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Cricket: Boult joins elite club but focuses on test
Milestone achieved, now moving on. Trent Boult admitted he was chuffed to complete his 100 test wickets at Hagley Oval yesterday but there's a test to be won.
Milestone achieved, now moving on. Trent Boult admitted he was chuffed to complete his 100 test wickets at Hagley Oval yesterday but there's a test to be won.
Doing spectacular deeds is nothing new for the pugnacious little skipper. But this was a day where numbers do talk loudly.
Wicketkeeper BJ Watling can remember when the New Zealand team was very different to the confident, winning group who assembled in Christchurch yesterday for a bumper home international summer.
Auckland's grip on the Plunket Shield looks shaky halfway through the third round matches.
The All Blacks, Warriors and the Black Caps say proposed changes to alcohol sponsorship and advertising would threaten the sustainability of their codes at nearly every level.
Many consider themselves well versed in the game but the New Zealand cricket coach can leave those same people thinking about nuances of knowledge they had never considered.
New Zealand's test spinning ranks are into their third year of the time classification known as PV (Post-Vettori) and off-spinner Mark Craig and leg-spinner Ish Sodhi are showing signs of promise.
Mike Hesson's tenure as New Zealand coach hasn't all been plain sailing.
New Zealand Cricket's radical overhaul of domestic cricket is nearly complete, and the six major associations have agreed to initiatives it is hoped will revitalise the game.
New Zealand Cricket looks set to extend Mike Hesson's national coaching contract for at least two years beyond the World Cup.
Vincent is not a whistleblower, nor a saviour. He has only come out singing, to the ICC anti-corruption unit, when trapped, writes Chris Rattue.
Investigations into cricket match-fixing allegations have taken a twist, with the revelation NZ captain Brendon McCullum rebuffed an approach to manipulate a game.
The proposed revamp of the International Cricket Council will give substantial powers to India, Australia and England.
Martin Snedden remains optimistic that NZ Cricket will not be left out in the cold after a leaked proposal by the ICC to cede power to the "Big Three" of India, England and Australia.
The Beatles famously sang about wanting a revolution; now chief executive David White is no John Lennon, but all around him change is swirling at New Zealand Cricket.
Significant change is coming at board level for New Zealand Cricket.
With relations strained between John Parker's movement for change and New Zealand Cricket's current administration, middle ground is required to govern cricket productively and constructively.
The only reason Mark Richardson can come up with regarding the motivation for John Parker and Co to go public with their document on the Taylor affair is fear.
Paul Lewis writes: The Ross Taylor captaincy saga seems to have descended into a farce.
The Canberra Raiders are hoping home ground advantage and the X-factor of a little known youngster will turn their NRL season fortunes around today against the Sydney Roosters.
Former New Zealand cricketer Mark Greatbatch has admitted his involvement in John Parker's movement for better governance.
That's what happens when you sweep something under the carpet. It rarely disappears; it just gets bigger and bigger until you trip over it.
New Zealand Cricket would be "crazy" not to tap into the wisdom of its former test captains, according to chief executive David White.
For different reasons, the third test between the Black Caps and England starting at Eden Park today is a huge contest for New Zealand.