BLACKCAPS v INDIA

The National Bank Series

BLACKCAPS host India

INTERVIEW: Rahul Dravid talks to the Press at the end of day two 20/03/2009 "It would have been nice to go on and get a big score. It would have helped the team and to be not out at the end of the day would have been great but I felt good about the way my balance was, my body was and the way the feet were moving today." read more →
Cautious India maintain control 20/03/2009 India's batting artists have not yet created a masterpiece but New Zealand still risk being painted into corner after a sedate second day of the first cricket test at Seddon Park. read more →
Relief for O'Brien as Ryder reaches maiden test ton 19/03/2009 Jesse Ryder confessed to "sweating bullets" when test cricket's archetypal tailender Chris Martin was applauded to the middle of Seddon Park yesterday. read more →
INTERVIEW: Jesse Ryder talks to the Press at the end of day one 19/03/2009 "I wanted to get through to three figures. When the tail can in I just didn’t want to throw it away. I backed them to see me through and they did." read more →
INTERVIEW: Daniel Vettori talks to the Press at the end of day one 19/03/2009 "Obviously we were disappointed with the situation we put ourselves in but I think we sat back and reflected on how well India had bowled." read more →
India saunter to series lead 19/03/2009 India followed up their maiden one-day series triumph on New Zealand soil with a 10 wicket win in the first test at Seddon Park to erase a 33-year blight on their cricketing record. read more →
India win toss and choose to bowl 18/03/2009 India have won the toss and decided to bat first in the first test against the BLACKCAPS at Seddon Park in Hamilton. read more →
No Stifling the Sehwag Swagger 18/03/2009 It seems the one-day series was not necessarily the storm before the calm. The transition to the more genteel surroundings of test cricket rarely stifles Virender Sehwag. read more →
Quick learning Guptill calm ahead of Test 16/03/2009 The BLACKCAPS rushed to complete a morale-boosting one-day cricket victory over India at Eden Park but a scintillating run chase still represented quality time in the middle for Martin Guptill. read more →
Ryder stars with bat and ball as BLACKCAPS beat India 14/03/2009 Jesse Ryder had a ball and then battered India into submission as the BLACKCAPS cult hero engineered an eight-wicket win in the one-day series finale at Eden Park. read more →