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(c)Cricinfo en-gb England's Test series against Australia begins in a fortnight but if there is any sense of fatigue at nearly five months' competition against New Zealand, it was not discernible at The Oval https://p.imgci.com/db/PICTURES/CMS/160400/160451.4.jpg https://www.cricinfo.com/ci/content/story/645367.html?ex_cid=OTC-RSS https://www.cricinfo.com/ci/content/story/645367.html https://www.cricinfo.com/story/-645367 Mon, 13 Sep 2021 06:53:33 GMT His explosive, 16-ball innings against New Zealand may have been brief but the signs are that Jos Buttler will have a long and successful international career https://p.imgci.com/db/PICTURES/CMS/158800/158899.4.jpg https://www.cricinfo.com/england-v-new-zealand-2013/content/story/639307.html?ex_cid=OTC-RSS https://www.cricinfo.com/england-v-new-zealand-2013/content/story/639307.html https://www.cricinfo.com/story/-639307 Mon, 13 Sep 2021 06:53:33 GMT Free-flowing alcohol, cheers for the sun, and a New Zealand allrounder confused with a famous, historic American president - it was some day in Nottingham https://p.imgci.com/db/PICTURES/CMS/158800/158896.4.jpg https://www.cricinfo.com/thestands/content/story/639270.html?ex_cid=OTC-RSS https://www.cricinfo.com/thestands/content/story/639270.html https://www.cricinfo.com/story/-639270 Mon, 13 Sep 2021 06:53:33 GMT With their form and home advantage disappearing, Alastair Cook's side are being viewed differently ahead of the Champions Trophy https://p.imgci.com/db/PICTURES/CMS/158800/158845.4.jpg https://www.cricinfo.com/england-v-new-zealand-2013/content/story/639085.html?ex_cid=OTC-RSS https://www.cricinfo.com/england-v-new-zealand-2013/content/story/639085.html https://www.cricinfo.com/story/-639085 Mon, 13 Sep 2021 06:53:33 GMT Stats highlights from Martin Guptill's incredible innings, and New Zealand's ODI series win in England https://p.imgci.com/db/PICTURES/CMS/158700/158737.4.jpg https://www.cricinfo.com/england-v-new-zealand-2013/content/story/638855.html?ex_cid=OTC-RSS https://www.cricinfo.com/england-v-new-zealand-2013/content/story/638855.html https://www.cricinfo.com/story/-638855 Mon, 13 Sep 2021 06:53:33 GMT ESPNcricinfo presents the plays of the day from the second ODI at the Ageas Bowl https://p.imgci.com/db/PICTURES/CMS/158700/158792.4.jpg https://www.cricinfo.com/england-v-new-zealand-2013/content/story/638782.html?ex_cid=OTC-RSS https://www.cricinfo.com/england-v-new-zealand-2013/content/story/638782.html https://www.cricinfo.com/story/-638782 Mon, 13 Sep 2021 06:53:33 GMT The recent rule changes in ODIs may not have been introduced with bowlers in mind but, in English conditions, two new balls mean runs must be earned https://p.imgci.com/db/PICTURES/CMS/158700/158711.4.jpg https://www.cricinfo.com/england-v-new-zealand-2013/content/story/638595.html?ex_cid=OTC-RSS https://www.cricinfo.com/england-v-new-zealand-2013/content/story/638595.html https://www.cricinfo.com/story/-638595 Mon, 13 Sep 2021 06:53:33 GMT ESPNcricinfo presents the plays of the day from the first ODI from Lord's https://p.imgci.com/db/PICTURES/CMS/158700/158717.4.jpg https://www.cricinfo.com/england-v-new-zealand-2013/content/story/638580.html?ex_cid=OTC-RSS https://www.cricinfo.com/england-v-new-zealand-2013/content/story/638580.html https://www.cricinfo.com/story/-638580 Mon, 13 Sep 2021 06:53:33 GMT After an outstanding run-spree in 2010 and 2011, Ian Bell has had a lean spell since 2012, which seems to have pushed him into a shell https://p.imgci.com/db/PICTURES/CMS/158500/158503.4.jpg https://www.cricinfo.com/magazine/content/story/638431.html?ex_cid=OTC-RSS https://www.cricinfo.com/magazine/content/story/638431.html https://www.cricinfo.com/story/-638431 Mon, 13 Sep 2021 06:53:33 GMT They need to relearn the art of long-form batting if they are to ever dominate an attack like their great predecessors Turner and Crowe did https://p.imgci.com/db/PICTURES/CMS/117500/117597.4.jpg https://www.cricinfo.com/magazine/content/story/638368.html?ex_cid=OTC-RSS https://www.cricinfo.com/magazine/content/story/638368.html https://www.cricinfo.com/story/-638368 Mon, 13 Sep 2021 06:53:33 GMT The bowlers could not have done much more, but New Zealand's top order was unpicked by the England attack to revive questions about the personnel in the line-up https://p.imgci.com/db/PICTURES/CMS/158600/158611.4.jpg https://www.cricinfo.com/england-v-new-zealand-2013/content/story/638329.html?ex_cid=OTC-RSS https://www.cricinfo.com/england-v-new-zealand-2013/content/story/638329.html https://www.cricinfo.com/story/-638329 Mon, 13 Sep 2021 06:53:33 GMT If England had indicated a greater arrogance born of their total control of the match, there would have been no need for today's weather-led nervousness https://p.imgci.com/db/PICTURES/CMS/158600/158642.4.jpg https://www.cricinfo.com/magazine/content/story/638268.html?ex_cid=OTC-RSS https://www.cricinfo.com/magazine/content/story/638268.html https://www.cricinfo.com/story/-638268 Mon, 13 Sep 2021 06:53:33 GMT New Zealand held their own and will have learned valuable lessons from their five-match cross-continental encounter against England https://p.imgci.com/db/PICTURES/CMS/158500/158595.4.jpg https://www.cricinfo.com/magazine/content/story/638259.html?ex_cid=OTC-RSS https://www.cricinfo.com/magazine/content/story/638259.html https://www.cricinfo.com/story/-638259 Mon, 13 Sep 2021 06:53:33 GMT Stats highlights from England's 247-run win in the second Test against New Zealand at Headingley https://p.imgci.com/db/PICTURES/CMS/158600/158608.4.jpg https://www.cricinfo.com/england-v-new-zealand-2013/content/story/638233.html?ex_cid=OTC-RSS https://www.cricinfo.com/england-v-new-zealand-2013/content/story/638233.html https://www.cricinfo.com/story/-638233 Mon, 13 Sep 2021 06:53:33 GMT England's premier spinner provided a rare sight at Heagingley as slow bowling proved the potent weapon https://p.imgci.com/db/PICTURES/CMS/158600/158612.4.jpg https://www.cricinfo.com/england-v-new-zealand-2013/content/story/638121.html?ex_cid=OTC-RSS https://www.cricinfo.com/england-v-new-zealand-2013/content/story/638121.html https://www.cricinfo.com/story/-638121 Mon, 13 Sep 2021 06:53:33 GMT Too slow, too negative, too defensive, England are not interested in anyone else's opinion and know their own plans bring success https://p.imgci.com/db/PICTURES/CMS/158500/158585.4.jpg https://www.cricinfo.com/england-v-new-zealand-2013/content/story/638114.html?ex_cid=OTC-RSS https://www.cricinfo.com/england-v-new-zealand-2013/content/story/638114.html https://www.cricinfo.com/story/-638114 Mon, 13 Sep 2021 06:53:33 GMT ESPNcricinfo presents the plays of the day from the fourth day at Headingley https://p.imgci.com/db/PICTURES/CMS/158500/158594.4.jpg https://www.cricinfo.com/england-v-new-zealand-2013/content/story/638111.html?ex_cid=OTC-RSS https://www.cricinfo.com/england-v-new-zealand-2013/content/story/638111.html https://www.cricinfo.com/story/-638111 Mon, 13 Sep 2021 06:53:33 GMT ESPNcricinfo present the plays of the day from the third day at Headingley https://p.imgci.com/db/PICTURES/CMS/158500/158561.4.jpg https://www.cricinfo.com/england-v-new-zealand-2013/content/story/637919.html?ex_cid=OTC-RSS https://www.cricinfo.com/england-v-new-zealand-2013/content/story/637919.html https://www.cricinfo.com/story/-637919 Mon, 13 Sep 2021 06:53:33 GMT Steven Finn and Graeme Swann were very good on the third day, but were they as good as New Zealand made them look? https://p.imgci.com/db/PICTURES/CMS/158500/158545.4.jpg https://www.cricinfo.com/england-v-new-zealand-2013/content/story/637917.html?ex_cid=OTC-RSS https://www.cricinfo.com/england-v-new-zealand-2013/content/story/637917.html https://www.cricinfo.com/story/-637917 Mon, 13 Sep 2021 06:53:33 GMT Last year, when England faced South Africa, Graeme Swann was at a campsite having been left out but this time he finally gave himself a performance to remember at Headingley https://p.imgci.com/db/PICTURES/CMS/158500/158554.4.jpg https://www.cricinfo.com/england-v-new-zealand-2013/content/story/637916.html?ex_cid=OTC-RSS https://www.cricinfo.com/england-v-new-zealand-2013/content/story/637916.html https://www.cricinfo.com/story/-637916 Mon, 13 Sep 2021 06:53:33 GMT With a mix of David Gower, Graham Thorpe and Michael Vaughan, Joe Root can capture hearts and minds https://p.imgci.com/db/PICTURES/CMS/158500/158506.4.jpg https://www.cricinfo.com/magazine/content/story/637778.html?ex_cid=OTC-RSS https://www.cricinfo.com/magazine/content/story/637778.html https://www.cricinfo.com/story/-637778 Mon, 13 Sep 2021 06:53:33 GMT He had to carefully plot his way to the second new ball, but by keeping his best bowlers fresh, New Zealand's captain has just about kept his side in this series https://p.imgci.com https://www.cricinfo.com/england-v-new-zealand-2013/content/story/637772.html?ex_cid=OTC-RSS https://www.cricinfo.com/england-v-new-zealand-2013/content/story/637772.html https://www.cricinfo.com/story/-637772 Mon, 13 Sep 2021 06:53:33 GMT In the face of so much expectation, Joe Root delivered when his side needed him and when his home crowd were so willing him to https://p.imgci.com/db/PICTURES/CMS/158500/158507.4.jpg https://www.cricinfo.com/england-v-new-zealand-2013/content/story/637769.html?ex_cid=OTC-RSS https://www.cricinfo.com/england-v-new-zealand-2013/content/story/637769.html https://www.cricinfo.com/story/-637769 Mon, 13 Sep 2021 06:53:33 GMT Like the other two tall England fast bowlers, Stuart Broad has been destructive when at his best, but in between those spells his bowling average is unusually high https://p.imgci.com/db/PICTURES/CMS/158300/158370.4.jpg https://www.cricinfo.com/magazine/content/story/637428.html?ex_cid=OTC-RSS https://www.cricinfo.com/magazine/content/story/637428.html https://www.cricinfo.com/story/-637428 Mon, 13 Sep 2021 06:53:33 GMT Headingley still evokes memories of Kevin Pietersen's 2012 outburst but it now offers a further audition for his post-reintegration understudies https://p.imgci.com/db/PICTURES/CMS/158400/158447.4.jpg https://www.cricinfo.com/england-v-new-zealand-2013/content/story/637409.html?ex_cid=OTC-RSS https://www.cricinfo.com/england-v-new-zealand-2013/content/story/637409.html https://www.cricinfo.com/story/-637409 Mon, 13 Sep 2021 06:53:33 GMT His ability should make him a national treasure but there is an element to Stuart Broad that gets fans gnashing their teeth https://p.imgci.com/db/PICTURES/CMS/158300/158371.4.jpg https://www.cricinfo.com/england-v-new-zealand-2013/content/story/636844.html?ex_cid=OTC-RSS https://www.cricinfo.com/england-v-new-zealand-2013/content/story/636844.html https://www.cricinfo.com/story/the-delights-and-frustrations-of-stuart-broad-636844 Mon, 31 Jul 2023 05:17:20 GMT Stats highlights from England's impressive 170-run win in the first Test against New Zealand at Lord's https://p.imgci.com/db/PICTURES/CMS/158300/158365.4.jpg https://www.cricinfo.com/england-v-new-zealand-2013/content/story/636861.html?ex_cid=OTC-RSS https://www.cricinfo.com/england-v-new-zealand-2013/content/story/636861.html https://www.cricinfo.com/story/-636861 Mon, 13 Sep 2021 06:53:33 GMT None of the other three England bowlers with 300 Test wickets - or many other of the game's finest swing merchants - could have bowled better than James Anderson at Lord's https://p.imgci.com/db/PICTURES/CMS/158200/158296.4.jpg https://www.cricinfo.com/magazine/content/story/636852.html?ex_cid=OTC-RSS https://www.cricinfo.com/magazine/content/story/636852.html https://www.cricinfo.com/story/-636852 Mon, 13 Sep 2021 06:53:33 GMT After three days of competing with England on an even footing, Brendon McCullum's side collapsed in a manner reminiscent of their Cape Town horror show https://p.imgci.com https://www.cricinfo.com/england-v-new-zealand-2013/content/story/636851.html?ex_cid=OTC-RSS https://www.cricinfo.com/england-v-new-zealand-2013/content/story/636851.html https://www.cricinfo.com/story/-636851 Mon, 13 Sep 2021 06:53:33 GMT His search for consistency goes on but Stuart Broad's display once more showed he has the attributes to be a special bowler https://p.imgci.com https://www.cricinfo.com/england-v-new-zealand-2013/content/story/636849.html?ex_cid=OTC-RSS https://www.cricinfo.com/england-v-new-zealand-2013/content/story/636849.html https://www.cricinfo.com/story/-636849 Mon, 13 Sep 2021 06:53:33 GMT Plays of the day from the fourth day of the first Test between England and New Zealand https://p.imgci.com/db/PICTURES/CMS/158300/158356.4.jpg https://www.cricinfo.com/england-v-new-zealand-2013/content/story/636811.html?ex_cid=OTC-RSS https://www.cricinfo.com/england-v-new-zealand-2013/content/story/636811.html https://www.cricinfo.com/story/-636811 Mon, 13 Sep 2021 06:53:33 GMT The youngest player on either team, Joe Root appeared the senior man during a potentially match-defining partnership with Jonathan Trott https://p.imgci.com/db/PICTURES/CMS/158300/158328.4.jpg https://www.cricinfo.com/england-v-new-zealand-2013/content/story/636710.html?ex_cid=OTC-RSS https://www.cricinfo.com/england-v-new-zealand-2013/content/story/636710.html https://www.cricinfo.com/story/-636710 Mon, 13 Sep 2021 06:53:33 GMT In another over Joe Root would have left the ball or defended it but instead a moment's hesitation left England looking confused and worried https://p.imgci.com/db/PICTURES/CMS/158300/158333.4.jpg https://www.cricinfo.com/magazine/content/story/636702.html?ex_cid=OTC-RSS https://www.cricinfo.com/magazine/content/story/636702.html https://www.cricinfo.com/story/-636702 Mon, 13 Sep 2021 06:53:33 GMT ESPNcricinfo presents the plays of the day from the third day at Lord's https://p.imgci.com/db/PICTURES/CMS/158300/158306.4.jpg https://www.cricinfo.com/england-v-new-zealand-2013/content/story/636685.html?ex_cid=OTC-RSS https://www.cricinfo.com/england-v-new-zealand-2013/content/story/636685.html https://www.cricinfo.com/story/-636685 Mon, 13 Sep 2021 06:53:33 GMT He may not be the quickest or the most dangerous bowler in world cricket but James Anderson has mastered the skill of fast bowling and England would be lost without him https://p.imgci.com/db/PICTURES/CMS/158200/158296.4.jpg https://www.cricinfo.com/england-v-new-zealand-2013/content/story/636527.html?ex_cid=OTC-RSS https://www.cricinfo.com/england-v-new-zealand-2013/content/story/636527.html https://www.cricinfo.com/story/-636527 Mon, 13 Sep 2021 06:53:33 GMT Every batsman in before him had struggled to combat conditions, but Ross Taylor flicked a switch and left England under pressure https://p.imgci.com/db/PICTURES/CMS/158200/158295.4.jpg https://www.cricinfo.com/england-v-new-zealand-2013/content/story/636524.html?ex_cid=OTC-RSS https://www.cricinfo.com/england-v-new-zealand-2013/content/story/636524.html https://www.cricinfo.com/story/-636524 Mon, 13 Sep 2021 06:53:33 GMT With others who had come to the crease at Lord's prisoners of the conditions, Ross Taylor played an unshackled innings that displayed his wonderful talent https://p.imgci.com/db/PICTURES/CMS/158200/158292.4.jpg https://www.cricinfo.com/england-v-new-zealand-2013/content/story/636517.html?ex_cid=OTC-RSS https://www.cricinfo.com/england-v-new-zealand-2013/content/story/636517.html https://www.cricinfo.com/story/-636517 Mon, 13 Sep 2021 06:53:33 GMT When James Anderson started out he needed favourable conditions to perform; now, he can be expected to succeed no matter what the conditions https://p.imgci.com/db/PICTURES/CMS/158200/158286.4.jpg https://www.cricinfo.com/ci/content/story/636515.html?ex_cid=OTC-RSS https://www.cricinfo.com/ci/content/story/636515.html https://www.cricinfo.com/story/-636515 Mon, 13 Sep 2021 06:53:33 GMT ESPNcricinfo presents the plays of the day from the second day at Lord's https://p.imgci.com/db/PICTURES/CMS/158200/158273.4.jpg https://www.cricinfo.com/england-v-new-zealand-2013/content/story/636497.html?ex_cid=OTC-RSS https://www.cricinfo.com/england-v-new-zealand-2013/content/story/636497.html https://www.cricinfo.com/story/-636497 Mon, 13 Sep 2021 06:53:33 GMT New Zealand seem to have unearthed a solid opening combination, but they'll want more runs from their middle order, which has been the worst among the top teams since 2007 https://p.imgci.com/db/PICTURES/CMS/153100/153153.4.jpg https://www.cricinfo.com/magazine/content/story/636301.html?ex_cid=OTC-RSS https://www.cricinfo.com/magazine/content/story/636301.html https://www.cricinfo.com/story/-636301 Mon, 13 Sep 2021 06:53:33 GMT It may not have wowed the punters but in tricky conditions and against good bowling, England may have established a strong foundation in this game https://p.imgci.com/db/PICTURES/CMS/158200/158260.4.jpg https://www.cricinfo.com/england-v-new-zealand-2013/content/story/636339.html?ex_cid=OTC-RSS https://www.cricinfo.com/england-v-new-zealand-2013/content/story/636339.html https://www.cricinfo.com/story/-636339 Mon, 13 Sep 2021 06:53:33 GMT Tense and afraid failure will cost him his England place, Nick Compton must rediscover his inner-Denis https://p.imgci.com/db/PICTURES/CMS/158200/158229.4.jpg https://www.cricinfo.com/magazine/content/story/636337.html?ex_cid=OTC-RSS https://www.cricinfo.com/magazine/content/story/636337.html https://www.cricinfo.com/story/-636337 Mon, 13 Sep 2021 06:53:33 GMT On the first day of his first appearance at Lord's, Bruce Martin span a web that helped give New Zealand control https://p.imgci.com/db/PICTURES/CMS/158200/158233.4.jpg https://www.cricinfo.com/england-v-new-zealand-2013/content/story/636335.html?ex_cid=OTC-RSS https://www.cricinfo.com/england-v-new-zealand-2013/content/story/636335.html https://www.cricinfo.com/story/-636335 Mon, 13 Sep 2021 06:53:33 GMT ESPNcricinfo presents the plays of the day from the opening day at Lord's https://p.imgci.com/db/PICTURES/CMS/158200/158255.4.jpg https://www.cricinfo.com/england-v-new-zealand-2013/content/story/636313.html?ex_cid=OTC-RSS https://www.cricinfo.com/england-v-new-zealand-2013/content/story/636313.html https://www.cricinfo.com/story/-636313 Mon, 13 Sep 2021 06:53:33 GMT Their journey to retaining the Ashes begins against New Zealand at Lord's https://p.imgci.com/db/PICTURES/CMS/152000/152062.4.jpg https://www.cricinfo.com/magazine/content/story/636132.html?ex_cid=OTC-RSS https://www.cricinfo.com/magazine/content/story/636132.html https://www.cricinfo.com/story/-636132 Mon, 13 Sep 2021 06:53:33 GMT Having come so close to a major upset against England at home, Brendon McCullum has the ability to galvanise New Zealand once again https://p.imgci.com/db/PICTURES/CMS/155800/155833.4.jpg https://www.cricinfo.com/england-v-new-zealand-2013/content/story/636091.html?ex_cid=OTC-RSS https://www.cricinfo.com/england-v-new-zealand-2013/content/story/636091.html https://www.cricinfo.com/story/-636091 Mon, 13 Sep 2021 06:53:33 GMT Without time for the military-like preparation that has preceded successes against Australia and India, England were lacklustre in New Zealand and can't afford to be off-guard again https://p.imgci.com/db/PICTURES/CMS/158200/158209.4.jpg https://www.cricinfo.com/england-v-new-zealand-2013/content/story/636066.html?ex_cid=OTC-RSS https://www.cricinfo.com/england-v-new-zealand-2013/content/story/636066.html https://www.cricinfo.com/story/-636066 Mon, 13 Sep 2021 06:53:33 GMT Stats preview to the England-New Zealand Test series, and the first Test at Lord's https://p.imgci.com/db/PICTURES/CMS/155700/155779.4.jpg https://www.cricinfo.com/england-v-new-zealand-2013/content/story/636046.html?ex_cid=OTC-RSS https://www.cricinfo.com/england-v-new-zealand-2013/content/story/636046.html https://www.cricinfo.com/story/-636046 Mon, 13 Sep 2021 06:53:33 GMT Near-strangers six months ago, Hamish Rutherford and Peter Fulton have a big role to play in driving New Zealand in England https://p.imgci.com/db/PICTURES/CMS/155100/155143.4.jpg https://www.cricinfo.com/england-v-new-zealand-2013/content/story/635948.html?ex_cid=OTC-RSS https://www.cricinfo.com/england-v-new-zealand-2013/content/story/635948.html https://www.cricinfo.com/story/-635948 Mon, 13 Sep 2021 06:53:33 GMT Mike Hesson looks back at an eventful ten months in charge of New Zealand, including the Ross Taylor controversy https://p.imgci.com/db/PICTURES/CMS/155600/155638.4.jpg https://www.cricinfo.com/magazine/content/story/634830.html?ex_cid=OTC-RSS https://www.cricinfo.com/magazine/content/story/634830.html https://www.cricinfo.com/story/-634830 Mon, 13 Sep 2021 06:53:33 GMT His young features bely a grown-up temperament and steely focus that prompted England to test Joe Root's leadership credentials https://p.imgci.com/db/PICTURES/CMS/155800/155884.4.jpg https://www.cricinfo.com/england-v-new-zealand-2013/content/story/634564.html?ex_cid=OTC-RSS https://www.cricinfo.com/england-v-new-zealand-2013/content/story/634564.html https://www.cricinfo.com/story/-634564 Mon, 13 Sep 2021 06:53:33 GMT Hamish Rutherford, son of Ken, has emerged as New Zealand's new big opening hope https://p.imgci.com/db/PICTURES/CMS/155100/155158.4.jpg https://www.cricinfo.com/new-zealand-v-england-2013/content/story/624037.html?ex_cid=OTC-RSS https://www.cricinfo.com/new-zealand-v-england-2013/content/story/624037.html https://www.cricinfo.com/story/-624037 Mon, 13 Sep 2021 06:53:33 GMT