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Cricket: Taylor's vice-captain but don't tell a soul
Ross Taylor has been made vice-captain of the national cricket team.

<i>Chris Rattue</i>: Don't waste another great league career
If sometimes fabulous Warriors winger Manu Vatuvei switches to rugby another brilliant league career would be wasted.

Cricket: Ham meal in Napier outrages Afghans
Members of the Afghanistan under-19 cricket team will avoid eating meat in NZ after being served toasted ham sandwiches in Napier.

Cricket: New faces in Black Caps
Two new players have been included in the NZ Twenty20 and one-day international squads for next month's series against Bangladesh.

Cricket: Four-point plan to win
For New Zealand to beat Australia in a test match, there'll need to be a solid plan in place. This is it.

Sportspeople's top 10 online slip-ups
Chris Rattue picks 10 favourite chat-merchants from the worldwide web of sport.

Madness at the IPL player auction
Watching players' value to cricket's most financially lucrative game be decided by magnates, Bollywood stars and media groups.

Cricket: Bond breaks $1 million IPL cap
Shane Bond is delighted to have been bought by the Kolkata Knight Riders franchise for more than $1m for one season.

Cricket: Bond snapped up by Knight Riders
NZ's Shane Bond will play for the Kolkata Knight Riders in a deal believed to be worth more than $US750,000.

Cricket: New radical bat over the top - way Vincent likes it
Call the new Mongoose bat a stroke of genius and you won't get an argument from Lou Vincent.