Zimbabwe v New Zealand, Second Test, Day 1, Harare
New Zealand decided to bat on winning the toss, an indication in itself thatthis Harare Sports Club pitch was of a better quality than many of thoseexperienced last season
New Zealand decided to bat on winning the toss, an indication in itself thatthis Harare Sports Club pitch was of a better quality than many of thoseexperienced last season
It's a sure sign of experience developing in any cricket side when the milestones begin to tumble with more regularity
New Zealand won the Second Test against Zimbabwe by eight wickets at HarareSports Club today, with 3.4 overs to spare, despite a magnificent fightinginnings of 188 not out by Guy Whittall that came so close to saving thematch
After eight days of ducking off home early, the New Zealanders had to face a hard day at the office in Harare, Zimbabwe
In another dour morning's play, Zimbabwe continued to slide slowly towards defeat, worn down by the persistent New Zealanders
It was a sight to gladden Kiwi hearts
Zimbabwe set their minds on saving the match with a single-minded determination that rarely included scoring shots before lunch, when in 32 overs they added 40 runs without losing a wicket
If New Zealand can score 465 runs with such a mixture of batting as it did in setting a record total against Zimbabwe in the second Test at Harare, what is it capable of when getting everything together
New Zealand made rather laborious progress on the second day at HarareSports Club, taking their overnight score of 226 for four to 465 all out, arecord total in the series
John Ward talks to Guy Whittall about the second day of the Testmatch against New Zealand at Harare Sports Club, after Zimbabwereplied to New Zealand's 465 all out with 31 for one
Dion Nash has become such a crucial element in New Zealand's cricket equation he cannot afford to be lost at such an early stage of his career if back problems are likely to persist for him
New Zealand left-arm slow bowler Daniel Vettori faced a heavy day of medical examination in Christchurch today as he attempted to get to the bottom of the back injury which forced him out of the Zimbabwe tour
It was the 1511st Test in cricket history
New Zealand's top cricketers might have their minds otherwise focused for today's ICC KnockOut Trophy final in Kenya, but two of their team-mates back home showed they are keeping in good touch in preparation for their call-up to South Africa
The Second Test match between Zimbabwe and New Zealand ended in aneight-wicket victory by the latter, but with fewer than four overs to spare,thanks to a superb Zimbabwean fightback by Guy Whittall (interviewedyesterday), Andy Flower and Heath
Don't worry too much about Mark Richardson's dismissal for 99 on the first day of the second Test
New Zealand cricket coach David Trist is hopeful that left-arm spinner Daniel Vettori will be back in action in time for the tour of South Africa starting next month
Australian leg-spin bowler and spin coach Terry Jenner says New Zealand's young spinners need to be more aggressive in their approach
No sooner had Mark Richardson jetted into Zimbabwe to start his international cricket career than it felt like he was on his way home again
Guy Whittall finished the day on 105 not out, a superb fighting innings, as Zimbabwe followed on