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New Zealand aim to finish lost series on a high (12 March 08:17) |
| Cricinfo's preview of the fifth ODI between Australia and New Zealand in Wellington |
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Vettori criticises batting display (11 March 06:47) |
| Daniel Vettori, the New Zealand captain, has criticised his batsmen for squandering a bright start to be bowled out for a below-par score and concede the Chappell-Hadlee trophy to Australia. |
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Australia secure Chappell-Hadlee Trophy (11 March 02:44) |
| The Chappell-Hadlee Trophy has remained in Australian hands after Ricky Ponting and Cameron White led their team to a six-wicket win that secured the series 3-1 |
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Australia keep New Zealand to 238 (11 March 09:51) |
| New Zealand enjoyed a quick start from Brendon McCullum and a brisk finish from Daryl Tuffey but in between struggled desperately and posted a below-par 238 in the fourth ODI |
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Australia fight back after McCullums quick start (11 March 08:24) |
| Brendon McCullum gave New Zealand a strong start before a string of wickets left the home team in a vulnerable position at the 25-over mark |
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New Zealand sent in Shanan Stewart debuts (11 March 06:18) |
| Ricky Ponting has won his fourth consecutive toss and has again sent New Zealand in, after the tactic worked for Tuesday's game in Hamilton |
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The Steven Smith question (10 March 02:01) |
| What is Steven Smith Until Michael Clarke's latest adventure into the gossip pages it was the question in Australian cricket |
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Hopkins emerges from McCullums shadow (10 March 10:03) |
| Being Brendon McCullum's back-up isn't easy but Gareth Hopkins is starting to be viewed as a first-choice instead of a replacement |
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Clarke still not locked in for New Zealand Test tour (10 March 09:05) |
| Michael Clarke will take part in the Test tour of New Zealand after being named in the 14-man squad a couple of days after leaving the one-day trip |
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Australia eye Chappell-Hadlee Trophy (10 March 07:41) |
| Cricinfo's preview of the fourth ODI between New Zealand and Australia in Auckland |
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Loss of wickets created too much pressure - Vettori (09 March 06:52) |
| Daniel Vettori was left to rue a batting failure that cost his team vital momentum, and eventually the match, while Ricky Ponting termed his side's six-wicket win as their best performance i... |
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Haddin hundred gives Australia 2-1 lead (09 March 02:01) |
| Brad Haddin's second one-day international century gave Australia a 2-1 lead and the most one-sided victory of the tour, as they chased down their target with 16 balls to spare |
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Haddin half-century keeps Australia on track (09 March 12:22) |
| Brad Haddin's second consecutive half-century put Australia in a strong position as they aimed to chase down 246 and take a 2-1 series lead in Hamilton |
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Australia keep New Zealand to 245 (09 March 10:05) |
| Ricky Ponting's unexpected decision to send New Zealand in proved a reasonable call as Australia's fast men dismissed the hosts to 245 on a good batting pitch at Seddon Park |
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Fluent Taylor the key as Australias fast men fire (09 March 08:25) |
| Australia's fast men backed Ricky Ponting's unusual decision to bowl first but Ross Taylor still loomed as a threat at the halfway mark of New Zealand's innings |
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New Zealand sent in Ross Taylor fit (09 March 06:20) |
| Ricky Ponting has gone against his usual desire to get runs on the board early and has sent New Zealand in for the third one-day international in Hamilton |
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Clarke returns home citing personal reasons (08 March 05:11) |
| There was still no word on how long Clarke will not be available for selection, and a back-up player was yet to be named |
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Shanan Stewart sweating on Taylors injury (08 March 11:00) |
| Shanan Stewart is in line for his one-day international debut if Ross Taylor is ruled out of Tuesday's game in Hamilton |
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Most important game for injury-hit NZ (08 March 07:29) |
| Cricinfo's preview of the third ODI between New Zealand and Australia in Hamilton |
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Central Districts and Otago pull off thrilling wins (07 March 02:38) |
| Otago and Central Districts kept up the push for a spot in the finals by squeezing out tight wins in the seventh round |
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Stewart called to cover for Taylor and Franklin (07 March 09:28) |
| Injury doubts over Ross Taylor and James Franklin have led to the elevation of the uncapped Shanan Stewart to New Zealand's squad |
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Sthalekar spins Australia to Rose Bowl trophy (07 March 08:51) |
| Lisa Sthalekar's five-wicket haul put Australia on track for a convincing victory that earned them their second Rose Bowl triumph in a month |
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Crowd antics spur on Johnson (07 March 07:26) |
| Ricky Ponting was impressed with the way Mitchell Johnson dealt with a hostile crowd to help Australia level the series in Auckland |
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DL method made it tough for us - Vettori (06 March 06:28) |
| After his thrilling 70 off 49 balls nearly upstaged Australia in Auckland, Daniel Vettori has said the revised D/L target made the chase more difficult for New Zealand |
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Aldridge Williamson star in nine-wicket win (06 March 01:55) |
| Graeme Aldridge's incisive spell on the opening day and Kane Williamson's stroke-filled 170 paved the way for Northern Districts' nine-wicket win against Wellington at the Basin Reserve. |
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Australia survive late Vettori scare (06 March 01:06) |
| Daniel Vettori stuck his stiff neck out with a brilliant innings that nearly delivered victory for New Zealand but Ryan Harris chopped him off to end the plucky fight as Australia levelled t... |
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New Zealand struggle chasing 266 (06 March 10:55) |
| New Zealand lost five overs to rain and five wickets in their chase and after 20 overs their chances of taking a 2-0 series lead had slipped dramatically at Eden Park |
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Nitschke hundred keeps series alive (06 March 10:16) |
| Shelley Nitschke's maiden one-day century stormed Australia to a six-wicket win that levelled the Rose Bowl Series in New Zealand |
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New Zealand restrict Australia to 273 (06 March 08:05) |
| Brad Haddin's half-century gave Australia a useful platform but New Zealand kept making key breakthroughs as the visitors moved to 117 for 4 after 25 overs |
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Australia bat Ross Taylor ruled out (06 March 04:22) |
| Daniel Vettori returned as New Zealand captain but lost the toss and Australia will bat first in the second one-day international at Eden Park |
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Five rookies in New Zealands World Twenty20 pool (05 March 12:44) |
| New Zealand's selectors have named five uncapped players in a 30-man probables squad for the upcoming World Twenty20 in the West Indies |
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Vettori in doubt for Auckland (05 March 09:02) |
| Daniel Vettori is in danger of missing Saturday's second ODI against Australia with a nagging neck injury |
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Series set to simmer in re-match (05 March 08:45) |
| Cricinfo's preview of the second ODI between New Zealand and Australia in Auckland |
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Banter to continue says McCullum (04 March 08:30) |
| Brendon McCullum has said the heated exchanges between players, like the one between Mitchell Johnson and Scott Styris in the first ODI in Napier, were likely to continue for the remainder o... |
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Ponting wants more from his batsmen (04 March 02:31) |
| Ricky Ponting has called on Australia's batsmen to lift their game ahead of Saturday's second ODI against New Zealand in Auckland |
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Oram faces a month on sidelines (04 March 01:13) |
| The New Zealand allrounder has been ruled out of action for up to a month with a patella tendon tear |
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Scott Styris hails comeback innings (03 March 06:48) |
| Scott Styris has said his 34-ball 49 ranks high in his list of best innings, for it came in a crucial series against the world's best opposition in the 50-over format |
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Johnson and Styris fined for clash (03 March 06:16) |
| Mitchell Johnson and Scott Styris have been fined for breaching the ICC Code of Conduct during the opening ODI for the Chappell-Hadlee trophy in Napier |
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Knee injury may force Oram out of series (03 March 03:12) |
| New Zealand allrounder Jacob Oram is in doubt for the remainder of the Chappell-Hadlee Trophy series after sustaining a knee injury in the first ODI |
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Cool Styris gets New Zealand home (03 March 02:53) |
| Scott Styris went from probable 12th man to match-winner after guiding New Zealand to a two-wicket victory in a tense chase of 276 in Napier |
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New Zealand well positioned chasing 276 (03 March 12:33) |
| Brendon McCullum and Peter Ingram gave New Zealand a strong start in their chase of 276 but the loss of both openers had slowed the hosts by the halfway mark |
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Australia steal thrilling win in 1st ODI (03 March 10:44) |
| Half-centuries to Jess Cameron and Shelley Nitschke kept Australia in the series as they snatched a two-wicket win from the final ball of the first ODI |
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New Zealand keep Australia to 275 (03 March 10:23) |
| New Zealand's fast bowlers gave Ross Taylor a realistic chance to begin his captaincy career with a win after restricting Australia to 275 for 8 on a wonderful batting pitch |
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Ponting guides confident Australia (03 March 08:26) |
| Shane Watson gave Australia a quick start but New Zealand's fast men fought back to leave the first ODI reasonably evenly matched at the halfway mark of Australia's innings |
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Vettori ruled out Australia choose to bat (03 March 06:23) |
| Ross Taylor has taken the New Zealand captaincy for the first time but Ricky Ponting won the toss and Australia will bat in the opening ODI in Napier |
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Ponting backs Hauritz to deliver (02 March 09:27) |
| Ricky Ponting has backed Nathan Hauritz to deliver on grounds in New Zealand that may not be all that conducive to spin bowling |
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Oram desperate to end poor run of form (02 March 08:10) |
| The New Zealand allrounder has shrugged off calls for him to be excluded from the ODI series opener against Australia in Napier |
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Vincent wants another shot at New Zealand (02 March 01:48) |
| Lou Vincent, the former New Zealand batsman, expressed his disappointment at being ignored by the national selectors despite doing very well in domestic cricket and is considering a permanen... |
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Focus switches to Chappell-Hadlee Trophy (02 March 12:18) |
| Cricinfo's preview of the first ODI between New Zealand and Australia in Napier |
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John Howard nominated for ICC presidency (02 March 10:12) |
| John Howard, the former Australian prime minister, has finally been nominated by the boards of Australia and New Zealand as their candidate for the post of ICC president from 2012 |
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