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Second Test: England ride out early loss of Alastair Cook
14 March 2013 12:00 AM
New Zealand were as good as their word in the second Test last night and may have rued it. Brendon McCullum had insisted that his wide would bowl if they won the toss in Wellington.
England keen to reassert the status quo in New Zealand
12 March 2013 11:00 PM
All those so-called expert predictions about Old Albion trampling all over the Kiwi colonials are looking pretty hollow now. So here we go again. England, without being cocky, arrogant or complacent, should defeat New Zealand by some distance in the second Test which begins at the Basin Reserve tomorrow.
The Queenstown effect: Andy Flower defends England players amid criticism
11 March 2013 04:28 PM
England cricket team take part in adventure activities while on tour in New Zealand
Andy Flower confident Stuart Broad turning the corner on comeback trail
11 March 2013 04:22 PM
Bowler showed signs of improvement in the first Test against New Zealand
Steve Finn celebrates maiden half-century: 'I didn't know he had it in him... nor did he'
10 March 2013 09:45 PM
England comeback to draw first Test in New Zealand
On the Front Foot: First Test hopes sacrificed on the altar of crowded schedules
10 March 2013 12:00 AM
England keep making a mess of their first Test overseas. It is 13 series since they won the opening match away from England, excluding the win in Chittagong against Bangladesh in 2010 when Geoff Boycott's mum could probably have single-handedly engineered an innings victory.
First Test: Nick Compton makes a name for himself
10 March 2013 12:00 AM
Opener gets England out of trouble with maiden century 57 years after grandfather's final Test ton
Maiden century from Nick Compton keep England on course for draw with New Zealand in first Test
09 March 2013 01:14 PM
England 167 & 234-1 New Zealand 460-9 decl.
England start on batting marathon to save First Test
09 March 2013 12:52 AM
New Zealand enjoy first-innings lead of 293 as Cook's men must dig deep to avoid defeat
New Zealand v England: Hamish Rutherford piles on agony in first Test
08 March 2013 07:23 AM
England’s unforeseen misery multiplied in the First Test today. Having failed catastrophically with the bat, they were severely undermined with the ball as New Zealand built an imposing first innings lead of 235.
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