2 http://www.espncricinfo.com Visit Cricinfo.com for up-to-the-minute cricket news, breaking cricket news, live cricket commentary, ball-by-ball commentary, cricket video, cricket audio and features. (c)Cricinfo en-gb http://i.imgci.com/espncricinfo/espnci.png http://www.espncricinfo.com/ Mohammad Yousuf believes that rain saved his young team from defeat on the final day of a closely-fought Test series against New Zealand http://www.espncricinfo.com/nzvpak2009/content/story/439527.html?CMP=OTC-RSS http://www.espncricinfo.com/nzvpak2009/content/story/439527.html Tue, 15 Dec 2009 11:32:17 GMT Daniel Vettori was pleased with the 1-1 series outcome yet fully aware that hard work was in order http://www.espncricinfo.com/nzvpak2009/content/story/439492.html?CMP=OTC-RSS http://www.espncricinfo.com/nzvpak2009/content/story/439492.html Tue, 15 Dec 2009 09:30:04 GMT Close but no cigar for New Zealand. They needed 118 from a minimum of 23 overs to win the series but rain forced a draw http://www.espncricinfo.com/nzvpak2009/content/story/439426.html?CMP=OTC-RSS http://www.espncricinfo.com/nzvpak2009/content/story/439426.html Tue, 15 Dec 2009 06:33:20 GMT Two key figures on either side were backing their team to claim the final day http://www.espncricinfo.com/nzvpak2009/content/story/439335.html?CMP=OTC-RSS http://www.espncricinfo.com/nzvpak2009/content/story/439335.html Mon, 14 Dec 2009 08:27:43 GMT New Zealand hold the advantage and are the front-runners to pull off something special in Napier, but who knows what can happen if the target is around 200 http://www.espncricinfo.com/nzvpak2009/content/story/439290.html?CMP=OTC-RSS http://www.espncricinfo.com/nzvpak2009/content/story/439290.html Mon, 14 Dec 2009 10:31:34 GMT Daryl Tuffey stepped up to ensure his team did not miss the batsman they dropped in order to play five bowlers in Napier http://www.espncricinfo.com/nzvpak2009/content/story/439236.html?CMP=OTC-RSS http://www.espncricinfo.com/nzvpak2009/content/story/439236.html Sun, 13 Dec 2009 11:08:35 GMT If Pakistan's batsmen had applied themselves in the first innings the way they did in the second, a draw would have been the most likely result of the Napier Test http://www.espncricinfo.com/nzvpak2009/content/story/439187.html?CMP=OTC-RSS http://www.espncricinfo.com/nzvpak2009/content/story/439187.html Sun, 13 Dec 2009 06:37:01 GMT Vettori and McCullum broke free with a combination of intelligence and exhilarating strokeplay to seize control of the game http://www.espncricinfo.com/nzvpak2009/content/story/439051.html?CMP=OTC-RSS http://www.espncricinfo.com/nzvpak2009/content/story/439051.html Sun, 13 Dec 2009 01:32:08 GMT The first day of Iain O'Brien's last Test for New Zealand didn't begin well but it soon got rapidly better http://www.espncricinfo.com/nzvpak2009/content/story/438977.html?CMP=OTC-RSS http://www.espncricinfo.com/nzvpak2009/content/story/438977.html Fri, 11 Dec 2009 10:40:25 GMT It was a flat track in Napier but Iain O'Brien was on a mission to make his last Test memorable and Pakistan's top order was in a self-destructive mood http://www.espncricinfo.com/nzvpak2009/content/story/438904.html?CMP=OTC-RSS http://www.espncricinfo.com/nzvpak2009/content/story/438904.html Fri, 11 Dec 2009 07:47:23 GMT It would be a shame for this series to end with a stalemate run-fest, even if you suspect strongly that neither side - unused to winning of late - will mind that too much http://www.espncricinfo.com/nzvpak2009/content/story/438818.html?CMP=OTC-RSS http://www.espncricinfo.com/nzvpak2009/content/story/438818.html Thu, 10 Dec 2009 07:15:32 GMT Daniel Vettori's responsibilities have increased after it was decided he would bat at No.6 in tomorrow's decider against Pakistan in Napier http://www.espncricinfo.com/nzvpak2009/content/story/438807.html?CMP=OTC-RSS http://www.espncricinfo.com/nzvpak2009/content/story/438807.html Thu, 10 Dec 2009 18:21:29 GMT New Zealand's batting is in disarray. Two of their top three are averaging less than 20 in the series against Pakistan, the other - Tim McIntosh - averages less than ten http://www.espncricinfo.com/nzvpak2009/content/story/438742.html?CMP=OTC-RSS http://www.espncricinfo.com/nzvpak2009/content/story/438742.html Wed, 09 Dec 2009 15:12:47 GMT Chris Martin has expressed confidence in New Zealand's struggling batting line-up ahead of the series decider in Napier, starting on Friday http://www.espncricinfo.com/nzvpak2009/content/story/438601.html?CMP=OTC-RSS http://www.espncricinfo.com/nzvpak2009/content/story/438601.html Tue, 08 Dec 2009 08:42:02 GMT BJ Watling is in line for his Test debut after replacing Peter Fulton for the series-deciding third Test against Pakistan in Napier http://www.espncricinfo.com/nzvpak2009/content/story/438413.html?CMP=OTC-RSS http://www.espncricinfo.com/nzvpak2009/content/story/438413.html Mon, 07 Dec 2009 10:33:39 GMT Pakistan fast bowler Mohammad Asif, Man of the Match for his nine wickets, has said he enjoyed bowling in New Zealand and felt he was getting back into the rhythm after missing Test cricket was nearly two years http://www.espncricinfo.com/nzvpak2009/content/story/438337.html?CMP=OTC-RSS http://www.espncricinfo.com/nzvpak2009/content/story/438337.html Sun, 06 Dec 2009 06:21:51 GMT The very shape and variety of this attack, the threat of wickets alive in each of them, did for New Zealand at the Basin Reserve http://www.espncricinfo.com/nzvpak2009/content/story/438328.html?CMP=OTC-RSS http://www.espncricinfo.com/nzvpak2009/content/story/438328.html Sun, 06 Dec 2009 05:27:20 GMT Fast bowler has contemplated quitting Test cricket but will wait for the emotions to pass before taking a decision http://www.espncricinfo.com/newzealand/content/story/438324.html?CMP=OTC-RSS http://www.espncricinfo.com/newzealand/content/story/438324.html Sun, 06 Dec 2009 04:35:00 GMT The very shape and variety of this attack, the threat of wickets alive in each of them, did for New Zealand at the Basin Reserve http://www.espncricinfo.com/nzvpak2009/content/story/438279.html?CMP=OTC-RSS http://www.espncricinfo.com/nzvpak2009/content/story/438279.html Sun, 06 Dec 2009 11:51:16 GMT Daniel Vettori, despite another top-order collapse, had his sights trained on a series-clinching win http://www.espncricinfo.com/nzvpak2009/content/story/438210.html?CMP=OTC-RSS http://www.espncricinfo.com/nzvpak2009/content/story/438210.html Sat, 05 Dec 2009 08:00:49 GMT