New Zealand's Cricket Academy's bad luck with injuries has been a boon for the country's standby players for the tour of Australia, as several players have now featured in games against the Commonwealth Bank Cricket Academy at Lincoln University

Cold, and sometimes wet, weather struck the second one-day match between New Zealand's Cricket Academy and the Commonwealth Bank Cricket Academy of Australia at Lincoln University today

New Zealand's Cricket Academy suffered a thumping 151-run loss at the hands of the Commonwealth Bank Cricket Academy of Australia at Lincoln today

Temperatures might have been cool later in the day but the batting was sizzling on the last day of the second three-day game between the New Zealand and Australian Academies at Bert Sutcliffe Oval today

Honours were evenly split between the New Zealand and Australian Cricket Academies after the second day of their second three-day game at Bert Sutcliffe Oval at Lincoln University today

Runs flowed as the Commonwealth Bank Cricket Academy from Australia took toll of some periods of loose bowling from their New Zealand counterparts on the first day of their second three-day game at Bert Sutcliffe Oval at Lincoln University today

Prospective New Zealand bowler Shane Bond has been added to the New Zealand Cricket Academy team for its next three-day game against the Commonwealth Bank Cricket Academy of Australia at Lincoln Green starting tomorrow

New Zealand's Academy was unable to complete a victory over their Australian counterparts at Lincoln Green, near Christchurch today

New Zealand's Cricket Academy was 160/6, a lead of 199 at stumps on the second day of their match with the Commonwealth Bank Cricket Academy of Australia