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West Indies' head coach John Dyson has said his team deserves credit for pushing New Zealand in an evenly-contested draw in the final Test of the two-match series

The review system has elicited concerns from both New Zealand and West Indies, particularly with regards to the limited availability of television technology to the third umpire

Chris Gayle's magnificent 197 ensured West Indies held seventh spot on the rankings after securing a draw in the second Test

Chris Gayle, the West Indies captain, has said his team will look to score at least another 50 runs on the fifth day of the deciding Test at McLean Park to extend their advantage

Shortly after scoring his maiden Test century in only his second match, Tim McIntosh, New Zealand's new opening batsman, has credited former captain John Wright for fine-tuning his game

The captain Chris Gayle scored his first hundred in three years as West Indies meandered to a 214-run lead with a day to play

Reflecting on his career-best performance of 7 for 87 on the third day in Napier, Fidel Edwards has said his ploy of bringing in variations to his bowling helped keep the New Zealand batsmen in check

Fidel Edwards took a career-best seven wickets and Tim McIntosh gained a maiden century to share the honours on the third day

Iain O'Brien said he enjoyed watching Tim McIntosh and Daniel Flynn occupy vital time at the crease and consolidate New Zealand's position after his career-best figures of 6 for 75 had kept West Indies to 305

It wasn't the most entertaining batting display but New Zealand's cautious approach took them to a position of safety on the second day of the deciding Test at McLean Park

Shivnarine Chanderpaul, who starred on the opening day of the deciding Test at McLean Park with an unbeaten 100, has said West Indies should aim for at least 400 to put pressure on the home side

Shivnarine Chanderpaul continued his dominance of world cricket by scoring his 20th Test century on the first day of the second and deciding Test against New Zealand at McLean Park

Shivnarine Chanderpaul has said he just wants to focus on the present and seal the series for West Indies in the second Test starting in Napier on Friday

The battle for Test cricket's wooden spoon has moved from the Arctic gloom of Dunedin to the warmth and Caribbean sunshine of Napier - and the shift in the balance between the teams prior to the second Test is just as stark