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David Leggat: Taylor's tons lift him to seventh in world
Ross Taylor does not toss and turn over cricket numbers, but he does take some interest.
Ross Taylor does not toss and turn over cricket numbers, but he does take some interest.
One ball in and the newest bit of cricket technology was in business.
Spare a thought for Hamish Rutherford, Corey Anderson, Ish Sodhi and perhaps most of all Neil Wagner.
Two days into the latest Ashes series and it's already pretty boring, says David Leggat.
For all his defiance in the wake of the Azteca Stadium humiliation, Ricki Herbert must go. It's only partly for events on Thursday.
Pakistan hammered South Africa in the first test of their series in Abu Dhabi yesterday.
The coming days, possibly weeks, will provide a good test of the maturity of New Zealand the sporting nation.
The hammer will drop on Ben Sigmund shortly, if most likely not with the ferocity with which he crunched down on the legs of the United Arab Emirates player.
England in May, Bangladesh in October. Different conditions, different challenges, a point of which New Zealand's cricketers are about to be reminded.
It might have slipped your attention but cricket's oldest and most lustrous series is in full cry.
Ashton Agar. He even has a slightly film star touch to his name and - if you're into that sort of thing - a bit of teenage heart-throb potential, or so it's said.
Two conflicting schools of thought get plenty of support on the Australianisation of New Zealand coaching ranks, writes David Leggat.
No Roger Federer, no Rafael Nadal, no scream queens called Maria and Victoria. Wimbledon finals day set to be a damp squib, right?
He's raised that distinctive crooked finger to send the game's finest batsmen on their way but Brent "Billy" Bowden has had it lowered by the International Cricket Council.
New Australian coach Darren Lehmann will bring an old school approach to the struggling side.
Ricky Ponting is finishing with cricket, announcing his retirement yesterday.
New Zealand should approach the Champions Trophy with a high degree of optimism.
David Leggat isn't sure if Marina Erakovic and Raelene Castle have ever met. If they had yesterday, it would have been backslaps all round.
Eight sports with Olympic ambitions will put their case to an International Olympic Committee executive board next week.
Excuse me if my jaw didn't exactly hit the floor when the spot fixing story broke, writes David Leggat. The tale of the former great rang loudly.