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New Zealand's completeness, England's woes and umpiring decisions dominated English newspaper coverage of yesterday's record 155-run victory by New Zealand in the second of the National Bank Series matches in Wellington

Part of the desperate late fight for spots in the competition final, the Pura Cup clash between Victoria and Tasmania in Melbourne might have been expected to provide plenty of fireworks

Western Province continued to dominate on the third day without being able to turn the knife as Eastern Province came within 100 runs of the home team's score before declaring with one wicket standing

Queensland cricket captain Jimmy Maher conjured a memorable outright victory over South Australia today as the Bulls extended their lead on the Pura Cup table.

RICKY PONTING has been named captain of the Australian one-day cricket team for the tour of South Africa and Zimbabwe

Rangiri Dambulla International Stadium is finally emerging from an embarrassing string of financial and ownership disputes that have marred its short history since being raised from scrub in 155 days

Victoria has escaped the dubious prospect of claiming back-to back wooden spoons after a see-sawing domestic one-day cricket clash against fellow struggler Tasmania here at the Melbourne Cricket Ground today.

Western Australia had NSW on the ropes at stumps on day two of their Pura Cup match at the WACA

Positivism was the message England captain Nasser Hussain was throwing out after his side's record one-day loss to New Zealand at WestpacTrust Stadium in Wellington

Last season Peter Bowler helped the club to the best ever season in their history when they ended as runner's up in the County Championship and won the Cheltenham and Gloucester Trophy

New Zealand had to play the conditions on memory but their handling of a difficult pitch to beat England by 155 runs in the National Bank Series One-Day International on WestpacTrust Stadium in Wellington tonight was a clinical lesson in adaptability

John Crawley, the Lancashire and England batsman who called on the England and Wales Cricket Board's Contracts Appeals Panel in an attempt to free himself of his contract to Lancashire, has lost his case

Australia's short-lived search for a new one-day international captain has ended today with the news that Ricky Ponting has been named to fill the position.

A century by former Zimbabwe international Craig Evans propelled Mashonaland towards a huge total on the first day of their Logan Cup match against Matabeleland at Bulawayo Athletic Club

Rahul Dravid may not have been the most positive batsman in the world during his tenure at the crease yesterday, but declaring the Board President's XI innings closed on the overnight total of 361/3 was a move that promised to transform the tour

The bad news for England after last night's 155-run loss to New Zealand in the National Bank Series ODI in Wellington is that Stephen Fleming and his side are only partly on the journey to where they want to be

Sri Lanka A's batsmen strengthened their side's grip on the final unofficial Test at Rangiri Dambulla International Stadium and at the end of the third day Kenya looked unlikely to avert a series whitewash despite a solid start to their second

Matabeleland began their daunting task of scoring 445 runs to avoid the follow-on the second day of their Logan Cup against Mashonaland

New Zealand selection chairman Sir Richard Hadlee is keen to see his side do a "Prada" on England and take a 5-0 series win just like Team New Zealand did in the last America's Cup

Bowling Bengal out for 325 and having only one day left to play, Railways have booked their berth in the Ranji Trophy final against Baroda