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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

New Zealand crumbled against the spin of Rangana Herath on the third day, but they had been damaged by seam too

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

Plays of the Day from the third day of the first Test between Sri Lanka and New Zealand in Galle

Tim Southee provided an exhibition of high-quality swing bowling during the first hour, and he's still learning

Plays of the Day from the second day of the first Test between Sri Lanka and New Zealand in Galle

Plays of the Day from the first day of the first Test between Sri Lanka and New Zealand in Galle

Canterbury's legspinning allrounder Todd Astle may be the one to fill those big shoes

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

The promise and variety shown by New Zealand's young pace attack was a bright spot in a soggy series

New Zealand could consider tweaking their batting order in the final ODI in the hope of ending their poor run

Nuwan Kulasekara and Jeevan Mendis may not be among cricket's biggest talents, but they deliver by being among the biggest triers

Plays of the Day from the fourth ODI between Sri Lanka and New Zealand in Hambantota

With both the bat and in the field, age seems to have forgotten Tillakaratne Dilshan, or he it.

ESPNcricinfo presents the Plays of the day from the 3rd ODI in Pallekele

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

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

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

The Plays of the day from the second ODI between Sri Lanka and New Zealand, in Pallekele

Ronnie Hira is tired of short-people jokes, and of being called Ron Weasley