The Blacks Caps lost two wickets in two hours to end the second day on 69 for two in the first test gainst India.

nzherald.co.nz brings live scoring of the first test between the Black Caps and India in Ahmedabad.

Expectations outside of the New Zealand cricket team are at subterranean levels heading into the test series against India.

Daniel Vettori will not need a bat in his hands as he ticks off yet another cricket century in tomorrow's opening cricket test against India.

Strapping Canterbury fast bowler Hamish Bennett wants to be let loose on an unsuspecting Indian side in the first test.

Ricky Ponting and Shane Watson have returned to Australia's one-day cricket squad for the series against Sri Lanka.

Shane Bond's autobiography details his disappointment with New Zealand Cricket's handling of the end of his career.

The time may have come for Daniel Vettori to shed some of his many responsibilities within the Black Caps.

The Black Caps have been permitted a last shot at redemption in their upcoming cricket tour of India, New Zealand Cricket chairman Chris Moller said today.

The size, power and skill of the All Black backline selected for next month's northern tour is something to behold.

Daniel Vettori and Mark Greatbatch are likely to face some hard questions when they appear at a NZ Cricket board meeting on Friday.

NZ's shocking one-day tour of Bangladesh has sparked a crisis meeting between tour management and the NZ board.

First the good news for cricket: Bangladesh are getting better. Not World Cup-winning better, but they are making progress.

A former Black Cap says a lack of coaching is to blame for NZ's demise, with the side needing "a miracle" before next year's World Cup.

Black Caps coach Mark Greatbatch has slammed his side's inept batting after another embarrassing loss in Bangladesh.

Despite his successful role as a coach for the Chennai Super Kings, Stephen Fleming has no desire for the Black Caps' job.