Cricket: McCullum wants to open for NZ in tests
Brendon McCullum wants to bring his aggressive batting style to the top of the NZ order, saying "I wouldn't play conventionally".
Brendon McCullum wants to bring his aggressive batting style to the top of the NZ order, saying "I wouldn't play conventionally".
It was a vigorous process that led to the selection of 20 players for Black Caps contracts.
Gareth Hopkins is one of the bigger winners to emerge out of the NZ Cricket player contracts list.
"In what other industry would you be expected to take options that cost you hundreds of thousands of dollars?"
Surprise, surprise - the ICC have vetoed the nomination of John Howard as Australasia's representative.
Former Australian Prime Minister John Howard will not withdraw as Australia and New Zealand's nomination for the International Cricket Council (ICC).
A NZ schoolboys cricket team has travelled to play in India for two weeks despite a Mfat warning of an "extreme risk" of terrorism.