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Fascinating series left New Zealand with the greater positives

Fascinating series left New Zealand with the greater positives

Taken overall at the end of the National Bank Test Series, you would probably want to be in New Zealand captain Stephen Fleming's shoes more than you would want to be in his opposite Nasser Hussain's

04-Apr-2002•Lynn McConnell
Selection boss Hadlee gives his side a pass mark for the summer

Selection boss Hadlee gives his side a pass mark for the summer

New Zealand selection chairman Sir Richard Hadlee gave his side a pass mark for the summer after their National Bank Test Series-equalling 78-run win over England today

03-Apr-2002•Lynn McConnell
Fleming and New Zealand entitled to respect after stunning comeback win

Fleming and New Zealand entitled to respect after stunning comeback win

New Zealand captain Stephen Fleming came into the National Bank Test Series wanting his side to be respected for its achievements, past, present and future, and today's 78-run win to draw the series with England 1-1 went a long way towards ensuring

03-Apr-2002•Lynn McConnell
England will benefit from player development over the winter

England will benefit from player development over the winter

England might have failed to win a Test series during their winter campaign but the longer term benefits from player development and experience gathering are likely to serve the side well in the future

03-Apr-2002•Lynn McConnell
Parore gets his milestone just in time

Parore gets his milestone just in time

Retiring New Zealand wicket-keeper Adam Parore achieved the goal that he has always targeted, reaching 200 wicket-keeping dismissals when taking one of the key wickets for New Zealand in their 78-run win over England in Auckland today

03-Apr-2002•Lynn McConnell
Kiwi hitmen give New Zealand the chance to tie Test series

Kiwi hitmen give New Zealand the chance to tie Test series

New Zealand's aggressive last session batting under artificial light at Eden Park tonight kicked down the English barricades to tying the National Bank Test series with England and set up a superb final day to the series tomorrow

02-Apr-2002•Lynn McConnell
Tuffey's best sets up series-saving chance for New Zealand

Tuffey's best sets up series-saving chance for New Zealand

Career-best figures he may have had but New Zealand fast-medium bowler Daryl Tuffey wasn't resting on his glory at stumps on day four of the third National Bank Test in Auckland today

02-Apr-2002•Lynn McConnell
Vincent suffers rupture to airway but still expected to tour

Vincent suffers rupture to airway but still expected to tour

Lou Vincent's chest injury is not expected to be bad enough to keep him out of New Zealand's tour to Sharjah and Pakistan starting at the weekend

02-Apr-2002•Lynn McConnell
New Zealand not prepared to concede series yet

New Zealand not prepared to concede series yet

New Zealand created the slightest chance for themselves in 6.4 overs of fireworks in the third and final National Bank Series Test match with England at Eden Park today

01-Apr-2002•Lynn McConnell
Lighting standard needs to be higher for Tests in New Zealand - Fleming

Lighting standard needs to be higher for Tests in New Zealand - Fleming

Before ground lighting can be used to allow Test cricket to benefit by extending the hours of play, changes will need to be made to lighting at New Zealand grounds

01-Apr-2002•Lynn McConnell
Wet summer looks like it will have the final say

Wet summer looks like it will have the final say

New Zealand's wet summer looks set to have the final say and squeeze any hope of the home team sharing the National Bank Test Series with England in the third Test at Eden Park in Auckland

31-Mar-2002•Lynn McConnell
England make early impact but New Zealand clawing way back

England make early impact but New Zealand clawing way back

New Zealand's hopes of forcing a result in their favour in the third National Bank Series Test with England at Eden Park will depend on how many more first innings runs they can score

30-Mar-2002•Lynn McConnell
Caddick joins 200 Club on helter-skelter Auckland morning

Caddick joins 200 Club on helter-skelter Auckland morning

Going into the third and final National Bank Series Test, England fast-medium bowler Andy Caddick could hardly have dreamt that his four wickets to reach 200 Test wickets would come so quickly

30-Mar-2002•Lynn McConnell
England all set to cap their winter of recovery

England all set to cap their winter of recovery

The non-return of captain Nasser Hussain from Ben Hollioake's funeral in Perth, due to delays in his flights, and the influenza suffered by Mark Butcher were the only minor concerns in the England camp before tomorrow's third National Bank Test in

29-Mar-2002•Lynn McConnell
Chris Harris' chance to stake a more permanent Test claim

Chris Harris' chance to stake a more permanent Test claim

Chris Harris has made no secret of the desire that he wants to play more Test cricket but even he could not have imagined that when he regained the opportunity it would be to play for New Zealand as a No 4 batsman

29-Mar-2002•Lynn McConnell
'Eden Park or bust' is New Zealand's mood

'Eden Park or bust' is New Zealand's mood

New Zealand know they have to make all the running if they are to square the National Bank Series with England when the third Test starts tomorrow in Auckland

29-Mar-2002•Lynn McConnell
Tuffey and Adams look to make impact if selected for final Test

Tuffey and Adams look to make impact if selected for final Test

New Zealand medium-fast bowler Daryl Tuffey can say he has been there and done that when talking about tying up a Test series but it is a different story for prospective debut Test player Andre Adams as they prepare for the final National Bank Series

28-Mar-2002•Lynn McConnell
'One more shot' says Cairns as he awaits surgery

'One more shot' says Cairns as he awaits surgery

Chris Cairns hasn't been frustrated out of cricket yet by his run of injuries and said his over-riding emotion after his latest knee problems was to give it 'one more shot'

28-Mar-2002•Lynn McConnell
Parore ends his career with full potential unrealised

Parore ends his career with full potential unrealised

So the end has come

27-Mar-2002•Lynn McConnell
England need steely resolve in Auckland Test

England need steely resolve in Auckland Test

Though he won't allow himself to dwell on it, Nasser Hussain should be particularly proud of his England team after their performance in Wellington

26-Mar-2002•Sean Beynon
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