Eleven losses, and still very much counting. The good news for the New Zealand cricket team is that they are leaving India.

Martin Guptill hopes he's done enough to cement his place in the Black Caps' in the lead up to next year's World Cup.

A group of businessmen have reportedly offered Shane Warne $1 million to return to test cricket for the Ashes series.

They never like to admit it but at several points in their history Australia have had awful cricket teams.

With three tests remaining in the Ashes series what can both sides do to get their hands on the precious urn?

Some of the English press are still coming to grips with the success of their cricket team in Australia.

Fierce foes for 33 years, former Ashes captains Ian Chappell and Sir Ian Botham have reportedly been at it again.

Australia's worst Ashes cricket defeat at home for 45 years was so abject that even the heavens mocked them.

England has taken a 1-0 lead in the Ashes series after ripping through the Australian lower order on the final day in Adelaide.

Catch live scoring action of Day Four of the second Ashes test between England and Australia in Adelaide.

"All we want to do is try and win games for New Zealand." That's the message from embattled Black Caps' skipper Daniel Vettori.

New Zealand Cricket's CEO Justin Vaughan says the Black Caps senior players must start performing.

Australia's latest era of supremacy, an enduring period of excitement and groundbreaking excellence, is well and truly over.

Kevin Pietersen soared to a majestic double century as England streaked away from Australia on day three of the second Ashes Test at Adelaide Oval.

The Black Caps gifted India an unassailable 3-0 lead in their five-match ODI series last night after a nine wicket thrashing.

Confounded once again by Alastair Cook and put to the sword by Kevin Pietersen, Australia were bereft of answers as England rolled to 2-317 at stumps.

Controversy over what was New Zealand's top sporting moment for 2010 should be put to be bed when the matter is decided by public vote - a first for the Westpac Halberg Awards.

Australia was dismissed for 245 after failing to recover from a horrendous start to the second Ashes test.

All bets are on - the Pakistanis are coming. Forget ball tampering ... match tampering is the rage.

The series needs a groundsman willing to produce a spicy pitch that might yield a result other than a draw.

Daniel Vettori will return to captain the Black Caps in the second ODI against India in Jaipur tonight.

With every loss, the need for New Zealand to arrest their ODI slump grows as the situation makes grim reading.