The most brutally honest comment in the lead-up to today's third cricket Test in Napier came from the local groundsman.

All's well in the seam bowling department - but for how long? asks David Leggat.

Even without Shane Bond, NZ bowlers do well but the Black caps' embattled batsmen have it all to do.

Two New Zealand cricketers were questioned at a police station in India after sparking a riot with a drunken but good-natured piece of revelry.

Jesse Ryder faced a misconduct charge on his return from South Africa, the latest chapter in a chequered two-year international career.

A shoulder injury is posing a real problem for the Black Caps captain.

The Cricket World According to Dylan Cleaver ... For What it's Worth - his final column.

Coaching crises and off-field anarchy are usually Pakistan's domain, although New Zealand have attempted to level the playing field.