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(c)Cricinfo en-gb The team is making the right noises, but consistency must define New Zealand if they are to achieve real progress. https://p.imgci.com/db/PICTURES/CMS/152100/152183.4.jpg https://www.cricinfo.com/sri-lanka-v-new-zealand-2012/content/story/594610.html?ex_cid=OTC-RSS https://www.cricinfo.com/sri-lanka-v-new-zealand-2012/content/story/594610.html https://www.cricinfo.com/story/-594610 Mon, 13 Sep 2021 06:53:33 GMT An experienced crop of bowlers should be available but their over-coaching has forced New Zealand to turn to youth - a policy that looks to be unexpectedly working https://p.imgci.com/db/PICTURES/CMS/152100/152182.4.jpg https://www.cricinfo.com/magazine/content/story/594530.html?ex_cid=OTC-RSS https://www.cricinfo.com/magazine/content/story/594530.html https://www.cricinfo.com/story/-594530 Mon, 13 Sep 2021 06:53:33 GMT As they did against England earlier this year, Sri Lanka failed to hold onto a series lead at home as New Zealand's pace bowlers delivered victory in Colombo to reignite debate about the home side's frailties https://p.imgci.com/db/PICTURES/CMS/152100/152140.4.jpg https://www.cricinfo.com/sri-lanka-v-new-zealand-2012/content/story/594515.html?ex_cid=OTC-RSS https://www.cricinfo.com/sri-lanka-v-new-zealand-2012/content/story/594515.html https://www.cricinfo.com/story/-594515 Mon, 13 Sep 2021 06:53:33 GMT Sri Lanka's marks out of 10, for the Test series against New Zealand https://p.imgci.com/db/PICTURES/CMS/152100/152139.5.jpg https://www.cricinfo.com/sri-lanka-v-new-zealand-2012/content/story/594463.html?ex_cid=OTC-RSS https://www.cricinfo.com/sri-lanka-v-new-zealand-2012/content/story/594463.html https://www.cricinfo.com/story/-594463 Mon, 13 Sep 2021 06:53:33 GMT New Zealand's marks out of 10, for the Test series against Sri Lanka https://p.imgci.com/db/PICTURES/CMS/152100/152167.4.jpg https://www.cricinfo.com/sri-lanka-v-new-zealand-2012/content/story/594448.html?ex_cid=OTC-RSS https://www.cricinfo.com/sri-lanka-v-new-zealand-2012/content/story/594448.html https://www.cricinfo.com/story/-594448 Mon, 13 Sep 2021 06:53:33 GMT There are plenty in New Zealand who love Richard Hadlee's sport better than Colin Meads'. They have endured too much hurt not to share a piece of this win with the eleven men who finally achieved it https://p.imgci.com/db/PICTURES/CMS/152100/152167.4.jpg https://www.cricinfo.com/sri-lanka-v-new-zealand-2012/content/story/594400.html?ex_cid=OTC-RSS https://www.cricinfo.com/sri-lanka-v-new-zealand-2012/content/story/594400.html https://www.cricinfo.com/story/-594400 Mon, 13 Sep 2021 06:53:33 GMT Stats from the fifth day's play in the second Test at the P Sara Oval https://p.imgci.com/db/PICTURES/CMS/152100/152152.5.jpg https://www.cricinfo.com/sri-lanka-v-new-zealand-2012/content/story/594350.html?ex_cid=OTC-RSS https://www.cricinfo.com/sri-lanka-v-new-zealand-2012/content/story/594350.html https://www.cricinfo.com/story/-594350 Mon, 13 Sep 2021 06:53:33 GMT Plays of the day from the fifth day of the second Test between Sri Lanka and New Zealand at P Sara Oval https://p.imgci.com/db/PICTURES/CMS/152200/152200.4.jpg https://www.cricinfo.com/sri-lanka-v-new-zealand-2012/content/story/594343.html?ex_cid=OTC-RSS https://www.cricinfo.com/sri-lanka-v-new-zealand-2012/content/story/594343.html https://www.cricinfo.com/story/-594343 Mon, 13 Sep 2021 06:53:33 GMT New Zealand have shown resilience in bouncing back from their defeat in Galle and are within striking distance of a memorable, series-levelling victory https://p.imgci.com/db/PICTURES/CMS/152100/152166.4.jpg https://www.cricinfo.com/sri-lanka-v-new-zealand-2012/content/story/594183.html?ex_cid=OTC-RSS https://www.cricinfo.com/sri-lanka-v-new-zealand-2012/content/story/594183.html https://www.cricinfo.com/story/-594183 Mon, 13 Sep 2021 06:53:33 GMT Plays of the day from the fourth day of the second Test between Sri Lanka and New Zealand at P Sara Oval https://p.imgci.com/db/PICTURES/CMS/152100/152177.4.jpg https://www.cricinfo.com/sri-lanka-v-new-zealand-2012/content/story/594163.html?ex_cid=OTC-RSS https://www.cricinfo.com/sri-lanka-v-new-zealand-2012/content/story/594163.html https://www.cricinfo.com/story/-594163 Mon, 13 Sep 2021 06:53:33 GMT Thilan Samaraweera throughout his cricketing career has proved himself a fighter; more so than any of the decorated men he bats below https://p.imgci.com/db/PICTURES/CMS/152100/152155.4.jpg https://www.cricinfo.com/sri-lanka-v-new-zealand-2012/content/story/593954.html?ex_cid=OTC-RSS https://www.cricinfo.com/sri-lanka-v-new-zealand-2012/content/story/593954.html https://www.cricinfo.com/story/-593954 Mon, 13 Sep 2021 06:53:33 GMT ESPNcricinfo presents the plays of the day from the third day of the Colombo Test https://p.imgci.com/db/PICTURES/CMS/152100/152150.4.jpg https://www.cricinfo.com/sri-lanka-v-new-zealand-2012/content/story/593842.html?ex_cid=OTC-RSS https://www.cricinfo.com/sri-lanka-v-new-zealand-2012/content/story/593842.html https://www.cricinfo.com/story/-593842 Mon, 13 Sep 2021 06:53:33 GMT An attack that hunts in a pack has always alluded Sri Lanka, and on the evidence of their first innings performance at the P Sara, they will not produce one in the immediate future either https://p.imgci.com/db/PICTURES/CMS/152100/152139.5.jpg https://www.cricinfo.com/ci/content/story/593306.html?ex_cid=OTC-RSS https://www.cricinfo.com/ci/content/story/593306.html https://www.cricinfo.com/story/-593306 Mon, 13 Sep 2021 06:53:33 GMT ESPNcricinfo presents the plays of the day from the second day in Colombo https://p.imgci.com/db/PICTURES/CMS/152100/152140.4.jpg https://www.cricinfo.com/sri-lanka-v-new-zealand-2012/content/story/593293.html?ex_cid=OTC-RSS https://www.cricinfo.com/sri-lanka-v-new-zealand-2012/content/story/593293.html https://www.cricinfo.com/story/-593293 Mon, 13 Sep 2021 06:53:33 GMT On the opening day of the Colombo Test, Ross Taylor and Kane Williamson struck up exactly the right tempo for New Zealand, and worked the bowlers and the field like they had been in form for weeks https://p.imgci.com/db/PICTURES/CMS/152000/152089.4.jpg https://www.cricinfo.com/sri-lanka-v-new-zealand-2012/content/story/593065.html?ex_cid=OTC-RSS https://www.cricinfo.com/sri-lanka-v-new-zealand-2012/content/story/593065.html https://www.cricinfo.com/story/-593065 Mon, 13 Sep 2021 06:53:33 GMT Plays of the Day on the opening day of the second Test between Sri Lanka and New Zealand in Colombo https://p.imgci.com/db/PICTURES/CMS/152000/152065.4.jpg https://www.cricinfo.com/sri-lanka-v-new-zealand-2012/content/story/592998.html?ex_cid=OTC-RSS https://www.cricinfo.com/sri-lanka-v-new-zealand-2012/content/story/592998.html https://www.cricinfo.com/story/-592998 Mon, 13 Sep 2021 06:53:33 GMT Sri Lanka's batting, which crumbled against New Zealand's seam attack in parts in the first Test, must find a way past them in more testing conditions at the P Sara Oval https://p.imgci.com/db/PICTURES/CMS/151800/151844.4.jpg https://www.cricinfo.com/sri-lanka-v-new-zealand-2012/content/story/592808.html?ex_cid=OTC-RSS https://www.cricinfo.com/sri-lanka-v-new-zealand-2012/content/story/592808.html https://www.cricinfo.com/story/-592808 Mon, 13 Sep 2021 06:53:33 GMT Advice for the top and middle order: look within for the answers https://p.imgci.com/db/PICTURES/CMS/151800/151816.4.jpg https://www.cricinfo.com/magazine/content/story/592518.html?ex_cid=OTC-RSS https://www.cricinfo.com/magazine/content/story/592518.html https://www.cricinfo.com/story/-592518 Mon, 13 Sep 2021 06:53:33 GMT An embarrassing six-match losing streak stares at New Zealand as they prepare for the second Test. They must wring out every drop of positivity they can muster https://p.imgci.com/db/PICTURES/CMS/151800/151846.7.jpg https://www.cricinfo.com/sri-lanka-v-new-zealand-2012/content/story/592689.html?ex_cid=OTC-RSS https://www.cricinfo.com/sri-lanka-v-new-zealand-2012/content/story/592689.html https://www.cricinfo.com/story/-592689 Mon, 13 Sep 2021 06:53:33 GMT New Zealand crumbled against the spin of Rangana Herath on the third day, but they had been damaged by seam too https://p.imgci.com/db/PICTURES/CMS/151800/151879.4.jpg https://www.cricinfo.com/sri-lanka-v-new-zealand-2012/content/story/592085.html?ex_cid=OTC-RSS https://www.cricinfo.com/sri-lanka-v-new-zealand-2012/content/story/592085.html https://www.cricinfo.com/story/-592085 Mon, 13 Sep 2021 06:53:33 GMT Rangana Herath's talent is no where near Muttiah Muralitharan's genius, but his control and dependability has made him integral to Sri Lanka's Test attack https://p.imgci.com/db/PICTURES/CMS/151800/151882.4.jpg https://www.cricinfo.com/sri-lanka-v-new-zealand-2012/content/story/592060.html?ex_cid=OTC-RSS https://www.cricinfo.com/sri-lanka-v-new-zealand-2012/content/story/592060.html https://www.cricinfo.com/story/-592060 Mon, 13 Sep 2021 06:53:33 GMT Plays of the Day from the third day of the first Test between Sri Lanka and New Zealand in Galle https://p.imgci.com/db/PICTURES/CMS/151800/151873.4.jpg https://www.cricinfo.com/sri-lanka-v-new-zealand-2012/content/story/592038.html?ex_cid=OTC-RSS https://www.cricinfo.com/sri-lanka-v-new-zealand-2012/content/story/592038.html https://www.cricinfo.com/story/-592038 Mon, 13 Sep 2021 06:53:33 GMT Stats highlights from day three of the first Test between Sri Lanka and New Zealand in Galle https://p.imgci.com/db/PICTURES/CMS/151800/151882.4.jpg https://www.cricinfo.com/sri-lanka-v-new-zealand-2012/content/story/592018.html?ex_cid=OTC-RSS https://www.cricinfo.com/sri-lanka-v-new-zealand-2012/content/story/592018.html https://www.cricinfo.com/story/-592018 Mon, 13 Sep 2021 06:53:33 GMT Tim Southee provided an exhibition of high-quality swing bowling during the first hour, and he's still learning https://p.imgci.com/db/PICTURES/CMS/151800/151847.4.jpg https://www.cricinfo.com/sri-lanka-v-new-zealand-2012/content/story/591851.html?ex_cid=OTC-RSS https://www.cricinfo.com/sri-lanka-v-new-zealand-2012/content/story/591851.html https://www.cricinfo.com/story/-591851 Mon, 13 Sep 2021 06:53:33 GMT Plays of the Day from the second day of the first Test between Sri Lanka and New Zealand in Galle https://p.imgci.com/db/PICTURES/CMS/151800/151856.4.jpg https://www.cricinfo.com/sri-lanka-v-new-zealand-2012/content/story/591839.html?ex_cid=OTC-RSS https://www.cricinfo.com/sri-lanka-v-new-zealand-2012/content/story/591839.html https://www.cricinfo.com/story/-591839 Mon, 13 Sep 2021 06:53:33 GMT Plays of the Day from the first day of the first Test between Sri Lanka and New Zealand in Galle https://p.imgci.com/db/PICTURES/CMS/151800/151814.4.jpg https://www.cricinfo.com/south-africa-v-new-zealand-2012/content/story/591733.html?ex_cid=OTC-RSS https://www.cricinfo.com/south-africa-v-new-zealand-2012/content/story/591733.html https://www.cricinfo.com/story/-591733 Mon, 13 Sep 2021 06:53:33 GMT The young Sri Lankan batsman isn't intimidated by the toughest opposition, or shy about pursuing personal goals https://p.imgci.com/db/PICTURES/CMS/149400/149496.3.jpg https://www.cricinfo.com/magazine/content/story/591615.html?ex_cid=OTC-RSS https://www.cricinfo.com/magazine/content/story/591615.html https://www.cricinfo.com/story/-591615 Mon, 13 Sep 2021 06:53:33 GMT With the tour of Australia looming, it's time for Sri Lanka's fast bowlers to match their spinners https://p.imgci.com/db/PICTURES/CMS/136500/136513.4.jpg https://www.cricinfo.com/sri-lanka-v-new-zealand-2012/content/story/591534.html?ex_cid=OTC-RSS https://www.cricinfo.com/sri-lanka-v-new-zealand-2012/content/story/591534.html https://www.cricinfo.com/story/-591534 Mon, 13 Sep 2021 06:53:33 GMT Canterbury's legspinning allrounder Todd Astle may be the one to fill those big shoes https://p.imgci.com/db/PICTURES/CMS/89300/89303.4.jpg https://www.cricinfo.com/magazine/content/story/591415.html?ex_cid=OTC-RSS https://www.cricinfo.com/magazine/content/story/591415.html https://www.cricinfo.com/story/-591415 Mon, 13 Sep 2021 06:53:33 GMT 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 https://p.imgci.com/db/PICTURES/CMS/151600/151612.4.jpg https://www.cricinfo.com/sri-lanka-v-new-zealand-2012/content/story/591178.html?ex_cid=OTC-RSS https://www.cricinfo.com/sri-lanka-v-new-zealand-2012/content/story/591178.html https://www.cricinfo.com/story/-591178 Mon, 13 Sep 2021 06:53:33 GMT The promise and variety shown by New Zealand's young pace attack was a bright spot in a soggy series https://p.imgci.com/db/PICTURES/CMS/151600/151666.4.jpg https://www.cricinfo.com/sri-lanka-v-new-zealand-2012/content/story/591036.html?ex_cid=OTC-RSS https://www.cricinfo.com/sri-lanka-v-new-zealand-2012/content/story/591036.html https://www.cricinfo.com/story/-591036 Mon, 13 Sep 2021 06:53:33 GMT New Zealand could consider tweaking their batting order in the final ODI in the hope of ending their poor run https://p.imgci.com/db/PICTURES/CMS/151500/151500.4.jpg https://www.cricinfo.com/sri-lanka-v-new-zealand-2012/content/story/590876.html?ex_cid=OTC-RSS https://www.cricinfo.com/sri-lanka-v-new-zealand-2012/content/story/590876.html https://www.cricinfo.com/story/-590876 Mon, 13 Sep 2021 06:53:33 GMT Nuwan Kulasekara and Jeevan Mendis may not be among cricket's biggest talents, but they deliver by being among the biggest triers https://p.imgci.com/db/PICTURES/CMS/151600/151612.4.jpg https://www.cricinfo.com/sri-lanka-v-new-zealand-2012/content/story/590681.html?ex_cid=OTC-RSS https://www.cricinfo.com/sri-lanka-v-new-zealand-2012/content/story/590681.html https://www.cricinfo.com/story/-590681 Mon, 13 Sep 2021 06:53:33 GMT Plays of the Day from the fourth ODI between Sri Lanka and New Zealand in Hambantota https://p.imgci.com/db/PICTURES/CMS/151600/151600.4.jpg https://www.cricinfo.com/sri-lanka-v-new-zealand-2012/content/story/590675.html?ex_cid=OTC-RSS https://www.cricinfo.com/sri-lanka-v-new-zealand-2012/content/story/590675.html https://www.cricinfo.com/story/-590675 Mon, 13 Sep 2021 06:53:33 GMT With both the bat and in the field, age seems to have forgotten Tillakaratne Dilshan, or he it. https://p.imgci.com/db/PICTURES/CMS/151500/151506.4.jpg https://www.cricinfo.com/sri-lanka-v-new-zealand-2012/content/story/590156.html?ex_cid=OTC-RSS https://www.cricinfo.com/sri-lanka-v-new-zealand-2012/content/story/590156.html https://www.cricinfo.com/story/-590156 Mon, 13 Sep 2021 06:53:33 GMT ESPNcricinfo presents the Plays of the day from the 3rd ODI in Pallekele https://p.imgci.com/db/PICTURES/CMS/151500/151508.4.jpg https://www.cricinfo.com/sri-lanka-v-new-zealand-2012/content/story/590150.html?ex_cid=OTC-RSS https://www.cricinfo.com/sri-lanka-v-new-zealand-2012/content/story/590150.html https://www.cricinfo.com/story/-590150 Mon, 13 Sep 2021 06:53:33 GMT 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 https://p.imgci.com/db/PICTURES/CMS/150400/150423.4.jpg https://www.cricinfo.com/sri-lanka-v-new-zealand-2012/content/story/589952.html?ex_cid=OTC-RSS https://www.cricinfo.com/sri-lanka-v-new-zealand-2012/content/story/589952.html https://www.cricinfo.com/story/-589952 Mon, 13 Sep 2021 06:53:33 GMT 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 https://p.imgci.com/db/PICTURES/CMS/151400/151439.4.jpg https://www.cricinfo.com/sri-lanka-v-new-zealand-2012/content/story/589783.html?ex_cid=OTC-RSS https://www.cricinfo.com/sri-lanka-v-new-zealand-2012/content/story/589783.html https://www.cricinfo.com/story/-589783 Mon, 13 Sep 2021 06:53:33 GMT 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 https://p.imgci.com/db/PICTURES/CMS/151400/151429.5.jpg https://www.cricinfo.com/sri-lanka-v-new-zealand-2012/content/story/589772.html?ex_cid=OTC-RSS https://www.cricinfo.com/sri-lanka-v-new-zealand-2012/content/story/589772.html https://www.cricinfo.com/story/-589772 Mon, 13 Sep 2021 06:53:33 GMT The Plays of the day from the second ODI between Sri Lanka and New Zealand, in Pallekele https://p.imgci.com/db/PICTURES/CMS/151400/151440.4.jpg https://www.cricinfo.com/sri-lanka-v-new-zealand-2012/content/story/589769.html?ex_cid=OTC-RSS https://www.cricinfo.com/sri-lanka-v-new-zealand-2012/content/story/589769.html https://www.cricinfo.com/story/-589769 Mon, 13 Sep 2021 06:53:33 GMT Ronnie Hira is tired of short-people jokes, and of being called Ron Weasley https://p.imgci.com/db/PICTURES/CMS/151300/151355.4.jpg https://www.cricinfo.com/magazine/content/story/589285.html?ex_cid=OTC-RSS https://www.cricinfo.com/magazine/content/story/589285.html https://www.cricinfo.com/story/-589285 Mon, 13 Sep 2021 06:53:33 GMT 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 https://p.imgci.com/db/PICTURES/CMS/118400/118400.4.jpg https://www.cricinfo.com/sri-lanka-v-new-zealand-2012/content/story/589636.html?ex_cid=OTC-RSS https://www.cricinfo.com/sri-lanka-v-new-zealand-2012/content/story/589636.html https://www.cricinfo.com/story/-589636 Mon, 13 Sep 2021 06:53:33 GMT New Zealand's batsmen acknowledge their shortcomings in tough conditions and say they want to improve. They are yet to put it into practice, though https://p.imgci.com/db/PICTURES/CMS/151300/151329.4.jpg https://www.cricinfo.com/sri-lanka-v-new-zealand-2012/content/story/589211.html?ex_cid=OTC-RSS https://www.cricinfo.com/sri-lanka-v-new-zealand-2012/content/story/589211.html https://www.cricinfo.com/story/-589211 Mon, 13 Sep 2021 06:53:33 GMT Adam Milne and Tom Latham have promised much, but they must use this opportunity in Sri Lanka if they are to help New Zealand overcome a slump https://p.imgci.com/db/PICTURES/CMS/113000/113020.jpg https://www.cricinfo.com/sri-lanka-v-new-zealand-2012/content/story/588736.html?ex_cid=OTC-RSS https://www.cricinfo.com/sri-lanka-v-new-zealand-2012/content/story/588736.html https://www.cricinfo.com/story/-588736 Mon, 13 Sep 2021 06:53:33 GMT It is difficult to pinpoint why New Zealand seem to have lost the ability to dig in, which was once their trademark characteristic. They must rediscover it to have any chance against Sri Lanka https://p.imgci.com/db/PICTURES/CMS/147800/147856.4.jpg https://www.cricinfo.com/sri-lanka-v-new-zealand-2012/content/story/588623.html?ex_cid=OTC-RSS https://www.cricinfo.com/sri-lanka-v-new-zealand-2012/content/story/588623.html https://www.cricinfo.com/story/-588623 Mon, 13 Sep 2021 06:53:33 GMT He may not be bowling anymore but Shane Bond has plenty of skills and knowledge to impart in the nets https://p.imgci.com/db/PICTURES/CMS/113200/113228.4.jpg https://www.cricinfo.com/sri-lanka-v-new-zealand-2012/content/story/588622.html?ex_cid=OTC-RSS https://www.cricinfo.com/sri-lanka-v-new-zealand-2012/content/story/588622.html https://www.cricinfo.com/story/-588622 Mon, 13 Sep 2021 06:53:33 GMT New Zealand seem the ideal opposition for youngsters like Angelo Mathews to take charge of the team, before the sterner challenge in Australia https://p.imgci.com/db/PICTURES/CMS/150700/150795.4.jpg https://www.cricinfo.com/sri-lanka-v-new-zealand-2012/content/story/588573.html?ex_cid=OTC-RSS https://www.cricinfo.com/sri-lanka-v-new-zealand-2012/content/story/588573.html https://www.cricinfo.com/story/-588573 Mon, 13 Sep 2021 06:53:33 GMT