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(c)Cricinfo en-gb Mohammad Yousuf believes that rain saved his young team from defeat on the final day of a closely-fought Test series against New Zealand https://p.imgci.com/db/PICTURES/CMS/111400/111424.jpg https://www.cricinfo.com/nzvpak2009/content/story/439527.html?ex_cid=OTC-RSS https://www.cricinfo.com/nzvpak2009/content/story/439527.html https://www.cricinfo.com/story/-439527 Mon, 13 Sep 2021 06:53:33 GMT Daniel Vettori was pleased with the 1-1 series outcome yet fully aware that hard work was in order https://p.imgci.com/db/PICTURES/CMS/111400/111420.jpg https://www.cricinfo.com/nzvpak2009/content/story/439492.html?ex_cid=OTC-RSS https://www.cricinfo.com/nzvpak2009/content/story/439492.html https://www.cricinfo.com/story/-439492 Mon, 13 Sep 2021 06:53:33 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 https://p.imgci.com/db/PICTURES/CMS/111400/111419.jpg https://www.cricinfo.com/nzvpak2009/content/story/439426.html?ex_cid=OTC-RSS https://www.cricinfo.com/nzvpak2009/content/story/439426.html https://www.cricinfo.com/story/-439426 Mon, 13 Sep 2021 06:53:33 GMT Two key figures on either side were backing their team to claim the final day https://p.imgci.com/db/PICTURES/CMS/111300/111380.jpg https://www.cricinfo.com/nzvpak2009/content/story/439335.html?ex_cid=OTC-RSS https://www.cricinfo.com/nzvpak2009/content/story/439335.html https://www.cricinfo.com/story/-439335 Mon, 13 Sep 2021 06:53:33 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 https://p.imgci.com/db/PICTURES/CMS/111300/111381.jpg https://www.cricinfo.com/nzvpak2009/content/story/439290.html?ex_cid=OTC-RSS https://www.cricinfo.com/nzvpak2009/content/story/439290.html https://www.cricinfo.com/story/-439290 Mon, 13 Sep 2021 06:53:33 GMT Daryl Tuffey stepped up to ensure his team did not miss the batsman they dropped in order to play five bowlers in Napier https://p.imgci.com/db/PICTURES/CMS/111300/111346.jpg https://www.cricinfo.com/nzvpak2009/content/story/439236.html?ex_cid=OTC-RSS https://www.cricinfo.com/nzvpak2009/content/story/439236.html https://www.cricinfo.com/story/-439236 Mon, 13 Sep 2021 06:53:33 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 https://p.imgci.com/db/PICTURES/CMS/111300/111346.jpg https://www.cricinfo.com/nzvpak2009/content/story/439187.html?ex_cid=OTC-RSS https://www.cricinfo.com/nzvpak2009/content/story/439187.html https://www.cricinfo.com/story/-439187 Mon, 13 Sep 2021 06:53:33 GMT Vettori and McCullum broke free with a combination of intelligence and exhilarating strokeplay to seize control of the game https://p.imgci.com/db/PICTURES/CMS/111300/111301.jpg https://www.cricinfo.com/nzvpak2009/content/story/439051.html?ex_cid=OTC-RSS https://www.cricinfo.com/nzvpak2009/content/story/439051.html https://www.cricinfo.com/story/-439051 Mon, 13 Sep 2021 06:53:33 GMT The first day of Iain O'Brien's last Test for New Zealand didn't begin well but it soon got rapidly better https://p.imgci.com/db/PICTURES/CMS/111200/111250.jpg https://www.cricinfo.com/nzvpak2009/content/story/438977.html?ex_cid=OTC-RSS https://www.cricinfo.com/nzvpak2009/content/story/438977.html https://www.cricinfo.com/story/-438977 Mon, 13 Sep 2021 06:53:33 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 https://p.imgci.com/db/PICTURES/CMS/111200/111249.jpg https://www.cricinfo.com/nzvpak2009/content/story/438904.html?ex_cid=OTC-RSS https://www.cricinfo.com/nzvpak2009/content/story/438904.html https://www.cricinfo.com/story/-438904 Mon, 13 Sep 2021 06:53:33 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 https://p.imgci.com/db/PICTURES/CMS/110500/110593.3.jpg https://www.cricinfo.com/nzvpak2009/content/story/438818.html?ex_cid=OTC-RSS https://www.cricinfo.com/nzvpak2009/content/story/438818.html https://www.cricinfo.com/story/-438818 Mon, 13 Sep 2021 06:53:33 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 https://p.imgci.com/db/PICTURES/CMS/111000/111079.jpg https://www.cricinfo.com/nzvpak2009/content/story/438807.html?ex_cid=OTC-RSS https://www.cricinfo.com/nzvpak2009/content/story/438807.html https://www.cricinfo.com/story/-438807 Mon, 13 Sep 2021 06:53:33 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 https://p.imgci.com/db/PICTURES/CMS/111000/111072.jpg https://www.cricinfo.com/nzvpak2009/content/story/438742.html?ex_cid=OTC-RSS https://www.cricinfo.com/nzvpak2009/content/story/438742.html https://www.cricinfo.com/story/-438742 Mon, 13 Sep 2021 06:53:33 GMT Chris Martin has expressed confidence in New Zealand's struggling batting line-up ahead of the series decider in Napier, starting on Friday https://p.imgci.com/db/PICTURES/CMS/110400/110483.jpg https://www.cricinfo.com/nzvpak2009/content/story/438601.html?ex_cid=OTC-RSS https://www.cricinfo.com/nzvpak2009/content/story/438601.html https://www.cricinfo.com/story/-438601 Mon, 13 Sep 2021 06:53:33 GMT BJ Watling is in line for his Test debut after replacing Peter Fulton for the series-deciding third Test against Pakistan in Napier https://p.imgci.com/db/PICTURES/CMS/110100/110151.jpg https://www.cricinfo.com/nzvpak2009/content/story/438413.html?ex_cid=OTC-RSS https://www.cricinfo.com/nzvpak2009/content/story/438413.html https://www.cricinfo.com/story/-438413 Mon, 13 Sep 2021 06:53:33 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 https://p.imgci.com/db/PICTURES/CMS/110900/110996.jpg https://www.cricinfo.com/nzvpak2009/content/story/438337.html?ex_cid=OTC-RSS https://www.cricinfo.com/nzvpak2009/content/story/438337.html https://www.cricinfo.com/story/-438337 Mon, 13 Sep 2021 06:53:33 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 https://p.imgci.com/db/PICTURES/CMS/111000/111077.jpg https://www.cricinfo.com/nzvpak2009/content/story/438328.html?ex_cid=OTC-RSS https://www.cricinfo.com/nzvpak2009/content/story/438328.html https://www.cricinfo.com/story/-438328 Mon, 13 Sep 2021 06:53:33 GMT Fast bowler has contemplated quitting Test cricket but will wait for the emotions to pass before taking a decision https://p.imgci.com/db/PICTURES/CMS/110500/110568.3.jpg https://www.cricinfo.com/newzealand/content/story/438324.html?ex_cid=OTC-RSS https://www.cricinfo.com/newzealand/content/story/438324.html https://www.cricinfo.com/story/-438324 Mon, 13 Sep 2021 06:53:33 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 https://p.imgci.com/db/PICTURES/CMS/111000/111085.jpg https://www.cricinfo.com/nzvpak2009/content/story/438279.html?ex_cid=OTC-RSS https://www.cricinfo.com/nzvpak2009/content/story/438279.html https://www.cricinfo.com/story/-438279 Mon, 13 Sep 2021 06:53:33 GMT Daniel Vettori, despite another top-order collapse, had his sights trained on a series-clinching win https://p.imgci.com/db/PICTURES/CMS/111000/111043.jpg https://www.cricinfo.com/nzvpak2009/content/story/438210.html?ex_cid=OTC-RSS https://www.cricinfo.com/nzvpak2009/content/story/438210.html https://www.cricinfo.com/story/-438210 Mon, 13 Sep 2021 06:53:33 GMT Fast bowler will retire from international cricket at the end of the Test series against Pakistan to move to the UK https://p.imgci.com/db/PICTURES/CMS/110700/110736.jpg https://www.cricinfo.com/nzvpak2009/content/story/438207.html?ex_cid=OTC-RSS https://www.cricinfo.com/nzvpak2009/content/story/438207.html https://www.cricinfo.com/story/-438207 Mon, 13 Sep 2021 06:53:33 GMT Two reasons emerged from the Basin Reserve for Test cricket to live long and live fruitful https://p.imgci.com/db/PICTURES/CMS/111000/111045.jpg https://www.cricinfo.com/nzvpak2009/content/story/438144.html?ex_cid=OTC-RSS https://www.cricinfo.com/nzvpak2009/content/story/438144.html https://www.cricinfo.com/story/-438144 Mon, 13 Sep 2021 06:53:33 GMT Daniel Vettori, trying to regroup his troops after being bowled out for 99, said there was still time in the Test to stage a comeback https://p.imgci.com/db/PICTURES/CMS/110900/110990.jpg https://www.cricinfo.com/nzvpak2009/content/story/438085.html?ex_cid=OTC-RSS https://www.cricinfo.com/nzvpak2009/content/story/438085.html https://www.cricinfo.com/story/-438085 Mon, 13 Sep 2021 06:53:33 GMT Pakistan took charge of the second Test in Wellington, dismissing New Zealand for 99 and then extending their overall lead to 229 https://p.imgci.com/db/PICTURES/CMS/110900/110996.jpg https://www.cricinfo.com/nzvpak2009/content/story/437995.html?ex_cid=OTC-RSS https://www.cricinfo.com/nzvpak2009/content/story/437995.html https://www.cricinfo.com/story/-437995 Mon, 13 Sep 2021 06:53:33 GMT The conditions weren't ideal during Daryl Tuffey's comeback. Wellington was cold, the start was delayed, and he was into the action right away https://p.imgci.com/db/PICTURES/CMS/110900/110956.jpg https://www.cricinfo.com/nzvpak2009/content/story/437931.html?ex_cid=OTC-RSS https://www.cricinfo.com/nzvpak2009/content/story/437931.html https://www.cricinfo.com/story/-437931 Mon, 13 Sep 2021 06:53:33 GMT Imran Farhat, who contributed an obdurate 98-ball 32 to a solid start, did not entirely believe Pakistan had been shut out of the contest at 161 for 6 https://p.imgci.com/db/PICTURES/CMS/110900/110944.jpg https://www.cricinfo.com/nzvpak2009/content/story/437919.html?ex_cid=OTC-RSS https://www.cricinfo.com/nzvpak2009/content/story/437919.html https://www.cricinfo.com/story/-437919 Mon, 13 Sep 2021 06:53:33 GMT New Zealand claimed control of a rain and bad light-hit opening day in Wellington, reducing Pakistan to 161 for 6 by stumps https://p.imgci.com/db/PICTURES/CMS/110900/110949.jpg https://www.cricinfo.com/nzvpak2009/content/story/437796.html?ex_cid=OTC-RSS https://www.cricinfo.com/nzvpak2009/content/story/437796.html https://www.cricinfo.com/story/-437796 Mon, 13 Sep 2021 06:53:33 GMT The New Zealand captain has warned against complacency on the eve of the second Test against Pakistan https://p.imgci.com/db/PICTURES/CMS/110500/110572.jpg https://www.cricinfo.com/nzvpak2009/content/story/437773.html?ex_cid=OTC-RSS https://www.cricinfo.com/nzvpak2009/content/story/437773.html https://www.cricinfo.com/story/-437773 Mon, 13 Sep 2021 06:53:33 GMT A result in Wellington is almost certain, but Pakistan will be desperate for it to go their way https://p.imgci.com/db/PICTURES/CMS/106800/106810.jpg https://www.cricinfo.com/nzvpak2009/content/story/437761.html?ex_cid=OTC-RSS https://www.cricinfo.com/nzvpak2009/content/story/437761.html https://www.cricinfo.com/story/-437761 Mon, 13 Sep 2021 06:53:33 GMT Fast bowler in for injured Shane Bond in New Zealand's squad for the second Test against Pakistan https://p.imgci.com/db/PICTURES/CMS/90900/90978.jpg https://www.cricinfo.com/nzvpak2009/content/story/437721.html?ex_cid=OTC-RSS https://www.cricinfo.com/nzvpak2009/content/story/437721.html https://www.cricinfo.com/story/-437721 Mon, 13 Sep 2021 06:53:33 GMT Shane Bond has been ruled out of the rest of the Test series against Pakistan due to a torn abdominal muscle https://p.imgci.com/db/PICTURES/CMS/110700/110730.jpg https://www.cricinfo.com/nzvpak2009/content/story/437549.html?ex_cid=OTC-RSS https://www.cricinfo.com/nzvpak2009/content/story/437549.html https://www.cricinfo.com/story/-437549 Mon, 13 Sep 2021 06:53:33 GMT Grant Elliott has expressed his keenness to make a bigger contribution with the ball in the second Test against Pakistan in Wellington https://p.imgci.com/db/PICTURES/CMS/108800/108870.jpg https://www.cricinfo.com/nzvpak2009/content/story/437475.html?ex_cid=OTC-RSS https://www.cricinfo.com/nzvpak2009/content/story/437475.html https://www.cricinfo.com/story/-437475 Mon, 13 Sep 2021 06:53:33 GMT Iain O'Brien has said he and the rest of New Zealand's bowling attack are "pretty sore but very happy" a day after winning the Dunedin Test https://p.imgci.com/db/PICTURES/CMS/110700/110728.jpg https://www.cricinfo.com/nzvpak2009/content/story/437317.html?ex_cid=OTC-RSS https://www.cricinfo.com/nzvpak2009/content/story/437317.html https://www.cricinfo.com/story/-437317 Mon, 13 Sep 2021 06:53:33 GMT At tea Pakistan needed 86 more to win and the talk in the New Zealand dressing-room was focused on separating the Akmal brothers https://p.imgci.com/db/PICTURES/CMS/110700/110737.5.jpg https://www.cricinfo.com/nzvpak2009/content/story/437135.html?ex_cid=OTC-RSS https://www.cricinfo.com/nzvpak2009/content/story/437135.html https://www.cricinfo.com/story/-437135 Mon, 13 Sep 2021 06:53:33 GMT Mohammad Yousuf, the Pakistan captain, has demanded better fielding from his side after their butter-fingered performance in the narrow defeat to New Zealand in the first Test in Dunedin https://p.imgci.com/db/PICTURES/CMS/110500/110527.jpg https://www.cricinfo.com/nzvpak2009/content/story/437123.html?ex_cid=OTC-RSS https://www.cricinfo.com/nzvpak2009/content/story/437123.html https://www.cricinfo.com/story/-437123 Mon, 13 Sep 2021 06:53:33 GMT International news agencies have boycotted the first Test between Pakistan and New Zealand in Dunedin because of problems with the PCB's newly-implemented terms and conditions for media https://p.imgci.com/db/PICTURES/CMS/110700/110718.jpg https://www.cricinfo.com/nzvpak2009/content/story/437098.html?ex_cid=OTC-RSS https://www.cricinfo.com/nzvpak2009/content/story/437098.html https://www.cricinfo.com/story/-437098 Mon, 13 Sep 2021 06:53:33 GMT Shane Bond ruined a dream debut for Umar Akmal and took New Zealand to their first win in more than a year https://p.imgci.com/db/PICTURES/CMS/110700/110710.jpg https://www.cricinfo.com/nzvpak2009/content/story/436994.html?ex_cid=OTC-RSS https://www.cricinfo.com/nzvpak2009/content/story/436994.html https://www.cricinfo.com/story/-436994 Mon, 13 Sep 2021 06:53:33 GMT While acknowledging the opportunity to shut out Pakistan had passed, fast bowler Chris Martin felt New Zealand's 244-run lead was nearly enough https://p.imgci.com/db/PICTURES/CMS/110600/110631.jpg https://www.cricinfo.com/nzvpak2009/content/story/436892.html?ex_cid=OTC-RSS https://www.cricinfo.com/nzvpak2009/content/story/436892.html https://www.cricinfo.com/story/-436892 Mon, 13 Sep 2021 06:53:33 GMT Pakistan lost a referral after an lbw appeal against Grant Elliott was turned down due to Mohammad Asif overstepping, something which the on-field umpire overlooked https://p.imgci.com/db/PICTURES/CMS/110600/110640.jpg https://www.cricinfo.com/nzvpak2009/content/story/436872.html?ex_cid=OTC-RSS https://www.cricinfo.com/nzvpak2009/content/story/436872.html https://www.cricinfo.com/story/-436872 Mon, 13 Sep 2021 06:53:33 GMT Skilful, rousing bowling from Mohammad Aamer and Mohammad Asif almost accounted for the 97-run first-innings deficit https://p.imgci.com/db/PICTURES/CMS/110600/110619.jpg https://www.cricinfo.com/nzvpak2009/content/story/436777.html?ex_cid=OTC-RSS https://www.cricinfo.com/nzvpak2009/content/story/436777.html https://www.cricinfo.com/story/-436777 Mon, 13 Sep 2021 06:53:33 GMT Pakistan coach Intikhab Alam has predicted a "great future" in international cricket for debutant Umar Akmal https://p.imgci.com/db/PICTURES/CMS/110500/110589.jpg https://www.cricinfo.com/nzvpak2009/content/story/436723.html?ex_cid=OTC-RSS https://www.cricinfo.com/nzvpak2009/content/story/436723.html https://www.cricinfo.com/story/-436723 Mon, 13 Sep 2021 06:53:33 GMT The thinness of resources in Pakistan's middle order has opened the door for Misbah-ul-Haq to revive, once again, his international career https://p.imgci.com/db/PICTURES/CMS/108300/108398.jpg https://www.cricinfo.com/nzvpak2009/content/story/436697.html?ex_cid=OTC-RSS https://www.cricinfo.com/nzvpak2009/content/story/436697.html https://www.cricinfo.com/story/-436697 Mon, 13 Sep 2021 06:53:33 GMT A 34-year-old coming back to Test cricket after two years, and a 19-year-old making his debut, lit up Dunedin's University Oval on a windy day that New Zealand came out better placed in the Test https://p.imgci.com/db/PICTURES/CMS/110500/110580.jpg https://www.cricinfo.com/nzvpak2009/content/story/436625.html?ex_cid=OTC-RSS https://www.cricinfo.com/nzvpak2009/content/story/436625.html https://www.cricinfo.com/story/-436625 Mon, 13 Sep 2021 06:53:33 GMT Only 36 overs were possible on a day blighted by rain and bad light in Dunedin but, during that time, New Zealand strengthened their position in the first Test https://p.imgci.com/db/PICTURES/CMS/110500/110523.jpg https://www.cricinfo.com/nzvpak2009/content/story/436573.html?ex_cid=OTC-RSS https://www.cricinfo.com/nzvpak2009/content/story/436573.html https://www.cricinfo.com/story/-436573 Mon, 13 Sep 2021 06:53:33 GMT Daniel Vettori and Brendon McCullum punished Pakistan on a day that rain and bad light allowed only 36 overs of play https://p.imgci.com/db/PICTURES/CMS/110400/110496.jpg https://www.cricinfo.com/nzvpak2009/content/story/436483.html?ex_cid=OTC-RSS https://www.cricinfo.com/nzvpak2009/content/story/436483.html https://www.cricinfo.com/story/-436483 Mon, 13 Sep 2021 06:53:33 GMT The review of Brendon McCullum's lbw was a vital moment; one that Ross Taylor believed left the Test "evenly placed" at stumps on the first day https://p.imgci.com/db/PICTURES/CMS/110400/110485.jpg https://www.cricinfo.com/nzvpak2009/content/story/436438.html?ex_cid=OTC-RSS https://www.cricinfo.com/nzvpak2009/content/story/436438.html https://www.cricinfo.com/story/-436438 Mon, 13 Sep 2021 06:53:33 GMT It was an engrossing first day of the series with New Zealand claiming the slight upper hand thanks to Pakistan's poor fielding https://p.imgci.com/db/PICTURES/CMS/110400/110476.jpg https://www.cricinfo.com/nzvpak2009/content/story/436335.html?ex_cid=OTC-RSS https://www.cricinfo.com/nzvpak2009/content/story/436335.html https://www.cricinfo.com/story/-436335 Mon, 13 Sep 2021 06:53:33 GMT Two contrasting cricketing styles will be on view in Dunedin from Tuesday. And yet, these very different teams go into the three-Test series facing similar challenges, and how they cope could decide the winner https://p.imgci.com/db/PICTURES/CMS/107900/107931.jpg https://www.cricinfo.com/nzvpak2009/content/story/436312.html?ex_cid=OTC-RSS https://www.cricinfo.com/nzvpak2009/content/story/436312.html https://www.cricinfo.com/story/-436312 Mon, 13 Sep 2021 06:53:33 GMT The Umpire Decision Review System (UDRS) makes a return after a series of trials for over a year, with the first Test between New Zealand and Pakistan at the University Oval in Dunedin starting tomorrow https://p.imgci.com/db/PICTURES/CMS/99700/99706.6.jpg https://www.cricinfo.com/ci-icc/content/story/436290.html?ex_cid=OTC-RSS https://www.cricinfo.com/ci-icc/content/story/436290.html https://www.cricinfo.com/story/-436290 Mon, 13 Sep 2021 06:53:33 GMT Daniel Vettori has asked his bowlers for a significant impact in Dunedin when New Zealand launch their home series in tomorrow's first Test https://p.imgci.com/db/PICTURES/CMS/107400/107496.jpg https://www.cricinfo.com/nzvpak2009/content/story/436278.html?ex_cid=OTC-RSS https://www.cricinfo.com/nzvpak2009/content/story/436278.html https://www.cricinfo.com/story/-436278 Mon, 13 Sep 2021 06:53:33 GMT Shane Bond believes the key to winning the upcoming Test series against Pakistan is the batsmen posting large totals https://p.imgci.com/db/PICTURES/CMS/95200/95237.jpg https://www.cricinfo.com/nzvpak2009/content/story/436227.html?ex_cid=OTC-RSS https://www.cricinfo.com/nzvpak2009/content/story/436227.html https://www.cricinfo.com/story/-436227 Mon, 13 Sep 2021 06:53:33 GMT New Zealand batsman "surprised" to be included in the 13-member squad for the first two Tests against Pakistan https://p.imgci.com/db/PICTURES/CMS/84700/84773.jpg https://www.cricinfo.com/nzvpak2009/content/story/436034.html?ex_cid=OTC-RSS https://www.cricinfo.com/nzvpak2009/content/story/436034.html https://www.cricinfo.com/story/-436034 Mon, 13 Sep 2021 06:53:33 GMT The future of Misbah-ul-Haq as a Test batsman will be decided after the first Test in New Zealand https://p.imgci.com/db/PICTURES/CMS/106300/106349.jpg https://www.cricinfo.com/nzvpak2009/content/story/436031.html?ex_cid=OTC-RSS https://www.cricinfo.com/nzvpak2009/content/story/436031.html https://www.cricinfo.com/story/-436031 Mon, 13 Sep 2021 06:53:33 GMT Tim McIntosh continued his pre-series form with an unbeaten century against the touring Pakistanis in Queenstown https://p.imgci.com https://www.cricinfo.com/nzvpak2009/content/story/435945.html?ex_cid=OTC-RSS https://www.cricinfo.com/nzvpak2009/content/story/435945.html https://www.cricinfo.com/story/-435945 Mon, 13 Sep 2021 06:53:33 GMT John Wright, a prominent name doing the rounds for New Zealand's next coach, will work with the national side briefly ahead of the first Test against Pakistan https://p.imgci.com https://www.cricinfo.com/nzvpak2009/content/story/435942.html?ex_cid=OTC-RSS https://www.cricinfo.com/nzvpak2009/content/story/435942.html https://www.cricinfo.com/story/-435942 Mon, 13 Sep 2021 06:53:33 GMT New Zealand have recalled batsman Peter Fulton for the first two Tests against Pakistan starting November 24 https://p.imgci.com/db/PICTURES/CMS/87600/87625.jpg https://www.cricinfo.com/nzvpak2009/content/story/435930.html?ex_cid=OTC-RSS https://www.cricinfo.com/nzvpak2009/content/story/435930.html https://www.cricinfo.com/story/-435930 Mon, 13 Sep 2021 06:53:33 GMT It wasn't the most satisfying of warm-ups for Pakistan's batsmen on the second day against New Zealand Invitation XI in Queenstwon, with only two scoring half-centuries https://p.imgci.com https://www.cricinfo.com/nzvpak2009/content/story/435196.html?ex_cid=OTC-RSS https://www.cricinfo.com/nzvpak2009/content/story/435196.html https://www.cricinfo.com/story/-435196 Mon, 13 Sep 2021 06:53:33 GMT The Pakistanis began their tour on an encouraging note, with their seamers finding form on the opening day against New Zealand Invitation XI in Queenstown https://p.imgci.com https://www.cricinfo.com/nzvpak2009/content/story/435069.html?ex_cid=OTC-RSS https://www.cricinfo.com/nzvpak2009/content/story/435069.html https://www.cricinfo.com/story/-435069 Mon, 13 Sep 2021 06:53:33 GMT The Pakistan Cricket Board is expected to name a replacement for Younis Khan on the Test tour of New Zealand next week https://p.imgci.com https://www.cricinfo.com/nzvpak2009/content/story/434828.html?ex_cid=OTC-RSS https://www.cricinfo.com/nzvpak2009/content/story/434828.html https://www.cricinfo.com/story/-434828 Mon, 13 Sep 2021 06:53:33 GMT New Zealand's captain Daniel Vettori has been declared fit for the first Test against Pakistan but there was no such good news for Kyle Mills, who needs shoulder surgery and is expected to miss at least four months https://p.imgci.com/db/PICTURES/CMS/108000/108098.jpg https://www.cricinfo.com/nzvpak2009/content/story/434699.html?ex_cid=OTC-RSS https://www.cricinfo.com/nzvpak2009/content/story/434699.html https://www.cricinfo.com/story/-434699 Mon, 13 Sep 2021 06:53:33 GMT The Pakistan captain has said the bowler-friendly pitches in the early part of the summer in New Zealand will be one of the biggest challenges for his team https://p.imgci.com/db/PICTURES/CMS/106200/106260.jpg https://www.cricinfo.com/nzvpak2009/content/story/434641.html?ex_cid=OTC-RSS https://www.cricinfo.com/nzvpak2009/content/story/434641.html https://www.cricinfo.com/story/-434641 Mon, 13 Sep 2021 06:53:33 GMT New Zealand Cricket has named a 12-man squad to face Pakistan in a three-day warm-up game in Queenstown starting November 18 https://p.imgci.com https://www.cricinfo.com/nzvpak2009/content/story/434591.html?ex_cid=OTC-RSS https://www.cricinfo.com/nzvpak2009/content/story/434591.html https://www.cricinfo.com/story/-434591 Mon, 13 Sep 2021 06:53:33 GMT Pakistan's stand-in captain for the tour of New Zealand has called for Misbah-ul-Haq to step up and fill Younis Khan's absence https://p.imgci.com/db/PICTURES/CMS/99300/99349.jpg https://www.cricinfo.com/nzvpak2009/content/story/434480.html?ex_cid=OTC-RSS https://www.cricinfo.com/nzvpak2009/content/story/434480.html https://www.cricinfo.com/story/-434480 Mon, 13 Sep 2021 06:53:33 GMT Shahid Afridi has said Younis Khan, who stood down as Pakistan captain on Wednesday, should not have backed out of the upcoming New Zealand tour https://p.imgci.com/db/PICTURES/CMS/109500/109501.jpg https://www.cricinfo.com/pakistan/content/story/434280.html?ex_cid=OTC-RSS https://www.cricinfo.com/pakistan/content/story/434280.html https://www.cricinfo.com/story/-434280 Mon, 13 Sep 2021 06:53:33 GMT Kyle Mills has been fined 20% of his match fee for two breaches of the ICC code of conduct during his team's ODI against Pakistan at Abu Dhabi on Monday. https://p.imgci.com/db/PICTURES/CMS/108800/108861.jpg https://www.cricinfo.com/pakvnz2009/content/story/433911.html?ex_cid=OTC-RSS https://www.cricinfo.com/pakvnz2009/content/story/433911.html https://www.cricinfo.com/story/-433911 Mon, 13 Sep 2021 06:53:33 GMT Umpire Ahsan Raza has returned to international cricket for the first since the Lahore terror attack on the Sri Lanka team https://p.imgci.com/db/PICTURES/CMS/110000/110049.5.jpg https://www.cricinfo.com/pakvnz2009/content/story/433607.html?ex_cid=OTC-RSS https://www.cricinfo.com/pakvnz2009/content/story/433607.html https://www.cricinfo.com/story/-433607 Mon, 13 Sep 2021 06:53:33 GMT Inzamam-ul-Haq, the former Pakistan captain, has called for Shahid Afridi to lead the one-day side https://p.imgci.com/db/PICTURES/CMS/109000/109064.jpg https://www.cricinfo.com/pakvnz2009/content/story/433223.html?ex_cid=OTC-RSS https://www.cricinfo.com/pakvnz2009/content/story/433223.html https://www.cricinfo.com/story/-433223 Mon, 13 Sep 2021 06:53:33 GMT Mohammad Asif has vowed to make up for lost time due to the several disciplinary and drug-related controversies https://p.imgci.com/db/PICTURES/CMS/108600/108643.jpg https://www.cricinfo.com/nzvpak2009/content/story/433210.html?ex_cid=OTC-RSS https://www.cricinfo.com/nzvpak2009/content/story/433210.html https://www.cricinfo.com/story/-433210 Mon, 13 Sep 2021 06:53:33 GMT By naming different Test, one-day and Twenty20 squads the PCB has expanded the base of its pool of players https://p.imgci.com/db/PICTURES/CMS/104800/104847.3.jpg https://www.cricinfo.com/pakvnz2009/content/story/431940.html?ex_cid=OTC-RSS https://www.cricinfo.com/pakvnz2009/content/story/431940.html https://www.cricinfo.com/story/-431940 Mon, 13 Sep 2021 06:53:33 GMT Pakistan have dropped middle-order batsman Misbah-ul-Haq's international career could be over after he was left out from the squads for all three formats in the series against New Zealand https://p.imgci.com/db/PICTURES/CMS/106300/106349.jpg https://www.cricinfo.com/pakvnz2009/content/story/430749.html?ex_cid=OTC-RSS https://www.cricinfo.com/pakvnz2009/content/story/430749.html https://www.cricinfo.com/story/-430749 Mon, 13 Sep 2021 06:53:33 GMT New Zealand captain Daniel Vettori has said that Shane Bond will not be rushed back into Test cricket https://p.imgci.com/db/PICTURES/CMS/107900/107964.jpg https://www.cricinfo.com/nzvpak2009/content/story/430578.html?ex_cid=OTC-RSS https://www.cricinfo.com/nzvpak2009/content/story/430578.html https://www.cricinfo.com/story/-430578 Mon, 13 Sep 2021 06:53:33 GMT Pakistan will play four ODIs and two Twenty20s against New Zealand in UAE next month https://p.imgci.com https://www.cricinfo.com/nzvpak2009/content/story/424968.html?ex_cid=OTC-RSS https://www.cricinfo.com/nzvpak2009/content/story/424968.html https://www.cricinfo.com/story/-424968 Mon, 13 Sep 2021 06:53:33 GMT New Zealand will host six Tests in a summer for the first time after confirming Tests against Pakistan, Bangladesh and Australia for 2009-10 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