New Zealand tour of England, 2004 news from Cricinfo.com

Fleming dismisses captaincy criticism

Mon, 13 Sep 2021 06:53:33 GMT

Stephen Fleming has brushed aside the criticism against his captaincy during the Tests on the recent tour to England

West Indies ignore the sense of occasion

Mon, 13 Sep 2021 06:53:33 GMT

It's not every day that a team reaches a final, even when it's the final of a three-team tournament

Australia v Sri Lanka, 2nd Test, Cairns

Mon, 13 Sep 2021 06:53:33 GMT

Day 5 Bulletin - It's 527-all, as Sri Lanka hang on News - McGrath fined for swearing The Big Picture - Warne equals the record The progression of the record - A 109-year tradition

New Zealand set for historic Lord's debut

Mon, 13 Sep 2021 06:53:33 GMT

One of the more interesting facts to brighten up tomorrow's climax to what has been a weather-hit and largely uninspiring NatWest Series is it will be the first time New Zealand have played a one-day international at Lord's

New Zealand look to continue winning streak

Mon, 13 Sep 2021 06:53:33 GMT

After England's ungainly exit from the NatWest Series, Thursday's game between West Indies and New Zealand at the Rose Bowl has turned into a mini-final, and a chance for both teams to win an important psychological victory before the Lord's final on

Fleming sets the winning platform

Mon, 13 Sep 2021 06:53:33 GMT

Stephen Fleming, who fell agonisingly short of a well-deserved hundred, led New Zealand to a comprehensive six-wicket win over England in the seventh NatWest Series game at Bristol

One-day quicket!

Mon, 13 Sep 2021 06:53:33 GMT

As the England one-day side plummeted to their second thrashing in three days in the NatWest Series, the English journalists took advantage of the early finish to get their claws into the woeful performance

Franklin exploits England's soft underbelly

Mon, 13 Sep 2021 06:53:33 GMT

After England's woeful batting performance against West Indies at Trent Bridge on Sunday, Chris Cairns rubbed his hands at the prospect of exploiting England's 'soft underbelly'

Five-wicket Franklin frazzles England

Mon, 13 Sep 2021 06:53:33 GMT

England picked up their dismal one-day form from where they had left off against West Indies at Trent Bridge, as New Zealand completed a thumping seven-wicket victory with exactly half of the day's left unused

England looking for first win

Mon, 13 Sep 2021 06:53:33 GMT

England (possible) Michael Vaughan (capt), Marcus Trescothick, Geraint Jones (wk), Andrew Strauss, Paul Collingwood, Anthony McGrath, Ian Blackwell, Rikki Clarke, Darren Gough, Stephen Harmison, James Anderson

Snedden dismisses rumours of Bracewell-Fleming rift

Mon, 13 Sep 2021 06:53:33 GMT

New Zealand Cricket's chief executive, Martin Snedden, has dismissed suggestions of tension between the national team's coach and captain after making a special trip to check all was well in the squad

Strauss eager to develop in middle order

Mon, 13 Sep 2021 06:53:33 GMT

Andrew Strauss made a dream start with the bat for England in the Test series against New Zealand, and he will now have a chance to show what he can do in the middle order in one-day cricket, as England hope to finally get their NatWest Series

Rain has the final say

Mon, 13 Sep 2021 06:53:33 GMT

The NatWest Series eventually got underway today at Edgbaston - well almost

McCullum to fly home early

Mon, 13 Sep 2021 06:53:33 GMT

Brendon McCullum, New Zealand's wicketkeeper, is to fly home after today's NatWest Series match against West Indies to be with his pregnant wife

West Indies keen to get going

Mon, 13 Sep 2021 06:53:33 GMT

West Indies take on New Zealand at Edgbaston tomorrow in what has effectively become the opener of the NatWest Series

Fleming unhappy with series schedule

Mon, 13 Sep 2021 06:53:33 GMT

Stephen Fleming, New Zealand's captain, has slammed the format of the NatWest Series, saying that it is unfair to expect top international teams to play back-to-back matches

Rain rules at Old Trafford

Mon, 13 Sep 2021 06:53:33 GMT

Manchester's weather in the last few days has been more akin to the bleak midwinter than the summer solstice that recently passed, and so it came as no surprise when today's opening NatWest Series fixture was abandoned without a ball being bowled

England injuries mean New Zealand start favourites

Mon, 13 Sep 2021 06:53:33 GMT

England's one-day cricket carnival has arrived to join a packed summer of sport, with the NatWest Series kicking off tomorrow, as England playNew Zealand in the opening floodlit game, the first of three in the series, at Old Trafford

Snedden asks for rational analysis of defeat

Mon, 13 Sep 2021 06:53:33 GMT

Martin Snedden, the chief executive of New Zealand Cricket, has insisted that the board will conduct a rational analysis of the team's performance in England, rather than jump to hasty conclusions

Marshall century sinks Essex

Mon, 13 Sep 2021 06:53:33 GMT

Hamish Marshall got New Zealand back into winning ways with a blistering 111 from 97 balls, to see off a spirited Essex side by five wickets at Chelmsford

Fleming concerned with bowlers' lack of bite

Mon, 13 Sep 2021 06:53:33 GMT

Stephen Fleming has expressed his concern for New Zealand's chances in the forthcoming NatWest Series, saying his bowlers lack the penetration to bowl teams out and restrict the runs

Hassan Adnan defies the New Zealanders

Mon, 13 Sep 2021 06:53:33 GMT

The New Zealanders' disappointing tour of England continued today as they kicked off their limited-overs section with a four-wicket loss to Derbyshire

Team England is beginning to gel

Mon, 13 Sep 2021 06:53:33 GMT

Andrew Miller gives his marks out of ten for England's performance against New Zealand

Allround Giles silences the critics

Mon, 13 Sep 2021 06:53:33 GMT

From the England team's point of view, one of the most pleasing aspects of Monday's four-wicket victory at Trent Bridge was the contribution of their under-fire spinner, Ashley Giles

Harmison closes in on top spot

Mon, 13 Sep 2021 06:53:33 GMT

Stephen Harmison's six-wicket haul in the third Test against New Zealand at Trent Bridge has enabled him to further close in on the top spot in the PwC bowlers' ratings

Consistent underachieving must end

Mon, 13 Sep 2021 06:53:33 GMT

One feature of living in a small country, with a small player-base, is that crises of performance and availability rear their heads more often than in larger countries

Cairns brings the curtain down on a fine career

Mon, 13 Sep 2021 06:53:33 GMT

In a series in which so little had gone New Zealand's way, it appeared as though the gods had scripted the fourth day at Trent Bridge to belong to Chris Cairns

'Nerveless' Thorpe takes the plaudits

Mon, 13 Sep 2021 06:53:33 GMT

On a weekend when English sport failed to deliver on the big stage, it was left to the cricketers to keep the flag flying

A powerful cat among pigeons

Mon, 13 Sep 2021 06:53:33 GMT

Emma John's verdict on the fourth day's play at Trent Bridge

Thorpe leads England to victory

Mon, 13 Sep 2021 06:53:33 GMT

Graham Thorpe led England to a memorable four-wicket victory in the third and final Test at Trent Bridge to complete the series whitewash against New Zealand

Trojan horseplay

Mon, 13 Sep 2021 06:53:33 GMT

Emma John's verdict on the third day's play at Trent Bridge

New Zealand keep their noses in front

Mon, 13 Sep 2021 06:53:33 GMT

New Zealand started the third day at Trent Bridge with a timely morale boost from Down Under

New Zealand's lucky streak

Mon, 13 Sep 2021 06:53:33 GMT

Emma John's verdict on the second day's play at Trent Bridge

Sports casual v sports replica

Mon, 13 Sep 2021 06:53:33 GMT

Freddie Auld samples the atmosphere at Trent Bridge

England v New Zealand, 3rd Test, Trent Bridge

Mon, 13 Sep 2021 06:53:33 GMT

Day 4 Bulletin - Thorpe leads England to victory Verdict - A powerful cat among pigeons Paper Round - Thorpe takes the plaudits Paper Round - Cairns calls time on his Test career New Zealand Verdict - The perils of

Cairns and Styris keep New Zealand afloat

Mon, 13 Sep 2021 06:53:33 GMT

Chris Cairns produced a heroic bowling performance on his final Test appearance, to give New Zealand a slight edge at the close of the second day's play at Trent Bridge

A polylingual Prince Charming

Mon, 13 Sep 2021 06:53:33 GMT

Emma John's verdict on the first day's play at Trent Bridge

The boys behind the blimp

Mon, 13 Sep 2021 06:53:33 GMT

Emma John meets the boys behind the blimp in the sky at Trent Bridge

Fleming's century lifts New Zealand

Mon, 13 Sep 2021 06:53:33 GMT

Stephen Fleming overcame his disappointments at Headingley to score a courageous and timely century, as New Zealand took control on the first day of the third Test at Trent Bridge

England expects as Cairns says farewell

Mon, 13 Sep 2021 06:53:33 GMT

England's cricket fans are still pinching themselves, after the class and ease with which their team has romped through the first two Tests of the summer

Butler replaces Bond for NatWest Series

Mon, 13 Sep 2021 06:53:33 GMT

New Zealand have called up Ian Butler to replace Shane Bond, who has gone home injured, for the NatWest series which begins on June 24

Anderson passes fitness test

Mon, 13 Sep 2021 06:53:33 GMT

England have recalled James Anderson into their squad for the third Test at Trent Bridge which starts on Thursday

Poor planning to blame

Mon, 13 Sep 2021 06:53:33 GMT

New Zealand verdict

Poor planning to blame

Mon, 13 Sep 2021 06:53:33 GMT

Andrew Miller's verdict

Fleming might sit out one-day series

Mon, 13 Sep 2021 06:53:33 GMT

Stephen Fleming, New Zealand's captain, is considering missing the forthcoming NatWest Series in a bid to overcome his persistent injury problems

'We're demoralised', admits Fleming

Mon, 13 Sep 2021 06:53:33 GMT

The contrasting moods of the England and New Zealand camps were plain for all to see, as the two captains faced the press after England's crushing nine-wicket victory in the second Test at Headingley

Anderson back in England squad

Mon, 13 Sep 2021 06:53:33 GMT

England have recalled James Anderson into their squad for the third Test at Trent Bridge which starts on Thursday

England take the series 2-0

Mon, 13 Sep 2021 06:53:33 GMT

England strolled to a nine-wicket win in the second Test at Headingley, and duly wrapped up the series 2-0 against a bruised and battered New Zealand side

Confident England seal series

Mon, 13 Sep 2021 06:53:33 GMT

Andrew Miller's verdict

England display their predatory streak

Mon, 13 Sep 2021 06:53:33 GMT

Andrew Miller's verdict

Bond out of England tour

Mon, 13 Sep 2021 06:53:33 GMT

The gamble to bring the injured Shane Bond over to England backfired for New Zealand with the news that he will fly home tomorrow having failed to progress from his long-standing back problem

Jones century leads the way for England

Mon, 13 Sep 2021 06:53:33 GMT

A maiden Test century from Geraint Jones, and five wickets late in the day put England firmly in control of the second Test at Headingley

Trescothick quells the opener's debate

Mon, 13 Sep 2021 06:53:33 GMT

Andrew Miller's verdict

Jones hoping to be fit for West Indies

Mon, 13 Sep 2021 06:53:33 GMT

Simon Jones, who has been ruled out of the rest of England's Tests against New Zealand with a stress fracture in his left foot, has pledged to be back and fit to play West Indies later this summer

Trescothick powers England on top

Mon, 13 Sep 2021 06:53:33 GMT

A century from Marcus Trescothick helped to put England in a fighting position on the third day of the second Test at Headingley

Tuffers takes the long haul

Mon, 13 Sep 2021 06:53:33 GMT

Andrew Miller watches Phil Tufnell arrive at Headingley on the second day of the second Test

England left to regret ponderous start

Mon, 13 Sep 2021 06:53:33 GMT

Andrew Miller's verdict

Fleming gives New Zealand the platform

Mon, 13 Sep 2021 06:53:33 GMT

A hundred stand between Stephen Fleming and Michael Papps, along with a late flurry of boundaries from Chris Cairns, helped New Zealand to 351 for 6 on the second day of the second Test at Headingley

England v New Zealand, 2nd Test, Headingley

Mon, 13 Sep 2021 06:53:33 GMT

Match home

Headingley in high spirits

Mon, 13 Sep 2021 06:53:33 GMT

Andrew Miller samples the atmosphere of the first day of the second Test at Headingley

Simon Jones hopes to be fit to face West Indies

Mon, 13 Sep 2021 06:53:33 GMT

Simon Jones, who has been ruled out of the rest of England's Tests against New Zealand with a stress fracture in his left foot, has pledged to be back and fit to play West Indies later this summer

Bad weather blights opening day

Mon, 13 Sep 2021 06:53:33 GMT

Heavy rain and bad light meant that only 19 overs were possible on a frustrating opening day of the second Test between England and New Zealand at Headingley

McMillan misses out

Mon, 13 Sep 2021 06:53:33 GMT

Craig McMillan has failed a late fitness Test and will miss the Headingley Test, while Stephen Fleming is battling to recover from an ear infection

Oram adds to New Zealand's injury headache

Mon, 13 Sep 2021 06:53:33 GMT

New Zealand's growing injury worries worsened with the news that Jacob Oram will not be fit enough to play as an allrounder at Headingley

Anderson out, Saggers gets the call

Mon, 13 Sep 2021 06:53:33 GMT

James Anderson has been ruled out of the second Test against New Zealand at Headingley which starts on Thursday

Mathew Sinclair called up as cover

Mon, 13 Sep 2021 06:53:33 GMT

Mathew Sinclair has been called into the New Zealand squad ahead of the second Test at Headingley, as cover for Craig McMillan, who has re-fractured the little finger on his left hand and will make a decision on his fitness on Tuesday

Vettori seals emphatic victory

Mon, 13 Sep 2021 06:53:33 GMT

After two draws and two defeats, New Zealand have finally completed their first victory of the tour, as Leicestershire were rolled over for 232 on the final day at Grace Road, to lose by 328 runs

McMillan injury casts shadow on good day

Mon, 13 Sep 2021 06:53:33 GMT

New Zealand ended the third day of their tour match at Grace Road in the driving seat, but an injury to Craig McMillan, which left him doubtful for Thursday's second Test, overshadowed their on-field success

Vaughan likely to drop to No. 4

Mon, 13 Sep 2021 06:53:33 GMT

There were no surprises as England named their squad for the second Test against New Zealand at Headingley, which starts next Thursday

Bond might be fit for NatWest Series

Mon, 13 Sep 2021 06:53:33 GMT

Shane Bond's hopes of playing some cricket on New Zealand's tour to England have received a boost with the news that the soreness in his back was probably caused by soft tissue damage rather than another stress fracture

Cairns and Vettori put New Zealand on top

Mon, 13 Sep 2021 06:53:33 GMT

The New Zealanders put in a dominating display ahead of next week's second Test at Headingley against Leicestershire at Grace Road

McMillan stays positive on the task ahead

Mon, 13 Sep 2021 06:53:33 GMT

Craig McMillan has dismissed fears over his disappointing form on the tour of England so far

Astle and McCullum give New Zealand the edge

Mon, 13 Sep 2021 06:53:33 GMT

Nathan Astle boosted the New Zealanders to 326 for 7 on the opening day of their tour match against Leicestershire at Grace Road

Fletcher - 'We will all miss him'

Mon, 13 Sep 2021 06:53:33 GMT

Michael Vaughan and Duncan Fletcher led the tributes to Nasser Hussain, who today announced his retirement from the game

Hussain's highs and lows

Mon, 13 Sep 2021 06:53:33 GMT

As Nasser Hussain walks away from Test cricket, Andrew Miller looks back on Hussain's highs and lows during his 14 years with England

He went out in style - but too soon

Mon, 13 Sep 2021 06:53:33 GMT

What a way to go: reaching a marvellous century, then spanking the winning run through the covers to climax a classic Test match

Hussain announces retirement from all cricket

Mon, 13 Sep 2021 06:53:33 GMT

Nasser Hussain announced his retirement from all cricket at Lord's at lunchtime today

Reeve warned by Channel 4 bosses

Mon, 13 Sep 2021 06:53:33 GMT

The England player-turned-pundit, Dermot Reeve, has been warned by his production bosses at Channel 4 that he needs to "get his mind right" ahead of next week's second Test against New Zealand, after an erratic performance during the Lord's match

Bond ruled out of second Test

Mon, 13 Sep 2021 06:53:33 GMT

Trailing one-nil after their defeat at Lord's, New Zealand's hopes of fighting back received a severe setback when Shane Bond was ruled out of the second Test with a sore back

Stewart and Strauss back Hussain

Mon, 13 Sep 2021 06:53:33 GMT

Two generations of Test cricketers have urged Nasser Hussain not to retire before his time

Hussain will go with dignity

Mon, 13 Sep 2021 06:53:33 GMT

The history of Test cricket is littered with tales of courage

The Paper Round - Hussain will go with dignity

Mon, 13 Sep 2021 06:53:33 GMT

The history of Test cricket is littered with tales of courage

More needed from a middling middle order

Mon, 13 Sep 2021 06:53:33 GMT

Losing hurts: there will have been some small satisfaction at having been key contributors to one of the more stimulating Tests of recent times, but the bad news is that New Zealand do not have much time to turn things around before the second Test

Tim Lamb 'ready to quit'

Mon, 13 Sep 2021 06:53:33 GMT

According to today's Daily Mail, Tim Lamb has had enough, after seven years at the helm of the ECB, and is set to resign after continued grumbling about his handling of England's proposed tour of Zimbabwe

Harmison climbs to second slot

Mon, 13 Sep 2021 06:53:33 GMT

Stephen Harmison's eight-wicket haul against New Zealand at Lord's has catapulted him into second place in the Pricewaterhouse Cooper ratings

Hussain's last hurrah?

Mon, 13 Sep 2021 06:53:33 GMT

The gutsy unbeaten 103 that Nasser Hussain scored to clinch victory at Lord's might be his last Test innings

One good century deserves another

Mon, 13 Sep 2021 06:53:33 GMT

At the end of the perfect Test match, the perfect finish: the man who had been told his head was on the chopping block, the man who was getting out bowled too often, the man who ran out the local hero, smashed consecutive fours to bring up his

Hussain hundred seals famous win

Mon, 13 Sep 2021 06:53:33 GMT

Nasser Hussain rose to meet the vultures with a glorious unbeaten hundred, adding 108 for the third wicket with Andrew Strauss and 142 more with Graham Thorpe, as England overcame New Zealand to win the first Test at Lord's by seven wickets

The tenacious trio

Mon, 13 Sep 2021 06:53:33 GMT

By and large, England and New Zealand have shaken off that traditionally dour image of their respective games, to embrace a younger, more dynamic version

New Zealand ready to press ahead

Mon, 13 Sep 2021 06:53:33 GMT

On another see-saw day, honours again ended just about even on the third day of the first Test at Lord's

Richardson hundred boosts New Zealand's prospects

Mon, 13 Sep 2021 06:53:33 GMT

Runs might not have flowed off the bat, but the fourth day of the Lord's Test was a pulsating affair with fortunes ebbing and flowing throughout

The glovemen are off

Mon, 13 Sep 2021 06:53:33 GMT

The third day at Lord's was a good one for wicketkeepers

Strauss joins elite group

Mon, 13 Sep 2021 06:53:33 GMT

On Friday Andrew Strauss became the first English batsman for 35 years to score a century in his maiden Test innings

McCullum takes his chance to repel England

Mon, 13 Sep 2021 06:53:33 GMT

On another see-saw day, honours again ended just about even on the third day of the first Test at Lord's

'A very sixy day's krucket'

Mon, 13 Sep 2021 06:53:33 GMT

It was, as a Kiwi might say, "a very sixy day's krucket"

'I felt I had nothing to lose'

Mon, 13 Sep 2021 06:53:33 GMT

Andrew Strauss became only the fourth batsman in history to make a century on debut at Lord's, and he admitted afterwards that he had nothing to lose - and everything to gain - playing in front of his home crowd

England v New Zealand, 1st Test, Lord's

Mon, 13 Sep 2021 06:53:33 GMT

Match home

Dream start for Strauss as England take control

Mon, 13 Sep 2021 06:53:33 GMT

Andrew Strauss became only the fourth player to score a Test century on debut at Lord's to put England on top of the first Test at Lord's

Kirsten's double rides again

Mon, 13 Sep 2021 06:53:33 GMT

Mark Richardson, according to the official Test programme, "has reinvented himself from stodgy tailender into an opening batsman of genuine Test class"

Vaughan confident to play in second Test

Mon, 13 Sep 2021 06:53:33 GMT

Michael Vaughan is confident he will be fit to play in the second Test against New Zealand, after scans on his injured knee revealed "no real damage"