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Knee injury forces Franklin to cancel Glamorgan deal

James Franklin, the New Zealand fast bowler, has pulled out of his contract with Glamorgan after a routine scan revealed a tear in his knee cartilage

10-May-2006•Cricinfo staff

Bracewell laments batting experiments

John Bracewell, New Zealand's coach and convenor of selectors, has admitted that New Zealand Cricket (NZC) has made little progress towards establishing a solid opening combination

09-May-2006•Cricinfo staff

South Africa topple New Zealand in rankings

South Africa replaced New Zealand to occupy the fifth spot in the latest ICC team rankings, following their 2-0 win in the recently concluded series between the two sides

08-May-2006•Cricinfo staff

Ntini relishing leader role

Makhaya Ntini, whose 20 wickets earned him the Man-of-the-Series award in the three-Test series against New Zealand, admitted that spearheading the bowling attack was special

08-May-2006•Cricinfo staff

South Africa stutter to 2-0 series win

Careless shots and a flurry of wickets aside, South Africa raced to a victory inside three days after successfully chasing down 217 to beat New Zealand in the third and final Test at Johannesburg

07-May-2006•The Bulletin by Will Luke

Kallis joins a club of two

Jacques Kallis created history when he dismissed Michael Papps to join Garry Sobers as the only player to have scored 8000 runs and taken 200 wickets in Tests

06-May-2006•Cricinfo staff

New Zealand fight to stay in the hunt

A rapidly fluctuating Test has been left intriguingly poised as New Zealand fought back strongly through Chris Martin and a scrapping performance from their batsmen

06-May-2006•The Bulletin by Andrew McGlashan

'I've been very frustrated with my batting' - Smith

Graeme Smith has said that they are looking forward to a break after a long and gruelling season.

05-May-2006•Cricinfo staff

Amla aims to be positive

Fresh from a maiden Test century at Cape Town, Hashim Amla told reporters before the third and final Test against New Zealand at the Wanderers that his team will be doing everything it can to win the match and secure the series

05-May-2006•Cricinfo staff

Mills in for Patel

New Zealand have recalled Kyle Mills into their side for the third and final Test against South Africa

05-May-2006•Cricinfo staff

Pollock on course for Test recovery

Shaun Pollock is set to take his place in the final Test against New Zealand at Johannesburg

04-May-2006•Cricinfo staff

South Africa in command after Kiwi collapse

Jamie How, Michael Papps and Scott Styris were all blasted from the crease for ducks, as New Zealand made a disastrous start to the third and final Test at the Wanderers in Johannesburg

04-May-2006•The Bulletin by Andrew Miller

Pollock given time to recover

A decision on whether or not to include Shaun Pollock to play against New Zealand in the third and final Test at the Wanderers on Friday will be left as late as possible

03-May-2006•Cricinfo staff

We should have batted longer - Fleming

After the second Test had petered out into a tame draw at Cape Town, Stephen Fleming countered criticism of his decision to bat on into the third day by saying he declared too early.

01-May-2006•AFP

Prince and Styris enliven final day

Ashwell Prince and Scott Styris brightened an otherwise dull final day at Cape Town with two attractive innings, and Dale Steyn bowled an impressive spell, as the second Test petered out into a draw

01-May-2006•The Bulletin by Will Luke

'It was quite a relief' - Amla

Hashim Amla was both happy and relieved after his maiden Test century helped guide his side to safety in the second Test against New Zealand

01-May-2006•Cricinfo staff

Amla and Prince lead run feast

Hashim Amla pushed his maiden Test century up to 149 as South Africa worked their way past the follow-on at Cape Town, virtually assuring them of safety

30-Apr-2006•The Bulletin by Andrew McGlashan

Amla leads fight as New Zealand look skywards

Hashim Amla led the South African reply to New Zealand's huge total with a maiden Test fifty after Jeetan Patel took two wickets

29-Apr-2006•The Bulletin by Andrew McGlashan

Fleming masterpiece compounds South African misery

A magnificent double hundred from Stephen Fleming has put New Zealand in total command of the second Test at Newlands against South Africa

28-Apr-2006•The Bulletin by Will Luke

Smith defends decision to bowl

Graeme Smith, the South African captain, reckoned that his team could take charge of the second Test at Cape Town if the batsmen batted well

28-Apr-2006•Cricinfo staff

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