Cricket: Paceman gets break to keep him fresh
Cricket: Paceman gets break to keep him fresh
Experienced seamer Warren McSkimming has been given the week off in the hope the break will re-energise the Otago medium pacer.
Adrian Seconi
Cricket: Paceman passes return test with flying colours
Cricket: Paceman passes return test with flying colours
All the awful James Bond cliches have been used. But what a joy it must have been for his team-mates to see Shane Bond running in and hurling 140kmh missiles at the batsmen.
Cricket: Much to keep in mind from memorable match
Cricket: Much to keep in mind from memorable match
Winners write the history books and last week's test in Dunedin will always be remembered fondly as Shane Bond's comeback.
Cricket: Great praise for tyro paceman
Cricket: Great praise for tyro paceman
Who could forget Waqar Younis running in from what seemed like 100m and pulverising the stumps with 150kmh missiles?
Cricket: Bond fires up to bag four on test return
Cricket: Bond fires up to bag four on test return
Pakistan shaken AND stirred. After a two year absence from the whites, Shane Bond made a fiery return to test cricket, capturing three wickets in 10 deliveries.
Cricket: Captain courageous makes batting history
Cricket: Captain courageous makes batting history
He is unorthodox, awkward and hits the ball to unusual areas of the ground, but they have all counted for courageous Dan.
Ice Hockey: Kings boy playing for NZ
Ice Hockey: Kings boy playing for NZ
Without all the pads, Regan Wilson does not look much like an ice hockey player.
Cricket: Early referrals go way of NZ
Cricket: Early referrals go way of NZ
Thank heavens for the umpire decision review system (DRS).
Cricket: Long wait between tea breaks
Cricket: Long wait between tea breaks
Former Pakistan cricketers Billy Ibadulla and Saqlain Mushtaq had an emotional reunion at a Dunedin hotel yesterday.
Cricket: Premier paceman back in attack
Cricket: Premier paceman back in attack
Today is expected to be special for Black Caps' spearhead Shane Bond.
Cricket: Test event `in progress'
Cricket: Test event `in progress'
Progress owards establishing a world test championship has been unsatisfactory, International Cricket Council chief executive Haroon Lorgat says.
Otago cricketers 'almost started riot'
Otago cricketers 'almost started riot'
Otago cricketers Neil Broom and Aaron Redmond have owned up to breaking team curfew and inadvertently starting what has been described as a riot in Chennai while touring India with the New Zealand A team in August.
Cricket: Captain Vettori's juggling act
Cricket: Captain Vettori's juggling act
Fear spread through the New Zealand cricket team camp yesterday when skipper Dan Vettori took a knock on the elbow while batting in the nets at the University Oval.
Cricket: Players have a duty to acclimatise, says Iqbal
Cricket: Players have a duty to acclimatise, says Iqbal
Pakistan middle-order batsman Faisal Iqbal would probably settle for 10 runs for every layer of clothing.
Cricket: Black Caps out to bolster batting
Cricket: Black Caps out to bolster batting
The Black Caps will go into the first test against Pakistan with an extra batsman but one less bowler.
Cricket: Cumming needs runs to secure recall
Cricket: Cumming needs runs to secure recall
If four-day results mean anything to the national selectors then Craig Cumming's on-again-off-again test career should resume next week.
Cricket: Review system to be used in Dunedin
Cricket: Review system to be used in Dunedin
New Zealand Cricket (NZC) has confirmed the umpire decision review system (DRS) will be used in the test series against Pakistan.
Cricket: Pitch failure leads to sacking of groundsman
Cricket: Pitch failure leads to sacking of groundsman
Molyneux Park groundsman Richard McAlevey has been sacked after the popular Alexandra venue's pitch failed to meet New Zealand Cricket's standards.
Cricket: Gory days behind him, Flynn in it for the runs
Cricket: Gory days behind him, Flynn in it for the runs
Daniel Flynn would like to be remembered for runs rather than the grizzly image of him trotting off Old Trafford with a blood-splattered mouth and two teeth missing.
Cricket: Butt keen to help stabilise Pakistan top order
Cricket: Butt keen to help stabilise Pakistan top order
If you think the Black Caps are the only team with a revolving door at the top of the order, then think again.