New Zealand have been invited to take part in a one-day series involving Australia and England in 2006-07, but Martin Snedden, New Zealand's cricket chief, has declined to discuss the matter until Australia finalises its Ashes schedule

Jacob Oram, the New Zealand allrounder known for his big-hitting exploits, says that he prefers playing a more controlled innings rather than beginning in attack mode

Michael Hussey will have to think twice about taking sharp singles in the near future, with dark plans afoot in his team to bring his phenomenal one-day average down

Ricky Ponting and Daniel Vettori believe the Chappell-Hadlee Trophy has the potential to become cricket's equivalent of rugby's Bledisloe Cup

A Scott Styris hundred and a last-gasp half-century from Brendon McCullum surged New Zealand to a world-record chase of 332 for 8

Stephen Fleming will return to New Zealand's side for Saturday's third and final Chappell-Hadlee Series match but Daniel Vettori has been retained as captain to give him more experience

Police have warned spectators against unruly behaviour during the final match of the Chappell-Hadlee Series

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Mitchell Johnson's dramatic season has continued with the Queensland left-arm fast bowler called into the Australia one-day squad