Cricket News

New Zealand, after being 159 for 3 at tea, capitulated to lose their last seven wickets for 62 runs in a dramatic last session

Tim Southee, who has moved up to No. 5 on the ICC Test bowlers' rankings, says he has learned to apply consistent pressure on batsmen

West Indies have dropped allrounder Marlon Samuels and opener Kieran Powell from their squad for the second Test against New Zealand in Trinidad

Tim Southee has achieved a career-best position of fifth in the ICC rankings for Test bowlers after taking six wickets in New Zealand's win over West Indies in Kingston

Ottis Gibson, the West Indies coach, pinned the responsibility for the 186-run defeat to New Zealand in the Kingston Test squarely on the batsmen, saying the performances in the two innings on a flat track were "bitterly disappointing"

New Zealand's captain Brendon McCullum has described debutant Mark Craig's work in the Sabina Park Test as "brilliant" and said that in winning inside four days, his team played almost the perfect Test

Tim Southee and offspinner Mark Craig demolished West Indies for the second time in successive days at Sabina Park to record New Zealand's second Test win in the Caribbean

Chris Gayle admitted New Zealand have a firm advantage after the third day of the Kingston Test, but said West Indies were hopeful of bowling the visitors out for a low score

New Zealand's selectors took a big gamble in picking Otago offspinner Mark Craig for the West Indies tour, but he has begun repaying them at the first opportunity

Tim Southee and the debutant offspinner Mark Craig took four wickets each to skittle West Indies for 262 and secure New Zealand a first-innings lead of 246

Having toiled for the first two days on the field as New Zealand posted 508, West Indies left-arm spinner Sulieman Benn has said his team would not like to see such lifeless pitches being prepared for Test matches

Though he has begun his Test career with two centuries in two matches, Jimmy Neesham was more keen on tasting his first Test victory

Jimmy Neesham and BJ Watling put on 201 runs for the sixth wicket, and all but erased West Indies' hopes of winning Chris Gayle's 100th Test

Tom Latham has attributed New Zealand's dominant position on the first day of the Jamaica Test to how effectively he and Kane Williamson played the West Indies spinners

Jerome Taylor was satisfied with his figures of 17-7-22-1 on his comeback after five years away from Test cricket

New Zealand consolidated on a slow start, with Kane Williamson making his sixth Test hundred and Tom Latham his maiden half-century, to end the first day in a strong position

Chris Gayle has said that he is targeting a "huge performance" on his 100th Test, as West Indies look to begin their home series against New Zealand with a win

West Indies have undergone a shake-up since their last time in whites and the series against New Zealand will provide a good gauge to how their new captain, Denesh Ramdin, and a fresh pace attack fare

New Zealand coach Mike Hesson has said his team would seek clarifications from the match referee on how West Indies offspinner Shane Shillingord's illegal deliveries are policed

West Indies batsman Darren Bravo has said the team needs to bat well twice in a Test more consistently, if they are to improve their faltering Test record