New Zealand will be wary of a resurgent West Indies side going into the second test at the Basin Reserve today.

'I've never seen it looking that green.' After 14 summers, Peter Fulton's opinion on the Basin Reserve pitch ahead of tomorrow's second test is pretty important.

This is getting to be a bad habit; for the third time this year New Zealand, having bossed the bulk of a test match, were unable to close out the win at University Oval yesterday.

Former New Zealand batsman and former Wellington councillor John Morrison said he would be very disturbed and surprised if the allegations proved to be true.

The West Indies were scrapping hard to stay alive in the first test against New Zealand.

New Zealand great allrounder Chris Cairns is one of three players being investigated by the ICC over allegations of match fixing.

NZ Cricket Players Association boss Heath Mills says match-fixing allegations make it a 'sad day' for the sport, and believes the onus is now on players to come forward.

NZ cricket CEO David White said he is 'shocked' by match-fixing allegations against NZ players, and that he knows the identity of those under investigation.

Skype: Dylan Cleaver joins Andrew Alderson from the cricket test in Dunedin to discuss the evolving match fixing allegations story involving former New Zealand players which he broke this morning.

The atmosphere at the Adelaide Oval today will lack some of the gladiatorial intensity of the Gabba.

Martin Crowe has Ross Taylor's ear and spoke reassuring words into it before the opening test against the West Indies began.

In many minds the cricket fortunes of Brendon McCullum and Ross Taylor these days are intertwined. And did it was quality intertwining against the West Indies yesterday.

New Zealand took a firm grip on the opening test against the West Indies at University Oval today.