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Cricket: England-New Zealand cut to 24 overs per side

Agence France-PresseJune 16, 2013 11:31

Rain reduced the key Champions Trophy Group A match between England and New Zealand in Cardiff on Sunday to a 24 overs per side contest. Play, which had been scheduled to start at 10.30am local time (0930GMT), was now due to get underway at 3.45 pm, following an inspection by Australian umpires Rod Tucker and Bruce Oxenford, provided there was no further rain. Whichever team wins this match will go through to the semi-finals and if hosts England lose they will exit the tournament.

Cricket: Giles readies England for New Zealand 'decider'

Agence France-PresseJune 15, 2013 16:13

England will face familiar foes when they bid to book their place in the Champions Trophy semi-finals against New Zealand in Cardiff on Sunday. Earlier this year, England won a limited overs series in New Zealand only for the Black Caps to turn the tables in England shortly before the Champions Trophy, a tournament for the world's top eight one-day sides, got underway. England must beat New Zealand to seal a last four spot. If they lose they are out and either Australia or Sri Lanka will go through from Group A after their match on Monday.

Cricket: England v New Zealand 1st ODI teams

Agence France-PresseJune 15, 2013 10:52

Probable teams and officials for the first one-day international between England and New Zealand at Lord's on Friday (0945GMT start): England from: Alastair Cook (capt), James Anderson, Jonny Bairstow, Ian Bell, Ravi Bopara, Tim Bresnan, Stuart Broad, Jos Buttler (wkt), Steven Finn, Eoin Morgan, Joe Root, Graeme Swann, James Tredwell, Jonathan Trott, Chris Woakes

Cricket: Australia v New Zealand scoreboard

Agence France-PresseJune 12, 2013 10:31

First innings scoreboard in the Champions Trophy Group A match between Australia and New Zealand at Edgbaston on Wednesday. Australia S. Watson c Ronchi b McClenaghan 5 M. Wade lbw b N McCullum 29 P. Hughes run out (Guptill) 0 G. Bailey b N McCullum 55 A. Voges c B McCullum b McClenaghan 71 M. Marsh c Ronchi b McClenaghan 22 G. Maxwell not out 29 J. Faulkner c McClenaghan b Williamson 6

Cricket: Southee wary of Australia threat

Agence France-PresseJune 11, 2013 11:40

New Zealand seamer Tim Southee said on Tuesday that his side would take nothing for granted when they faced Australia in the Champions Trophy at Edgbaston. The Black Caps come into the Group A clash on the back of a nail-biting one-wicket win over Sri Lanka whereas defending champions Australia, who beat New Zealand in the 2009 final, suffered a 48-run loss to hosts England at Edgbaston last week. Australia will again be without captain Michael Clarke as the star batsman continues to struggle with the latest recurrence of his longstanding back injury.

Cricket: N.Zealand survive Malinga scare in dramatic win

Agence France-PresseJune 9, 2013 15:40

New Zealand survived a hostile spell from sling-arm fast bowler Lasith Malinga to carve out a tense one-wicket win over Sri Lanka in the Champions Trophy on Sunday. The Black Caps messed up a simple chase of Sri Lanka's 138 all out and were reduced to 122-8, before the last-wicket pair of Tim Southee and Mitchell McClenaghan saw them through in the 37th over. Left-arm seamer McClenaghan set up the victory with 4-43 after Sri Lanka won the toss and elected to bat, but Malinga stole the thunder with 4-34 that almost secured his team an improbable victory.

Cricket: Buttler boosts England against Kiwis

Agence France-PresseJune 5, 2013 14:40

Jos Buttler made an unbeaten 47 off just 16 balls to propel England to a total of 287 for six against New Zealand in the third and final one-day international at Trent Bridge on Wednesday. England, bidding to avoid a whitewash having already lost the series at 2-0 down, saw Ian Bell top score with 82 before he gave his wicket away. At 210 for five in the 46th over, it seemed England would fall short of a competitive total. But a stand of 62 between Eoin Morgan (49) and Buttler gave England's bowlers a score to defend under the floodlights in this day/night fixture.

Cricket: New Zealand win toss and field in first ODI

Agence France-PresseMay 31, 2013 07:30

New Zealand captain Brendon McCullum won the toss and elected to field beneath cloudy skies in the first one-day international against England at Lord's on Friday. England were without fast bowlers Stuart Broad and Steven Finn, who have been ruled out of the first two one-day internationals due to injury. Broad bruised his right knee on the final day of the second Test at Headingley earlier this week, while Finn is sidelined with a sore shin. Both players will be re-assessed prior to the third and final one-day international at Trent Bridge on Wednesday.

Cricket: England v New Zealand 1st ODI teams

Agence France-PresseMay 30, 2013 09:15

Cricket: England v New Zealand 1st ODI teams

Agence France-PresseMay 30, 2013 07:21