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New Zealand has gone into must-win mode for the third National Bank Test against England at Eden Park, and appears to have put longer term aspirations on hold

Nasser Hussain will represent the England team at the memorial servicefor Ben Hollioake in Perth, after the team decided to minimise the disruption to the squad before the final Test against New Zealand.

England's team management will not stop members of the side who want to go to former team-mate Ben Hollioake's funeral in Perth on Wednesday

New Zealand captain Stephen Fleming is lamenting the absence of his first-choice bowling attack of Shane Bond, Chris Cairns, Dion Nash and Shayne O'Connor but backing their replacements with a longer term view in mind

New Zealand waved goodbye to the prospect of a third placing in the ICC Test Championship when failing to win the second National Bank Series Test at the Basin Reserve against England but a win in Auckland could still see them claim fourth ahead of

Members of the England cricket squad will be allowed to fly to Australia to attend the funeral of Ben Hollioake, which is to be held in Perth on Wednesday afternoon

Article: Mohammad Ramis

If England fast-medium bowler Andy Caddick had come into the National Bank Series with as many wickets as he thought he had he would already be a member of the 200 Club

Having been played right out of the second National Bank Test by England with both ball and bat, New Zealand face a big task to save the match at the Basin Reserve tomorrow

England international cricketer Ben Hollioake has been killed in a car accident in Perth overnight

New Zealand's requirements from day four of the second National Bank Test could not be clearer - they must score at a reasonable clip, keep wickets intact, and look to get a much bigger score than the 280 England achieved at the Basin Reserve today

England captain Nasser Hussain has faced many tough moments in his captaincy career, but coming to grips with the loss of team-mate Ben Hollioake, who died in a car accident in Perth this morning, in the middle of a Test match was among the toughest

New Zealand will need to make a bowling breakthrough early on the third morning of the second National Bank Test if they are to achieve their goal of beating England in Wellington and going to the final Test in Auckland next week to decide the series

A peculiar malaise has settled over the Basin Reserve, once the gleaming jewel in New Zealand's cricket crown

Tributes are being paid to the Surrey and England all-rounder Ben Hollioake, who has been tragically killed in a car crash in Australia at the age of 24.

New Zealand all-rounder Chris Cairns will not be taking part in the Sharjah tournament or the tour of Pakistan next month

Wellington's weather, wet and windy, will have both the New Zealand and England camps pondering their options before play starts in the second National Bank Series Test at the Basin Reserve

Marcus Trescothick has made his intentions clear ahead of the second Test match against New Zealand which starts in Wellington tomorrow

New Zealand captain Stephen Fleming is in agreement with trials to be done at the ICC Champions Trophy in Sri Lanka which could determine the future influence of technology in umpiring decisions

Ian Bell would have every reason for excusing himself and pinching himself hard today to actually realise that he was in New Zealand as a replacement player with the full England side