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To overcome Queensland's bowlers, you need to think and play positively

Underestimating New Zealand in the upcoming Test cricket series could be dangerous for Australia, former Test wicketkeeper Ian Healy warned today.

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He's playing for the New Zealand Academy on Friday at Lincoln University as a fitness test for his injured ankle ligament

XXXX Queensland Bulls squad member Brendan Nash will captain theQueensland Academy of Sport team that embarks on a mini-tour of New Zealand next week.

New Zealand Cricket chief executive Martin Snedden believes left-arm spinner Daniel Vettori could be back in Australia in time to prepare for the second Test in Hobart

Daniel Vettori's recovery from a ligament tear that forced him home from Australia, may have him making the return trip across the Tasman sooner than was expected

The Konica Queensland Fire will embark on their quest to win theState's first national women's championship this weekend when theycommence their Women's National Cricket League season with two matchesagainst Victoria at Allan Border Field.

Tasmania's tail didn't wag, but it stood firm against Western Australia's pace attack during a tense final session as the Pura Cup match ended in a draw at the WACA today.

The Queensland selectors have named a near full-strength XXXX QueenslandBulls team to play New Zealand in the first class tour match at theGabba starting on Thursday.

New Zealand batsman Lou Vincent enhanced his Test claims with a century against the Queensland Academy of Sport today as the tour match meandered to a draw at Allan Border Field.

Tasmania's attack suffered the same fate as the WACA's fast-disappearing Players Stand as century makers Damien Martyn and Murray Goodwin set the Tigers a 244 run final day target.

Brett Lee and Nathan Bracken buried their Ashes disappointments with outstanding comebacks as NSW thrashed South Australia by 290 at the Sydney Cricket Ground here today.

Chris Cairns unleashed one of his cyclonic knocks today to lift the chins of a New Zealand touring squad which still believes it can knock over Steve Waugh's Australians next week.

Queensland beat Victoria here today in a one-day cricket match with enough twists, farce and controversy to make a Hollywood scriptwriter happy.

New Zealand's cricket tour of Australia lurched into further disarray today when the Black Caps were belted around Allan Border Field by Queensland's second-tier batsmen.

After three days of rather ordinary weather in Melbourne, it was probably unreasonable to expect that as many as 110 overs could be bowled on the fourth and final day of this Pura Cup match between Victoria and Queensland at Punt Road.

Western Australian tradesman Justin Langer rolled up his sleeves today and dismantled Tasmania's first innings lead brick by brick with a century in the Pura Cup match at the WACA.

Queensland's fringe batsmen made New Zealand's bowlers sweat out a tough morning in the three-day tour match at Allan Border Field today.