help dismiss New Zealand for 198 shortly before stumps on the second day

Ambrose cuts a dash

Mon, 13 Sep 2021 06:53:33 GMT

Andrew Miller presents the plays of the day from the opening exchanges of the second Test between New Zealand and England

Ambrose leads England rally

Thu, 20 Mar 2025 14:11:04 GMT

A superbly crafted 97 from Tim Ambrose hauled England out of a deep hole on the first day against New Zealand in Wellington to keep their hopes of levelling the series alive

Desperate England ring in the new

Mon, 13 Sep 2021 06:53:33 GMT

After an irredeemably stale performance in Hamilton, England have dropped two of their oldest and most trusted stalwarts. A fresh start needed fresh blood and in came James Anderson and Stuart Broad

Harmison and Hoggard axed by England

Mon, 13 Sep 2021 06:53:33 GMT

England's two most senior bowlers, Steve Harmison and Matthew Hoggard, have paid the price for their poor performances in last week's 189-run defeat against New Zealand at Hamilton

Bell backs England to come good

Mon, 13 Sep 2021 06:53:33 GMT

England's chastened cricketers regrouped in the howling winds of Wellington's Basin Reserve on Tuesday, as they prepared to put their tour of New Zealand back on track after Sunday's humiliating 189-run defeat

Spin always the gameplan - Bracewell

Mon, 13 Sep 2021 06:53:33 GMT

John Bracewell, the New Zealand coach, has said he would like the pitch in Wellington for the second Test against England to be similar to Hamilton

Moores hints at team change

Mon, 13 Sep 2021 06:53:33 GMT

Peter Moores, the England coach, has said a change in the XI is likely for the second Test in Wellington starting Thursday

New Zealand unchanged for second Test

Mon, 13 Sep 2021 06:53:33 GMT

New Zealand have named an unchanged squad for the second Test against England in Wellington following their convincing 189-run victory in Hamilton

Rampant New Zealand crush negative England

Mon, 13 Sep 2021 06:53:33 GMT

New Zealand completed an utterly comprehensive 189-run win in Hamilton with a session to spare to go one-up in this three-Test series.

Mills vents his frustration

Mon, 13 Sep 2021 06:53:33 GMT

Andrew Miller provides the plays from the fifth and final day in Hamilton

Vettori revels in proudest performance

Mon, 13 Sep 2021 06:53:33 GMT

New Zealand completed an utterly comprehensive 189-run win in Hamilton with a session to spare to go one-up in this three-Test series.

England benefit from New Zealand's bravado

Mon, 13 Sep 2021 06:53:33 GMT

An incredible cricket match has emerged after three days of drudgery, and now the question remains: who dares take the final step?

Sidebottom modest to the end

Mon, 13 Sep 2021 06:53:33 GMT

Ryan Sidebottom admitted he had no idea how to react after becoming the 11th Englishman to take a Test hat-trick during an extraordinary fourth day's play of the first Test in Hamilton. Nevertheless, with a handy lead of 122 on first innings, Sidebottom w

Sidebottom trundles into the record books

Mon, 13 Sep 2021 06:53:33 GMT

A match which had been notable for slow scoring and a paucity of wickets turned on its head on the fourth afternoon when New Zealand, pressing for quick runs, lost six wickets for 20 in 11 breathtaking overs. Their chief tormentor was Ryan Sidebottom, who

Harmison: 'I'll try my nuts off every time'

Mon, 13 Sep 2021 06:53:33 GMT

Steve Harmison has dismissed criticism that he was underprepared because he had chosen to arrive late in New Zealand to enable him to attend the birth of his fourth child

Match poised after Sidebottom hat-trick

Mon, 13 Sep 2021 06:53:33 GMT

Scarred England are kidding nobody

Mon, 13 Sep 2021 06:53:33 GMT

The third day at Hamilton was either stultifying or gripping, depending on how slowly you like to cook your contests. England creaked along at a rate of 2.14 an over, gas mark 1 by the standards of the modern game, but New Zealand kept stirring the pot ge

The guile of Vettori; the crassness of England

Mon, 13 Sep 2021 06:53:33 GMT

Andrew Miller provides the plays of the third day in Hamilton

Go-slow England crawl towards safety

Mon, 13 Sep 2021 06:53:33 GMT

On a day that was the antithesis of Twenty20's thrill-a-minute cricket, England's progress was, at its most exciting, pedestrian and at times they almost ground to a halt. They closed on 286 for 6 with Paul Collingwood and Tim Ambrose well set, still 184

Taylor proves his worth

Mon, 13 Sep 2021 06:53:33 GMT

Andrew Miller provides the plays from the second day in Hamilton

Larsen slams Anderson deal

Mon, 13 Sep 2021 06:53:33 GMT

James Anderson playing for Auckland in the four-day match against Wellington has not been welcomed by Gavin Larsen, Wellington's chief executive

Taylor and Vettori add to England's troubles

Mon, 13 Sep 2021 06:53:33 GMT

England ended a rather subdued second day in Hamilton on 87 for 2, still 383 behind New Zealand's first innings of 470

How ponders what might have been

Mon, 13 Sep 2021 06:53:33 GMT

Jamie How couldn't hide his disappointment at the close of play after falling eight runs short of a maiden Test century

Anderson links up with Auckland

Mon, 13 Sep 2021 06:53:33 GMT

James Anderson will link up with his England team-mates in Wellington ahead of the second Test after New Zealand Cricket agreed to allow him to turn out for Auckland in their four remaining fixtures of the State Championship

Cook's catching catching

Mon, 13 Sep 2021 06:53:33 GMT

Andrew Miller serves up the plays of the first day between New Zealand and England in Hamilton

Bell bruised but wrist not broken

Mon, 13 Sep 2021 06:53:33 GMT

England suffered an injury scare on the opening morning of the first Test at Hamilton when Ian Bell had to be sent to hospital for precautionary X-rays, after taking a sharp blow to the right wrist while fielding at short leg. Fortunately the scan reveale

Honours even despite battling How

Mon, 13 Sep 2021 06:53:33 GMT

New Zealand ended a see-saw first day of the Hamilton Test on 282 for 6. Were it not for Brendon McCullum throwing away his wicket in the penultimate over they would have finished with their noses in front after winning the toss on a docile pitch

England look to regain lost ground

Mon, 13 Sep 2021 06:53:33 GMT

England are preparing to arrest their troubling slide down the world rankings and start afresh in the first Test against New Zealand

Mustard sent to hospital after nets incident

Mon, 13 Sep 2021 06:53:33 GMT

England's reserve wicketkeeper, Phil Mustard, has been sent to hospital in Hamilton with a suspected broken nose after being struck in the face during batting practice on the eve of the first Test against New Zealand

Patel in the frame for first Test

Mon, 13 Sep 2021 06:53:33 GMT

New Zealand's captain, Daniel Vettori, has indicated that his side are preparing to take two spinners into Wednesday's first Test at Hamilton

Sidebottom passed fit for first Test

Mon, 13 Sep 2021 06:53:33 GMT

Tim Ambrose prepares for his Test debut as England's latest wicketkeeper and isn't showing many nerves

Sinclair struggles to figure out Harmison

Mon, 13 Sep 2021 06:53:33 GMT

Matthew Sinclair had his first bat against England's Steve Harmison in a tour match in Dunedin last week, and said he's not sure what to make of him going into the first Test

Ambrose ready for the limelight

Mon, 13 Sep 2021 06:53:33 GMT

Tim Ambrose prepares for his Test debut as England's latest wicketkeeper and isn't showing many nerves

Elliott named in New Zealand Test squad

Mon, 13 Sep 2021 06:53:33 GMT

The Wellington allrounder, Grant Elliott, has been named in New Zealand's 13-man squad for the first Test against England at Hamilton, which starts on Wednesday

Strauss and Bell find form for England

Mon, 13 Sep 2021 06:53:33 GMT

Andrew Strauss and Ian Bell lifted the spirits on a chilly day in Dunedin, recording a century apiece to put a gloss on England's final preparations ahead of next week's first Test in Hamilton

Side strain forces Tremlett home

Mon, 13 Sep 2021 06:53:33 GMT

Chris Tremlett will take no further part in England's tour of New Zealand and is due to fly home at the end of the current warm-up match in Dunedin, after succumbing to a recurrence of a side strain

Harmison gets his groove back

Mon, 13 Sep 2021 06:53:33 GMT

On a day when Steve Harmison produced his first five-wicket haul of the New Zealand tour, the good vibes were more clearly visible than usual

Strauss and Harmison lift England spirits

Mon, 13 Sep 2021 06:53:33 GMT

England wiped off their first-innings deficit of 140, and led by 15 runs with seven wickets standing, with Strauss still at the crease on 55 not out

England ponder their options

Mon, 13 Sep 2021 06:53:33 GMT

After a tough opening day, England's coach Peter Moores has to ponder whether to include Andrew Strauss and Steve Harmison in the Test XI

England made to toil in warm-up

Thu, 20 Mar 2025 14:11:04 GMT

England's cricketers were given a rude awakening on the opening day of their final warm-up match against a New Zealand Select XI, when they were bowled out for a mere 131

Strauss given a Test chance

Mon, 13 Sep 2021 06:53:33 GMT

Andrew Strauss has been given another chance to stake his claim for a recall to the Test side by being named in the England XI to for their warm-up match in Dunedin

Sidebottom ruled out of tour match

Mon, 13 Sep 2021 06:53:33 GMT

Ryan Sidebottom will miss England's final warm-up match ahead of the first Test against New Zealand with a hamstring strain.

England quicks impress in draw

Mon, 13 Sep 2021 06:53:33 GMT

England's pace bowlers enjoyed a productive workout as they blew away a strong New Zealand Invitational XI batting line-up on the second day in Dunedin

Cook and Shah boost England XI

Mon, 13 Sep 2021 06:53:33 GMT

Owais Shah boosted his chances of a Test recall after impressing in England's warm-up match against an Invitational XI in the lead-up to the start of the three-match series against New Zealand

How to lead selection XI against England

Mon, 13 Sep 2021 06:53:33 GMT

England will face a New Zealand Invitational XI in a two-day match from Monday

Indisciplined Ryder out for three months

Mon, 13 Sep 2021 06:53:33 GMT

Jesse Ryder, the New Zealand opener, is expected to be out for action or three months after injuring his right hand following a window-breaking incident at the Christchurch Stock Exchange bar

Harmison back concerns ease

Mon, 13 Sep 2021 06:53:33 GMT

Steve Harmison appears to have shaken off a back problem which made him doubtful for England's two-day warm-up match against a New Zealand Invitational XI in Dunedin after bowling in the nets on Sunday

McCullum steers New Zealand home

Mon, 13 Sep 2021 06:53:33 GMT

Brendon McCullum's superlative 77 from 43 balls ensured that New Zealand finished their five-match one-day series against England as they had begun it; with a thumpingly impressive victory

England chase share of spoils

Mon, 13 Sep 2021 06:53:33 GMT

Paul Collingwood, England's captain, has said that drawing the one-day series against New Zealand would be one of the high-points of his young captaincy career

England meet Fleming in Test warm-up

Mon, 13 Sep 2021 06:53:33 GMT

England will face a New Zealand Invitational XI in a two-day match from Monday

England back from the dead

Mon, 13 Sep 2021 06:53:33 GMT

Reaction from the thrilling tie in Napier where Luke Wright produces a superb final over to salvage a share of the spoils for England

England salvage incredible tie

Mon, 13 Sep 2021 06:53:33 GMT

Jamie How produced the innings of his life to guide New Zealand to within a single blow of victory in the fourth ODI at Napier, but in the end his 139 from 116 balls was trumped by six balls of nerveless discipline from England's rawest recruit, Luke Wrig

Bell wants to come of age

Mon, 13 Sep 2021 06:53:33 GMT

Ian Bell wants to be looked at as a senior player capable to winning matches for England, and cites Australia's captain as someone he could model himself on

Broad relishing his self-improvement

Mon, 13 Sep 2021 06:53:33 GMT

It's not a tag you would want to hand any young cricketer, but Stuart Broad's success in the early days of his international career is already getting him dubbed as Andrew Flintoff's successor

New Zealand wait on injured Ryder

Mon, 13 Sep 2021 06:53:33 GMT

Jesse Ryder, the opening batsman, is in a race to be fit for the fourth ODI against England after injuring his left ankle in Friday's six-wicket loss

Harmison delays New Zealand arrival

Mon, 13 Sep 2021 06:53:33 GMT

Steve Harmison, the England fast bowler, has been allowed to delay his arrival in New Zealand to stay at home for the birth of his fourth child

Collingwood restores England's pride

Mon, 13 Sep 2021 06:53:33 GMT

England's chastised cricketers demonstrated a new-found resolve in the third ODI against New Zealand at Auckland, and hauled themselves back into contention in the series with a hard-earned but ultimately comfortable six-wicket victory

Rampant New Zealand target series victory

Mon, 13 Sep 2021 06:53:33 GMT

A week ago it was being asked whether New Zealand would be able to make the one-day series against England a contest after succumbing meekly in the Twenty20s and losing Shane Bond to the ICL. Now they are one game away from taking an unassailable 3-0 lead