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Hesson unhappy with 'Abu Dhabi' pitch

Hesson unhappy with 'Abu Dhabi' pitch

New Zealand's coach Mike Hesson has equated the Blacktown Oval pitch with "day four in Abu Dhabi" and defended his team's insistence that the strip was unsafe for play after the Cricket Australia XI ran up a tally of 1 for 503

30-Oct-2015•Daniel Brettig in Sydney

New Zealand tour game abandoned over pitch concerns

New Zealand tour game abandoned over pitch concerns

Pitch concerns raised by the New Zealand touring team have led to the abandonment of their tour match against a Cricket Australia XI at Blacktown Oval in Sydney's west

30-Oct-2015•Daniel Brettig at Blacktown

Finch and Carters dominate New Zealand

Finch and Carters dominate New Zealand

New Zealand failed to take a single wicket on day one against the Cricket Australia XI as Aaron Finch and Ryan Carters demoralised the bowlers by batting throughout the day

29-Oct-2015•ESPNcricinfo staff

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ICC says PCB breached protocol, objects to apology video

ICC says PCB breached protocol, objects to apology video

19-Sep-2025•ESPNcricinfo staff and PTI

Pycroft given just a few minutes' notice ahead of India-Pakistan handshake-gate

Pycroft given just a few minutes' notice ahead of India-Pakistan handshake-gate

18-Sep-2025•ESPNcricinfo staff

Sri Lanka allrounder Dunith Wellalage flies home after his father's death

Sri Lanka allrounder Dunith Wellalage flies home after his father's death

18-Sep-2025•Andrew Fidel Fernando

Sammy confident pace attack will help West Indies pull a New Zealand on India

Sammy confident pace attack will help West Indies pull a New Zealand on India

19-Sep-2025•Vishal Dikshit

Bereaved Dunith Wellalage rejoins SL squad in Dubai

Bereaved Dunith Wellalage rejoins SL squad in Dubai

19-Sep-2025 • Updated 5 hrs ago•Andrew Fidel Fernando