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Cricket: India rearguard hold fast
India held on for a dramatic draw in the fourth test yesterday, with Australia falling three wickets short of victory in the SCG dead rubber.
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David Leggat: Black Caps prepare to chase cricket's Holy Grail
Time to change the kit, and the mindset for New Zealand - bring out the colours, the World Cup is almost upon us.
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Sangakkara double leads way
Sri Lanka turned the second test on its head in less than a day to be in charge after the second day of the Basin Reserve test against New Zealand today.
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David Leggat: Take minute to savour squad's success in ultimate format
Win or lose against Sri Lanka in Wellington next week, it won't alter the fact New Zealand have been unbeaten in their last six series, going back to the middle of last year.
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Cricket: Rogers, Marsh help Aussies build daunting lead
Chris Rogers and Shaun Marsh scored half centuries as Australia built a 326-run lead over India after four days of the third test, putting the hosts in position to push for a series-clinching third-straight win.
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Cricket: Boult takes shine off Sri Lanka's hard graft
Forty minutes before stumps, Sri Lanka were entitled to feel immense satisfaction at their day's work at Hagley Oval in Christchurch yesterday.
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Cricket: Indians toy with pace assault from Johnson
Mitchell Johnson took on supernatural-like powers of intimidation in Australia's routing of England last summer.
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Field of dreams become reality
New Zealand’s cricketers have experienced a year of success with test series victories over India and the West Indies, a drawn series with Pakistan and a 4-0 ODI defeat of then-world No 1 India.
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Cricket: Smith puts Australia in charge
Murali Vijay brought up his fourth half century of the series as India reached 108-1 at stumps in reply to Australia’s daunting 530 first-innings.
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McCullum's smashing day
Doing spectacular deeds is nothing new for the pugnacious little skipper. But this was a day where numbers do talk loudly.
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Cricket: Smith steadies Aussies
Captain Steve Smith personified leadership as Australia reached 259-5 at stumps on day one of the Boxing Day test in Melbourne against India.
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Cricket: McMillan marvels at blazing bat
NZ batting coach Craig McMillan last night lavished praise on captain Brendon McCullum after yet another great performance set his side up for a crack at winning the first test against Sri Lanka.
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McCullum falls after milestones
A blistering 195 by New Zealand captain Brendon McCullum dominated the first day of test cricket in Christchurch in eight years today.
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Cricket: Knights douse Firebirds
Northern Districts' international attack proved far too formidable as an overmatched Wellington were humbled in the Plunket Shield yesterday.
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Cricket: Tough choices for selectors
As many New Zealanders turn their attention to barbecues, beverages and beaches, the national cricket selectors face the unenviable task of preparing Dear John letters for World Cup hopefuls.
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Cricket: Frugal Vettori as valuable as ever
Daniel Vettori can reflect on the United Arab Emirates tour with satisfaction, knowing he has reclaimed 'senior pro' territory in the national side without the burden of captaincy or obligations of a centralised contract.
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Sri Lankan run machine ranks up with the best
In recent years, there's been Sachin Tendulkar (2009), Ricky Ponting (2010), Jacques Kallis and Graeme Smith (2012) and Kevin Pietersen (2013).
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Rejuvenated bowler sends stark reminder to Warnie
According to Shane Warne, he never called Mitchell Starc "soft". And it seems he won't be doing it any time soon after the lanky Australian quick stood tall on day three...
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Cricket: Match-fixing law welcome but should go further: lawyer
Sports law specialist Aaron Lloyd has welcomed the criminalisation of match-fixing that has passed into law this week, but says the legislation should go even further.
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Cricket: DRS in the spotlight again
Nothing has convinced India's cricket board to re-evaluate its stance on the Decision Review System, but umpiring in the current test series just might.
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Cricket: NZ bowlers look to make impression
Doug Bracewell is on the rise, Neil Wagner will have a say too, while Tim Southee and Trent Boult return for Northern Districts as the country's leading seam bowlers today mentally mark out their runups ahead of the Sri Lankan test series.
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Cricket: Australian bowlers hot-and-bothered
Centurion Murali Vijay powered India to a score of 4-311 at stumps on an opening day of injuries, high humidity and hot-and-bothered Australian bowlers.
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Sport matters, but not this much
Pakistani cricketer Younis Khan hails from Mardan, about 45 minutes drive from Peshawar, the site of the bloody massacre in Pakistan today.