Dean Jones said that given their weak bowling and fielding even the high quality batsmen cannot save India's ICC Cricket World Cup campaign. "The three main common denominators consistent with all ICC Cricket World Cup champion teams are: Your top four batsmen must be of a high...

Australia at one point looked like they would fall short of the lowest-ever Test total, held by New Zealand when they managed 26 against England in Auckland in 1954-55. They only avoided that unenviable record with their last pair at the crease, when Peter Siddle edged Vernon Philander to the...

An unbroken 80-run stand between former skipper Daniel Vettori (45 not out) and Dean Brownlie rescued NZ to 176-5. Earlier, the Kiwis's had a shaky start when Australia's inexperienced bowling attack had threatened them by taking 5 wickets for 95 just after lunch. Perth-born Brownlie...

Ricky Ponting (67 not out) and Michael Clarke (28 not out)battled hard as Australia finished on 154-3, 141 runs short of New Zealand's first-innings total of 295 all out. Earlier, Nathan Lyon (4-66) was the star as the hosts took five wickets in the morning session to have the Kiwis all out...