For once Daniel Vettori's worth to his team will not entirely be measured by his performance with bat, ball or as a cricket tactician.

Sri Lanka have refused to get caught up in the hype surrounding Shane Bond's return to international cricket.

Chris Rattue weighs in on the 'who's the better allrounder?' debate - Hadlee or Vettori.

The Black Caps are relishing a switch to limited overs cricket after a disappointing test series against Sri Lanka.

Daniel Vettori has advocated the retention of New Zealand's under-performing batsmen.

Daniel Vettori shines with his fourth test century but the NZ top order fails again.

The Black Caps are just four wickets away from crumbling to another test defeat in Sri Lanka.

Ross Taylor says the Black Caps need to be more proactive when they bat to save the match.

At stumps on day two of the second test New Zealand were in a predicament reminiscent of last week's first test in Galle.

Daniel Vettori became only the eighth cricketer to take 300 wickets and score 3000 runs in tests last night.