England need to take only five wickets on the final day of the third and deciding cricket Test against New Zealand to clinch a 2-1 series victory after dominating the last session on Tuesday.
Ryan Sidebottom took a hat-trick in a five-wicket haul to set up the prospect of an unlikely England victory in the first cricket Test against New Zealand in Hamilton.
Captain Michael Vaughan hit an unbeaten 44 to lead England's reply after their attack failed to halt New Zealand's progress to a major first innings total in the opening Test.
New Zealand clinched a 2-0 series victory against minnows Bangladesh with another innings victory early on day three of the second Test at the Basin Reserve.
Dale Steyn grasped the baton from retiring South Africa paceman Shaun Pollock, producing a stunning spell of quick bowling to seal a 2-1 series win over the West Indies in Durban.
Jacques Kallis and Hashim Amla shared a third-wicket stand of 330 as South Africa totally dominated a luckless New Zealand side, who at one point were forced to have four substitutes on the field, on the third day of the first test in Johannesburg.
South African fast bowler Dale Steyn took a career-best five for 34 as the Proteas took a tight grip on the first test against New Zealand in Johannesburg.
England need to take only five wickets on the final day of the third and deciding cricket Test against New Zealand to clinch a 2-1 series victory after dominating the last session on Tuesday.
Ryan Sidebottom took a hat-trick in a five-wicket haul to set up the prospect of an unlikely England victory in the first cricket Test against New Zealand in Hamilton.
Captain Michael Vaughan hit an unbeaten 44 to lead England's reply after their attack failed to halt New Zealand's progress to a major first innings total in the opening Test.
New Zealand clinched a 2-0 series victory against minnows Bangladesh with another innings victory early on day three of the second Test at the Basin Reserve.
Dale Steyn grasped the baton from retiring South Africa paceman Shaun Pollock, producing a stunning spell of quick bowling to seal a 2-1 series win over the West Indies in Durban.
Jacques Kallis and Hashim Amla shared a third-wicket stand of 330 as South Africa totally dominated a luckless New Zealand side, who at one point were forced to have four substitutes on the field, on the third day of the first test in Johannesburg.
South African fast bowler Dale Steyn took a career-best five for 34 as the Proteas took a tight grip on the first test against New Zealand in Johannesburg.
Stephen Fleming has been replaced as captain of the New Zealand Test team by Daniel Vettori, who has already taken charge of the Kiwis in one-day international cricket.
New Zealand Test captain Stephen Fleming has been left out of the Kiwi squad for next month's inaugural Twenty20 World Cup in South Africa with the selectors confirming Daniel Vettori as the new skipper.
South African Herschelle Gibbs smashed his way into World Cup history when he hit six sixes in one over in a Group A match against the Netherlands on Friday.
Indian selectors kept faith with the struggling Virender Sehwag and Irfan Pathan by including them in their final 15-man squad for the World Cup on Monday.
Paul Collingwood made a century and took two wickets as England beat New Zealand by 14 runs in Brisbane, to qualify for the finals of the tri-nations one-day series.
Skipper Stephen Fleming and Scott Styris pointed former winners New Zealand into the semifinals of the Champions Trophy with a 51-run victory over Pakistan on Wednesday.
New Zealand paceman Kyle Mills took three wickets in 25 balls to rip open South Africa's batting and guide his team to an 87-run victory in their opening Champions Trophy Group B match on Monday.
New Zealand captain Stephen Fleming gave his team a narrow advantage with a ninth Test century on the first day of the second Test against South Africa on Thursday.
New Zealand captain Stephen Fleming and Peter Fulton combined in a 165-run partnership to put the hosts in control after day two of the second Test against West Indies.
Lou Vincent and Stephen Fleming defied a rampant Chaminda Vaas to carry New Zealand to 253 for four and a 42-run first innings lead over Sri Lanka when rain brought an early close to the second day of the second Test in Wellington.
Adam Gilchrist smashed an unbeaten run-a-ball half-century and Glenn McGrath edged closer to his 500th career wicket as Australia seized control of the third and final test with New Zealand.
Middle-order batsman Craig McMillan has been dropped from New Zealand's side for the third test against Australia this week, with James Marshall brought in to play alongside his twin brother Hamish.
Andrew Flintoff's maiden one-day international century proved in vain as England lost to New Zealand who qualify for the triangular series final by virtue of their six wicket win at Brisol on Sunday.
New Zealand reached 190 for five and were building a healthy lead at the end of day three of the third test at Trent Bridge after Chris Cairns had helped dismiss England with a five-wicket haul on Saturday.
A seventh century from Stephen Fleming spurred New Zealand to 295 for four at stumps on day one of the third Test at Trent Bridge but two wickets in two balls from Steve Harmison late on kept England in the hunt.
New Zealand captain Stephen Fleming was dismissed three runs short of his seventh Test century while his England counterpart Michael Vaughan had to dash from the field near the end of the second day at Headingley to be with his wife Nichola who is expecting their first child.
England paceman Martin Saggers struck with his first test delivery on home turf on Thursday, bowling New Zealand opener Mark Richardson for 13 at Headingley.
Wicketkeeper Brendon McCullum, promoted to number three, lifted New Zealand into a strong position on the third day of the first Test on Saturday with a sparkling unbeaten 72.
New Zealand opener Mark Richardson resisted the England attack for more than six hours to put his side in charge on the first day of the first test at Lord's.
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