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McCullum: 'It's incredibly disappointing'
New Zealand captain Brendon McCullum insists the end of the second test against South Africa was not the darkest day of his international career.

Aussie rotation 'no insult'
Sri Lanka aren't insulted by the picking of so-called second stringers by Australia for the initial games in the one-day series, evergreen batsman Tillakaratne Dilshan says.

Henriques returns for final
Australia's selectors have recalled four players including NSW allrounder Moises Henriques to their squad for the third and fourth one-day internationals against Sri Lanka.

Black Caps show fight as defeat looms
BJ Watling had a day to savour at St George's Park today - and earned high praise from the world's best bowler.

'Outclassed' side feel ex-captain's absence
Much as they would prefer it to go away, the RT question keeps dogging the New Zealand camp.

Black Caps flogged again
New Zealand were in deep trouble at stumps on day two of the second test against South Africa at St George's Park.

Cricket: Saga of the terrible twosome
Brendon McCullum and Martin Guptill have failed to inspire as a test opening partnership since resuming against India in August.

Cricket: Hughes planning another big total
Australias latest one-day international batting star Phil Hughes has another century on his mind as he prepares for today's clash with Sri Lanka in Adelaide.

Cricket: Proteas on top in odd reunion
As school reunions go, this was just a touch different. South African batsmen AB de Villiers and Faf du Plessis are old boys of the famous Affies boys' school.

Cricket: Hussey's last hurrah
Legs flicking back to loosen the quadriceps, a mandatory stretch to keep the groin in working order and a liberal smear of white zinc across the nose.

Cricket: Munro set for test debut
James Franklin's misfortune is Colin Munro's good luck, with the Auckland allrounder to make his test debut against the country of his birth tonight (NZT).

Guptill's shark plans fail to excite fans
Martin Guptill's excitement about a shark diving excursion in the midst of NZ's poor performances in South Africa hasn't gone down too well with some cricket fans.

NZ moving on from test failure - coach
NZ coach Mike Hesson doesn’t believe the Ross Taylor saga had a significantly undue effect on his team.

Black Caps crash to innings defeat
New Zealand captain Brendon McCullum has praised the determination of century-maker Dean Brownlie.

Bond tells selectors to get smarter
Bowling coach Shane Bond wants New Zealand to become smarter in how it uses its best bowling resources.