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Watling relishes game-changing grind

BJ Watling said he and Brendon McCullum just focused on coming through the next delivery and the next over for the eight-and-a-half hours their 352-run partnership lasted

17-Feb-2014•Abhishek Purohit in Wellington

NZ undecided on batting tomorrow, says McCullum

Brendon McCullum has said that New Zealand will decide overnight whether they will push for a 2-0 series win on the final day of the Wellington Test or settle for 1-0

17-Feb-2014•Abhishek Purohit in Wellington

McCullum 281 not out, NZ lead by 325

Brendon McCullum and BJ Watling added 352 in a record sixth-wicket stand, making sure New Zealand were now the only team that could win this Test

17-Feb-2014•The Report by Sidharth Monga

McCullum, Watling live to fight another day

Brendon McCullum's 114 and BJ Watling's 52 was part of New Zealand's best sixth-wicket stand in second innings as they took the Test into the fourth day

16-Feb-2014•The Report by Sidharth Monga

'Dhoni's counterattack hurt us' - Watling

BJ Watling said that MS Dhoni's counterattacking half-century was hurt New Zealand most on the second day of the Wellington Test

15-Feb-2014•Abhishek Purohit in Wellington

Watling keeps Ronchi on his toes

BJ Watling will be able to put pressure on Luke Ronchi for New Zealand's one-day wicketkeeping slot if he can increase his strike-rate

19-Dec-2013•Andrew McGlashan

Razzak praises Boult's discipline

Trent Boult's temperament is unlike that of a subcontinent tail-ender, as was evident from his patient knock, Bangladesh spinner Abdur Razzak has said

10-Oct-2013•Mohammad Isam in Chittagong

McCullum to keep gloves at Leeds

Brendon McCullum is not the sort to shirk a challenge so when BJ Watling was ruled out of the second Test at Headingley he wasted little time in deciding to take up the gloves

22-May-2013•David Hopps

Injured Martin ruled out of tour

Bruce Martin, the New Zealand left-arm spinner, will miss the rest of the England tour as a result of a calf injury he sustained during the first Test at Lord's

20-May-2013•ESPNcricinfo staff

Brownlie and Watling shine during low-key start

Dean Brownlie and BJ Watling spent useful time in the middle as the New Zealanders began their tour against Derbyshire

04-May-2013•George Dobell at Derby

Follow-on is a lifeline - Watling

Though New Zealand need another 134 to make England bat again, BJ Watling was bullishly talking about providing a tricky final-day target for Bruce Martin, the left-arm spinner, to bowl at

16-Mar-2013•Andrew McGlashan in Wellington

Watling chases down uncertain England

England's bowlers will know plenty about BJ Watling after the wicketkeeper guided New Zealand XI to an excellent three-wicket victory with eight balls to spare in Queenstown

02-Mar-2013•Andrew McGlashan in Queenstown

Ronchi gets chance to press case

Luke Ronchi will be able to press his case for selection in the England Test series when he captains a New Zealand XI in a four-day warm up match against England starting on February 27.

19-Feb-2013•ESPNcricinfo staff

South Africa wrap up huge innings victory

It took South Africa less than a session to complete a crushing innings-and-193-runs victory in Port Elizabeth

14-Jan-2013•The Report by Andrew McGlashan

New Zealand fight but still face huge defeat

It shows how low expectations have sunk when taking a Test into a fourth day classes as something of a success

13-Jan-2013•The Report by Andrew McGlashan

New Zealand drop Kruger van Wyk

New Zealand's change of captaincy has overshadowed a number of changes in their Test squad for the upcoming tour of South Africa, with the wicketkeeper Kruger van Wyk, the legspinner Todd Astle and the batsman Rob Nicol all left out after being part of th

07-Dec-2012•ESPNcricinfo staff

Watling repaying New Zealand's faith

With four half-centuries in five ODIs, Watling is finally demonstrating what team management had seen in him for the past two years

08-Nov-2012•Andrew Fernando

Dilshan ton gives Sri Lanka 2-0 lead

BJ Watling's 96 seemed to have given New Zealand a big enough total, but Tillakaratne Dilshan and Angelo Mathews guided Sri Lanka to victory

06-Nov-2012•The Report by Kanishkaa Balachandran

Boult and Watling out of first Test

The fast bowler Trent Boult and the wicketkeeper-batsman BJ Watling have been ruled out of the New Zealand side for the first Test against West Indies, starting in Antigua on Wednesday

24-Jul-2012•ESPNcricinfo staff

Improved New Zealand must do more - Watling

BJ Watling said his side had gained confidence against a formidable West Indies, but needed to find an answer to Chris Gayle

08-Jul-2012•ESPNcricinfo staff

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