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World Twenty20: Faulkner's remark backfires for beaten Aussies
On the eve of Australia’s match against West Indies, the rookie all-rounder James Faulkner, just six matches into his T20 career, said: “I don’t like them very much.”
![David Leggat: Must-wins now for Black Caps](/pf/resources/images/placeholders/placeholder_l.png?d=793)
David Leggat: Must-wins now for Black Caps
Dale Steyn chose a bad time - from NZ's perspective - to once more present his credentials as the world's best fast bowler in Chittagong.
![Cricket: Quick-thinking by skipper gets New Zealand home](/pf/resources/images/placeholders/placeholder_l.png?d=793)
Cricket: Quick-thinking by skipper gets New Zealand home
After endurance drove Brendon McCullum's exploits this summer, a more abbreviated stay at the crease earned victory at the World T20.
![David Leggat: Fast and furious test of best](/pf/resources/images/placeholders/placeholder_l.png?d=793)
David Leggat: Fast and furious test of best
One major global title seems a meagre return over 39 years of competition for New Zealand.
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Cricket: Black Caps lose to Australia
The Black Caps have missed a chance to pick up a confidence-boosting win over Australia in their final warm-up ahead of the World Twenty20 tournament in Bangladesh.
![Trott: I wasn't depressed](/pf/resources/images/placeholders/placeholder_l.png?d=793)
Trott: I wasn't depressed
Jonathan Trott has insisted that his sudden decision to quit this winter's Ashes tour was due to physical and mental burnout, rather than depression.
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New Zealand hope to take 'awesome' summer to Bangladesh
It seems longer than four months ago that New Zealand were last in Bangladesh.
![More to Australian win than meets eye](/pf/resources/images/placeholders/placeholder_l.png?d=793)
More to Australian win than meets eye
Australia's test series win over South Africa is their first on foreign soil in almost two years, but could be far more meaningful than just that.
![Cricket: McCullum the latest to tell a great beard-time story](/pf/resources/images/placeholders/placeholder_l.png?d=793)
Cricket: McCullum the latest to tell a great beard-time story
As Brendon McCullum's beard grew in Wellington during the second test against India, so did his batting strength.
![Cricket: A quest for a lasting legacy](/pf/resources/images/placeholders/placeholder_l.png?d=793)
Cricket: A quest for a lasting legacy
New Zealand won the ICC Knockout trophy at Nairobi in 2000 but this was effectively the poor-cousin Champions Trophy.
![Cricket: The cornerstones of success](/pf/resources/images/placeholders/placeholder_l.png?d=793)
Cricket: The cornerstones of success
Andrew Alderson identifies four pillars that sustained the New Zealand cricketers through the summer of content and four areas that will require improvement.
![Cricket: The big turnaround](/pf/resources/images/placeholders/placeholder_l.png?d=793)
Cricket: The big turnaround
Mix of factors explains Black Caps' chalk and cheese change from habitual losers to winners
![David Leggat: Picking the first XI of a summer like no other](/pf/resources/images/placeholders/placeholder_l.png?d=793)
David Leggat: Picking the first XI of a summer like no other
New Zealand was the only non-member of this test-playing elite club.
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Cricket: Ireland take Windies' T20 scalp
Ireland added to their list of giant-killing victories with a six-wicket win over World Twenty20 champions West Indies in the first T20 international.
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NZ on the rise in rankings
One of the spinoffs of strong collective test performance is improved global standings for individual performers.
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McCullum's epic innings
He might have been going for NZ's highest ever test score, but the nerves didn't hit Brendon McCullum until the crowd started to swell at the Basin Reserve this morning.
![David Leggat: McCullum 302 - Our greatest ever innings](/pf/resources/images/placeholders/placeholder_l.png?d=793)
David Leggat: McCullum 302 - Our greatest ever innings
History beckoned for Brendon McCullum when he woke up this morning, and he wasn't about to let it slip, writes David Leggat.
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Brendon McCullum's triple ton
Brendon McCullum made history in the second test by becoming the first New Zealand player to score a triple ton.