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McCullum ready for 'vulnerable' opponent

New Zealand remain full of hope as they attempt to break a 23-year drought without a Test win in Australia and erase some poor recent results

18-Nov-2008•Cricinfo staff

Over-rate still a worry for Australia

Expect to see the Australians running faster between overs during the first Test against New Zealand following their costly failure to keep up with the required rate in Nagpur last week

18-Nov-2008•Peter English

Symonds 'in a great place at the moment' - Clarke

Andrew Symonds came back into the squad this week following his off-field rehabilitation and is a strong chance to return to the starting XI against New Zealand

18-Nov-2008•Peter English

Positive Krejza ready to impress at home

Jason Krejza has a lot more self-belief following his Nagpur performance and is prepared to adjust his tactics to cope with Australian conditions

17-Nov-2008•Peter English

Watson banks on form and weather

Brisbane's stormy weather may allow the allrounders Shane Watson and Andrew Symonds to be squeezed into the same team with a fast-bowling heavy squad likely to be employed for Thursday's first Test against New Zealand

17-Nov-2008•Peter English

Bracewell considers team changes

The New Zealand coach John Bracewell will consider the last-minute call-ups Peter Fulton and Gareth Hopkins for Thursday's first Test against Australia following the team's disappointing warm-up form

17-Nov-2008•Peter English

Vettori slams 'poor' batting effort

New Zealand will consider playing an extra batsman in the first Test and dropping one of their four fast bowlers after the side's disappointing effort in the tour match loss to New South Wales

17-Nov-2008•Cricinfo staff

New Zealand lose but find some positives

New Zealand slid to a six-wicket defeat but there were positive signs ahead of the first Test as Brendon McCullum was cleared of a broken foot and Jesse Ryder returned to the action following his mystery illness

16-Nov-2008•Cricinfo staff

Watson wants Symonds in Test side

Shane Watson has backed Andrew Symonds to make his Test return on Thursday against New Zealand despite the fact that such a move could squeeze Watson out of the side

16-Nov-2008•Cricinfo staff

Symonds and Watson create selection poser

Australia should consider playing both Andrew Symonds and Shane Watson in the first Test against New Zealand, according to the former captain Steve Waugh

15-Nov-2008•Cricinfo staff

Vettori holds off Henriques assault

Daniel Vettori performed his familiar rescue act with bat and ball as most of New Zealand's batsmen again struggled at the SCG

15-Nov-2008•Cricinfo staff

'Nervous wait' for recalled Symonds

Andrew Symonds believes his lack of form for Queensland will not stop him contributing to the Test team if he makes the starting line-up for next week's first Test against New Zealand

14-Nov-2008•Cricinfo staff

Ryder struck down by mystery illness

New Zealand batsman Jesse Ryder has contracted a mystery illness ahead of the first Test against Australia starting November 20 in Brisbane. He has been quarantined from his teammates and placed on an intravenous drip

14-Nov-2008•Cricinfo staff

Undermanned New Zealand forced to toil

New Zealand's fast bowlers wanted to get plenty of overs under their belts in their only tour match and they got their wish as Dominic Thornely and his New South Wales colleagues batted throughout the second day

14-Nov-2008•Cricinfo staff

Agencies boycott Australia coverage

Leading international news agencies, Reuters, the Associated Press and Agence France Presse, are set to boycott coverage of all Cricket Australia events

13-Nov-2008•Cricinfo staff

Symonds named in Test squad

Andrew Symonds could make his return to Test cricket next week after being named in Australia's 13-man squad to take on New Zealand in the first Test in Brisbane

13-Nov-2008•Cricinfo staff

How shines but New Zealand struggle

Jamie How returned to form spectacularly but the rest of his batting colleagues failed just as emphatically on the first day of New Zealand's only tour match ahead of the first Test

13-Nov-2008•Cricinfo staff

Mott undecided on New Zealand job

Matthew Mott has said he is 50-50 on whether to accept the job as New Zealand's coach or stay in his current role with New South Wales

12-Nov-2008•Cricinfo staff

Vettori cautious of a 'hurting' Australia

Daniel Vettori believes New Zealand will be worse off for Australia's 2-0 loss in India when the two teams meet in the first Test at the Gabba next Thursday

11-Nov-2008•Cricinfo staff

Teen fast bowler Hazlewood to make debut

Josh Hazlewood will this week become the youngest fast bowler ever to play for New South Wales, having been chosen for his first-class debut against the touring New Zealanders

10-Nov-2008•Cricinfo staff

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